PRESENT SIMPLE & PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT SIMPLE & PRESENT CONTINUOUS

By MASIDAH BAKAR

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Multiple Choice

Match sentence 1 to the use of the Present simple.

• habits and repeated actions

• permanent situations

• scientific facts

• future actions based on timetables and schedules

Multiple Choice

Match sentence 2 to the use of the Present simple.

• habits and repeated actions

• permanent situations

• scientific facts

• future actions based on timetables and schedules

Multiple Choice

Match sentence 3 to the use of the Present simple.

• habits and repeated actions

• permanent situations

• scientific facts

• future actions based on timetables and schedules

Multiple Choice

Match sentence 4 to the use of the Present simple.

• habits and repeated actions

• permanent situations

• scientific facts

• future actions based on timetables and schedules

Multiple Choice

Match sentence 1 with one of the use of the Present Continuous.

• actions happening now

• temporary situations

• future plans

• annoying habits

• changing and developing situations in the present

Multiple Choice

Match sentence 2 with one of the use of the Present Continuous.

• actions happening now

• temporary situations

• future plans

• annoying habits

• changing and developing situations in the present

Multiple Choice

Match sentence 3 with one of the use of the Present Continuous.

• actions happening now

• temporary situations

• future plans

• annoying habits

• changing and developing situations in the present

Multiple Choice

Match sentence 4 with one of the use of the Present Continuous.

• actions happening now

• temporary situations

• future plans

• annoying habits

• changing and developing situations in the present

Multiple Choice

Match sentence 5 with one of the use of the Present Continuous.

• actions happening now

• temporary situations

• future plans

• annoying habits

• changing and developing situations in the present

Multiple Choice

Irene _____ with her cousin for a few weeks.

• lives

• is living

Multiple Choice

Granddad isn't feeling well. He _____ the doctor

later today.

• 's seeing

• sees

Multiple Choice

Who's that? I _____her name.

• 'm not remembering

• don't remember

Multiple Choice

Who's that? I _____her name.

• 'm not remembering

• don't remember

Multiple Choice

Tony ____ his grandfather.

• is looking like

• looks like

Multiple Choice

Mum and Dad always ____ us with them on holidays.

• take

• are taking

Multiple Choice

Bob and Sue ____ to their aunt Maisie's house every weekend.

• are going

• go

Multiple Choice

Why ____ children are jealous of each other?

• do you think

• are you thinking

Fill in the Blank

Complete the sentence with the correct Present Simple and Present Continuous forms of the verbs in the brackets.

I ____ (think) that identical twins are tascinating.

Fill in the Blank

Complete the sentence with the correct Present Simple and Present Continuous forms of the verbs in the brackets.

They ____ (have) the same DNA, but they've got different fingerprints and they often have different personalities too.

Fill in the Blank

Complete the sentence with the correct Present Simple and Present Continuous forms of the verbs in the brackets.

My sisters Katy and Sandy ____ (be) identical twins, and my parents and I ____

(not/ know) which twin is which most of the time.

Fill in the Blank

Complete the sentence with the correct Present Simple and Present Continuous forms of the verbs in the brackets.

In fact, they____ (always/ play) tricks on us, which is not funny!

Fill in the Blank

Complete the sentence with the correct Present Simple and Present Continuous forms of the verbs in the brackets.

They ____ (wear) different clothes every morning, so we know who is who but then they ____ (sometimes/ change) clothes later just to contuse us.

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Complete the sentence with the correct Present Simple and Present Continuous forms of the verbs in the brackets.

There is only one thing that helps us tell who is who: Katy ____(spend) a lot of her free time reading books, but Sandy ____ (hate) reading.

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Complete the sentence with the correct Present Simple and Present Continuous forms of the verbs in the brackets.

She often complains about it, saying 'Katy ____ (read) again!