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B1 Present Simple or Continuous

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  • Listen!______________ in the bathroom.
    sing
    is singing
    singing
    sung
  • When do we use the present simple?
    Something which is happening now
    For past experiences
    Compare two people, places, things, etc
    For rules/things that are always true, and routines or regular actions
  • Why____________ a scarf? Because I'm cold.
    are you wearing
    do you wear
    does you wear
  • When do we use the present simple?
    Things that are always true or happen regularly
    Compare two people, places, things, etc
    For past experiences
    Something which started in the past and is still true now
  • Dan often __________ TV after school. But today, he _____________ to music.
    watch, is listen
    watches, is listening
    is watching, listens
    watches, listens
  • Choose the correct sentence
    she did talk on the phone
    she talked on the phone
    she is talking on the phone
    she talks on the phone
  • Correct the mistake: Who you are writing that email to?
    Who do you writing that email to?
    Who are you writing that email to?
    What are you writing that email to?
    What you are writing that email to?
  • Where's Jim? He ... in the garden.
    is reading
    reads
    reading
  • We always use the auxiliar verb in the ...
    Present simple
    Present continuous
  • Is this sentence correct? "My brother hasn't got a guitar
    False
    True
  • She ... two brothers.
    is having
    have
    has
  • We________ uniforms at our school.
    wears
    wearing
    aren't  wearing
  • Which of the following adverbs is NOT used in the present simple?
    usually
    often
    today
    always
  • What ______________? I can't understand him!
    does he say
    he is saying
    is he saying
  • I don´t like living in England. It always _____________.
    are raining
    is raining
    rains
    rain
  • Kate______ to have dinner now. She isn't hungry
    isn't wanting
    doesn't want
    did want
    was wanting
  • The class ... at nine every day.
    starts
    is starting
  • They ... on holiday this summer.
    don't go
    aren't going
  • How often ... to the cinema?
    do you go
    are you going
    going are you
  • Complete the sentence: "She ___ her bedroom once a week.
    tidies
    do tidying
    tidyes
    does tidy
  • My parents normally ___________ tennis on Sundays, but today they _____________ golf.
    play, is playing
    play, are playing
    are playing, play
    plays, are playing
  • I often ____________ orange juice but today, I ________________ apple juice.
    drink, is drinking
    am drinking, drink
    drinks, drink
    drink, am drinking
  • She usually__________ cereal for breakfast
    takes
    is
    have
    has
  • Don´t forget to take your umbrella. It _____________ .
    rain
    rains
    raining
    is raining
  • Which of the following time adverbs and expressions is NOT used with the present continuous?
    today
    now
    sometimes
    at the moment
  • Complete the sentence: "I ___ English at the moment.
    am studying
    study
    am studing
    not studying
  • What time do you usually ____________ up?
    get
    gets
    getting
  • When do we use the present continuous?
    For actions in progress at the time
    For routines & regular actions
    For recent past actions
    To talk rules & things which are always true
  • My father rarely _____________ .
    is cooking
    cook
    cooked
    cooks
  • Look! your mother _______________ with your sister.
    cooks
    is cooking
    cook
    are cooking
  • The Smiths always ______________ breakfast together.
    have
    has
    take
    are having
  • Which of this is an action verb?
    believe
    play
    like
    know
  • This bag ... to Jim.
    belongs
    is belonging
    belong
  • The earth___________ around the sun.
    moves
    is moving
    move
  • We ... my father's birthday today.
    celebrates
    celebrating
    are celebrating
  • Sentences in ... are like: present of TO BE + verb-ING
    Present continuous
    Present simple
  • Which of the following time expressions is NOT used with the present simple?
    once a week
    at the moment
    every weekend
    on Tuesdays
  • In Present Simple we do things....
    always, now
    always, usually, sometimes, never
    right now, always, today
    today, always, at the moment