Exercise on Simple Present - Present Progressive

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Exercise 1 


Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive). 

Look! He (leave) is leaving the house.
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. 

I is (be) very busy today.
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. 

speak - I I am speaking
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. 

be - it
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 regularly, often or never, we use Simple present
For actions happening now, we use Present continuos.
The verbs 'be', 'have', 'like' and 'want' are normally only used inSimple 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. 

Look! They are leaving (leave) the house.
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. 

You (see / not) her every day. You don´t see her every day
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. 

(you / go) on holiday by plane sometimes? When do go on holiday by plane sometimes?
(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?                    What (they / do) right now? What are they doing right now?