1.35M

Present_Continuous_versus_Simple_Present_Tense

1.

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sometimes
at the
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usually
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This
week
now
Spin the wheel
Click on the
appointed colour
Use the given
verb in the right
tense
recently
often

2.

Click on me to go to
the exercise
2
Click on me to 1
spin the wheel
Use Present
Simple or Present
Continuous of the
given verbs to
complete the 3
sentences
Click on me to 4
check the answers
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Click on me to return to the
wheel, and now to start
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3.

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4.

Sandra and Carl (be) _________
are
in a
clothes shop at the moment. They (look)
are looking at some jeans. Carl
______________
has
only (have) __________
one very old pair of
wants to buy a new
jeans. So he (want) ________
pair of jeans now. Right now, he (try)
is trying on a pair of blue jeans.
__________
you think
“What (you/think) do
___________?”
he asks Sandra.
“Great! How much (they/cost)
do they cost ?”
____________
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5.

Henry (live)_________
lives
in a little village.
wants
He (want) __________
to become a car
is doing a
mechanic. This week, he (do) ________
practical course in a garage in the nearby
is staying
town. Therefore, now he (stay) ________
with his uncle, who lives in town. Henry
wears jeans and T-shirts,
usually (wear) ________
is working for the
but while he (work) ___________
garage now, he (wear)
is wearing an overall.
_________
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6.

At six o'clock in the morning, Michael (hear)
hears a noise. He (get up) __________
gets up
_______
goes
and (go) __________
into the sitting room.
going on ?
What (go on) is
___________
Look! Michael's cat Bonto (sit)
is sitting on the table
___________
wants
and he (want) __________
to open Michael's present.
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7.

Jack (adore) __________
adores
his
garden. He (love) __________
loves
doing all kinds of jobs in it. He
has
(have) ________
fruit trees and
flower beds. In every season
he (enjoy) __________
working
enjoys
outside. Now it is autumn and Jack is (rake)
is raking
____________
the leaves. He (wear)
is wearing his favourite gardening cap .
___________
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8.

lives in Quebec, Canada. In
Diane (live) ________
spring Diane and her friends (collect)
collect maple syrup in their sugar bush. It
_________
is
(be) ________
March now. The sweet liquid
dripping from the tree and Diane
(drip) is
_________
(collect) ___________
is collecting it in a bucket. Pancakes
taste
(taste) _________
delicious with maple syrup!
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9.

It (be) _______
is
Emma’s birthday today. She
(be) ________
fourteen years old. She (be)
is
is
________
very happy. Right now she
is having a party and all her friends
(have)_________
are
(be) _________
there. At this very moment
she (blow) _____________
is blowing
at the candles on
her cake.
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10.

Every Christmas Jane and her
family (decorate) ____________
decorate
a huge Christmas tree.
likes red
Jane (like) _________
ornaments the best. She
(put) ____________
is putting
the presents for her family under the tree
now. She usually (make) ___________
makes
these herself. Jane (think) ___________
thinks
that self-made gifts (make) ____________
make
is
her parents happier, and she (be) ______
right!
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11.

Bill (live) _________
lives
in Alaska. Here winters
snows
(be) ________
long and it (snow) ________
are
shovels the snow every
a lot. He (shovel) ________
is starting
day. At the moment he (start) _________
is not snowing
today’s work. It (not/snow) ______________
is wondering at the
now and Bill (wonder) ___________
amount of the snow.
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12.

It (be) ________
is
Mother’s
Day. Ann (give)
is
giving her mother a
_________
beautiful bouquet. The
smell
flowers (smell) _________
excellent. Ann always
(collect) collects
_________ the flowers for
Mother’s Day in her garden. She (grow)
grows violets, tulips and many others.
________
There (be) _______
no flowers she
are
(not/like) ____________.
doesn’t like
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13.

_____________
Do you like (you/like) Winter? I (love)
__________
it. When it (snow) ________
love
snows I
build
often (build) _______
a snowman. In this
picture Jack, the snowman, (wear)
is wearing my grandfather’s old hat and
___________
he also (have) _________
has
a scarf around his neck.
look
We both (look) ________
very happy.
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14.

This (be) ________
is
our rafting team as we
(go)are
________
going down some rapids. Every
Summer we (chose) ________
chose a river and
go
(go) _______
rafting for about a week. This
going to the North.
Summer we (go) are
________
These days I (arrange) am
___________
arranging the
transportation of our gear.
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15.

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_________
Look (look) at Donald. He (snorkel)
___________
is
snorkelling in the sea. He (swim)
observing the
is__________
swimming and (observe) __________
fish and other sea life. Donald (not/like)
doesn’t like to sit and do nothing. He
___________
(enjoy) _________
enjoys doing sports.
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16.

study
On Biology lessons we (study) ____________
about all sorts of plants and animals. Today
are studying
we (study) ______________
about squirrels.
collect
They (collect) ___________
food for Winter
raise
and (raise) ___________
their offspring with
care. Squirrels (eat) ____________
nuts but
eat
they also (consume)
consume birds’ eggs.
_____________
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17.

People (grow) ________
grow corn,
also called maize, all over the
world. They (use) __________
use
it in many dishes and for
feeding animals. Corn
(originate) ______________
originates
from America. Whenever we
go
(go) __________
to the cinema
have
we (have) _____________
popcorn while we (watch)
are watching the film.
_____________
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18.

At Halloween we (carve)
__________
Jack-ocarve
lanterns. This custom
comes
(come) ___________
from
an Irish legend. It (be)
_________
the end of October and I
is
am carving a pumpkin. It
(carve) ____________
has
(have) _____________
a very scary face.
enjoy
As you can see I (enjoy) ____________
doing it.
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19.

This (be) _________
is
Bob. He (play)
plays
___________
ice hockey in his free
time. Bob (play)
_________ very well, he
plays
scores
(score) _________
goals quite often.
is having
Right now he (have) _________
a match. He is (drive)
is driving
______________
the puck
toward the opponent’s goal
net.
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