SUBJECT: Present Simple, Present Continuous
A) Read the paragraph and answer the
questions:
Brian is
a doctor. He looks after sick people. He usually gets up at 6.00 o’clock. Today
he is late, it is 6.30 and he is still in bed. He usually goes to work by train
but today he is driving to work. He arrives at work at 6.30 every morning but
it is 7.30 now and he is still driving.
It’s
12.00 o’clock now. He always has his lunch at 12.00 but today he isn’t having
lunch at 12.00, he is looking after his sick patients. It is half past seven
now, Brian is watching TV. He usually watches TV at half past seven because his
favorite programme starts at half past seven. Brian has his dinner at 8.30
everyday and he is having dinner now.
It is
24.00 now Brian is going to bed. He always goes to bed at 24.00.
1. What does Brian do? 6. When does he
always have his lunch?
2. What time does he usually get up? 7. What is he doing at
12.00 today?
3. How does he usually go to work? 8. Why does he usually
watch TV at 7.30?
4. Why is he driving to work today? 9. What time does he
go to bed?
5. What time does he arrive at work everyday? 10. What time is he going to bed now?
B) Fill in the
blanks with PRESENT CONTINUOUS or SIMPLE PRESENT:
1. The children …………………………..
(play) outside now.
2. She usually ……………………….
(read) the newspaper in the morning.
3. I …………………………… (do) my
homework now.
4. I ………………………… (eat) my dinner now.
5. ……………………………. (you / want) a
pizza?
6. They …………………………….. (watch) TV
now.
7. I ……………………………. (not / like)
spaghetti.
8. The baby …………………………. (sleep) now.
9. My mother usually
…………………. (cook) dinner in the evening.
10. He …………………….. (write) a
letter to his pen-friend every month.
11. She ………………………. (not / like) football.
12. Mary ………………………….. (listen) to
music now.
13. Tom usually
……………………(drink) coffee, but he …………………. (drink) tea now.
14. We ………………………. (go) to the
disco tonight.
15. ………………………… (he / go) to work
by bus everyday.
C)
Read the questions & answers about ALAN and ask and answer about
JUDITH.
Questions:
ALAN
1. What does Alan do? 1. Alan’s a lorry driver.
2. How old is Alan? 2. He’s twenty-five years old.
3. How many days a week does he work? 3.
He works five days a week.
4. What time does he get up? 4. He gets up at six
o’clock every day.
5. What does he eat for breakfast? 5. He eats an enormous breakfast.
6. What does he drink? 6. He drinks two cups of tea.
7. What does he do after breakfast? 7.Then he
kisses his wife.
8. What time does he leave for work? 8.He leaves for
work at half past six.
9. Where does he have lunch? 9. He has lunch in a
transport café.
10.What time does he come home? 10.He comes home at five o’clock.
11.Where does he go in the evening? 11.In the
evening he goes to the pub.
12.What time does he go to bed? 12.He
goes to bed at ten o’clock.
Questions:
JUDITH
1. ………………………………………………. 1. secretary
2. ………………………………………………. 2. 18
3. ……………………………………………….. 3. 5 days a week.
4. ……………………………………………….. 4. 7.30
5. ……………………………………………….. 5. cornflakes
6. ……………………………………………….. 6. orange-juice
7. ……………………………………………….. 7. parents
8. ……………………………………………….. 8. 8.15
9. ………………………………………………..
10. ………………………………………………. 10. home / 5.30
11. ………………………………………………. 11. evening classes
12. ………………………………………………. 12. eleven o’clock
D) Fill in the chart for yourself.
Then look at the example. Choose and write TEN sentences from the chart:
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Example: Tom always
drinks fizzy drinks.
1. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
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9. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
E) Now ask questions about the CHART:
Example: How often does
Tom buy fast food? He usually
buys fast food.
Does Tom play tennis? No,
he doesn’t play tennis.
1.
……………………………………………. He always
watches TV.
2.
……………………………………………. He sometimes
plays tennis.
3.
……………………………………………. No,
he doesn’t save money.
4.
……………………………………………. Yes, he
usually listens to cassettes.
5. ……………………………………………. He often plays computer
games.
6.
……………………………………………. Yes,
he always drinks fizzy drinks.
7.
……………………………………………. He usually
eats sweets.
F) Complete the sentences with SIMPLE
PRESENT or PRESENT CONTINUOUS:
1.
Susan usually ………………. (go) to school by bus, but now she
…………………….. (go) to school by train.
2.
Mary often ……………….. (read) in bed, but today she is very
tired and she ………………………. (not / read).
3.
The boys usually ………………… (ride) their bikes to school. They
……………. ………………… (like / ride) their
bikes. They ……………… (be) very naughty boys. They always …………………… (go) to school
late. Today their teacher …………………. (be) very angry, because they ………………… (be)
late again.
4.
Mary ……………………….. (like / eat) sweets. Every morning she
……………. (have) coffee with a lot of sweets and chocolate. For lunch she and her
friends often ……………….. (eat) sweets or ice-cream. She ……………………… (not / like / eat) fruit or vegetables. She
……………………… (eat / never) eggs or cheese. Today she ………………….. (be) sick. She
…………………… (sleep) in her room now.
G) Use a preposition (ON, IN, AT, BY)
in each blank:
a. Jane goes to work ………………….
bus.
b. My birthday is ………………….
March.
c. We are going to meet ……………
4:00 p.m.
d. Students must go to school ……………..
weekdays.
e. Do you do play tennis
……………….. the weekend?
f. His birthday is …………………
November 5th .
g. We have art lesson …………….
