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something that is true in the present I'm a student. // He lives in London.

something that happens regularly in the present I play football every weekend

something that is always true The human body contains 206 bones.

We often use adverbs of frequency like sometimes, I sometimes go to the cinema.

always and never with the present simple She never plays football.

Here are some useful sentences. Complete them so that they are true for you and try to
remember them:

My name is ________________________ I ___________________ at the weekend.

I'm __________________ years old. I often ___________________________
I live in ___________________________ I never ___________________________
I'm a(n) ___________________________

Complete these sentences so that they are true for a friend and try to remember them:

Her / His name is ___________________ She´s / He´s a(n) ___________________

She´s / He´s _______________ years old She / He _____________ at the weekend
She / He comes from ________________ She / He often _____________________
She / He lives in ____________________ She / He never _____________________

Which of these activities do you do everyday? Write true sentences.

go to school / have lunch / do (my) homework / watch TV / go to bed

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Complete the table. Write sentences that are true for you.

Complete the text with the "s" for the 3rd person singular. Take the verbs in brackets.
A typical day in Lisa's life: Her mother always ______________ (wake) her up at seven
o'clock. She ______________ (get) up and ______________ (go) to the bathroom.
There she ______________ (wash) and ______________ (brush) her teeth. Then she
______________ (walk) downstairs and ______________ (have) breakfast. Then she
______________ (say) goodbye to her parents and ______________ (leave) the
house. She usually ______________ (catch) the bus to school where she
______________ (meet) some friends. After school she ______________ (do) her
homework and ______________ (study) for a test. Then she ______________ (chat)
with her friends, ______________ (read) a book or ______________ (watch) one of
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 Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
My uncle ______________ a new laptop every year. (buy)
Claire and Zoe ______________ a cake for my birthday every year. (bake)
My sister ______________ hard and that's why she never. (try / fail)
Ashley and her friends ______________ in the park every weekend. (play)
Our dog ______________ our neighbour's cat in the garden. (chase)

Write down the negations of the verbs in the positive sentences.

He works from Monday to Friday. He ____________________ at weekends.
My friends and I play baseball. We ____________________ basketball and football.
Sandra and Mary live in Chicago. Dorothy ____________________ there.
My mother likes reading books. My brothers ____________________ reading.
My neighbours take their holidays in July. They ____________________ them in
August.

Form questions in the present simple with the words given.

What / you / have / for breakfast ___________________________________________?
When / he / come / on Fridays _____________________________________________?
How often / she / go out / with her friends ___________________________________?
Your brother / live / in England _____________________________________________?
The kids / like / their new English teacher ____________________________________?

Put the words into the correct order. Write down the sentences.
visit / they / sometimes / on Sunday / their aunt _______________________________.
you / to the mall / go / often / with your friends _______________________________?
a tennis match / hardly ever / watches / he ___________________________________.
usually / have / we / dinner / before seven / don't ______________________________.
read / the paper / always / she / in the morning _______________________________?

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 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Fill in the present progressive. Use the verbs in brackets.
He often buys a new notebook. Look, he is buying a notebook again.
1. He usually goes to school. Look, he ____________________ to school!
2. He often drinks a coffee. Look, he ____________________ a coffee!
3. I swim every day. Look, I ____________________ !
4. She washes her hair every day. Look, she ____________________ her hair!
5. The cat always drinks its milk. Look, it ____________________ its milk!
6. We sometimes dance in the living room. Look, we ____________________ in the
living room!
7. They usually run to church. Look, they ____________________ to church!
8. You often write emails. Now, you ____________________ an email.
9. Mother cooks in the kitchen every day. Right now, mother ____________________
in the kitchen.
10. The monkey eats bananas. Look, the monkey ____________________ a banana!
11. In the afternoon we never watch TV. We ____________________ at the moment.
12. They sometimes have breakfast. Look, they ___________________ their breakfast!
13. Father usually drives a big car. At the moment father ____________________ a
little red car.
14. The penguin swims very well. Look, the two little penguins ___________________ !
15. The children always have their breakfast. The children ____________________
their breakfast now.

Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous (negative). Use short forms.
Example: She isn't having breakfast now. (have)
1. Don't cheat, even if the teacher ____________________ at us. (look)
2. I want to lose weight. I ____________________ anything today. (eat)
3. The number of people without jobs ____________________ now. (rise)
4. Look out of the window. It ____________________ anymore. (snow)
5. They can help you because they ____________________ anymore. (work)
6. She ____________________ for her English test at the moment. (study)
7. Look, our dog ____________________ the cat today. (chase)
8. The twins ____________________ their breakfast. (have)
9. The children ____________________ TV right now. (watch)
10. I____________________ my daily workout at the moment. (do)
11. The movie is funny, but Matt ____________________ it. (enjoy)
12. It's quiet. They ____________________ any noise. (make)
13. It's not cold today. That's why we ____________________ a jacket. (wear)
14. The population of our town ____________________ very fast. (rise)
15. Lucy ____________________ better today. She must stay in bed. (feel)
16. His French wasn't very good, and it ____________________. (improve)
17. Tom and Jeff ____________________ tennis this season. (play)
18. Let's go out. It ____________________ anymore. (rain)
19. The kids are on the beach, but they ____________________ in the sea. (swim)
20. Well, I ____________________ now, but I'm very busy. (work)

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 Complete the questions with the words in brackets. Use the present progressive.
Example: Is dad painting the garden fence?
1. ____________________ the dishes? (mum / do)
2. ____________________ their favourite show? (the kids / watch)
3. ____________________ the lawn in his front yard? (Mr Jones / mow)
4. ____________________ us at the bus stop? (you / wait for)
5. ____________________ the new book? (Sandra / read)
6. ____________________ some milk? (the cats / drink)
7. ____________________ ? (your parents / still sleep)
8. ____________________ the beds right now? (Sam / make)
9. ____________________ breakfast? (the boys / have)
10. ____________________ football with his friends? (your brother / play)
11. ____________________ dinner at the moment? (dad / cook)
12. ____________________ for their exam? (the children / study)
13. ____________________ the garbage? (Carol / take out)
14. ____________________ shopping in the mall? (Susan and Anne / go)
15. ____________________ my brother again? (you / text)
16. ____________________ to music now? (Peter / listen)
17. ____________________ in the garden? (the men / barbecue)
18. ____________________ the neighbour's dog again? (our cat / chase)
19. ____________________ a cold? (your English teacher / have)
20. ____________________ in Chicago right now? (it / rain)

Fill in the words from the box. Use the present progressive.
play - work - sit - read - play - listen - clean - read
Debbie and her friends _______________ in Debbie's garden. They ________________
football. Mrs Baker ________________ a book. Mr Baker ________________ in the
garden. Nick ________________ to his favourite CD. The cats ________________ on
Mrs Baker's chair. Bill ____________________ his bike. Bill: "Debbie, help me, please."
But Debbie is busy: "I ____________________ a book for school. Ask your friend."

Complete the sentences in the present progressive. Use the verbs in brackets.
1. Andy _______________ his uncle. (call)
2. Bill and Carol _______________ a magazine. (read)
3. The boys _______________ on the door. (knock)
4. Where is mum? She _______________ the flowers in the garden. (water)
5. They _______________ to their teacher. (not listen)
6. I _______________ my homework now. (do)
7. ____________ she _____________ dinner? No, she _____________ . (have / read)
8. We _______________ now. (not play)
9. He _______________ to his girlfriend at the moment. (talk)
10. Can we talk now? Yes, I _______________ anything important. (not do)
11. Are you in the park? No, it _______________ . (rain)
12. What _______________ the kids _______________ ? They _______________
their bikes. (do/ride)
13. Steven _______________ a shower. (have)
14. Please be quieter. The babies _______________ . (sleep)
15. _______________ you _______________ the party? (enjoy)

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Make negative sentences in the present progressive tense. Use the verbs in brackets and
the contracted forms ('m not, isn't, aren't).
1. My brothers _______________ their bikes now. (clean)
2. Listen, Michelle _______________ in the shower anymore. (sing)
3. I _______________ the play for school right now. (read)
4. They _______________ a great time at the party. (have)
5. Tim is his room, but he _______________ for the test. (study)
6. Look, I _______________ a cake for my brother's birthday. (bake)
7. My parents _______________ for work now. (leave)
8. He _______________ the flowers in the garden. (water)
9. Hurry up! The teacher _______________ at us. (look)
10. I _______________ on my iPad at the moment. (play)
11. Look, our cat _______________ its food. (eat)
12. I _______________ my keys again. (look for)
13. Where are you? We _______________ for you any longer. (wait)
14. My parents _______________ dinner right now. (have)
15. They _______________ to the church today. (go)
16. He _______________ my sisters to the airport. (drive)
17. It _______________ today, is it? (snow)
18. My brothers _______________ in the garden. (work)
19. She _______________ in the pool now. (swim)
20. We _______________ the late-night-show. (watch)

