d. How often (do you visit / are you visiting) your grandmother?
1 Complete the table with the time expressions and adverbs of frequency
below.
today • now • often • on Sundays • every year • tomorrow night • this morning • at this moment • twice a week • usually
e. In most US schools, the students (don’t wear / aren’t wearing uniforms. f. Turn off the television. The children (don’t watch / aren’t watching) it. g. You don’t need an umbrella this morning. It (doesn’t rain / isn’t raining). h. He is a vegetarian. He (doesn’t eat / isn’t eating) meat. i. Right now, the president (meets / is meeting) some important people.
Present Simple
Present Continuous
4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple
or Present Continuous.
1. My mother ……………………… (wash) her car every weekend. 2. I ……………………… (do) an English grammar exercise at this moment. 3. The British sometimes ……………………… (eat) fish and chips for dinner. 4. My friends and I ……………………… (go) shopping tomorrow. 5. On Saturdays, I ……………………… (not get up) till 12.00. c. on Sundays c. today 6. Our teacher is ill. She ……………………… (not work) today.
2 Choose the correct answer.
1.! They go to church … . ! ! a. at this moment a. every year b. now
2.! I …. listen to classical music. b. often 3.! My dad is making pancakes for breakfast … . ! ! a. this morning a. on Sundays b. usually c. twice a week c. often
5 Write the questions for the answers below.
Attention to the words in bold
1. ! 2. ! 3. c. twice a week ! 4. ...
Yes, he loves chocolates.
... They live in Paris. ... The children are playing tennis. ...
4.! We are flying to Germany … . b. tomorrow night
5.! My friends go shopping … . a. at this moment b. now
3 Choose the correct answer.
a. What are you cooking? It (smells / is smelling) wonderful. b. What time (do you usually go / are you usually going) to bed? c. Be quiet! The baby (sleeps / is sleeping).
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! I’m wearing a coat because it is cold outside. 5. ... ! She finishes school at 3.30.
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6.
...
Yes, she is leaving tonight.
8 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple
or Present Continuous.
1.! I ……………………… (sit) at the computer at the moment. 2.! Tina always ……………………… (apply) for a summer job the moment school is over. 3.! My parents ……………………… (not allow) me to stay out late on weekdays. 4.! The teachers ……………………… (leave) for the seminar after school ends. 5.! My mobile phone ……………………… (ring). Where is my bag? 6.! These biscuits ……………………… (taste) delicious. 7. What ……………… the students ……………… (study) now?
6 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present
Simple or Present Continuous.
1. She ……………………… (not go) swimming with her friends today because she ……………………… (not know) how to swim. She ……………………… (want) to learn and she ……………………… (wait) for the swimming course to start next month. 2.! Teacher: Graham, ………………… you ………………… (listen) to me? ! Student: Yes, Mrs Black, but I still ……………… (not understand) the story. 3.! The world ……………………… (get) warmer and most world leaders ……………………… (believe) that this is a big problem. Next month, many of these leaders ……………………… (meet) to talk about the problem.
9 Match an adjective below to each of the descriptions.
2.! behaving in a superior way! ……………… 3.! embarrassed in front of others! 4.! friendly! 5.! behaving like a child ! 6. dependable! b. tonight c. tomorrow b. today c. in winter ……………… ……………… ………………
7 Choose the correct answer.
1.! The manager is meeting with an important client … . Don’t go into the office. a. now
2.! He never goes swimming in the sea … because the water is too cold. a. at the moment
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Replace the words in bold with the words below.
adventurous • calm • considerate • cheerful • good-looking
3.! I’m going to the dance with Jane … . I’m so excited! a. every day a. right now b. this evening b. rarely c. usually 4.! It rains … on some tropical islands. c. almost every day
1. She always has a happy smile. ……………… 2. Do you ever feel relaxed before a big test? ……………… 3. The new boy wears trendy clothes and is very attractive. ……………… 4. We like doing things that are dangerous and exciting. ……………… 5.! It was kind of you to lend me your umbrella. ………………
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dependent • organised • successful • stubborn • unsociable 1.! Virgos love making lists and keeping things tidy. They are always ……………… 2.! He worked very hard and became ……………… . 3.! Babies are especially ……………… on their mothers. 4.! People think he’s ……………… , but he is just very shy. 5. A very ……………… person almost never changes his mind.
