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Sylvia and Eddie are watching an educational TV program about animals now and another program about computer technology that they also learn from. Sylvia is now learning how to send emails and use the internet, while Eddie is thinking about new computer games. Their parents don't worry about TV because they know their children are learning a lot from the programs they watch. Pat is listening to the latest CD by The Broken Bones Band. Bob has heard they have some great songs on the album. Pat likes the songs "Crash" and "Forget About It" but Bob doesn't know those songs and loves their older ones. Pat invites Bob over after class to listen to the new CD. The speaker often travels to other

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Present Simple or Continuous

Sylvia and Eddie are watching an educational TV program about animals now and another program about computer technology that they also learn from. Sylvia is now learning how to send emails and use the internet, while Eddie is thinking about new computer games. Their parents don't worry about TV because they know their children are learning a lot from the programs they watch. Pat is listening to the latest CD by The Broken Bones Band. Bob has heard they have some great songs on the album. Pat likes the songs "Crash" and "Forget About It" but Bob doesn't know those songs and loves their older ones. Pat invites Bob over after class to listen to the new CD. The speaker often travels to other

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PRESENT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS

1. Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in the box. Use the
simple present or present continuous tense.

learn (2) / think / enjoy / spend / watch (2) / know


Many parents think that their children (1.) ______________ too much time in front
of the TV, but TV can be educational. For example, Sylvia and Eddie
(2.) ____________ an interesting TV program on animals now. Another program they
(3.)____________is about the latest developments in computer technology. Sylvia
now (4.)____________ how to send e-mail and how to use the Internet. Eddie
(5.)____________about all the new computer games. Sylvia and Eddie's parents
don't worry about TV; they (6.) ____________ their children (7.)
____________ a lot from the programs they (8.) _____________.
2. Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
Use the simple present or present continuous tense.
BOB:

Hey, Pat. What (1. you/do) ___________________?

PAT:

Hi, Bob. I (2. listen)__________________ to the latest CD by The Broken


Bones Band.

BOB:

Oh yeah? I (3. hear)______________ they have some great songs on there.

PAT:

They do. I really (4. like) ___"Crash" and "Forget About It."

BOB:

I (5. know, neg.)__________________ those songs, but I love their old ones.

PAT:

What (6. you/do) _____________________ after class? (7. you/want)


____________________ to come over to my place and _____________ (8.
listen) to their new CD?

BOB:

That (8. sound) ____________ great, but I can't. I (9. have)

_____________
an appointment. I (10. meet) ________________ an old friend this evening.
PAT:

Too bad. Another time, maybe.

3. Complete the text with the present simple or present continuous form of the
verbs in brackets.
I 1_____________________ (travel/ often) to other countries, so
I 2_______________ (spend) a lot of time at airports. Today I 3_______________

(travel) to Greece and at the moment I 4__________________ (wait) for my plane.


But I 5________________ (waste) my time. What 6_________________ (I/ do)?
I 7____________ (play) my favorite game people-watching. Whenever I have the
time, I 8__________________ (watch) other people.
Take that couple, for example. They 9_____________ (buy) magazines at the
moment. 10____________________ (they/ go) on holiday or 11_______________
(they/ travel) on business? They 12_________________ (wear) business clothes, but
he 13________________ (carry) a briefcase. Every few seconds she looks
round. 14__________________ (someone/ follow) them? Perhaps
they 15_________________ (run) away and ... Just a minute, there 16_________
(be) a story in this newspaper. A bank clerk stole one million pounds last week and
disappeared with his wife. There 17______________ (be) a picture of them here.
Hmmm, they 18_____________ (look) similar. That's it! The
money 19_____________ (be) in the briefcase. I must stop them.
They 19______________ (go) to the departure lounge now. Quick. Oh, just a minute.
They

20

__________________ (say) goodbye to each other. The

woman 21_______________ (not/ go) into the departure lounge.


She

22

_______________ (walk) away. Oh well, I

23

what 24__________________ (she/ do) now? She


another man. They

__________ (be) excited. Oh,


25

_______________ (talk) to

26

_____________ (kiss). Now, I wonder ...

4. Complete the text with the present simple or present continuous form of the
verbs in brackets.
I 1____________ (work) for a construction company. We 2____________(build)
roads, dams, bridges and things like that. At the moment my
company 3____________ (produce) a plan for a new motorway. I
usually 4______________(work) in the roads department, but this month
I 5______________(work) in the department that 6______________ (build)
bridges. So my whole working day is different just now. I
normally 7_____________(spend) a lot of time outdoors, because I 8_______(go) to
the construction sites. But with this new project I 9_____________ (spend) a lot of
time in the workshop. At the moment we 10_________________(test) a model of
one of the new bridges. I 11___________ (enjoy) it a lot, because I 12____________
(learn) a lot of new things.

5. Use the words in parentheses to complete the sentences .Use the Simple
Present or Present Continuous.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

Alice is in her room right now . She (read) a book . She


(like) the book.
It (snow) right now . Its beautiful! I (like) this
weather.
I (know) Jessica Jones. Shes in my class.
The teacher (talk) to us right now. I (understand)
everything shes saying.
Don is at a restaurant right now. He (eat) dinner. He
(like) the food. It (taste) good.
Look at the little girl! She _________________ (smell) the flowers in the
garden one by one.
Jason (tell) us a story right now . I (believe) his
story. I (think) that his story is true.
Ugh! The cigar (smell) terrible.
Look at the picture. Jane (sit) in a chair. A cat (sit)
on her lap. Jane (hate) cats.
Look at the picture. Mr. Allen (hold) a cat. He (love)
the cat. The cat (lick) Mr. Allens face.
The teacher (shout) in the class right now. It
(mean) shes very angry.
The movie is really boring ! I (want) to go home.
Im going to the shops. you (need) anything?

6. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, Present Simple or Present
Continuous.
A: Can I help you, sir?
B: Yes, please. I (1)..........................(look) for a birthday present for my wife.
A: I see. What kind of things (2)...................(she/like)?
B: Oh, she (3)...........................(enjoy) reading books on interior decorating and she
(4)........................... (love) listening to Latin music.
A: How about this book then? It (5) ......................... (have) over a hundred pages of
different ways to decorate your home and lots of pictures, too.
B: I (6) ............................. (not/know) about that. Is there anything else you could show
me?
A: Well, sir. I (7)............................(believe) this set of CD s with Latin bands is an
excellent choice. Your wife will enjoy it very much.

B: How much is it?


A: It (8)..................(cost) 25. They're on special offer.
B: Okay, then. I just (9)......................(hope) she won't play the music too loud because
I (10)...................... (hate) Latin music!!

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