Present Simple
1. Complete the sentences in the blank spaces.
Affirmative
Negative
Question
She/ HE/ It is always busy.
She/ He/ It isn’t always busy.
Is she/he/ it always busy?
I am always busy.
I am not always busy.
________________________
They/ We/ You are always busy.
Are they/ we/ you always busy?
She/ He/ It often runs fast.
She/ He/ It doesn’t often run fast.
Does she/ he/ it often run fast?
I do not often run fast.
Do I often run fast?
They/ We/ You don’t often run fast.
2. Complete the table below with the 3rd person singular as in the example.
(fry, express, crash, say, study, take, buy, eat, drive, play, do, cry, lay, boil, pass, teach)
+s
forgets,___________________________________________________
ss, sh, ch, x, o + es
washes,___________________________________________________
vowel + y + s
lays,______________________________________________________
consonant + y ies
worries,___________________________________________________
3. Use the correct form of the Present Simple verbs between brackets.
1. A: Where (be) __________ Mai?
B: She (be) _________ at school now.
2. My brother (not/ drink) _______________ coffee every morning, he (drink) ____________ hot coco instead.
3. Why (you/ come/ always) ____________________________ late in the morning?
4. My uncle (not/ work) ___________________ in a factory; he (work) __________ in an office.
5. She (sometimes/ visit) ______________________ her classmates.
6. Birds (fly) __________.
7. I can’t afford a new car. It (cost) ______________ too much.
8. Omar and Ahmad (be/ usually) ___________________ on cheerful temper.
9. Rawan (dye) __________________her hair every two months.
10. (not/ be/ they) ___________________________ hopeful to pass the test.
11. I (not/ go/ frequently) _____________________________ jogging.
12. (I/ be) ______________ alone in this apartment?
13. She (have) _______________ a navy sport BMW car.
Adverbs of frequency are:
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Present Simple Uses
4. Deduce the uses of the Present Simple tense from the given examples.
a. __________________________________________________________________________
- The train leaves at seven. – The English starts at ten.
b. __________________________________________________________________________
- I wash my car daily. – He doesn’t usually drink cappuccino.
c. __________________________________________________________________________
- I live in Jubaiha. – They work in a company.
d. __________________________________________________________________________
- Damascus is the capital of Syria. – Earth goes round the sun.
Present Continuous
1. Complete the table below.
She/ He/ It is eating.
Is she/ he/ it eating?
I am eating.
I am not eating.
They/ We/ You are not eating.
2. Add –ing to the verbs in the list and put them into the correct box, as shown.
(draw, lie, dive, put, drink, run, sit, give, apply, live, grow, begin, type, die, repair)
+ ing
going,_____________________________________________________
-ie y + ing
tying,_____________________________________________________
-e ing
hoping,____________________________________________________
Double consonant + ing
jogging,___________________________________________________
3. Fill the blanks with the correct form of Present Continuous.
1. (you/ tidy) ________________________ your room now?
2. I (not/ do) _____________________ my homework.
3. (the girls/ play) ______________________________ lego?
4. Waleed (study) _______________________ Computer Science at the university.
5. My friend and I (prepare) _______________________ supper.
6. (my parents/ listen) ____________________________ to the news?
Present Continuous Uses
4. Deduce the uses of Present Continuous tense from the examples below.
- You can’t speak to Sally; she is having a lecture.
- A: What are they doing? - B: They are playing basketball.
- I am taking an IQ test this week.
- The teachers are attending Easyteach course this semester.
- My family is in the Dead Sea; they are staying at Ishtar.
- Nour is a student, he is preparing for his tests in the summer holiday.
- We are meeting at 4:00 after school.
- Talial is having a birthday party next Monday.
Present Simple verses Present Continuous
5. Write down the differences between the Present Simple tense and the Present Continuous. Write an example sentence for each use.
1.
2.
3.
6. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. Look! The baby (step) _____________________ its first steps.
2. Saleh (fix) _________________ the roof of his house today. He (need) _______________ some help. Can you help him?
3. (she/ work) ________________ today?
4. Bana (not/ participate) ____________________ in the chess competition this season.
5. Rashed (usually/ drive) _______________________ very fast, he is going to make an accident.
6. The Nile (flow) _____________ into the Mediterranean.
7. (It/ rain) _________________ in India?
8. Look! It (rain) ________________. Unfortunately I (not/ wear) ____________________ a raincoat.
9. You can’t use the computer; I (check) __________________ my e-mails.
10. Why (everybody/ run) ________________________? What has happened?
11. The baby (not/ cry) __________________. He (laugh) ______________________.
12. If you (not/watch) __________________ the movie may I change the channel?
State verbs
7. Underline the verbs that are NOT usually used in the Continuous form.
go understand believe like agree enjoy cost want
listen to think (opinion) mean know play love tell
- Verbs whose meanings are related to states and conditions which are facts and not activities are used with ______________ tenses only.
- Verbs whose meanings express activities can be used with _________________ tenses.
Non-progressive verbs (state verbs) fall in the following categories.
Verbs of Perception/ thinking and opinion
realize recognize think (opinion) agree
I think he is right. NOT I am thinking he is right.
Verbs of Perception/ emotions
hate love want wish like
Children love chocolate. NOT Children are loving chocolate.
Verbs of Perception/ some verbs of senses
hear see (vision)
I hear some noise. NOT I am hearing some noise.
Verbs of having and being/ Relational verbs
be belong to concern consist of contain cost have (own) include lack need own possess seem
I am 25 years old NOT I am being 25 years old.
When you can replace the following verbs with verb to be
feel look smell taste sound appears weigh
This cake tastes delicious = This cake is delicious. NOT This cake is tasting delicious.
8. Put a tick (√) if the sentence is right and delete it as in the previous examples if it’s wrong. Correct mistakes.
1. What are you wanting to drink? __________________________________________________
2. We are enjoying the course very much. ____________________________________________
3. I am understanding you, but I’m not agreeing with you. _________________________________
4. Do you think Ac Milan will win tomorrow? ___________________________________________
5. I’m not knowing the answer. _____________________________________________________
When the verb has a meaning of activity it can be used in the continuous form
I am thinking of going to university. (mental activity in progress)
My father thinks I should have an alternative plan. (opinion/ verb of perception)
Ali is having a bath now. (take/ activity)
My brother has a farm. (own/ relational verb)
The grocer is weighing the apples. (activity)
The apples weigh 2 kilo grams. (state/ can be replaced with are)
9. Explain the use of the verb tenses in the sentences below.
1. The soup tastes awful. _________________________________________________________
2. Salem is tasting the soup. ______________________________________________________
3.I think this idea is silly. ________________________________________________________
4. They are thinking of moving to Canada. ____________________________________________
5. She is having a baby next month. _________________________________________________
6. We have a wonderful house. ____________________________________________________
7. He is feeling the fur. _________________________________________________________
8. The fur feels soft. ___________________________________________________________
10. Complete the pairs of sentences with the provided verbs between brackets. Use Present Simple or Continuous tense.
a. 1. I ________________ (think) of learning how to fly a plane.
2. I ________________ (think) that’s a good idea.
b. 1. ____________________ (you/see) what I mean?
2. What time _____________________(you/ see) the bank manager tonight?
c. 1. She _______________ (have) a beautiful ring.
2. She _______________ (have) good time in Germany.
d. 1. We __________________ (not/ enjoy) this party. The music is too loud.
2. We __________________ (not/ enjoy) going to big parties.
f. 1. Ala’a is not at home. She _________________ (see) the doctor about her sore throat.
2. I _________________ (see) the problem but I can’t help you.
