SEVENTH GRADE (A-B-C) MARCH 15TH 2018

READ THIS BEFORE YOU START !!!!!

Dear student before doing the exercises read this and try to understand the uses of simple and progressive.

Use



Use

In general or right now?

Do you want to express that something happens in general or that something is happening right now?
Simple PresentPresent Progressive
in general (regularly, often, never)
Colin plays football every Tuesday.
present actions happening one after another
First Colin plays football, then he watches TV.
right now
Look! Colin is playing football now.
also for several actions happening at the same time
Colin is playing football and Anne is watching.
Signal words
  • always
  • every ...
  • often
  • normally
  • usually
  • sometimes
  • seldom
  • never
  • first
  • then
  • at the moment
  • at this moment
  • today
  • now
  • right now
  • Listen!
  • Look!

Daily routine or just for a limited period of time?

Do you want to talk about a daily routine? Or do you want to emphasis that something is only going on for a limited (rather short) period of time?
Simple PresentPresent Progressive
daily routine
Bob works in a restaurant.
only for a limited period of time (does not have to happen directly at the moment of speaking)
Jenny is working in a restaurant this week.

Certain Verbs

The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Present (not in the progressive form).
  • state: be, cost, fit, mean, suit
    Example: We are on holiday.
  • possession: belong, have           Example: Sam has a cat.
  • senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch 
  • example: He feels the cold.
  • feelings: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish
  • Example: Jane loves pizza.
  • brain work: believe, know, think, understand
  • Example: I believe you.
  • Introductory clauses for direct speech: answer, ask, reply, say
  • Example: “I am watching TV,“ he says.
EXERCISES

Exercise 1

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).
  1. Look! He (leave)  the house.
  2. Quiet please! I (write)  a test.
  3. She usually (walk)  to school.
  4. But look! Today she (go)  by bike.
  5. Every Sunday we (go)  to see my grandparents.
  6. He often (go)  to the cinema.
  7. We (play)  Monopoly at the moment.
  8. The child seldom (cry) .
  9. I (not / do)  anything at the moment.
  10. (watch / he)  the news regularly?

  11. Exercise 2

    Marc
    Marc
    Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present Progressive).
    1. This (be)  Marc.
    2. He (wear)  a t-shirt and shorts today.
    3. He (eat)  an apple at the moment.
    4. Marc (like)  fruits and vegetables.
    5. He (eat)  some every day.
    6. Marc (know)  that apples (be)  good for his health.

    7. Exercise 3

      Caroline
      Caroline
      Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present Progressive).
      1. This (be)  Caroline.
      2. Caroline (have)  long blond hair.
      3. She usually (wear)  glasses, but now she (wear) contact lenses.
      4. Caroline (like)  sports.
      5. She (play)  handball every Monday and Thursday.



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