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Exercises N°12

The document discusses the differences between the present simple and present progressive tenses, noting that the simple present is used for habitual actions while the progressive describes temporary or ongoing situations. It gives examples of verbs typically used with each tense and includes two exercises for students to complete sentences

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Exercises N°12

The document discusses the differences between the present simple and present progressive tenses, noting that the simple present is used for habitual actions while the progressive describes temporary or ongoing situations. It gives examples of verbs typically used with each tense and includes two exercises for students to complete sentences

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Teacher: Dra.

Evelyn Alina Anicama Navarrete

CONTRAST OF TWO TIME (PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT


PROGRESSIVE OR CONTINUE)
Grammar notes
1. The present progressive describes what is happening right now or in the extended
present. The simple present tense describes what generally happens (but not necessarily
right now)
Traffic is moving slowly today.
Traffic moves slowly every holiday.

Now Now
It´s moving slowly

Past X Future Past X X X X X Future

It usually moves slowly

2. Non – action verbs (also called stative verbs) usually describe states or situations but not
actions. Non action verbs are not usually used in the present progressive even when they
describe a situation that exists at the momento of speaking.

I want to leave now


Not I´m wanting to leave now.
3. Non action verbs do the following:
a. Express emotions (hate, like, love, want)
Mike wants to leave right now.
b. Describe perception and the senses (hear, see, smell, taste, feel, notice)
She feels impatient in traffic.
c. Describe mental states (know, remenber, believe, suppose, think, believe,
understand)
I don´t understand why this traffic is so bad.
d. Show possession (have, own, possess, belong)
I have a headache. Do you have an aspirin?
e. Describe appearance (seem, be, appear, sound, look)
Traffic looks bad. It´s not moving at all.
4. Be careful! Some verbs can have both a non action and an action meaning.
The soup tastes Good. Try some.
She´s tasting the soup t osee if it needs more salt.
EXERCISES
1. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE OR PRESENT PROGRESSIVE.
Complete the chart about a businesswoman, Laura DeSoto. What does she usually
do? What is she doing today?
Usually Today
1. Laura DeSoto gets up at 7:00. 1. _She is geeting up___ at 7:30.
2. She takes__ the bus to work. 2. She is taking the train to work.
3. She reads_ a magazine. 3. She is Reading the paper.
4. She drinks a cup of coffee. 4. ______________ a cup of tea.
5. __________ pants. 5. She is wearing a dress.
6. __________ lunch in the 6. She is eating lunch in a coffee
office. shop.
7. She wants a small lunch. 7. ______________ a big lunch.
8. __________ english. 8. She is speaking spanish.
9. She seems relaxed. 9. ______________ nervous.
10. She goes home late. 10. ______________ home early.

2. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE OR PRESENT PROGRESSIVE


Complete the sentences about a businessman, Tony Martin. Use the correct formo f
the verbs in parentheses.

1. It´s 8:00 a.m. Tony Martin __is driving___________ to work.


(drive)
2. He _drives_____________ to work every day.
(drive)
3. The trip usually ____takes_____________ 45 minutes.
(take)
4. Today it __is taking___________ longer.
(take)
5. Workers ___are reparing______________ the highway this morning.
(repair)
6. Because of the construction, Tony _______________ Parson Road.
(use)
7. Normally, he ___takes____________ route 93.
(take)
8. Traffic always _moves_________ faster on Route 93.
(move)
9. Today, the weather ___is slowing down__________ the traffic, too.
(slow down)
10. It _raining____________ hard, and the roads are slippery.
(rain)
11. Tony is a careful driver. He always ___drives_________ slowly when the roads
are wet.
(drive)
12. The radio is on, and Tony __is listening to_____________ the traffic report.
(listen to)
13. He always _linting_____________ the radio on his way to work.
(listen to)
14. The announcer ______________ an accident on Parson Road.
(describe)
15. Tony _______________ to be late for work, but there is nothing he can do.
(not want)
16. Traffic ______________ even more slowly because of the accident.
(move)
17. Tony _______________ to drive even when the traffic is bad.
(like)
18. He always _____________ relaxed when he is behind the Wheel.
(feel)
19. He ______________ he can´t do anything about the traffic conditions.
(know)
20. Tony _______________ what psychologists call a type B personality.
(have)

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