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Present Simple and Continuous Verbs Exercise

The document provides examples of verbs in the present simple and present continuous tenses. It lists verbs and their base forms, and asks to write them in the appropriate present tense. Some key differences highlighted include actions that are habitual or repeated regularly in the simple present (e.g. "Martin washes his car every Friday") versus ongoing or temporary actions in the present continuous (e.g. "The bus is coming").
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Present Simple and Continuous Verbs Exercise

The document provides examples of verbs in the present simple and present continuous tenses. It lists verbs and their base forms, and asks to write them in the appropriate present tense. Some key differences highlighted include actions that are habitual or repeated regularly in the simple present (e.g. "Martin washes his car every Friday") versus ongoing or temporary actions in the present continuous (e.g. "The bus is coming").
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Write the verbs in Present Simple Write the verbs in Present Continuous

1.- Martin ..........washes (wash) his car every 1.-Look! The bus ……..…is coming………
Friday. (come)
2.-Daniel always……run… .(run) in the 2.-Julia ……is teaching……..… (teach) Spanish
marathon. this term.
3.- Martha ……doesn`t laught…. (not laugh) 3.-Carol …is studing……………(study) French
with my jokes. right now.
4.- Lorena often ……wears…… (wear) 4.-The kids ………are singing………………….
sunglasses. (sing) a song.
5.-The baby often ..…sleeps. (sleep) in the 5.-We ……not doing surf…….…………..(not
afternoon. surf) in the web.
6.-William ……doesn’t tidy.…… (not tidy) his 6.- Tina ………is wearing………….. (wear) a
bedroom. black dress.
7.-Leonor ……helps…. (help) her father in the 7.-My brothers ………are sitting….…… (sit) on
shop. a bench.
8.-We sometimes ……eat…. (eat) fish and 8.-Barbara …………is going……….…… (go) to
chips. school.
9.-Patricia ……doesn’t understand….. (not 9.-Christine …………is traveling.……… (travel)
understand) English. by plane.
10.-Miriam ……dustes… (dust) the furniture. 10.-Those cats ………are playing…….. (play)
11.-toThat woman ……goes…. (go) shopping with a ball.
on Mondays. 11.-That bird …………is flying….……. (fly) very
12.-Ralph …has……. (have) a nap after lunch. high.
13.-My granddad …smokes…… (smoke) a 12.-The mechanic …..…is mending……
pipe. (mend) the cars.
14.-You …………. (watch) television in the pub. 13.-My sister ……………(do) some housework.
15.-These men ………… (repair) my windows 14.-At
Write the
themoment
verbs initPresent
…………………..
simple(snow)
or
16.-Josephine never ……….. (do) her 15.-My mother ……………….….. (bake) biscuits
continuous
homework.9 16.-The Harrison family ………………. (enjoy)
1.-Katherine …works…. (work) in the farm
17.-Blanca ………(visit) her uncle at the the football match.
in summer.
weekend.Choose the correct option: 17.-Alice ……………………….(prepare) the
2.-John often…goes… (go) to bed late on
18.-Today the sun ………… (shine) party.
Saturdays.
19.-The
1.- The wind
doctor………… (blow)
…a… in at night.
the local hospital now. 18.-We …….…….(break) anything.
3.-Alan usually …brushes…. (brush) his
20.- Lorenzo ……………. (not
a) works b)is ride) his horse.
working 19.-Tom and Anne ……..… (behave) correctly.
teeth..
2.- Michael …a…. shopping with his father on 20.-My neighbour ………. (plant) some trees.
4.-They ……are runnig…..(run) to catch the
Saturdays. bus now.
a) goes b)is going 5.-Sarah ……hates…. (hate) eating soup.
3.-Roberto …a…. (catch) the bus in the 6.-My cousin ……is living…. (live)in San
morning. Francisco at the moment.
a) catches b)is catching 7.-Some teachers …are correcting……
4.- The girl often ……a… (drink) milk for (correct) the exams right now.
breakfast. 8.-Lucia sometimes ……participates….
a) drinks b)is drinking (participate) in the festival.
5.- It’s 9.00pm and my family …b…. Dinner. 9.-The photographer always …takes…..
a) has b)is having (take) nice photos.
6.-Claire …b….. her lessons at 2,15pm 10.-Lucas ……is directing…. (direct) the
a) is finishing b)finishes new film now.
7.- Paula and you …a….. the new magazine 11.-Listen! They ……… (play) your
now. favourite song.
a) are reading b) read 12.-
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