Present simple vs Present continuous

Organize these options into the right categories.

Groups:

(a) Present simple

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(b) Present continuous

• Diễn tả hành động thường xuyên diễn ra (có sự lặp đi lặp lại)

• I + am +Ving

• At the moment, at present

• Trạng từ chỉ tần suất: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never

• Diễn tả sự thật

  Vd: I don’t like ice cream.

• Every day/ every week/ every month / every year/ every Saturday

• Once a year

  Twice a month

  Five days a week

• Now/right now

• Look!

  Listen!

• Diễn tả hành động đang xảy ra tại thời điểm nói.

• He/she/it + is +Ving

• He/she/it + V(s/es)

• They/we/you + are + Ving

• They/we/you + V (bare)

Jack always ​ (a)   his meal. (finish)

People in China never ​ ​ (b)   with a knife and fork. (eat)

She ​ ​ (c)   rarely me a birthday cake.(make)

• finishes
• is finishing
• finish
• eat
• eats
• eating
• are eat
• makes
• make
• making

Janet ​ ​ (a)   her teeth every day. (brush)

Her sister ​​ (b)   to the library four times a week (go)

• brushes
• brush
• is brushing
• brushing
• goes
• go
• is going

He ​ (a)   sometimes late.(be)

My friends ​ (b)   never rude (be).

I ​ (c)   always early for school (be)

Alex ​ (d)   usually hungry after football practice (be)

She ​ (e)   swimming every day. (go)

• is
• are
• am
• goes
• go
• is going
• is go

Janie's on the phone. He ​ (a)   to Eric right now.(talk)

Look at Alex! He ​ (b)   your book (read)

Amy ​ (c)   an email to Holly at the moment.(send)

• is reading
• reading
• reads
• is talk
• talking
• is talking
• is sending
• sending
• sends

Make the sentences negative.

Toby ​ (a)   to school by car (not go)

My brothers ​ (b)   ​ a shower in the evening (not have)

They ​ (c)   every day (not cycle)

• doesn't go
• isn't go
• don't have
• doesn't have
• aren't have
• don't cycle
• doesn't cycle
• aren't cycle
• not cycle

Make the sentences negative.

My mom ​ (a)   at the moment.(not cook)

Look! Alex ​ ​ (b)   homework. (not do)

• isn't cooking
• doesn't cooking
• doesn't cook
• doesn't doing
• isn't doing

Circle the correct verbs to complete the sentences.

Molly usually (have) some bread, but today she (have) a bowl of soup.

Answer explanation

Molly usually has some bread, but today she is having a bowl of soup.

Toby often (come) with us, but today he (not be) here.

Answer explanation

Toby often comes with us, but today he isn't here.