Exercise on Simple Present - Present Progressive
Principio del formulario
Exercise 1
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).
Quiet please! I (write) a test.
She usually walk (walk) to school.
But look! Today she is going (go) by bike.
Every Sunday we are going (go) to see my grandparents.
He often go (go) to the cinema.
We are playing (play) Monopoly at the moment.
The child seldom is crying (cry) .
*I am don´t doing (not / do) anything at the moment.
He watches (watch / he) The child seldom
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Exercise 7
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.
At noon I am visiting (visit) my friend Tanya.
We want (want) to have lunch together.
In the afternoon I am playing (play) squash with Emily.
In the evening, I am meeting (meet) Rob.
We are going (go) to the cinema.
The film is starting (start) at 8 pm.
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Form
Write the verbs in Present Progressive.
jump - you You are jumping
bake - she She is baking
play - they They are playing
run - we We are running
Write the verbs in Simple Present, 3rd person singular.
have - he
eat - she eats
can - he cans
wash - she washes
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Use
When to use which tense? Write Simple Present or Present Continuous.
For actions happening now, we use Present continuos.
The verbs 'be', 'have', 'like' and 'want' are normally only used in Simple present.
The signal word 'usually' indicates that we have to use Simple present.
The signal word 'now' indicates that we have to use Present continuos
Positive sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
Brian cycle (cycle) 30 km every day.
Samantha is doing (do) her homework at the moment.
My parents are shopping (shop) right now.
He usually get up (get up) early in the morning.
Negative sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
The baby (sleep / not) at the moment. The baby isn´t sleeping at the moment
I (read / not) a book now. I m´not reading a book now
We (go / not) to school on Sundays. We don´t go to school on Sundays
He (watch / not) the news every day. He doesn´t watch the news every day
questions
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
(they / play) computer games every day? Are they playing computer game every day?
(she / eat) dinner at the moment? Is she eating dinner at the moment?