Present simple, present continuous and stative verbs

Present simple, present continuous and stative verbs

English Download textbook: Unit 1 (page 9)

Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or the present continuous.

refer to English Download textbook page 9

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(you/understand) why teens think their peers are important?

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My teacher

(always criticise) me! It drives me crazy!

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Mum and Dad

(not give) my brother and me money for cleaning our room.

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At what temperature

(water/freeze)?

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We

(have) a huge get-together for all our relatives on Sunday.

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in this story, Papa Bear

(sit) in his chair first.

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My colleagues

( not work) this weekend.

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(your son/ever talk) to strangers?

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(you/cook) supper for your family every evening?

Teens and pocket money

Instruction: Choose the correct words to complete the text

Multiple Choice

Some parents complain that their children _____ for money.

• are always asking

• ask always

Multiple Choice

Many teens _____ pocket money for helping with chores around the house.

• get

• are getting

Multiple Choice

The amount of money they earn ______ regularly.

• increases

• is increasing

Multiple Choice

This is because things _______ more and more expensive all the time.

• are becoming

• become

Multiple Choice

Parents of teens _____ about whether they should give their children pocket money.

• are often worrying

• often worry

Multiple Choice

If they choose to do so, they _____ a hard time deciding how much to give them.

• usually have

• are usually having

Multiple Choice

It _____ that they really is no 'correct' amount.

• seems

• is seeming

Multiple Choice

One way for parents to decide how much to give their children is to ask other parents what they _____ when it comes to pocket money.

• do

• are doing

Multiple Choice

Many of them will say that they _____ their children with a certain amount of money each week.

• provide

• are providing

Multiple Choice

If their children _____ to buy something special, they can save this money until they have got enough or they can do extra chores around the house for a few weeks.

• are wanting

• want