1. Match two sentences with each use. Write a, b or c in the boxes.
a an action happening now
b a regular event or action
c a fact which is always true
1 Rebecca has guitar lessons on Fridays.
2 We’re feeling excited about the wedding.
3 They speak Portuguese in Brazil.
4 Martha is wearing a beautiful dress.
5 Vegetarians don’t eat meat.
6 I usually wear shorts in the summer.
Answer
1 b 2 a 3 c 4 a 5 c 6 b
2. Underline the verbs which we do not use in the continuous form.
believe enjoy hate need seem study
Answer
believe, hate, need, seem
3. Complete the email. Use the present simple or continuous form of the verbs in exercise 2.
Hi Oscar!
How are you? Can I borrow your tennis racquet again? I 1……………………… it for a match on Saturday. My racquet is really old. I 2……………………… it.
My sister Gracie is home for the weekend. She 3……………………… history at university in Scotland. She 4……………………… it a lot and she 5……………………… really happy. She says it’s more fun than school and I 6……………………… her!
Let me know about the racquet!
Sienna
Answer
1 need 2 hate 3 ’s studying 4 ’s enjoying 5 seems
6 believe
4. Complete one sentence in each pair with the present continuous and one with the present simple. Use the verb in brackets.
1 (listen)
a Alisha can’t hear you. She ……………………… to her MP3 player.
b I ……………………… to music on the bus every morning.
2 (make)
a My dad usually ……………………… dinner at weekends.
b At school, we ……………………… a film about the environment.
3 (not speak)
a I don’t understand this part of the film. They ……………………… English.
b My parents are from Italy, but I ……………………… Italian.
4 (not wear)
a ‘I’m cold.’
‘That’s because you ……………………… a jacket.’
b My mum works for the police, but she ……………………… a uniform.
Answer
1 a ’s listening b listen
2 a makes b ’re making
3 a aren’t speaking b don’t speak
4 a aren’t wearing b doesn’t wear
5. Read the dialogue. Choose the correct verb forms.
Brooke Hi, Evan. Why 1 do you wear / are you wearing that jacket and tie?
Evan 2 I try / I’m trying it on.
Brooke You usually 3 wear / are wearing jeans and a sweatshirt.
Evan 4 I know / I’m knowing. But it’s my cousin’s wedding next month.
Brooke I always 5 get / am getting bored at weddings.
Evan Really? I’m excited about this one. It’s in Hollywood.
Brooke 6 I don’t believe / I’m not believing you!
Evan It’s true. 7 I don’t joke / I’m not joking. My cousin 8 lives / is living in California for a year.
Answer
1 are you wearing 2 I’m trying 3 wear 4 I know
5 get 6 I don’t believe 7 I’m not joking 8 is living
6. Look at the pictures and complete the mini-dialogues. Use the present simple or continuous.
Girl 1 Why 1……………………… he ……………………… (stand) on the table?
Girl 2 He 2……………………… (not like) spiders.
Boy Why 3……………………… you ……………………… (not write)?
Girl I 4……………………… (not understand) the question.
Girl Why 5……………………… you ……………………… (laugh)?
Boy I 6……………………… (watch) a Ben Stiller film.
Answer
1 Why is he standing on the table?
2 He doesn’t like spiders.
3 Why aren’t you writing?
4 I don’t understand the question.
5 Why are you laughing?
6 I’m watching a Ben Stiller film.
Challenge!
Write four true sentences about yourself. Write what you (1) are wearing now and (2) are doing now, and what you (3) usually wear and (4) usually do at parties.
1 …………………………………
2 …………………………………
3 …………………………………
4 …………………………………
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