The document provides instructions and examples for completing dialogues, voice messages, sentences, and an email with the correct present simple or present continuous form of verbs. Learners are given partial conversations and passages with verbs in brackets and must fill in the correct present tense form based on whether the verb is describing a habitual action or an action ongoing at the time. The document provides practice with distinguishing between and using the present simple and present continuous tenses.
The document provides instructions and examples for completing dialogues, voice messages, sentences, and an email with the correct present simple or present continuous form of verbs. Learners are given partial conversations and passages with verbs in brackets and must fill in the correct present tense form based on whether the verb is describing a habitual action or an action ongoing at the time. The document provides practice with distinguishing between and using the present simple and present continuous tenses.
The document provides instructions and examples for completing dialogues, voice messages, sentences, and an email with the correct present simple or present continuous form of verbs. Learners are given partial conversations and passages with verbs in brackets and must fill in the correct present tense form based on whether the verb is describing a habitual action or an action ongoing at the time. The document provides practice with distinguishing between and using the present simple and present continuous tenses.
The document provides instructions and examples for completing dialogues, voice messages, sentences, and an email with the correct present simple or present continuous form of verbs. Learners are given partial conversations and passages with verbs in brackets and must fill in the correct present tense form based on whether the verb is describing a habitual action or an action ongoing at the time. The document provides practice with distinguishing between and using the present simple and present continuous tenses.
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Complete the dialogues with the correct present
simple form of the verbs in brackets. 1 A: Do you go (you / go) to the gym every day? B: No, I don’t go (not go) every day. I go (go) three times a week. 2 A: Does Sam study (Sam / study) at your school? B: No, he doesn’t study (not study) there. He studies (study) at a private school. 3 A: Does your mother teach (teach) English? B: Yes, she does. She also teaches (teach) French and Spanish. She is (be) very good at languages. 4 A: Do your parents work (your parents / work) in London? B: No, they don’t. They both work (work) in Oxford. 5 A: Do you practise (you / practise) much before you perform a new play? B: Yes, we practise (practise) for weeks before the first performance, and the director makes (make) a lot of changes. 2. Complete the voice message with the correct present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Hi Steve! It’s Sean. How are things? I hope you are well. 1 Do you have (you / have) a good time in Hull? I 2 am calling (call) from my grandparents’ house in Cornwall. My sister and I 3 am staying (stay) here for a couple of weeks, and we 4 are enjoying (enjoy) it a lot. I 5 am planning (plan) to study for my exams later, but now I 6 am relaxing (relax). I’m not totally lazy, though – I 7 am running (run) every morning. Jake and I 8 are thinking (think) about spending a month in Spain. Would you like to go with us? Let me know! Well, the sun 9 is shining (shine) so I think I’ll go for a walk. Bye!
1-c, 2-e, 3-f, 4-b, 5-d, 6-a
4. Complete the sentences with the correct present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1 Josh scores at least one point in every game he plays. (score) 2 I believe that they will give Kate a place on the team. (believe) 3 Susan is trying to finish her homework today. (try) 4 My dad is cooking Chinese food tonight. (cook) 5 My brother loves books. He reads a book every week. (read) 6 I am watching all of my old Friends DVDs this week. (watch) 7 Sam gets up before 7 a.m., even on Sundays. (get up) 8 Look out of the window. A big storm is coming! (come) 9 Lisa usually plays video games when she gets home. (play) 10 I understand what you’re saying, but I don’t agree with it. (understand) 5. Complete the email with the correct present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. To: lauren@email.com Hi Lauren How 1 is (be) everything? I hope you 2 are having (have) a great time at football camp this week. I 3 am enjoying (enjoy) my summer drama project. Every summer we 4 put on (put on) a play by Shakespeare, and this year we 5 are working (work) on A midsummer Night’s Dream. It’s a great play because it 6 has (have) so many different roles. We 7 are practising (practise) about six hours a day and we’re performing the play in public next week. I 8 am trying (try) very hard to learn my lines. I 9 am playing (play) two parts in the play, and sometimes I 10 forget (forget) which part I’m playing! Anyway, I 11 believe (believe) it will be a great performance. My grandparents 12 are travelling (travel) from Leeds next week just to see me in the play. I know you 13 are (be) very busy at camp, but I 14 hope (hope) to hear from you soon. Take care! Daisy