Present Simple - Present Progressive Stative Verbs

1 Complete with the Present Simple or the Present Progressive form of the verb. 1 I am doing (do) a lot of physical exercise at the moment because they say it helps (help) reduce (להפחית) stress, but it isn'tworking (not work) for me!2 He usually wears (wear) a blue shirt – he says it looks (look) nicer.3 These days, my team and I are training (train) four hours a day to prepare for the school football finals which take place (take place) every year in June.4 I feel (feel) really pleased today because my teacher says I am making(make) great progress (התקדמות) with my English.5 My little sister needs (need) encouragement (עידוד) – she’s very clever but she doesn't show (not show) it.6 She is always complaining(always about everything, and I am becoming (become) more and more annoyed with it. Complete these sentences with the correct time expression. 1 We occasionally eat out on Sundays, but not more than once a month.2 He’s definitely very clever, but he can sometimes be a bit annoying .3 Our teachers don’t usually give us homework over the weekend, only when we have a test on a Monday.4 My grandmother alwayslooks happy to see my cousins and me.5 My friend always asks me if she looks trendy because she reads that fashion blog every day.6 Dad rarely has time to relax in the evening– he usually has work to finish. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verbs given. 1. I think (think) long hair looks terrible on me.2. She isn't working (not work) at the moment, she’s on holiday.3. What’s in this milkshake? It tastes (taste) delicious.4. We are thinking(think) of going to the cinema.5. He can’t come to the phone now he is having(have) dinner.6. She’s young but she has(have) a very strong personality.7. Who’s the first person you see(see) when you wake up in the morning? Find five mistakes in the text. Copy the text and correct the mistakes - underlinethe corrections. Shauli is having has many qualities, but she’s a bit too shy. He’s more intelligent then he thinks. He quite a good student and he knows French and Spanish well, but he’s bad in maths. In fact, he gets very low marks in algebra at the moment. Shauli needs private lessons and looks for a private teacher. He’s my best friend and we are having a great time when we hang out together. And we love going to the mall. We are looking at all the new gadgets but we never buys anything. Complete the text with the Present Simple or Present Progressive form of the verbs.ask • want • do • get • have • love • hold •look • study • not+ always + study Tanishq Abraham is a child prodigy. When he was only four years old, in 2007, he scored 99.9 on an IQ test.He (1) has several university degrees – in maths, physics, science and foreign languages. Tanishq (2) has a wide range of interests, so how does he decide what to study? ‘If I find something that interests me,’ he says, ‘I read a book on it, and then start to do research. I sometimes (3) get in touch with scientists, too, and learn from them.’ This multi-talented Indian-American child (4) wants to run for president of the USA. But that can only happen when he’s 35. In the meantime, he (5) is studyingto become a doctor. Does he get on with the other students on his course? ‘Oh yes,’ he says. ‘Because I (6) look so young, at the beginning they all wonder what I (7) am doingin their class, but then we make friends and they often (8) ask me for help. But Tanishq (9) doesn''t always study. In his free time,he (10) loves playing video games with his sister.