Present Simple vs Present Progressive

Worksheet by Sharon Katz
Present Simple vs 
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Subjects
ELA, English
Grades
5 , 6 , 7
Language
ENG
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Mark usually _ home on foot. go is going goes Listen! Mark _ the piano. play is playing plays My mother is a good cook. Everything she _ is excellent. cooks is cooking cook They often _ TV in the evening. watches are watching watch The dog _ under the table right now. sleep sleeps are sleeping is sleeping Use the verbs in brackets in Present Simple or Progressive Mr. Watson takes very good photos. (take)Look! He is taking a photo of you right now. (take) Use the verbs in brackets in Present Simple or Progressive Tom usually plays football. (play)But today he is playing tennis.(play) Use the verb in brackets in Present Simple or Progressive Where does Sally usually spend her summer holidays? (spend) Use the verb in brackets in Present Simple or Progressive Jason doesn't listen to the radio very often. (not / listen) Use the verbs in brackets in Present Simple or Progressive Bob and Karen’s parents usually drive them to school (drive),but today they are going by bus. (go) WHAT ARE THEY DOING? Next to the pictures- write questions and answers about what the people in the picture are doing. Use the Present Progressive.For example:What are the two boys eating? They are eating a sandwich. ORAre the boys eating ice cream?No, they are not eating ice cream, they are eating a sandwich. CLASSIFY THE EXPRESSIONS: PRESENT SIMPLE OR PROGRESSIVE? PRESENT PROGRESSIVE now at the moment at present these days "Listen!" "Look!" right now PRESENT SIMPLE usually sometimes every day on a regular basis once a week never Complete the postcard with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use Present Simple or Progressive Hello from Iceland. At the moment I am sittingin a restaurant called the Pearl. Fred is with me and we are havinga cup of coffee. The view from here is magnificent. We are staying at a very nice hotel though it is very expensive. Every morning I get upearly and swim in an open-air pool. Fred doesn't comewith me. He doesn't likegetting up early. He sayshe is on holiday. We gosight-seeing every day. Iceland is a wonderful country.See you soon, Jenny Complete the sentences to make WH questions in the Present Simple. For example:John likes sandwiches.What kind of sandwiches does he like? 1. Mandy studies German.What other subjects does Mandy study?2. They play football.How often do they play?3. She has a toothache.Why does she have a toothache?4. We work very hard.Where do we work very hard? Write the questions for the dialogue below John: Which moive to you want to see?Adam: I want to see "Twilight". I heard it's a movie about vampires!John: Who acts in it?Adam: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart act in it.John: When does it start?Adam: It starts at 22:00 Hurry up or we will miss the bus!John: O.K, but why do you want to see this movie?Adam: I want to see this movie because I love vampires, they are my favorite characters! Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use Present Simple of Present Progressive. 1. It is (be) a stormy day today. The wind is blowing (blow) and it is raining (rain) most of the time. I think (think) the best thing to do is (be) to stay at home and have a cup of tea or cocoa.2. Right now I am sitting (sit) and crying (cry) ! My best friend thinks (think) I am (be) ugly! I don't know (not know) what to do. I feel (feel) so miserable and sad. I am not going (not go) to talk to her ever again! Complete the sentences using your own words:1. I_2. She usually _3. Speak up! I can't hear what _4. I never _5. My parents always _6. I don't know _7. My friends often _8. Every Saturday my family _9. Tonight I _10. Look! _

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