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Worksheet 5.2: Present simple and present continuous
NAME: _________________________________________________ MODULE: _______
TEACHER: _______________________________________ DATE: ___________________
Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in parenthesis.
1. Jack is a truck driver. He ___________ (drive) hundreds of kilometers every day. He
___________ (love) his work. When he ___________ (drive), he ___________
(listen) to the radio.
2. Tom and Ashley ___________ (like) to read books. Ashley ___________ (like)
historical novels, but Tom ___________ (prefer) science fiction. They never
___________ (go) to the same movies either. Ashley ___________ (insist) on love
stories, and she always ___________ (enjoy) them, but her brother ___________
(find) them boring.
3. Sharon ___________ (study) medicine at the university.
4. Kim always ___________ (do) her homework.
5. They rarely ___________ (drink) coffee before they go to sleep.
6. John and Mary ___________ (have) a dog.

Instructions: Transform the following sentences from present simple to present continuous
tense, or viceversa.
1. The dog is running in the yard. ______________________________________
2. Karen plays the flute. ______________________________________
3. They are winning the race. ______________________________________
4. He goes to the movies. ______________________________________
5. She is studying French. ______________________________________
6. We take out the garbage. ______________________________________




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Instructions: Complete the following statements.

We use the present simple for __________________________________________.
We use the present continuous for ______________________________________.


Instructions: Complete the following charts with the correct form of the sentences. Remember
the structures that we have studied and the conjugation of the verbs.

PRESENT SIMPLE
Affirmative form Negative form Question form
I do my homework everyday.


You dont know my brothers.

Does he like swimming in the
ocean?
She doesnt write a poem in
her notebook.

It happens on weekends.
Do we understand those Math
problems?
They dont stand up when the
teacher comes.






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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Affirmative form Negative form Question form
I am learning Chinese at my
school.


You arent paying attention to
the class.

Is he listening to music right
now?
She isnt doing exercise this
week.

It is falling from the desk.
Are we buying the tickets for
the concert?
They arent fighting anymore.


Instructions: Conjugate the following verbs into the third person (he, she, it).

1. see __________
2. watch __________
3. have __________
4. read __________
5. smile __________