7. shy ! 8. hard-working!
g. ! at f h. ugly !
15 Javier Arenas is a politician. Read the text and put the verbs in brackets
into the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
Javier Arenas .................... he ...................
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(be) a very busy man. Every morning,
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(leave) home at 8 o’clock, and ..................
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(go) to his
office. He …................. really ................…..
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(usually/have) meetings until lunchtime, and in (often/visit) the people of Andalusia. He
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Add a
suitable
prefix where necessary.
1.! People get ……………… (patient) when their bus arrives late. 2.! Rita is an excellent secretary because she is so …………… (organised). 3.! The sales assistant was so ……………… (polite) that I complained to the manager. 4.! Beware of ……………… (honest) politicians.
the afternoon, he ….................
(enjoy) talking to people.
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At the moment, he and his team ..............….. persuade lots of people to vote for him. Next month, he ...............….. They ................….. Andalusia.
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(organise) his election
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campaign. There are elections in June and he …..................
A Trekking Journal. Read the text and put the verbs in brackets into the
Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
November 12, 2011 Today …............ Annapurna. I am exhausted and my legs …............ complete the trek. My feet …..........… (bleed) but I still …............ ….............
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Match the words in A to their opposites in B.
A B a.!short b. ! utgoing o c.!straight d. ! ark d e. dishonest ! f. !azy l
(be) the second day of my trek around Mount (shake); I just hope I am able to (kill) me and my toes …..........
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Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything (be) so different, and I ..........……
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(try) to adapt to the
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new way of life here. I …............
(learn) a little bit of the language to (not
make communication easier; unfortunately, I ...............
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learn) foreign languages quickly. Although I …............ understand) much yet, I believe that I …..........… I …..........… …............
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(not
(improve).
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1. c 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. c Present Simple: often, on Sundays, every year, twice a week, usually Present Continuous: today, now, tomorrow night, this morning, at this moment
(travel/currently) with Liam, a student from Leeds
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University in England. He ……..........
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(be) a nice guy, but impatient. He
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(walk/always) ahead of me and …............
(complain) that
I am too slow. Right now, Liam …............ …............
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(sit) with the owner of the inn. They
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a. smells! b. do you usually go! c. is sleeping! d. do you visit e. don’t wear f. aren’t watching g. isn’t raining h. doesn’t eat i. is meeting
differences between life in England and life in
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Nepal. I …............
(not know) the real name of the owner, but
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everybody ..........….. Nepali.
(call) him Tam. Tam …............
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(speak)
English very well and he …............ Every time Tam …............
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(try) to teach Liam some words in
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(say) a new word, Liam ……..........
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(try)
to repeat it. Unfortunately, Liam also …............ have to ask for directions.
(seem) to have
difficulty learning foreign languages. I just hope we don't get lost and
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1. washes 2. am doing 3. eat 4.are going 5. don’t get up 6. isn’t working
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the present simple.
Harvey Dent .................... He ....................
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
(go) to a football match in London
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tomorrow. Tottenham Hotspurs ................... go) by car because Harvey ..................... They ....................
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(play) against Everton FC.
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(go) with his friend Richard. They .................. (go) by train.
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(not
(not like) travelling by coach.
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Does he love chocolates? Where do they live? What are the children playing? Why are you wearing a coat? When does she finish school?! Is she leaving tonight?
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1. isn’t going, doesn’t know, wants, is waiting 2. are … listening, don’t understand 3. is getting, believe, are meeting
The train ....................
(leave) Bath at 12.15. It ...................
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(be) a
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fast train and ......................
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(not stop) anywhere. It ....................
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(arrive) in London Paddington Station at 13.45. The match ..................... (start) at 15.00 and it .................... (finish) at about 16.45.
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1. a! 2. c 3. b 4. c
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1. 2. 3. 4. am sitting! applies! don’t allow! are leaving 5. is ringing 6. taste 7. are … studying
17. are discussing 23. tries
18. don’t know
19. calls
20. speaks
21. is trying
22. says
24. seems
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1. is going 7. leaves 2. is playing 8. is 3. is going 4. aren’t going 5. doesn’t like 12. finishes 6. are going 9. doesn’t stop 10. arrives 11. starts