Carrera Profesional:…ADETHO……….

Curso: ……IDIOMA EXTRANJERO III …….

Docente: …David Eduardo Cutimbo Alfaro…..

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Complete the following sentences with Present Simple:

a) My sister doesn’t play (not/ play) tennis every day.
b) I study (study) English at school from Monday to Friday.
c) Chimpanzees don’tspeak (not/ speak) any language.
d) She always wears (wear) skirts.
e) Do they travel (travel) by bus?
f) Does your mum cook (cook) dinner at night?
g) Jim and Joe don’t go_ (not/ go) to the theatre on Sundays.
h) I never comb (comb) my hair in the morning.

2. Complete the following sentences with Present Continuous:

a) What are you eating (eat)?
b) Kat is opening (open) the window because she’s hot.
c) My dog isn’t sleeping (not/ sleep) now.
d) The girls are listening to (listen to) music now.
e) My brothers aren’t watching (not/ watch) TV now.
f) Does she comb (comb) her hair?
g) Does Mary copy (copy) from the blackboard?
h) We are practicing (practice) exercises in English.

3. Complete the following sentences with Present Simple or Present Continuous:

a) I am not studying (not/ study) French now.
b) We always play (play) cards during break time.
c) Where does your granny live(live)?
d) Peter doesn’t take (not/ take) the children to school in the morning.
e) What does your brother do (do) every morning?
f) You are talking (talk) a lot!!!
g) What is John writing (write) now?
h) What’s that noise? Peter is playing (play) the guitar.
i) We usually travel (usually/ travel) to England in summer.
j) This kind of animal eats (eat) meat.
k) Look! She is speaking(speak) to a stranger.
l) I’m looking at that girl. She is wearing (wear) a beautiful skirt.
m) I never drink (never/ drink) wine at night.
n) What languages do you speak (speak)?
 Carrera Profesional:…ADETHO……….
Curso: ……IDIOMA EXTRANJERO III …….
Docente: …David Eduardo Cutimbo Alfaro…..

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Present Simple or Present Continuous.
a. We usually __travel_ to (go) to Spain on holiday, but this year we _not__are going___
to__ (go) to Florida.
b. A: Why ____are__________ you ______buying________ (buy) so much food?
B: Because we ____have__________ (have) a party tonight.
c. My dad _____lives_________ (live) in a house near the sea because he
____likes__________ (like) sailing.
d. _____Are_________ you _____watching_________ (watch) the television Can I turn it
off?
e. A: How often ______do________ you _____go_________ (go) swimming?
B: About once a week.
f. What newspaper _____do_________ you usually ______read________ (read)?
g. A: The telephone ______rings________ (ring)!!
B: OK, I’ll answer it. Hello? No, Sally isn’t here at the moment. She _____is
playing_________ (play) tennis. Can I take the message? OK. Bye!

5. Put the verbs in brackets in the “ Present Simple”

My friend Cathy ..........has.................. (have) a horse. It.......is......................(be) a
beautiful animal with big eyes and a long tall. Its name is Bella and it ..........loves..................
(love) people. It .....doesn’t bite................... (not bite) or kick and it is always friendly,
It .....eats................. (eat) apples and hay but it ...........doesn’t eat...........................(not eat) meat.
Horses ........don’t like................... (not like) meat. Cathy usually ........rides....................... (ride)
her horse every day after school. She ...........doesn’t go...................... (not go ) into the town
because there is too much traffic. There .....aren’t................. (not be ) many cars in the country
so she .........takes.............. (take) Bella there. It often ....rains................... (rain) in England so at
night Bella and the other horses .........sleeps................... (sleep).

6. Present Simple / Continuous

Susan is making a video about a typical day in her life. Put the verbs in brackets
into the Present Simple or Continuous.
Hi, my name’s Susan Smith and this is my family. As you can see we ...........are
having............................ (have) it at this time. Look, everyone ......are smiling...........................
(smile) and happy. That is because I.........am filming....................(film) them - usually
we :...don’t talk....................(not talk) to each other in the morning
This is where I ........catch...................(catch) the bus to school every day. It’s the
number 13, and it ..........is arriving....................(arrive) now. These two girls are my friends.
Tina and Becky. We all .......are going .................... (go) to the same school. Tina ............is
wearing...................... (wear) a skirt today, which is unusual. She hardly
ever ....wears......................(wear) skirts.
 Carrera Profesional:…ADETHO……….
Curso: ……IDIOMA EXTRANJERO III …….
Docente: …David Eduardo Cutimbo Alfaro…..

I ........am sitting.................... (sit) on the bus now. It usually ....arrives...................

(arrive) at school at about a quarter to nine. The bus driver ......is.......shouting.................. (shout)
at the children at the back of the bus at the moment. He ...............tells....................(tell) them to
sit down. The kids on the bus usually ......behave................... (behave) very well. I ....don’t
know............................... (not know) what’s wrong with them today.
This is my classroom. I always ........sit......................(sit) at this desk, next to my
friend Becky. Our teacher usually ......comes.................(come) in at five pst nine. She won’t be
very happy today because everyone ..............are making................. (make) a lot of noise. Oh,
here she is! I ........have to.......................(have to ) turn off the camera now. See you later!

7. a. Fill in the gaps with the correct tense: Present Simple or Present Continuous.
At school we always prepare (prepare) a school play. The drama teacher teaches (teach) the
words and melodies of the songs. We are learning (learn) the words by heart but at first it isn’t
(Be not) easy. First form students don’t take (not take) part in that show.
They have (have) a play of their own. Now, 5th form are practicing (practice).
When the day of the show is getting (get) near, we rehearse (rehearse) at the theatre. We climb
(climb) on the stage and off the stage when the teacher asks (ask) us to.
She doesn’t smile (not smile) when we are (be) absent.
At this moment, 6th form are singing (sing) one of the songs. They generally sing (sing) in the
music room, but today it is (be) very hot so they are rehearsing (rehearse) in the terrace.
b. Ask the correct questions about the text above.
1) What is your class doing for the event?
A school play.
2) What are you learning today?
The words and melodies of the songs.
3) Who is going to dance?
First form students.
4) Where are you going to present the event?
At the theatre.
5) Where do you rehearse?
In the terrace.
6) Why aren’t you rehearsing at the basement?
Because it is very hot today.
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