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Jonathan Mary: Present Simple & Continuous 1. Listening. A) Listen and Decide If The Statement Is TRUE or FALSE

1. This document contains a practice test on the present simple and present continuous tenses. 2. The test includes sections on listening, reading comprehension, use of English, and writing involving choosing verbs in the appropriate present tense. 3. It provides examples of statements, short conversations and descriptions using verbs in both the present simple for habitual actions and the present continuous for actions happening now.

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Jonathan Mary: Present Simple & Continuous 1. Listening. A) Listen and Decide If The Statement Is TRUE or FALSE

1. This document contains a practice test on the present simple and present continuous tenses. 2. The test includes sections on listening, reading comprehension, use of English, and writing involving choosing verbs in the appropriate present tense. 3. It provides examples of statements, short conversations and descriptions using verbs in both the present simple for habitual actions and the present continuous for actions happening now.

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NAME:

DATE:
TEST N°1– REVISION 2021

PRESENT SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS


1. LISTENING.
A) Listen and decide if the statement is TRUE or FALSE.
1) Josh loves sports. __
2) He plays tennis and golf. __
3) He doesn’t play football. __
4) He plays basketball. __
5) He is playing football now. __
B) Listen and fill in the gaps with the correct words.
1) Mark always______________ in the morning, but today Mark_____________________in the
afternoon.
2) Mark _________________his hair. Mark never _____________ his hair.
3) Mark _________________ a tie today, but he never _______________ a tie.
4) Where is Mark going? He ________________ with a friend.
5) Is Mark going out with Susan? Yes, ______________
6) How does Betty know? Because Mark ____________a new shirt, he _______________ a tie, and
he _______________ his glasses.
2. READING COMPREHENSION. Read the two texts carefully. Then answer the questions.

Jonathan Mary
“I am a baker, so I always get up at “I go to school every day, and I don’t
three o’clock every night and bake my have time during the week, so I usually
products. Then, I have breakfast with study on Saturday nights. Then I watch
my wife and open my bakery. After my favourite series and have dinner.
lunch, I leave the bakery and sleep two After that, I put on my pyjamas and go
hours. Then I go back and chat with my to sleep”.
favourite customers”.
But this Saturday is different! Mary is
But today is different! He is in Brazil getting ready for a party now. It’s her
with his wife enjoying his vacation. He best friend’s birthday. She is in the
is at the beach, and he is wearing bathroom putting on makeup and she is
sunglasses. He is also drinking mojito wearing a black dress.
1. What does Jonathan do every
day?
2. Where is he today? What is he doing?
3. What does Mary usually do on Saturday nights?
4. What is she doing this Saturday? Why?
5. Underline the verbs in the two texts, compare between the adverbs or expressions that describe habits (always/usually) and
the ones that describe actions at the time of speaking (today/ this Saturday/ at the moment/ now). Then complete the rules:
a) When we describe habits and routines, we put the verb in the _______________________________tense.
b) When we describe actions at the time of speaking, we use the ____________________ tense.
3. USE OF ENGLISH. Complete the text about Johnny Depp’s day by putting the verbs in the correct tense. (Present
simple or continuous).
“On Mondays I 1.(wake up/usually) ………………………………….. at 6.00 am in the morning. I 2.(take)
……………………. a shower and I get dressed. Then, I go to work. I 3.(ride/always)………………………
my motorcycle, but today I 4.(take) ……………………………. a cab. Evert day at 12.00 I 5.(have)
……………. lunch with the director and the other actors. We 6.(eat/usually) ………………… chicken, but
today is the director’s birthday, so now we 7.(eat) ………………………………cake! The director 8.(wear)
……………………….. a birthday hat! Isn’t that funny?”.

4. WRITING. Write a short paragraph talking about what you usually do and what you are doing right now.

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