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Guía Presente Simple vs Presente Continuo/Progresivo
With the present simple we say:
I play tennis
You play tennis
We play tennis
They play tennis
He/she/ it plays tennis.
With the present continuous we say:
I am playing tennis
You are playing tennis
We are playing tennis
They are playing tennis
He/she/it is playing tennis
1.- Frequency Adverbs we use with thePresent Simple
With the present simple we use thesefrequency adverbs:
Notice that the adverb comes before themain verb in the sentence
.!
Always: ‘I always read before I go tobed.’
O ten: ‘Her sister often comes shoppingwith us.’
Frequently: ‘Michael frequently visits his family.’
Sometimes: ‘You sometimes go to the gym don’t you!’
Occasionally: ‘It occasionally rains in summer.’
Seldom: ‘"hey seldom as# for help.’
!arely: ‘He rarely goes out without hisbac#pac#.’
"ardly ever: ‘I hardly ever eat pi$$a.’
#ever: ‘%apanese people never wear
shoes inside.’
$.- %ime &'pressions we use with thePresent (ontinuous
With the present continuous we use thesetime e"pressions:
Notice that the time e&pression can comeat the start or at
the end of the sentence .!
At the moment: ‘I’m watching "' at themoment.’
%hese days: ‘(aul’s living in )ardiffthese days.’
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(omplete these sentences below usin) either the present simple
or present continuous.
Example: Look! He (leave) is leaving the house
Quiet please! I (write) ______________ a test.
She usually (walk) ______________ to school.
But look! Today she (go) ______________ by bike.
Every Su day we (go) ______________ to see y gra dpare ts.
"e o#te (go) ______________ to the ci e a.
$e (play) ______________ %o opoly at the o e t.
The child seldo (cry) ______________ .
I ( ot & do) ______________ a ythi g at the o e t.
(watch & he) ______________ the ews regularly'
This (be) ______________ %arc.
"e (wear) ______________ a t shirt a d shorts today.
"e (eat) ______________ a apple at the o e t.
%arc (like) ______________ #ruits a d vegetables.
"e (eat) ______________ so e every day.
%arc (k ow) ______________ that apples (be) good #or his
health.
ook! *e y (go) ______________ to school.
She (wear) ______________ a rai coat a d wellies a d she (carry)
______________a u brella.
*e y usually (cycle) ______________ to school+ but today she
(take) ______________ the bus because it (rai ) ______________
.
The bus (leave) ______________ at ,.- a d (arrive)
______________ at *e y/sschool at ,.0 .
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The 1rst lesso (begi ) ______________ at 2 o/clock.
I (be) ______________ very busy today.
3t oo I (visit) ______________ y #rie d Ta ya.
$e (wa t) ______________ to have lu ch together.
I the a#ter oo I (play) ______________ s4uash with E ily.
I the eve i g+ I ( eet) ______________ 5ob.
$e (go) ______________ to the ci e a.
The 1l (start) ______________ at 2 p .
*a es (live) ______________ i a little village.
"e (be) ______________ i his last year at school.3#ter school+
*a es (wa t) ______________ to beco e a ba ker.
So this week+ he (do) ______________ a practical course i a ba
k.
There (be) ______________ a ba k i a earby tow + but *a es
(have) ______________ to take the bus to get there.
The bus (leave) ______________ at .-6 i the or i g a d (retur )
______________ at 2.7 i the eve i g.
*a es ( ot & like) ______________ to spe d so uch ti e i tow
be#ore a d a#terwork+ waiti g #or the bus.
There#ore+ this week he (stay) ______________ with his au t+ who
(live) ______________ i tow .
*a es usually (wear) ______________ 8ea s a d t shirts+ but
while he (work) ______________ #or the ba k ow+ he
(wear)______________ a suit a d a tie.
Today (be) ______________ Betty/s birthday.
Betty (love) ______________ birthdays.
She (be) ______________ always very e9cited a d (wake up)
______________ veryearly.
3t si9 o/clock i the or i g+ Betty (hear) ______________ a
oise.
She (get up) ______________ a d (go) ______________ i to the
sitti g roo .
$hat (go o ) ______________ '
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ook! Betty/s cat :arlos (sit) ______________ o the table a d it
(play) ______________ with Betty/s prese t.
Sue (be) ______________ a stude t #ro South ;orea.
She (live) ______________ i Seoul a d (study) ______________
edici e.
3t the o e t+ however+ Sue (live) ______________ i o do .
She (do) ______________ a si9 o ths practical course i a o do
hospital.
I 1ve days+ Sue (go) ______________ back to South ;orea because
the e9t terat u iversity (start) ______________ i te days.
%ary a d *oe (be) ______________ i a clothes shop at the o e
t.
They (look) ______________ at so e 8ea s.
*oe o ly (have) ______________ o e very old pair o# 8ea s.
So he (wa t) ______________ to buy a ew pair o# 8ea s ow.
5ight ow+ he (try o ) ______________ a pair o# blue 8ea s.
