Present Simple and Continuous

* You can use the most verbs in the continuous form to describe ongoing actions.
* Some verbs cannot be used in this way, they don’t have a continuous form

Ex. I. Write the words from the list in the correct groups: eat, like, have, sing, learn, read, love
want, play, remember, go, listen , know, hate.

1. ACTION VERBS. 2. STATE VERBS

read like
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Exercise II. READ THE SENTENCES. WHAT TENSE IS USED :PRESENT SIMPLE or
PRESENT CONTINUOUS?
1. Sue knows the lesson.
2. I remember it is your birthday today.
3. Dan wants a drink.
4. You have two sisters.
5. You are having lunch at home today.
6. He owns this house.
7. She is selling her house.
9. My brother loves Ann.
10. We are having a cake now.
11. My dad hates pizza.
Now make questions using the words WHO , WHAT , WHERE , WHY , WHEN, HOW
example: 1 What does Sue know? - Sue knows the lesson
Exercise III. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT TENSE OF THE VERB IN
BRACKETS - PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
Jane is talking about her life in Los Angeles and her family.
1. Jane _________________( live) in Los Angeles.
2. Jane _________________ ( work) at the school near her apartment.
3. She is in the classroom now. She ___________________ ( teach) now.
4. Jane really ______________ (love) teaching.
5. Jane ___________________( go) to restaurants on the weekend.
6. She __________________(want) to drink some juice. She ________________(walk) to the
cafe near her school.
7. Jane ________________( have) three children Ben , Silvia and Mike.
8. Ben is at the soccer club. He _________________( play) soccer with his friends.
9. Silvia _____________________( run ) to catch the bus. She _____________(want) to see
the snakes at the zoo.
10. Mike ____________________( hate) snakes. He _________________( listen ) to music in
his room.
Ex.IV . READ THE TEXT. Put the verbs in the correct tense PRESENT SIMPLE OR
CONTINUOUS

SALLY GROWS HER FOOD

Sally ___________( like) to grow her own food. She _______________( have) a vegetable
garden in her back yard. This year she ________________(grow) different types of
vegetables like parsley, spinach, carrots, peas, and beans. It is summer now , so she
________________( grow) cucumbers and cherry tomatoes. She ___________(make) fresh
salads every day for lunch with her homegrown vegetables. Her backyard gets a lot of sun, so
she _______________( have) blackberries, raspberries and blueberries in her garden too. She
______________( like) to eat fresh berries . This garden makes Sally very happy. She
_______________(_enjoy) eating food from her garden.