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The document provides exercises for students to practice using the present continuous and simple present tenses. There are multiple parts that provide sentences for students to rewrite in either the present continuous or simple present tense. The exercises focus on common verbs like "to be", "to have", "to do" and others in order to reinforce when to use each tense. Key is having students identify whether an action is ongoing or a habitual action.

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Rings Is Ringing Writes Is Writing Is Smoking Smokes Is Smoking Rains Is Beginning Is Knocking

The document provides exercises for students to practice using the present continuous and simple present tenses. There are multiple parts that provide sentences for students to rewrite in either the present continuous or simple present tense. The exercises focus on common verbs like "to be", "to have", "to do" and others in order to reinforce when to use each tense. Key is having students identify whether an action is ongoing or a habitual action.

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Exercise 1A

Write the sentences below either in the present continuous tense or the simple present tense.

1. The doorbell ………. (ring) very often. rings

2. The doorbell ……….. (ring) now. Is ringing

3. He ……… (write) many letters to his parents. writes

4. John is busy now. He ……… (write) a letter. Is writing

5. Mr. Jones ……… (smoke) a cigarette now. Is smoking

6. He ……… (smoke) more than a package of cigarettes every day. smokes

7. Look! He ……… (smoke) a cigarette now. Is smoking

8. It ……… (rain) a great deal during the spring months. rains

9. Look! It ………. (begin) to rain. Is beginning

10. Listen! Someone ……….. (knock) at the door. Is knocking

Exercise 1B

1. The bus always ………. (stop) at this corner. stops

2. The bus ………… (stop) for us now. Is stopping

3. I always ……… (get) on the bus at this corner. gets

4. Mr. and Mrs. Smith ………. (build) a new home on Second Avenue. Are building

5. We …….. (have) English lessons three times a week. have

6. We …….. (have) our English lessons now. Are having

7. Look! Helen …….. (wave) to us from across the street. Is waving

8. William always ……… (come) to school by bus. comes

9. Be quite or you will wake the baby. She ………. (sleep). Is sleeping

10. She ………. (sleep) about fourteen hours a day. sleeps

Exercise 2A

1. I am sorry. I (not/remember) his address. I dont remember


2. Don’t disturb her. She (do) a lot of homework now. Is doing

3. Susie (call) all the clients at the moment? Is sussie calling

4. Our children (play) in the park every afternoon. are playing

5. Helen (know) the answer to the question. knows

6. Where is William? He (goes) to school. Is going

7. We always (go) to school by bus. goes

8. Henry and Mina (not/do) their task at this moment. Arent doing

9. He often (make) many mistakes in spelling? Does he often makes

10. They both (want) to learn English well. want

Exercise 2B

1. She (forget) my name. forgets

2. You (know) all the answers to the questions? Do you knows

3. Where is Doddy? I (think) he (watch) TV in his room. I think he is watching

4. We sometimes (go) to school by bikes. goes

5. They (read) magazines in the living room now. Are reading

6. She (not/do) her homework in the evening. Isnt doing

7. The book (contain) all the information you need. contains

8. The children (play) in the park at this moment. Are playing

9. Luke and Sandy (not/do) their task every day. Arent doing

10. The guests (not/have) dinner now. Arent having arent having

TEST 2

Present Continuous or Simple Present.

1. Excuse me, (you/speak) English? Do you speak

2. Tom (have) a shower at the moment. has


3. They (not/watch) television very often. Dont watch

4. Listen! Somebody (sing) is singing

5. She’s tired. She (want) to go home now. wants

6. How often (you/read) a newspaper? Do you read

7. ‘Excuse me, but you (sit) in my place.’ ‘Oh, I’m sorry.’ Are sitting

8. I’m sorry. I (not/understand. Please more slowly. Dont understand

9. ‘Where are you, Roy?’ ‘I’m in the sitting-room. I (read).’ Am reading

10.What time (she/finish) work every day? Does she finish

11. You can turn off the radio. I (not/listen) to it. I dont listen

12.He (not/usually/drive) to work. He usually (walk). Doesnt usually drive

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