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PRESENT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS




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PRESENT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS
  •  Exercise A
          Complete the pairs of sentences with the present simple or the present continuous form of the verbs.
  1.  wear

    a People often  a scarf in the winter.

    b It's hot today, so I  a T-shirt.

  2. leave

    a Why Ruth so early this evening?

    b What time the last bus  on Fridays?

  3.  take

    a I never your things.

    b Why you  so many photos?

  4. not see

    a Ceren  her boyfriend every day.

    b She  him again until next Friday!

  5. start

    a Hurry up! It to rain.

    b Our first lesson  at 8.30 a.m.

  6. work

    a Where your mum usually ?

    b  she  late tonight?

  7. sleep

         a Shh! Be quiet! The baby .
         b My father  till noon at the weekends.
 
  •  Exercise B
 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verbs in the box.
                                           
                                         

come    go    meet    need    not know     not want     understand      worry
 

           Jane: Elena, you  to Wendy's party on Saturday?

      Elena: I think so. What about you?

      Jane: Yes, but I what to wear.

      Elena: Jane, it's only Monday' Why you about the party already?

      Jane: Well, Jamie so I to look a mess.

      Elena: Now I ! In that case, you to buy something special to wear.

      Jane: I know! I  Jane at the shopping centre after school today'

          Elena: You're so organised, Jane

 
  • Exercise C
      

Read the text and choose the correct answers.

Today, many teenagers a hoody instead of a coat to keep warm when they're outside.However, some adults hoodies. They people who these sweatshirts are criminals, and that the teenagers the hood to hide their identity when they things they shouldn't be doing. For example, shoplifters often wear hoodies because they their faces to appear on security cameras when they things trom shops. Nowadays, some shopping centres to introduce a ban on hoodies to stop this problem.