UNIT
1 Grammar
Present simple Present simple and present continuous
1 Choose the correct option to complete 4 Tick () the present continuous sentences.
the sentences.
1 At the moment, we’re reading a
1 On Friday evenings, my dad usually Shakespeare play at school.
ü
makes/make pizza. 2 My older brother works in a café
2 My friends and I sometimes plays/play on Saturdays.
football after school. 3 Who is making that terrible noise?
3 Why does/do Dina never post on 4 Today, my parents are working in
social media? the garden.
4 My mum doesn’t work/works at 5 We usually have soup for lunch
the weekend. on Saturday.
5 A: Do you watch documentaries? 6 I’m not using the computer at
B: Yes, I do/watch. I like nature the moment.
documentaries.
6 I not play/don’t play video games 5 Choose the present simple or present
because I haven’t got a console. continuous form.
1 On Sundays, we usually a
Adverbs and expressions of frequency basketball match.
a have b are having
2 Write G (general frequency) or
S (specific frequency). 2 Right now, my brother on
the sofa!
once a week S once a month
a sleeps b is sleeping
never twice a day
3 I hardly ever novels. I
always usually prefer comics.
often hardly ever a read b am reading
sometimes three times a year 4 any good podcasts at
3 Choose the correct option to complete the moment?
the sentences. a Do you listen to b Are you listening to
1 I hardly ever go/go hardly ever to concerts. 5 I think Ronnie in the library
right now.
2 My mum isn’t often/often isn’t home
for dinner. a studies b is studying
3 My dad gets annoyed because we 6 What on Friday evenings?
always are/are always on our phones! a do you do b are you doing
4 We visit my aunt twice a year/
twice a year my aunt.
5 Sara never eats/eats never fish because
she’s doesn’t like it.
6 Erik plays twice a week tennis/
tennis twice a week.
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