Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple or the present continuous tense.

1 'Where _______you_______ (go)?

'To the shops. I _______ (need) to get some bread.’

2 _______ you usually _______ (wear) jeans to school?

3 I _______ (not understand) this question.

4 Why _______ you _______ (smile)? It isn't funny!

5 _______you _______ (come) bowling with Jan and me tonight?'

'No, thanks. I _______ (not like) bowling'

6 Hurry up! The bus _______ (leave) in three minutes.

I. Use the given words to write sentences in present simple or present continuous tense. Remember to capitalize the initial letter of each sentence.

1. She/ only/ know/ three/ word/ Italy.

-> She

2. I/ usually/ walk,/ but/ I/ travel/ bus/ this week.

-> I

3. The sun/ shine. Let/ do/ laundry.

->

4. Vietnam/ an extended family/ usually consist/ three or four/ generations.

-> In Vietnam,

5. Every day/ I/ leave/ my flat/ eight/ walk/ my university.

->

D. FURTHER PRACTICE

I. Use the “present simple or present continuous tense” to complete the sentences.

1. The train arrives at 9 at night. (arrives)

2.   Giovanni comes to spend the weekend with us. (comes)

3.   What time do you go to fireworks competition on Wednesday? (go)

4.   What time does the film start ? (start)

5.   does the concert begin at 7 or 8? (begin)

6.   We have a dinner party on Friday and we want to invite you. (have)

7.   Most shops in Spain opens until 10 am. (open)

8.   What time does the horse racing finish? (finish)

9.   Where are you stay in Bangkok? (stay)

10. My taekwondo classes______________ next week. (start)

11. Our flight______________ in London at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. (land)

12. Everything’s arranged. We______________ house this Saturday. (move)

13. We ______________ at the museum this afternoon at four. (meet)

14. I’m sorry. I can’t meet up this weekend. We______________ to Wales. (go)

15. We ______________ the gardening at 6 tomorrow morning. (do)

16. This is a terrible film Tony! When __________ it ___________? (finish)

17. The library ______________ in five minutes and I have four books to return. (close)

18. After this lesson, I ______________ a friend at McDonald’s for a burger and a chat. (see)

19. __________ you __________ your motorbike tonight? I want to borrow it. (use)

20. The plane ______________ at 10 am. (leave)

Complete the sentences. Use Present Simple or Present Continuous:

1. My friends...................(draw) in the board now.

2. My mother often...................(go) to art galleries.

3. I....................(think) art is interesting.

4. My teacher...................(take) photographs right now.

5. My friends and I......................(like) films about artists.

6. I.......................(sit) in the art classroom at the moment

7. Look! The artist..................(paint) a beautiful mural.

8. A graffiti artist..................(not/draw) on paper.

9. ...................... cartoonist ....................(draw) a sketch now?

Present continuous and present simple

(Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn và thì hiện tại đơn)

Exercise 3. Complete the table with sentences 3-6. Which time expressions do we use with a) the present simple, and b) the present continuous?

(Hoàn thành bảng với các câu 3-6. Cụm từ chỉ thời gian nào chúng ta sử dụng với thì hiện tại đơn, và thì hiện tại tiếp diễn?)

1. We sometimes do projects.

2. We're doing a project today.

3. I usually check new words.

4. I'm checking a new word at the moment.

5. They always wear uniforms.

6. They're wearing their uniforms now.

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