16884 present simplepresent continuous

PRESENT SIMPLE&PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
A) Complete the paragraph. Use the correct forms of the verbs.
It’s half past seven on Wednesday evening and Jenny (1) __________________ (talk) to
Steven on the telephone. She always (2) __________________ (talk) to Steven in the evening.
They are friends but they (3) __________________ (not / go) to same school. Jenny, Emma and
Garth (4) __________________ (watch) a video. Emma usually (5) __________________ (do)
her homework in the evening but she (6) __________________ (not / have) any homework
tonight.

Steven’s

sister

(7)

__________________

(listen)

to

music.

She

always

(8) __________________ (listen) to Justin Timberlake.

B) Complete the paragraph. Use the correct forms of the verbs.
At the moment it’s half past ten on Sunday morning. My sister (1) __________________ (walk)

the dog. She (2) __________________ (walk) the dog every Sunday morning. My mum
(3) __________________ (read) a book in the garden. She always (4) __________________
(sit) in the garden when the sun shines. My dad (5) __________________ (not /sit) in the garden
at the moment. He (6) __________________ (drive) to the sports centre. He often
__________________

(play)

rugby

with

his

friends

on

Sunday.

I (8) __________________ (read) a magazine. I love doing nothing on Sunday.

(7)
And

me?


D) Read the text and write questions for the answers given.
Sam Jason is twelve and he lives in London. He goes to Hanwell School. In his free time, Sam goes

skateboarding. He is very good at it and people in the street always stop and watch him. Sam says ‘I
skateboard to school every day. I leave my house at 8.30 and I get to school at 8.45.’
It’s Saturday today and he is in bed. Sam doesn’t get up early on Saturdays. He is watching TV at the
moment. ‘I’m watching a great programme about animals in Africa. My cat Minnie is sitting on the bed
with me. She isn’t sleeping at the moment. She is getting frightened because she can see the lions on
TV!’
1) Where _____________________________________________________________?
He lives in London.
2) Which ______________________________________________________________?
He goes to Hanwell School.
3) __________________________________________________________ in his free time?
He goes skateboarding.
4) _________________________________________________________ early on Saturdays?
No, he doesn’t.
5) ___________________________________________________________ at the moment?
He’s watching TV.
6) What _________________________________________________________________?
He’s watching a programme about animals in Africa.
7) What _________________________________________________________________?
She’s sitting on the bed.
8) Why __________________________________________________________________?
Because she can see the lions on TV.