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WorksheetsPresent Simple VS Present Continuous
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 17mins
Look at the following phrases from the reading. Decide what are the tenses of the verbs:
she's looking / she's doing / I'm writing / I'm applying
Present simple
Present continuous
Look at the following phrases from the reading. Decide what are the tenses of the verbs:
she goes / she needs/ I never get / people think
Present simple
Present continuous
Choose the correct meaning of the following phrases:
*At the moment she's doing some cleaning
*I'm writing to tell you how it feels to be unemployed.
We use the present continuous for things that:
are happening at the moment of speaking.
are temporary and happening around now, but maybe not at the moment of speaking.
Choose the correct meaning of the following phrases:
*now she's looking for her first job
*I'm applying for every job I can
We use the present continuous for things that:
are happening at the moment of speaking.
are temporary and happening around now, but maybe not at the moment of speaking.
Choose the correct meaning of the following phrases:
*She goes online every day
*I never get an interview
We use the present simple for:
daily routines and things we always/sometimes/never do.
verbs that describe states (be, want, have got, think, etc.)
Choose the correct meaning of the following phrases:
*She needs a real job
*People think I'm too old
We use the present simple for:
daily routines and things we always/sometimes/never do.
verbs that describe states (be, want, have got, think, etc.)
Verbs in English are divided into two types: state and activity.
state verbs describes:
state or something you feel
physical action
Verbs in English are divided into two types: state and activity.
activity verbs describes:
state or something you feel
physical action
Do we usually use state verbs in the Present Continuous?
Yes
No
What is the type of the following verbs:
(hate, know, remember, understand, believe, need)
State verbs
Activity verbs
What is the type of the following verbs:
(work, write, eat, run, do)
State verbs
Activity verbs
How do we make negative in the Present Continuous?
subject + 'm not/isn't/aren't + verb+ing + ...
subject + don't/doesn't + inf + ...
How do we make negative in the Present Simple?
subject + 'm not/isn't/aren't + verb+ing + ...
subject + don't/doesn't + inf + ...
How do we make questions in the Present Simple?
(Question word + ) do/does + subject + infinitive + ... .
(Question word + ) am/is/are + subject + verb+ing + ... .
How do we make questions in the Present Continuous?
(Question word + ) do/does + subject + infinitive + ... .
(Question word + ) am/is/are + subject + verb+ing + ... .