Fill in the words from the box. Use present progressive.

play - listen - help - read - act - work - clean
Sally and her friends ________________ in the garden. They ________________ for a
video. Her mother ________________ a book. Her father ________________ in the
garden. Dave ________________ to music on his iPad. Her brothers Ben and Frank,
_______________ their bikes. Ben's friend _______________ his mum in the garden.

Fill in the present progressive. Use the verbs in brackets.

1. I'm busy now because I _______________ the house. (clean)
2. _______________ they _______________ lunch? (prepare)
3. The girls _______________ an email to their friend. (write)
4. Her friends _______________ in the park. (not play)
5. They _______________ his birthday. (celebrate)
6. Do you have time to talk? Sorry, but I _______________ . (study)
7. Peter _______________ his best friend. (phone)
8. He _______________ a green baseball cap. (wear)
9. They _______________ for the key. (look)
10. Hurry! The bus _______________ . (come)
11. He _______________ his teeth. (clean)
12. Why _______________ you _______________ ? (laugh)
13. Please listen to me. I _______________ to you. (talk)
14. Frank and Mary _______________ at the party. (dance)
15. She _______________ her presents. (open)

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 Change the following statements to questions. Pay attention to change pronouns and
possessive adjectives like I, we, my, etc.
Example: I am doing my homework. Are you doing your homework?
1. Joan is having a shower. ____________________ a shower?
2. The girls are playing in the garden. ____________________ in the garden?
3. We are studying for our French test. ____________________ French test?
4. I am watching TV in the living room. ____________________ TV in the living room?
5. My mother is cooking dinner. ____________________ dinner?
6. Our baby is sleeping right now. ____________________ right now?
7. The boys are cleaning their bikes. ____________________ their bikes?
8. The cat is eating its food. ____________________ its food?
9. We are playing computer games now. ____________________ computer games
now?
10. Michael is meeting his friends. ____________________ his friends?
11. Amy is having her piano lesson. ____________________ her piano lesson?
12. My sisters are baking cookies. ____________________ cookies?
13. Grandpa is going for a walk. ____________________ for a walk?
14. Linda is singing in her room. ____________________ in her room?
15. I am doing my morning workout right now. ____________________ morning
workout right now?
16. The noise is coming from the garden shed. ____________________ from the
garden shed?
17. We are having lunch now. ____________________ lunch now?
18. Dad is doing the shopping. ____________________ shopping?
19. My brothers are walking the dog. ____________________ the dog?
20. Nora is running to the bus station. ____________________ to the bus station?

PRESENT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS

Fill in the present simple or the present progressive.
1. Mr Cooper always ____________________ a pound of sugar. (buy)
2. The shop assistant ____________________ the door now. (close)
3. Kevin and Alan never ____________________ away glass bottles. (throw)
4. Look! Freddy ____________________ two baskets. (carry)
5. Now Mrs Caveman ____________________ out of the window. (look)
6. Mrs Bingham ____________________ shopping every Saturday. (go)
7. I ____________________ the money at the moment. (count)
8. Mr Root always ____________________ a box of eggs before buying them. (open)
9. Mum often ____________________ her change. (forget)
10. Listen! The manager ____________________ to a customer. (talk)
11. My friends often ____________________ to the computer shop. (go)
12. We always ____________________ our things in a basket. (put)
13. The shop ____________________ at the moment. (close)
14. They ____________________ tennis every Sunday. (play)
15. She ____________________ a shower now. (take)

