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Present Simple Vs Present Continuous

This document provides examples to illustrate the difference between using the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It gives sentences where the correct verb form should be either the present simple (e.g. "comes") or present continuous (e.g. "is coming"). It then provides exercises for the reader to fill in verbs in the simple present or present continuous tenses based on the context.

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Present Simple Vs Present Continuous

This document provides examples to illustrate the difference between using the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It gives sentences where the correct verb form should be either the present simple (e.g. "comes") or present continuous (e.g. "is coming"). It then provides exercises for the reader to fill in verbs in the simple present or present continuous tenses based on the context.

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PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Choose the correct verb form.


1 - I have / am having a great time on this holiday.
2 - She's Italian- she comes / is coming from Pisa.
3 - 'Are you enjoying / do you enjoy your meal?' 'Yes, it's very good.'
4 - This term, I study / am studying Latin.
5 - Do you come / are you coming to see us next month?
6 - Let me know when you receive / are receiving this letter.
8 - Water boils / is boiling at a hundred degrees.
10 - I make / am making a lot of progress at the moment.
11 - I get / am getting up at seven o'clock on weekdays.
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense or
present continuous tense.
1. Right now I (watch) _____________ a movie. I (watch) _______ a lot of
movies.
2. Rickie (be) _______ my friend. We (like) _______ to talk together. Right now
we (talk) ______________ about school.
3. The police officer (wear) ________ a badge and a gun to work every day.
4. Jaime usually (eat) _______ cold cereal for breakfast, but today he (eat)
_______ ________ oatmeal instead.
5. Alison and I (study) _______ _______ for the exam. We (not, want) _______
______________ to fail it!
Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense or
present continuous tense.
1. My favorite aunt, Monica, ____________ (teach) archeology at the university.
Right now she ____________ (give) a class on the art of ancient Egypt.
She ____________ (do) a lot of sports and ____________ (go) to the cinema
regularly. This month, she ____________ (learn) to hang glide. But she also
____________ (climb) mountains every weekend and ____________ (do) scuba
diving when she is on holidays.

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