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Present Simple Vs Present Continuous

This document provides examples to illustrate the difference between using the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It compares sentences using different verb forms like "drive" versus "is driving" and "work" versus "is working". It also provides similar examples contrasting the past simple and past continuous tenses, showing how the tenses are used to indicate ongoing or repeated actions versus one-time actions that were occurring in the past. The examples help explain when to use each verb form in English sentences.

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Present Simple Vs Present Continuous

This document provides examples to illustrate the difference between using the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It compares sentences using different verb forms like "drive" versus "is driving" and "work" versus "is working". It also provides similar examples contrasting the past simple and past continuous tenses, showing how the tenses are used to indicate ongoing or repeated actions versus one-time actions that were occurring in the past. The examples help explain when to use each verb form in English sentences.

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Present Simple vs present continuous

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1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) ___________________ her kids to football practice.
2. Usually, I (work) ___________________ as a secretary during the summer
3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) ___________________
4. Take your umbrella. It (rain) ___________________
5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) ___________________
6. Justin (write) ___________________ about his adventures today.
7. The business cards (be) ___________________ usually printed by a company in New York.
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1 Mary never ____ TV at weekends.
watches
is watching
2 The drugstore ____ until nine oclock everyday.
doesn't close
isn't closing
3 Kate ____ the guitar at nights.
is often playing
often plays
4 John ____ in the hospital, he always saves lives.
works
is working
5 My father and I ____ sunbathing on the beach every summer.
love
is loving
Past simple vs Past continuous
The teacher (explain) ___________________ the lesson when the lights (go) ___________________
out.
2 The kid (play) ___________________ with a bubble but the dog (burst) ___________________ it.
3 I (not work) ___________________ last summer, I (be) ___________________ unemployed.
4 (He / do) ___________________ a good job while he (work) ___________________ in your office?
5 My father (send) ___________________ me a text message saying
they (enjoy) ___________________ the trip.
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