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Simple Present -Present Continuous
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ALL ENGLISH TENSES (ACTIVE VOICE) - COMPLETE GRAMMAR-GUIDE IN A CHART FORMAT WITH FORM, USE, EXAMPLES AND TIME PHRASES (4 pages) FOR ALL LEVELS
Level:
intermediate
Age:
12-17
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5256
MULTIPLE CHOICE - FOUR TENSES 1
Level:
elementary
Age:
10-14
Downloads:
5174
THE PAST PERFECT TENSE
Level:
elementary
Age:
13-17
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4125
TEST YOUR GRAMMAR. ALL THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE TENSES.
Level:
intermediate
Age:
14-17
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3523
FOUR TENSES REVIEW -PRESENT SIMPLE- PRESENT CONTINUOUS-PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS (B&W VERSION+ KEY INCLUDED)
Level:
elementary
Age:
12-14
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3536
Worksheet: Simple Present or Present Continuous?
Level:
intermediate
Age:
12-17
Downloads:
3148
SIMPLE PRESENT or PRESENT CONTINUOUS ?
A. Complete the sentences using Simple Present or Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I�
(think) of visiting some friends in this afternoon.
2. Please Mum! I�
(promise) to study this evening!
3. Look! Our team�
(win) by many points.
4. She�
(go) on an excursion next week.
5. Mother�
(cook) dinner right now. She�
(not want) you to talk to her.
6. At the games the athletes�
(wear) their national colours.
7. Please believe me! I�
(swear) that I�
(tell) the truth.
8. Don't disturb Dad! He�
(work).
9. He bought a house last year, now he�
(buy) a car.
10. He has nice handwriting. He�always�
(write) very clearly.
�
B. Choose the correct form of the verb to complete sentences.
1. She usually�
is going
goes
go
to work by bus but today she
walks
walk
is walking
�.
2. Hi George! How�
are you
do you do
do you be
today? We�
are just eating
eat just
just eating
dinner.�
Do you want
Are you wanting
You want
� to us? -No, thanks.
Is there
There will be
There is
�a good programme which I�
want
wants
don't want
to see.
3.�
Does you go
Do you go
Are you going
anywhere tomorrow morning? I
know
am not knowing
don't know
.
4. The Browns usually
visited
are visiting
visit
�their relatives in summer.
5. What
are you reading
do you read
you read
�at the moment?
6. They usually�
are staying
stayed
stay
with friends but this year they�
stayed
stay
are staying
in a hotel, and they
travelled
travel
are travelling
�a lot, to places where they
are not knowing
don't know
didn't know
�anyone.
7. I
didn't like
am not liking
don't like
�this party. Nobody�
dance
dances
is dancing
and boys and girls
are sitting
sit
were sitting
�on separate sides of the room without talking at all.