Ángela Ruiz

Extra Material

Present simple Present continuous

We use the present simple to talk about: We use the present continuous to talk about:
• regular habits and routines. • something that is happening now or
We usually go rollerblading at the weekend. ‘around now’.
• permanent situations. They’re playing tennis at the moment.
David lives in Manchester. • temporary situations.
• scientific facts. He’s visiting his grandparents in Ibiza.
Water boils at 100˚C. • changing or developing situations.
• states, not actions, e.g. like, believe, know. The number of car accidents every year
She doesn’t like chorizo. is increasing.
• future arrangements.
She’s going to the cinema this evening.

1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the present simple or present continuous.
1. Tom doesn’t often go (not go) to the Cyber café.
2. Excuse me. Do you know (know) how to get to Church Street?
3. What are you listening (listen to)?
4. Juan works (work) for the Iberia airline. He’s a pilot.
5. In the summer, the sun rises (rise) at five o’clock in the morning.
6. I don’t like (not like) my gym. I am not getting (not get) fit fast enough!
7. They look (look) tired.
8. They think (think) she has left.
9. Tom and I are going (go) to the beach this weekend.
10. Kim usually visits (visit) her cousins at the weekend.
11. At the moment Linda is working (work) as a motorcycle courier.
12. Paula and Jack are in the sitting room. They are listening (listen) to the news, and Paula is looking
(look) at a magazine as well.
13. Mike lives (live) in Glasgow and he works (work) as an engineer.
14. At the moment Mike is staying (stay) in Aberdeen because he is working (work) on a bridge
design there.
15. Sally lives (live) in London where she works (work) as a conference organiser.
16. Look! The water for your tea is boiling (boil).
17. My car is at the garage, so this week I am going (go) to work by bus.
18. Mary is studying (study) in her room at the moment.
19. He never forgets (forget) his laptop.
20. I don’t understand (not / understand) that sign over there. What does it mean (it / mean)?
21. They always take (take) the bus to work.
22. Water doesn’t boil (not / boil) at 90º centigrade.
23. The school year always begins (begin) in September.
24. I am meeting (meet) Barbara tonight.
25. They are redecorating (redecorate) my room.
2 Write the questions. Use the present simple or present continuous.

1 What / you / do / next weekend? What are you doing next week?

2 How often / you / go / to the cinema? How often do you go to the cinema?

3 What time / you / usually / get up? What time do you usually get up?

4 What / you / wear / today? What are you wearing today?

3 Correct the following sentences.

1. He’s always having dinner at 9 o’clock. He always has dinner at 9 o’clock.
2. Do you watching TV now? Are you watching TV now?
3. She never driving carefully. She never drives carefully.
4. Do he sings well? Does she sing well?
5. What do you look for? My car keys. What are you looking for?
6. She don’t have her passport with her. She doesn’t have her passport with her.
7. He is working for us several times a year. He works for us several times a year.
8. What do you do? I prepare for tomorrow’s exam. What are you doing? …
9. They are walking their dog every afternoon. They walk their dog every afternoon.
10. They visit me often at weekends. They often visit me at weekends.
11. Look at that car! It burns! Look at that car! It is burning!
12. What are you meaning? What do you mean?
13. He always tells the truth? Does he always tell the truth?
14. He don’t come every day. He doesn’t come every day.
15. The sun rise in the East. The sun rises in the East.

4 Put the words in the correct order to form sentences. Make any necessary changes.

1. they / at night / not travel / long distances / usually

They do not usually travel long distances at night.
2. at night / seldom / go out / they
They seldom go out at night.
3. sometimes / forget / you / to lock the door?
Do you sometimes forget to lock the door?
4. eat / my neighbours / meat / never
My neighbours never eat meat.
5. on time / be / in the morning / we / generally
We generally are on time in the morning.
6. problems / discuss / he / often / with me
He often discusses problems with me.
7. shop / usually / she / at the shopping centre?
Does she usually shop at the shopping centre?
8. any more / never / I / abroad / go
I never go abroad any more.