Simple present
Present progressive
Present simple vs present progressive
Rules
100

Reorder the sentence: 

/every weekend./play/They/basketball/

They play basketball every weekend. 

100

Reorder the sentence:

a book/Luke/read/right now./

Luke is reading a book right now. 

100

She  ______ (wear) jeans today. 

She always _____ (wear) shorts. 

She is wearing jeans today. 

She always wears shorts. 

100

used to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

200

Write the verb in the correct form. 

Linda ________(wash) her hair everday.

Linda washes her hair everyday.

200

Complete the sentence in present progressive. 

They  ________(study) politics at university.


are studying

200


They usually _______ (talk) about music, but they are _______ (watch) sports right now. 

They usually talk about music, but they are watching sports right now.

200

always, never, sometimes, every day

TIME MARKERS FOR SIMPLE PRESENT
300

Write the sentence in the correct order in simple present.

She ______  _______ (always/go) to the park at 6:00 am. 


She always goes to the park at 6:00 am. 

300

Reorder the following :

clean/the house/he

He is cleaning the house

300

Is this sentence in present progressive? 

We are friends.

No, it is in present simple 

300

EXAMPLE for the negative in PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

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400

Complete the negative sentence in simple present 

Mariana and Andrea _________ (not/finish) their homework on time. 

Mariana and Andrea don't finish their homework on time. 

400

Choose the correct option:

The girl and her mom ____ walking to school.

 a) am  

 b) are  

c) is 

b) are 

400

Spot the mistake: 

Olga is jumps in the yard. 

 Olga is jumping in the yard. 

400

Time markers for the PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

nowadays, currently, right now, at the moment

500

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.

500

Complete the sentence in present progressive:

He _____(not / answer) the phone right now because he ________ (play) the piano.

isn't answering

is playing

500


Don't talk to me now. I  ______ (write) a very important letter. I ______ (not / have) time for talking.

am writing 

don't have 

500

base verb+ s

FORM for the SIMPLE PRESENT

600

Write the sentence in the correct order in simple present.

I _________(work / always) at the bakery.

I always work at the bakery.

600

Choose the correct option:

Kenay and Uziel ____ driving to Bayamon. 

 a) am  

 b) are  

c) is 

b) are

600

Complete using simple present: 

Peter _____________ (never / watch) TV in the evenings because he _____________ (prefer) to study. .

never watches

prefers

600

Form for present continuous

 to be + base verb +ing
700

Reorganize the question in the correct order: 

they/learn/?/do/English/

Do they learn English? 

700

Spot the mistake:

Your sister aren't playing with your dog at the moment. 

Your sister isn't playing with your dog at the moment.

700

Right now, Aldo   ________ ( play) soccer at school.

He usually ______ (play) every Wednesday. 


Right now Aldo is playing soccer at school. 

He usually plays every Wednesday. 

700

Form for the NEGATIVE in PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

am/is/are + not+ base verb+ ing

800

Spot the mistake in the following question: 

Do he buy a new book?

Does he buy a new book? 

800

Which sentence is correct? 

a) She is writing an email. 

b) They is playing tennis. 

c) She is writes a letter. 

a) She is writing an email. 



800


He _______ (not go) to the gym on Mondays but he   ______ (go) today. 

Doesn't go 

is going

800

EXAMPLE for the negative in SIMPLE PRESENT

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