Lesson 13. Present Continuous vs Present Simple

GRAMMAR

Ex.1. Look at the examples from the yesterday's listening. Write Simple or Continuous. Complete the rules with the underlined words.

Ex.2. Complete the sentences with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. For example, I _____ (shop) at the moment. I can't talk. I'm shopping at the moment. I can't talk.

1. My mum always ___________ (cook) nice food.

2. I ___ (stay) at home today. I ______ (not go) to school.

3. It's five o'clock now and I ______ (watch) TV with my sister.

4. What time _____ your dad usually ____________ (get up) on Sundays?

5. It's OK. Jack ______ (not sleep) at the moment. You can go and talk to him.

Ex. 3. Correct the mistakes in the sentences. For example, my cousin gets married today. is getting

1. How are you? I write to you to give some news.

2. What do you do at the moment?

3. My brother are not going swimming every day.

4. My mum is only working in the mornings.

5. We usually are eating a big lunch on Sunday.

Ex. 4. Make sentences with the Present Simple / Present Continuous. Use usually / today or at the moment.

1. have a sandwich for lunch / spaghetti

2. play football on Saturday / play tennis

3. get up at seven o'clock / eight o'clock

4. have s shower / have a bath