Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

Present Simple

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I usually _________ (wake up) at 7. 

I usually wake up at 7.

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Linda ________(wash) her hair everyday.

Linda washes her hair everyday.

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____ you _____(listen) to the radio every morning?

Do you listen to the radio every morning?

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Where can you use the form "lives"?

 1 I ___ near Birmingham.  
 2 Alice and Emma ____ in Ireland.  
 3 My aunt ____ in Scotland.

3. My aunt lives in Scotland

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It ______ (get) dark at this time of year at about 6.30 PM. I ______ (finish / not) work until 7.30 PM.

gets / don't finish

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She always ______ (try) very hard in every game that she ______(play).  

tries / plays

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 Which sentence is correct?

 1 My parents does shopping on Saturdays.  

 2 Maria haves a brown dog.  

 3 Tom goes to work on Sundays 

3 Tom goes to work on Sundays

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Put the items in the correct order and form: 

1. You / not / know / the / answer

2. Nina / get up / early?

3. Anna / English books / read

1. You don´t know the answer.

2. Does Nina get up early?

3. Anna reads English books.

Present Continuous

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Choose the correct answer to the question: Where’s James now?

- He works in his office.  

- He’s working in his office.  

- He is work in his office. 

He’s working in his office.  

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Luke ________ (study) science at university.

is studying

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My sister and I ______ (run) in a race. 

are running

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Choose the correct question: 

 What you doing?  

 Where is she working?  

 Where you are staying?   

Where is she working?

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

isn't answering

is practicing 

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What musical instrument ___________ (they / play)? 

are they playing

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Which word can't be used here?
_______ are talking very loudly!

 They  

 You  

 She 

She

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Tell me 2 signal words that we use with the Present Continuous tense. 

now, right now, at the moment, currently,

Present Simple Mistakes

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He go to bed very early

He goes to bed very early

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Does they live in Canada?

Do they live in Canada?

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I am usually cooking dinner for my family.

I usually cook dinner for my family.

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Are they have a meeting every week?

Do they have a meeting every week?

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She don't like tennis.

She doesn't like tennis.

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Do she talks to you? 

Does she talk to you? 

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What he know?

What does he know? 

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Robert playes baseball at the weekend.

Robert plays baseball at the weekend.

Present Continuous Mistakes

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Are you do your homework?

Are you doing your homework?

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Jane is watch a cartoon now.

Jane is watching a cartoon now.

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Maggie sleeping on the sofa right now.

Maggie is sleeping on the sofa right now.

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Are your sister play with a toy now?

Is your sister playing with a toy now? 

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I am't go to market at the moment.

I'm not going to market at the moment.

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Is she speaks French? 

Is she speaking French? 

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Who runing in the park? 

Who is running in the park? 

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Where they going today?

Where are they going today?

Present Simple & Present Continuous

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At the moment she ______ (sunbathe) on the Cocoa Beach

is sunbathing

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It _____ (rain) here a lot in the spring.

rains

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He _____ (be) from Germany but he (live)______ in Texas.

is / lives

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We _______ volleyball this afternoon and ____________ a barbecue. Usually, we _____ a barbecue every Monday.

1. are playing, are having, have

2. playing, having, have

3. play, have, are having

1. are playing, are having, have

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

I am writing / I don't have

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William and Joy ............ (live) in London and they ........... (come) to Spain this year.

William and Joy live in London and they are coming to Spain this year.

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Right now, John ________ (play) soccer at school. He usually ______ (play) every Wednesday. 

What ___ he always _____ (wear)? - Black shorts, but today he ________ (wear) blue shorts.

is playing / plays

does / wear / is wearing

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What _________ (Josh / do) now? - He and his father _____ (watch) TV and ________ (eat) pasta.  

Why _________ (you / ask)? - Because I ________ (want) to invite Josh over to my house. 

is Josh doing / are watching / eating 

are you asking / want