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Present Simple Exercises

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Maggie Tait Stefan Richter al I'm bored a Hi, Stefan (a) It-rains / It's raining, so 2) Lwrite / I'm writing to you. (3) I'm hating / I hate rain! (#) Do you remember / Are you remembering Lorenzo, my cat? At the moment, (5; he lies 7 he’s lying on the floor and (s) keeps / keeping my feet warm. He's really old now, and every day (7) he’s sleeping / he sleeps for hours. One good thing, (8) he doesn't catch / he isn’t catching birds any more ~ he’s too slow. My mum and dad (9) watch / are watching an old black and white film on TV. (10) They're liking / They like the old Buster Keaton comedies. (11) They don't laugh / They aren’t laughing very much, so maybe this one isn’t funny. Oh, big surprise! T've got a job. Every Saturday (12) 1 work / I'm working from 9 o'clock to 5 o'dock in a supermarket. It’s an OK job, but (13) I don’t want / I’m not wanting to stay there for ever. What (14) do you do / are you doing at the moment? I think (15) you sit / you're sitting in your garden and (16) the sun shines / the sun's shining and ... Tell me. Love, Maggie 8.3 Put the verb in the present continuous (I am doing) or the present simple (I do). 1 Excuse me, .... 4. YoU. Speak. (you/speak) English? 2 ‘Where’sTom? ‘He’ having... (he/have) a shower? 3... don’t watch (I/not/watch) television very often. 4 Listen! Somebody (sing). 5 Sandra is tired. (she/want) to go home now. 6 How often (you/read) a newspaper? 7 ‘Excuse me, but " sues (you/sit) in my place? ‘Oh, I’m sorry? 8 I'm sorry, (V/not/understand). Can you speak more slowly? 9 Ie’ late. (go) home now. (you/come) with me? 10 What time (your father / finish) work every day? 11 You can turn off the radio. (U/not/listen) to it. 12 ‘Where’s Paul?” ‘In the kitchen. (he/cook) something, 13. Martin (not/usually/drive) to work. He (usually /walk) 14 Sue . (not/like) coffee. (she/prefer) tea. the words from John's story or think of your own ideas, * Write about four things you do before breakfast every day. clean my teeth feedtheeat go forarun read talk ‘+ Write about four things you're doing now. do hold learn listen to lookar_—sit_—_write Ab the moment gee ctelece eieetclacl Sephiut ree Our Community CHALLENGE 5 » Review: Simple present and present continuous pmo Bees Marie lives in Palm City. Marie is living in an apartment at the moment. She works at the hospital. Today she’s working from nine to five. She often writes letters to Raquel. She's writing a letter now. She goes to the post office every week. _| She's going to the coffee shop right now. * Use the simple present to talk about a general truth or habitual activity. Use the simple present with always, often, usually, never, sometimes, every day/month/season. + Use the present continuous for an action in progress. Use the present continuous with now, right now, at the (this) moment, today. Choose the simple present or the present continuous. Mark the correct bubble. Fill in the bubble completely. A OB EXAMPLE: You never ___ to the hardware store. A. are going B. go om ) 1. Marie___ a new job at the hospital. A. is having. Bi has Co°o 2. Today she __ in the morning. A. is working - B. works Ooo 3. Michel sometimes __ Marie. A. visits Bisvisting OQ O 4. They always __ to the museum. A. are going B.go 0:0 5. 1__ ina condominium at the moment. A. live Bamliving O QO 6. Myhusband andI___ to the supermarket every day. A. are going B.go oo 7. You usually __ lunch at Taco Town, Avhave B.arehaving O O 8. Right now you ___ in the park. A. are eating Beat oo Complete each sentence with the correct form of the simple present or the present continuous. EXAMPLE: (go)1___am_going __ to the dentist today. 1. (walk) T often to the dentist. 2. (take) Today 1 the bus, 3. (go) My sister usually with me. 4, (wait) At the moment, we at the bus stop on Main Street. 5. (stop) The bus always at the corner of Main and Washington. 6. (take) Anya and Ivan often the bus, too. 7. (go) They to the travel agency right now. 8. (visit) Every summer, they___ their family in Russia. 9. (wait) You sometimes _____tor the bus at the stop on High Street 10. (read) At the moment, you the newspaper at the bus stop. momen

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