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 Present simple or continuous?
1. It's seven o'clock and they ____________________ to school now. (go)
2. Mrs Cooper ____________________ in the restaurant every Sunday. (eat)
3. Our cat never ____________________ on the kitchen table. (jump)
4. Look! The men ____________________ blue uniforms. (wear)
5. Curt always ____________________ his guitar in the afternoon. (play)
6. The taxi ____________________ for them at the moment. (wait)
7. He always ____________________ his grandmother in the coat. (help)
8. They never ____________________ very much. (eat)
9. Listen! Bill ____________________ his electric guitar. (play)
10. He ____________________ his car every Sunday. (wash)
11. The alarm ____________________ at seven o'clock every morning. (ring)
12. They always ____________________ their aunt a tree for Christmas. (bring)
13. She ____________________ a red pullover and black jeans today. (wear)
14. The boys ____________________ snowballs at the girls now. (throw)
15. Mr Black ____________________ into the classroom at the moment. (walk)

Complete with the present simple or present progressive form of the verbs.
1. Listen! The baby ____________________ . (cry)
2. Sue sometimes ____________________ an egg for breakfast. (have)
3. We always _________________ to school, but today we ________________ the
bus. (walk / take)
4. What are you doing? I ____________________ the dishes. (clean)
5. I never ____________________ beer. (drink)
6. Who ____________________ in the garden now? (play)
7. Look! I ____________________ a picture. (paint)
8. English children ____________________ French in their school. (learn)
9. Can you help me? No, sorry, I ____________________ for the test. (study)
10. Joe often ____________________ to school with me. (go)
11. It's nine o'clock and we ____________________ lunch now. (eat)
12. My sister never ____________________ table tennis. (play)
13. I always ____________________ breakfast at 7 o'clock. (eat)
14. Susan ____________________ TV now. (watch)
15. We ____________________ a book at this moment. (read)

Present simple or continuous?

1. Look! Pauline ____________________ the flowers. (water)
2. Listen! The girls ____________________ a song. (sing)
3. She usually ____________________ home by bus. (drive)
4. Jack ____________________ to his grandmother every day. (go)
5. Look! Sally and Joe ____________________ tennis. (play)
6. Nelly ____________________ a cup of tea every morning. (drink)
7. We can't play tennis. It ____________________ now. (rain)
8. Bill ____________________ his homework at the moment. (do)
9. Jane always ____________________ her homework in her room. (do)
10. The boys sometimes ____________________ in the park. (run)
11. My cat never ____________________ in my room. (sleep)
12. Listen! Phil ____________________ an English song. (sing)
13. No, I ____________________ to music on my mobile phone, I
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(play)
15. We never ____________________ letters to America. (write)

Present Progressive or Present Simple? Complete with the correct tense.

1. I never ____________________ of ghosts. (dream)
2. Tom ____________________ English in school. (learn)
3. Listen! Ann ____________________ the piano. (play)
4. What are you doing? I ____________________ a model plane. (make)
5. Can you help me? No, sorry, I ____________________ the baby. (look after)
6. Mum always ____________________ coffee in the afternoon. (drink)
7. Where is mum? She ____________________ dinner. (cook)
8. Who ____________________ ? This is Mr Blackwell. (speak)
9. We often ____________________ eggs for breakfast. (have)
10. What are you doing? I ____________________ for my English test. (study)
11. Tom ____________________ his bike at the moment. (clean)
12. He ____________________ his uncle every Wednesday. (visit)
13. What are you doing? I ____________________ TV. (watch)
14. Today it ____________________ (not rain), the sun
(shine).
15. They sometimes ____________________ to the cinema on Sundays. (go)

Simple Present or Progressive? Fill in the correct tense.

1. Would you like some beer? No, thank you I _________________ alcohol. (not drink)
2. Why ____________________ Spanish? Because I want to go to Madrid next
summer. (you study)
3. Where ____________________ from? (you come)
4. What ____________________ for a living? (your father do)
5. My sister ____________________ to be a nurse. (train)
6. That's an interesting article. It ____________________ you a lot about British
teenagers. (tell)
7. What ____________________ ? A thriller. (you read)
8. Where ____________________ a ticket, please? (I get)
9. I don't like Mr Smith. He ____________________ too much. (talk)
10. Susan, hurry up! What _________________ in the bathroom all the time? (you do)
11. How ____________________ these days? (you get on)
12. What language ____________________ in Brazil? (they speak)
13. I think it ____________________ colder. We'd better take coats. (get)
14. Andy ____________________ like his brother, doesn't he? (look)
15. What's that noise? It ____________________ like a helicopter. (sound)

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