I am doing (present continuous) and I do (present
simple)
Ex. 1
Explain the
differences between the following sentences.
1. Please be
quiet. I’m working. I work every day from 9.00 to 5.30.
2. Tom is having a
shower at the moment. Tom has a shower every morning.
3. Take an
umbrella with you. It’s raining. It rains a lot in winter.
4. You can turn
off the television. I’m not I don’t watch television very often
watching. .
Present
continuous Present Simple
“+” “+”
I/You/We/They +to
be + V-ing. I/You/ They/We +V.
E.g. I am looking
for a present. E.g. We go to the cinema every Sunday.
He is
playing tennis now.
He/She/It + V-s
E.g.
She speaks English very well.
“?” “?”
to be + I/he +
V-ing? Do + I/we/they/you + V?
E.g. Is she
working at the moment? E.g. Do you often go abroad?
Does
+ he/she/it + V?
E.g.
Does she play the piano?
“-“ “-“
I/He + to be + not
+ V-ing. I/He + do/does + not + V.
(don’t/doesn’t)
E.g. I am not
watching TV. E.g. I don’t work very hard.
She
doesn’t like football.
!
We do not use
these verbs in the Present Continuous:
like, prefer,
love, hate, want, need, know, mean, understand, believe, remember, forget,
depend
E.g.
- I’m tired. I
want to go home.
- I don’t understand.
What do you mean?
Ex.2 Put the
verbs in brackets into the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous.
A: Can I help you?
B: Yes, please. I
…………… (look) for a birthday present for my friend.
A: I see. What ……………
(she/like)?
B: Oh, she ……………..
(enjoy) reading books and she …… (love)
listening to pop
music.
A: How about this
book then?
B: I ………………
(not/know) about that. Is there anything else you could show me?
A: Well, I …………….
(believe) this set of CD’s with pop music is an excellent choice.
Your friend will
enjoy it very much.
B: How much is it?
A: It …………..
(cost) $ 25. It’s on special offer.
B: Okay, then.
I’ll take it
Ex.3
Choose Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. She
_________________ to New York next month.
A. flies B.
is fly C. is flying
2. He
______________ his homework in the afternoon.
A. does always B.
always do C. always does
3. Look at John
and Mary! They ________________.
A. dance B. is
dancing C. are dancing
4. What
_____________ you like?
A. are B.
would C. does
5. Lia usually
_________________ jeans and T-shirt.
A. wear B. is
wearing C. wears
6. Today we
________________ fish and chips.
A. are eating B.
eats C. eat
7. You
______________ wash your hands before you eat.
A. should B. do C.
would
8. Look! It
_____________ !
A. rains B.
is raining C. raining
9. My sister never
_____________ the washing up.
A. doesn’t B. is
doing C. does
10. We
_______________ to London next week.
A. travel B.
travelling C. are travelling
Ex.4 Use the Present
Simple or the Present Continuous.
1.
He (not to work), he (to watch)
the TV programme.
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2.
Look! The sun (to rise).
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3.
My friend (to live) in Moscow.
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4.
It (to rain)? Yes, it (to rain)
very hard.
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5.
She (to read) in the evening.
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6.
I (to go) for a walk after dinner.
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7.
Somebody (to talk) in the next
room.
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8.
What you (to read) now?
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9.
He usually (to get up) at 7
o’clock in the morning.
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10. Where your cousin (to work)?
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11. The weather (to be) fine. The sun (to shine) and the
birds (to sing).
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12. You (to go) anywhere tonight?
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13. My mother (to work) at school.
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14. She (to cook) dinner every Monday.
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15. Go and see what the children (to do).
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