A A GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Present review
Lesson code: 12BQ-A2FQ-M8L Pre-intermediate (A2-B1)

1 Review
Complete the review of the present tense with `simple' or `continuous'.

Grammar review - simple or continuous?

1
We use the present to talk about repeated or permanent things:
I wake up every morning at 8 o'clock.
Where do you live?

2
We use the present to talk about things that are happening now or around this time:
I'm learning English at the moment.
He isn't working right now. He's on holiday.

3
We use the present to talk about plans and future arrangements:
I'm going to the cinema tonight.

4
Remember that some verbs are NEVER used with the present . These are called
state verbs, e.g. love, like, know, need, want, hate, understand, etc.
I like her very much. (NOT I'm liking her.)

2 Practice I
Match the verbs on the left with the nouns on the right.

1. write a. a bus
2. say b. a meal
3. get on c. a microscope
4. cook d. a motorbike
5. use e. on the board
6. ride f. thank you
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Now watch the video. For each clip, ask and answer the questions like in the example. To access the
video, scan the code on the right with your mobile device.

1. What does he do? He is a politician. Video

What is he doing? He is saying thank you.

2. What does he do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

What is he doing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. What do they do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

What are they doing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. What does she do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

What is she doing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. What does he do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

What is he doing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. What does she do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

What is she doing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Now answer the questions about you:

1. What do you do?

2. What are you doing?

3 Practice II
Complete the sentences with the verbs in the correct form:

1. I eat (eat) sushi for lunch once a week.

2. I (read) a really interesting book on China at the moment.
3. What (Bart/watch) right now?
4. Slow down! You (drive) too fast.
5. She (not/want) an ice-cream. It's too cold.
6. Timothy (play) basketball about three times a week.
7. It's 5 o'clock. The pupils (wait) for their parents to pick them up.
8. The pupils (wait) for their bus every day at 5 o'clock.
9. Paul (not/go) on holiday this summer. He (not/have) enough money.
10. Many scientists (believe) that global temperatures (rise).
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4 Practice III
Make true sentences about you using the verbs below in the correct form. Compare with a partner.

1. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (go on holiday) next month.

2. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (go on holiday) every summer.
3. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (eat breakfast) every morning.
4. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (learn two languages) at the moment.
5. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (go out with friends) every evening.
6. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (get up in the morning) every day.
7. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (read an interesting book) at the moment.
8. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (go to the cinema) tonight.
9. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (study for an exam) this week.
10. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (go swimming) very often.

Now make questions about each sentence like in the example.

1. Are you going on holiday next month ?

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3. ......................................................................................?
4. ......................................................................................?
5. ......................................................................................?
6. ......................................................................................?
7. ......................................................................................?
8. ......................................................................................?
9. ......................................................................................?
10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

Ask and answer the questions with a partner like in the example below:

Dialogue
A: Are you going on holiday next month?
B: Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.
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 Present review - Key
A A A A GRAMMAR PRACTICE

1- Review

1. simple
2. continuous
3. continuous
4. continuous

2- Practice I

1. e 2. f 3. a 4. b 5. c 6. d

Play the video. To scan the QR code, you will need a QR code reader app installed on your mobile device and an
Internet connection. Alternatively, click the video link or play the downloaded file. Students can work individually
and check in pairs if done in the classroom.
2. He is a chef. He is cooking a meal.
3. They are school pupils. They are getting on a bus.
4. She is a scientist. She is using a microscope.
5. He is a policeman. He is riding a motorbike.
6. She is a teacher. She is writing on the board.

3- Practice II

2. 'm reading 3. is Bart watching 4. 're driving

5. doesn't want 6. plays 7. are waiting
8. wait 9. isn't going/doesn't have 10. believe/are rising

4- Practice III

If done in class, students work individually and compare with a partner. Monitor the activity. If done for homework,
students can ask and answer the questions at the beginning of the next lesson.

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