PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS
She usually ___ lunch at home, but today she ___ at a café. (eat / eat)
She usually eats lunch at home, but today she is eating at a café.
I ___ my keys while I ___ to school. (lose / walk)
I lost my keys while I was walking to school.
The tickets ___ online, not at the door. (sell)
The tickets are sold online, not at the door.
breakfast /usually / before / she / studies
She usually studies before breakfast.
Every day she ___ to work, but yesterday she ___ late. (go / arrive)
Every day she goes to work, but yesterday she arrived late.
Why ___ you always ___ my messages during class? (check)
Why are you always checking my messages during class?
They ___ quietly when the teacher suddenly ___. (talk / enter)
They were talking quietly when the teacher suddenly entered.
The homework must ___ before midnight. (submit)
The homework must be submitted before midnight.
never / have / I / such / seen / a mess
I have never seen such a mess.
Right now I ___ for the bus, but earlier I ___ home. (wait / leave)
Right now I am waiting for the bus, but earlier I left home.
More people ___ from home since the pandemic, but many still ___ offices. (work / prefer)
More people are working from home since the pandemic, but many still prefer offices.
She ___ when the power ___. (study / go out)
She was studying when the power went out.
Several mistakes ___ in the report, but no one noticed. (find)
Several mistakes were found in the report, but no one noticed.
we / went / to the park / and / played football / after / school
We went to the park after school and played football.
He usually ___ quietly, but last night he ___ loudly on the phone. (study / talk)
He usually studies quietly, but last night he was talking loudly on the phone.
I can’t talk now. I ___ for my exam that ___ tomorrow. (revise / start)
I can’t talk now. I am revising for my exam that starts tomorrow.
We ___ dinner, but no one ___ attention to the news. (have / pay)
We were having dinner, but no one was paying attention to the news.
The homework ___ by the students before class. (finish)
The homework is finished by the students before class.
while / I / was studying / my sister / cleaned / the kitchen / and / made / tea
While I was studying, my sister cleaned the kitchen and made tea.
When I ___ your message, I ___ dinner, so I didn’t reply. (see / make)
When I saw your message, I was making dinner, so I didn’t reply.
Prices ___ faster this year, and people ___ more about it online. (rise / complain)
Prices are rising faster this year, and people are complaining more about it online.
Just as I ___ to explain, he ___ me off. (begin / cut)
Just as I began to explain, he cut me off.
The project ___ by the manager next week. (complete)
The project will be completed by the manager next week.
I / will call / you / as soon as / I / arrive / at the airport
I will call you as soon as I arrive at the airport.
These days she ___ very hard, but last month she ___ much at all. (work / not work)
These days she is working very hard, but last month she didn’t work much at all.