Present Simple
Present Continuous
Mistakes 1
Mistakes 2
Present simple
and Present Continuous
and Present Continuous
100
Linda ________(wash) her hair everday.
Linda washes her hair everyday.
100
Luke ________(study) politics at university.
is studying
100
Does they always lives in Canada?
Do they always live in Canada?
100
Jane is watch a cartoon now.
Jane is watching a cartoon now.
100
It _____ (not / rain) here a lot in spring.
doesn't rain
200
Put the following verbs into the 3rd person singular on a separate sheet:
catch
try
go
DOUBLE POINTS
catches
tries
goes
200
Which question is correct?
What you doing?
Where is she working?
Where you are staying?
Where is she working?
200
Are they having a meeting every week?
Do they have a meeting every week?
200
Your sister aren't playing with her baby toy now.
Your sister isn't playing with her baby toy now.
200
We _______ volleyball this afternooon and ____________ a barbeque. Usually, we _____ a barbeque every Monday.
1. are playing, are having, have
2. playing, having, have
3. play, have, are having
1. are playing, are having, have
300
Although she ______(not / win) a lot, she ______ (try) very hard in every game that she ______(play).
doesn´t win
tries
plays
300
The girl and I ___ cycling to school.
am
are
is
are
300
Susan studys French at school.
Susan studies French at school
300
This burger is smelling fantastic!
This burger smells fantastic!
300
Susi ___________ (not like) hot summers, but this year, she _______________ (drive) to Kenia.
doesn't like
is driving
400
Which sentence is correct?
1 My parents does the shopping on Saturdays.
2 Maria haves a brown dog.
3 Tom goes to work on Sundays.
Number 3: Tom goes to work on Sundays.
400
Tell me 4 keywords for the use of the present continuous.
DOUBLE POINTS
right now, now, at the moment, currently....
400
He doesn't have got a sister.
He doesn't have a sister. OR:
He hasn't got a sister.
400
Kelly is runing in the park now.
DOUBLE POINTS
Kelly is running in the park now.
400
Right now, Ondra ________ (play) soccer at school.
He usually ______ (play) every Wednesday.
What __________________ (he/ wear / always)?
Black shorts, but today he ________ (wear) blue shorts.
is playing
plays
does he always wear
wear
is wearing
500
Order the sentences.
1. You / not / know / the / answer
2. Natacha / get up / early /regularly ?
3. Anna / English books / read / often
1. You don´t know the answer.
2. Does Natacha regularly get up early?
3. Anna often reads English books.
500
Tell me 3 verbs that you should not use in the present continuous.
DOUBLE POINTS
like, hate, love, have, want, believe, know, understand, remember, need, mean (smell, taste, look).....
-> Ask your teacher if you think you have other verbs that cannot be used in the present continuous and you think should be put on this list.
500
Excuse me, know you the way to the shopping center?
Excuse me, do you know the way to the shopping center?
500
This book is so difficult! I'm not understanding it at all!!
I don't understand it at all!
500
Peter _____________ (never / watch) TV in the evenings because he _____________ (always / have) soccer training.
never watches
always has
600
Tell me 5 time expressions that help you know we are using the present simple.
everyday, always, often, usually, sometimes, never, rarely, regularly, every day, every week, every year, on Mondays
600
What's the name of the words that cannot be used in the present continuous?
Verbs of State
Or State Verbs
600
Robert enjoys play baseball on Sundays.
Robert enjoys playing baseball on Sundays.
600
What is Susi doing? -She looks at the birds in the sky.
She's looking at the birds in the sky. (here, look is not a verb of state)
600
When do you use the present simple?
When do you use the present continuous?
present simple: hobbies and habbits; things that you regularly do
present continuous: what you are doing right now or temporarily