Simple Present vs. Present Progressive

Use

100

For actions happening regularly, often or never, we use ...

Simple Present

200

For actions happening now, we use ...

Present Progressive.

300

The verbs 'be', 'have', 'like' and 'want' are normally only used in ...

Simple Present.

400

The signal word 'usually' indicates that we have to use ...

Simple Present.

500

The signal word 'now' indicates that we have to use ...

Present Progressive.

Positive Sentences or Negative Sentences

100

Look! They ___________ (leave) the house.

Look! They are leaving the house.

200

The baby ___________ (sleep\neg) at the moment.

The baby is not sleeping at the moment.

300

Samantha ___________ (do) her homework at the moment.

Samantha is doing her homework at the moment.

400

I ____________ (watch/not) TV until I finish my work.

I don't watch TV until I finish my work.

500

He ____________ (get up) at 7.30 this morning.

He is getting up at 7.30 this morning.

Riddles

100

I am thin.

I have clean pages.

I usually have colourful cover pages.

You can write in me.

Copybook

200

I am a piece of furniture.

I have four legs.

I have a seat and back.

You can sit on me.

Bench

300

I have a bell and loud whistle, too.

I can carry lots of people and things.

I may be long and short.

I roll only on rails.

Train

400

I have Four Wheels.

I can be fast and can be slow.

I travel in the city and go to shops and parks.

I carry a lot of students and people.

City Bus

500

I have no wheels or engine or motor or wings.

The wind makes me move.

I move on the seas and on the oceans.

 

Sail Boat or Sail Ship

Questions

100

__________ your homework in the afternoon? (you / do)

Do you do your homework in the afternoon?

200

_____________books in your free time? (you\read)

Do you read books in your free time?

300

_____________ dinner at the moment? (she\eat)

Is she eating dinner at the moment?

400

What ________________ right now? (they\do)

What are they doing right now?

500

_________________ her grandma very often? (she\visit)

Does she visit her grandma very often?

More Practice

100

We _____ our friends very often. (not / visit)

We don't visit our friends very often.

200

(you / go) ________ on holiday by plane sometimes?

Do you go on holiday by plane sometimes?

300

______________ (she / visit) her grandma very often?

Does she visit her grandma very often?

400

We (go / not) ___________ to school on Sundays.

We don't go to school on Sundays.

500

It ____________ (rain) and Jenny (not / want) _____________ to get wet, so she has her umbrella with her.

It 's raining and Jenny doesn't want to get wet, so she has her umbrella with her.