12411 present simple vs present progressive

Present Simple vs. present Progressive (A-B are dialogues).

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Andy sometimes _____________ comics ( read) but today he ____________(read)

the Guess What Post.
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We never ______________ TV in the morning. ( watch) because mom __________(not

approve) it.
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Listen! Sandy__________________ in the bathroom ( sing), she_______(have) such a

beautiful voice.
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My sister usually________________ in the kitchen ( help) but today I

____________(help) because she ____________(sleep).
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My mother_________________ breakfast now. ( make)

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They often _________________ in the bathroom ( clean) but today there is no water,

so, they____________( go) to bed dirty.

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Look! The boys________________ home. ( come)

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His grandfather_________________ for a walk every day ( go) but today he

__________(ride) his bike.
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I __________________ with my friend at the moment (chat), he _______(say) he

______________(fly) to London tomorrow.
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Cats___________ mice. (eat).

A. Is that our new neighbor________________(shout) at her husband? B. No, I
________________(not think) so. It __________(sound) more like their
television is turned on.
A Each time I ___________(see) this movie I cry. It ___________(make) me feel so
unhappy. B. So, why ___________(watch) it over and over again? A. Oh! You silly Billy, don’t
you __________(know) I __________(like) crying.
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It _________(rain) in winter and sometimes it even _________(snows).
I ________(love) snow but my wife ___________(not like) it because she
________(say) it ________(remind) her of poor families in cold far away countries.

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I sometimes ________(wonder) about the future of our planet. If factories
__________(continue) to pollute the earth, and people ___________(not switch) to

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public transportation. What _____________(you think)?
______you like horror films? Personally, I ____________(not care) much about them.
Dogs ____________(not like) cats.
Shhhh! be quiet! I ________________(study) for my English exam.
Don’t forget to double check your answers before you ___________(hand them in).
I ________(wish) you good luck and ___________(hope) It isn’t too difficult.

Form questions in the Present Simple/progressive /

________ Judy also coming with us to the football match next week?
________ girls usually like football?
Why _________ she coming then?
Ah! That’s because she _________ (love) Martin.
______ the teacher in the classroom ?
No, she isn’t. She ______________ (talk) with Dan, the new boy.
Why __________(think) she is talking to him? Ah! That’s because he
_________(speak) Dutch.

_________our teacher also ________(speak) Dutch. Yes, she_______(do).
__________ you usually ______(fly) abroad in the summer?
Why ______ you _________? Ah! It’s because I ________(want) to invite you to come
with us to Toscana next summer. You ______ probably _________(joke) !
Not at all, I really ________(mean) it.
_______ you always _________(eat) all the cookies?
No, I ________(not). So why _____________(laugh) Ah! It’s because I
_____________(lie).
______ that Dan __________(play) over there? Yes, it ________.
Can you _________(ask) him to come over here?
I __________(need) to ask him something. What _____ you ______(need) to ask him.
Ah! That _______(be) a secret.