A2.3 Present simple vs present continuous

Read the information about present simple and continuous at page 172. Then do the following exercises. 1 - Choose the correct wordThe present simple is used to talk about facts and routines.FACTThe company gives its workers a good salary.It makes new, fashionable bags from unused materials.It sells bags all over the world.ROUTINELuca always wears a suit to work.He doesn't usually wear jeans.I go shopping at least twice a year.Some time expressions used in the present simple are: always, often, usually, sometimes, rarely, never, once a week, and twice a month.We use present continuous to describe an action in progress now or around the time of speaking.Luca is wearing a blue suit today.We aren't preparing for fashion week.Right now, I'm reading a fashion blog.We don't usually use the following verbs in the continuous form: be, like, love, and want.Some time expressions used in the present continuous are: now, at the moment, and today. Form 2- Match the columns. Present simple (affirmative) Subject+ verb+ complement Luca always wears a suit to work. Present simple (negative) Subject+do not+ verb in infinitve + complement He doesn't usually wear jeans. Present simple (interrogative) Do Subject +verb in infinitve + complement Do you get paid well? Present continuous (affirmative) Subject+ be+ verb in -ING+ complement Luca is wearing a blue suit today. Present continuous (negative) Subject+ am is not+ verb in -ING+ complement We aren't preparing for fashion week. Present continuous (interrogative) am is+ verb in -ING+ complement Are you choosing what to wear? Choose the correct option.Why when you write the following verbs in -ing you need to write:sit -- sittingswim-- swimming because it consonant+ vowel+ consonant because it has and m or t at the end I don't know Oh, no! It _again. rains ’s raining No, thank you. I _. don’t smoke ’m not smoking A: What _ doing?B: I _ to my parents. do you do/ write do you do/ are you doing/ write are you doing writing A: Is the tea ready?B: Almost. The water _. boils ’s boiling Water _at 0ºC freezes ’s freezing I _ German but not very well. speak ’m speaking Ssh! I _ a film. watch ’m watching Ari can’t come out. She _her homework. does ’s doing