Lesson 1, Unit 1, p. 4-5 Grammar: Present Simple, Present Continuous
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Ex. 1 Open the brackets using Present Continuous
1. We are tidying the garden at the moment. 2. I am not doing my homework now. 3. Is Dad still painting the living-room? 4. He is running now. 5. The girls are playing with their dolls. 6. John is studying at the moment. 7. Helen and I are making dinner. 8. Are you listening to the radio? 9. Sam is not cooking, he is having a shower. 10. Mary and Ann are watching TV, they are not reading. 11. Lucia is reading a book, she is not playing chess. 12. I am watching TV, I am not cooking. 13. Mike and Tom are reading, they are not eating.
Ex. 2 Open the brackets using Present Simple
1. The weather usually changes in the morning. 2. I do not like strong coffee. 3. Most of the women enjoy doing the shopping. 4. Whales do not live in rivers and lakes. 5. Do the cats eat sweets? 6. John does not go to the office by bus. 7. Lions do not eat fruit. 8. Do these flowers cost much? 9. Little Sam does not like to play alone. 10. Mary and Ann always spend their holidays in the countryside. 11. Lucia does not understand French well. 12. I do not watch TV in the morning.
Ex. 3 Open the brackets using Present Simple / Present Continuous
Michael McIntosh 1) is a very busy man. Every morning, he 2) leaves home at 8 o'clock, and 3) goes to his office. He usually4) has meetings until lunchtime, and in the afternoon, he often5) visits the people of Madewell. He really 6) enjoys talking to people.
At the moment, he and his team 7) are organising his election campaign. There are elections in June and he 8) hopes to persuade lots of people to vote for him.
Next month, he 9) is going to London to meet the Prime Minister. They 10) are having a meeting to discuss future plans for Madewell.
Ex. 4 Open the brackets using Present Simple / Present Continuous
1. Jack often waits for me after classes. 2. Jack is waiting for his friend at the bus stop now. 3. Linda and Kelly sometimes go shopping on Saturday. 4. It is Saturday and Linda is going shopping with her cousin Kelly. 5. We buy fresh bread every day. 6. I'm at the baker's now and I am buying a big cake. 7. The train arrives at 11 o'clock. 8. It is 11 o'clock and the train is arriving at the station. 9. Be quiet! Father is writing a report right now. He often writes reports about the results of his work. 10. Take your umbrella. It is raining heavily. 11. It often rains in autumn. 12. The students are asking the teacher questions on the topic now. 13. This student seldom asks questions during the lessons. 14. Den is not sleeping now. He is preparing for his English test. 15. Sally seldom comes home late. 16. We do not give ice cream to the child every day. 17. Fish do not fly, they swim. 18. I am not vacuuming the carpet now. I am dusting the furniture. 19. She is speaking on the phone now. 20. My mother works in the bank. 21. Bobby is working in the library at the moment.
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