56291 present simple continuous

AThe following signal words are used with the present simple:
Adverbs of frequency (always, usually, often, sometimes, never), every/Sunday/ Wednesday/ day/
week/fortnight/ month/ year, regularly, once, twice, three times…, occasionally, seldom, all the time…
Examples:
the students always go to school twice a day.
Every Sunday morning, Thomas plays football with his friends in the stadium.
B- the following are signal words used with the present progressive(continuous):
Now, nowadays, at the moment, this Monday/ Tuesday/ weekend/week/fortnight/month/ year, look! Listen!
…
Examples:
Suha is visiting her grandparents this Saturday.
Look! Hassan is going to school on foot, he all the time rides to it.
Exercises:
1 - Present simple or progressive?
• If an action is a habit we use……………………………………………………………………..
• For actions happening now we utilize……………………………………..
• For facts and generalizations we employ………………………………………………………….
• The signal word “usually” indicates that we should use…………………………………………..
• The signal word “now” implies that we ought to use……………………………………………..
2- Conjugate the verbs between brackets into the correct tense (present simple/ continuous)
-Amanda usually …………… (to wake up) at 7.00 am, she ……….. (to wash) her face, ………. (to
wear) the school uniform and ………….. (to take) her breakfast then she ………….. (to leave) to school
at 7.45. The course ………… (to start) at 8.00 she…………… (to study) math, physics and French
literature but she …………….. (to prefer) Philosophy, her future’s dream…. (to be) to become a famous
philosopher. She ………… (to keep) saying: “I ……….. (to love) philosophy because it…......................
(to broaden) my mind and………………... (to flourish) my thinking”.
- Nowadays, the planet earth …………. (to face) dozens of environmental problems such as pollution,
deforestation and most of all global warming.
-This weekend, our school ……………. (to organize) an excursion to the mountains, the aim of this visit
is to sensitize the students about the importance of the green areas.
- Today, Moroccan youth ………….. (to get) engaged in political issues.

- ……………… (You/to play) football every Sunday?
- listen! These two men ………………….. (to speak/ not) Arabic correctly, they …………(to be)
probably foreigners.
- Now, we …………………….. (to collect) our stuff because we ………… …… (to leave) tonight.
- ………………………. (You/watch) TV or surfing the net at the moment?
- Our national team ………………… (to face) the Kenyan, this fortnight.
-I often ………… (to speak) English in the class with my students.
- My brother ……………………(not like) eating vegetables.
- Most students ……………….. (to do) their best to succeed, this year.
- The man said to his friend “I…………… (to leave) now dear friend, I ………. (to hope) to see you
next time in full energy”
- The smiths ……………………(not/ to move) this weekend because they have lots of things to do.
- …………………….….. (I/ be/ not) listening to you, now?
- Every fortnight, Salima …………… (to go) with her parents to the theater.