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Simple Present or Present Progressive?

A - Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.

1) I ____________________ thirsty. (to be)

2) John often ____________________ sugar in his coffee. (to take)

3) Listen! They ____________________ home. (to come)

4) I usually ____________________ as a teacher in Germany,

ut this summer I ____________________ as a language assistant in ome. (to work)

") #nne ____________________ re$ hair. (to have)

%) The flo&ers ____________________ eautiful. (to smell)

') The us to (e& or* ____________________ at %.3+). (to leave)

) -y history teacher ____________________ too much. (to talk)

) ight no& /hristine ____________________ on the com0uter. (to work)

1+) ey! hat ____________________ you ____________________ there (to do)

B - Which sentences are correct? Sometimes both sentences are correct.

1)a) I feel fine.) I m feeling fine.

2)a) I am tasting the sou0.) The sou0 tastes goo$.

3)a) 5he is &eighing the tur*ey.) 5he &eighs %+ *ilos.

4)a) ou are eing 6ery silly a out this.) ou are silly.

5)a) I am remem ering my first $ate.) I remem er my first $ay at school.

6)a) I lo6e holi$ays.) I m lo6ing e6ery minute of my holi$ay.

7)a) I am nee$ing an um rella no&.) I nee$ a ne& com0uter.

8)a) I see &hat the teacher means.) I m seeing &hat the teacher means.

9)a) I am thin*ing &e shoul$ go.) I thin* &e shoul$ go.

10)a) #n$y re0airs things at the moment.) #n$y sometimes re0airs things.

C - Which answers are correct?

1) What are typi al signal !or"s #or Present $ontin%o%s &ense ?a) Listen!) Loo*!c) ago$) at the momente) 7ustf) ne6erg) no&h) yet

2) What are typi al signal !or"s #or the Simple Present?a) alrea$y

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g) sel$omh) usually

D - Which actions which tenses?

1) Whi h o# the #ollo!ing a tion is in the Simple Present?a) actions ha00ening at the moment of s0ea*ing) action finishe$ in the 0astc) re0eate$ actions

2) Whi h o# the #ollo!ing a tion is in the Simple Present?a) result of an action in the 0ast is im0ortant in the 0resent) things in generalc) 0lanne$ action in the near future

3) Whi h o# the #ollo!ing a tion is in the Simple Present?a) actions eginning in the 0ast an$ still continuing) actions in the 0resent 8 one follo&s after the otherc) 0lanne$ action in the future

4) Whi h o# the #ollo!ing a tion is in the Simple Present?a) actions &ere in 0rogress at s0ecial time in the 0ast) fi9e$ arrangements, sche$ule$ e6ents in the futurec) s0ontaneous action in the future

5) Whi h o# the #ollo!ing a tion is in the Present $ontin%o%s &ense?a) things in general) s0ontaneous action in the futurec) fi9e$ 0lan in the near future

6) Whi h o# the #ollo!ing a tion is in the Present $ontin%o%s &ense?a) actions ha00ening at the moment of s0ea*ing) recently com0lete$ actions

c) re0eate$ actions

E - Which answer is correct?

1) 'n !hi h senten e is the Present Per#e t %se" orre tly?a) I has ought a ne& com0uter.) I ha6e ought a ne& com0uter.c) I ha6e uye$ a ne& com0uter.

2) 'n !hi h senten e is the Present Per#e t %se" orre tly?a) e has left for :$in urgh.) e ha6e lea6e$ for :$in urgh.c) e ha6e left for :$in urgh.

3) 'n !hi h senten e is the Present Per#e t %se" orre tly?a) :mily has lose$ her han$ ag.) :mily has lost her han$ ag.c) :mily ha6e lost her han$ ag.

4) 'n !hi h senten e is the Present Per#e t %se" orre tly?a) e has forgotten his home&or*.) e has forgette$ his home&or*.c) e ha6e forgotten his home&or*.

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- Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps !using Simp"e Past or Present Per#ect$

1) e ____________________ in a restaurant in -ay 2++1. (to work)

2) Jac* ____________________ the &in$o& of the gym this morning. (to break)

3) I m sorry. I ____________________ my $iary. (to forget)4) Last -on$ay she ____________________ her com0uter. (to check)

") They ____________________ the i*e. It loo*s ne& again. (to clean)

%) T&o years ago -ary ____________________ ;ath. (to visit)

') I ____________________ to 5i eria yet. (not/to be)

,) ester$ay &e ____________________ 6olley all. (to play)

) ______________ you e6er ______________ magic tric*s (to do)

1+) The chil$ren ____________________ their room. It s still $irty. (not/to clean)