SIMPLE PRESENT OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE - PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense. Justify your choice.
Anne _______________ (make) all her own clothes.
At the moment she _______________ (make) a dress for herself.
What`s that smell ? Something _______________ (burn) in the kitchen.
I _______________ (work) overtime this month because I ______________ (save up) to buy a car.
He _______________ (smoke) thirty cigarettes a day, but at the moment he _______________ (try) very hard to cut down.
The sun _______________ (rise) in the east.
She usually _______________ (learn) languages very fast, but she _______________ (have) problems with Chinese.
We _______________(live) in a hotel until we can find a house to buy.

Finish these sentences, and include an adverb of frequency.
Be careful with the word order. how often ? always, usually, often,
sometimes, not often, rarely, seldom, never,...
He`s a vegetarian, so he _____________________________________ (meat)
We ___________________________________________ Italy for our summer holidays because we have a villa there.
In winter we __________________________________ go skiing in France, or we _____________________________ at home. It depends.
We _________________________________________ fish because it`s difficult to buy fresh.
( Write some sentences about yourself, using an adverb of frequency.
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Contradict these sentences.
example : It doesn`t rain in Britain. Yes, it does.
1. Children start school when they`re ten. __________________________
2. Nurses don`t wear uniforms. __________________________
3. You aren`t learning English. __________________________
4. It`s snowing. __________________________
5. Aspirin is good for a cough. __________________________
6. You don`t work hard. __________________________
7. The best wine comes from Holland. __________________________
8. Water doesn`t boil at 1OOø centigrade. __________________________

Write an appropriate question for these answers.
example : A. Where do you come from ?
B. I come from Manchester.
A. ___________________________________________ ? B. I`m a teacher.
A. ___________________________________________ ? B. Twenty-five hours a week. But of course I prepare lessons and mark exercises at home as well.
A. ___________________________________________ ? B. At Manchester Grammar School.
A. ___________________________________________ ? B. € 15,000 a year.
A. ___________________________________________ abroad ? B. Once or twice a year, usually to Germany.
A. ___________________________________________ evenings ? B. No, not a lot. I`m usually too tired, but I sometimes go to the cinema.
A. ___________________________________________ ? B. I like all sorts, but especially westerns and comedies.
A. ___________________________________________ ? B. I`m going to the pub to meet some friends. Would you like to come too ?

Simple present or present continuous.

Some of these sentences are wrong. Say why. Correct them if necessary.

1. It rains at the moment. _________________________
2. I`m liking black coffee. _________________________
3. He`s speaking three languages. _________________________
4. I think Mexico is a beautiful country. _________________________
5. Restaurants are staying open late in Spain. _________________________
6. We usually eat at one o`clock. _________________________
7. He`s having a flat near the centre. _________________________
8. What are you thinking of Shakespeare ? _________________________
9. I`m so dirty I need a bath right now. _________________________
10 Peter`s in the kitchen. He cooks breakfast. _________________________
11 What are you thinking about ? _________________________
12 That soup tastes good. _________________________
13 The Germans are making very good cars. _________________________
14 What do you do these days ? _________________________
15 I go to the dentist every six months. _________________________

Ask for the underlined. Use the right question-words

1. Peter likes sherry as an aperitive. ____________________________
2. That`s my neighbour`s dog. ____________________________
3. I`m looking for my keys. ____________________________
4. A good bike costs more than 10,000 €. ____________________________
5. I`ve come because I want to talk to you. ____________________________
6. The girl on the left is my best friend. ____________________________
7. The weather is very nice today. ____________________________
8. I always come to school by bus. ____________________________
9. My bus leaves at 7.15 sharp. ____________________________
10 The Belgian flag is black, yellow, red. ____________________________
11 He works for an American company. ____________________________
12 It takes him 1 hour to come to school. ____________________________
13 My little sister is only 8