Mondays.
H) Read the text carefully and answer
the questions:
Right now I am looking at a picture of
Barbara. She is not at home in the picture. She is at the park. She is sitting
on a bench. She is eating her lunch. Some boys and girls are running on a patch
in the park. A squirrel is sitting on the ground in front of Barbara. The
squirrel is eating a nut. Barbara is watching the squirrel. She always watches
squirrels when she eats her lunch in the park. Some ducks are swimming in the
pond in the picture, and some birds are flying in the sky. A policeman is riding
a horse. He rides a horse in the park every day. Near Barbara, a family is
having a picnic. They go on a picnic every week.
a. Where is Barbara in the
picture?
b. What is she doing?
c. What is the squirrel doing in
the picture?
d. What does Barbara always do when
she has lunch in the park?
e. What are the ducks doing?
f. How often does the policeman
ride his horse?
g. How often does the family
have a picnic at the park?
I) Write a
verb in each blank. Use the correct forms of the VERBS:
1.
Can you ………………………… a motorbike?
2. Tim can ………………………… the guitar?
3. Sam is …………………………... milk at the moment?
4. “Who is that lady?”
5.
“I don’t …………………...”
6.
Emma can ……………………. Spanish and
German, but her sister can’t.
7.
I’m ……………………………… my homework now.
8.
“………………………………. your name, please.”
9.
“G-A-R-R-Y”
10.
Excuse me. Can I …………………………. you a
question?
11.
Please go to the supermarket and
………………………... some cheese.
12.
He is …………………………. water now because
he is thirsty.
13.
Every weekend they ……………………………...
their thirsty.
14.
Listen! Jack is …………………………. a song.
15.
Can you ………………………. me, please? I
can’t carry these bags.
16.
My dog and his cat are
……………………………now. My dog doesn’t like cats.
17. There is a party in Ann’s house. They are playing music. and …………………….
J)
Use the CORRECT TENSE:
1.
Look! Jane ………………………… (sing) again.
She often ……………………... (sing) this song.
2.
My father ………………………………(have) a lot
of work to do every weekend.
3.
The girls ……………………………………... (not / talk) now. All of them …………………………
(watch) a film.
4.
…………………… you ……………………... (like)
watching TV?
5.
He ……………………………………... (usually / go)
at
6.
I ……………………………………. (visit) my
grandparents every Friday. My sister ………………………………………. (often / visit) them.
7.
The boys ……………………………………... (swim)
in the pool now but they ………………………………………… (usually / swim) in the sea.
8.
She ………………………………. (write) a letter
to her pen-friend at the moment.
9.
They ……………………………………... (sometimes /
have) lunch at work, but today they …………………………………. (have) at a restaurant.
10.
She can’t talk to you. She ……………………………………….
(have) a shower.
11.
“Where …………………………… Alex ………………………
(live)? “In France.”
12.
Tom ………………………………………… (like / ride)
a horse in his free times.
13.
The children ………………………… (play) the
piano and ……………………… (sing) a song at the moment.
14.
My mother ………………………………………. (always
/ cook) in the morning.
15.
What …………………………………………… (you /
usually / do) at weekends?
16.
Jane ………………………………………… (give) a
party today because it ………………………… (be) her birthday.
17.
The lesson …………………………… (start) at
18.
Adam is in his room now. He
…………………………………. (write) a letter to his pen-friend. He ……………………………………... (always
/ write) him a letter.
K)
Answer the questions:
1.
How often do you walk to school?
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2. What do you do after school?
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3.
What can you eat in an Italian
restaurant?
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4.
Where does a doctor work?
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5.
What are you going to do next
Saturday?
L) Ask questions for the underlined words:
1.
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George often has a bath.
2.
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Mike eats corn-flakes for breakfast
every morning.
3.
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The teacher is writing some examples on the board.
4.
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Tom is watching a film now.
5.
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My parents never smoke cigarettes.
6.
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Peter and Rob go to school by service bus.
7.
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Sam is doing his homework in his room.
8.
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I read two books every month.
9.
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I can’t understand Hans because I don’t know German.
10.
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No, Sally isn’t writing a letter now.
M) Write a question word in each
blank (For example: When, How, Why, How many ..) and then match the questions
with the answers:
1. ……………………... is your music
lesson? a) Because, I’m
hungry.
2.
……………………... is it?
b) Fine.
3.
……………………... books are there in your bag? c) Germany.
4.
……………………... likes James? d) Mary.
5.
……………………... is your watch? e) In the garden.
6. ……………………... are you? f) In
June.
7.
……………………... are the children? g) It is
8.
……………………... your father’s birthday? h) 5.
9.
……………………... do you want a sandwich? I) Tuesday.
10.
……………………... is she from? j) Six.
N) Build up sentences:
1.
He / like watching TV / but / he /
not / watch / at the moment / because / he / sleep //
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2.
What / Wendy / do / at the moment /
? // She / clean / her teeth / bathroom //
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3.
mother / can ( - ) / help me / now
/ because / she / cook / kitchen //
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4.
Where / your cousin / live / ? //
She / live / Sydney / Australia //
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5.
Why / you / eat / sandwich / now /
? // Because / I / be / hungry //
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6.
Tim / usually / go / work / bicycle
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7.
children / play / games / everyday
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8.
My brother / can ( - ) / play /
tennis / because / he / not / have / racket //
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9.
How often / mother / cook / pizza /
? //
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10. My parents / not / like / roller-skates / because / they / be /
dangerous //
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