Simple present and present continuoous

Larry never ___ (go) out after midnght

• goes

• is going

Answer explanation

never is an adverbial of frequency.

We are talking about habits/routines

I ___ (leave) my house at eight o'clock (8.00am) every day

• leaves

• leave

• am leaving

• is leaving

Answer explanation

simple present: every day is a routine

leave: is or I, we only add +s to the verbs for she/he/it

He can't come to the party these weekend. He ___(visit) his granmother on this Saturday night.

• visits

• visit

• is visiting

• are visiting

Answer explanation

present continuous: near future arrangement

is visiting: we use is for she/he/it

we usually ___ (go) to my friend's house at the weekends.

• go

• goes

• is going

• are going

Answer explanation

simple present: usually is for routines/habits

go: we don't add +s for I/you/we/they

My brother ___ (live) in london.

• live

• lives

• is living

• are living

Answer explanation

simple present: We don't have an adverb of time, is a state

lives: we use +s for he/she/it

A: Where ___ your sister ___ (live)?

B: My sister lives in London

• do your sister live

• does your sister LIVE

• does your sister LIVES

• are your sister living

Answer explanation

Simple present: state

Does live: we don't add +s to the verbs IN QUESTIONS

What ___you___ (do) right now?

B: I´m doing my homework

• do you do

• does you do

• are you doing

• is you doing

Answer explanation

present continuous: Is happening right now (está pasando ahora)

Are: we use are for you/we/they

A: when ___ the movie ___ (start)?

B: The movie starts at 9pm

• do the movie start

• does the movie start

• is the movie starting

• are the movie astarting

Answer explanation

Simple present: timetable

does the movie start : movie = it we ues does for she/he/it

This weekend they ___ (not take) English lessons.

• don't take

• doesn't take

• isn't taking

• aren't taking

Answer explanation

This week: limited period of time

Are taking: we use are for we/you/they

He ___ always ___ (run) late for his work. It's so annoying!

note: run late for something = be late to something = llegar tarde a algo

• does always run late

• is always runs late

• are always running late

• is always running late