Avatar

March 5, 2023: SIMPLE PRESENT (verb tense) or PRESENT CONTINUOUS (verb tense)?

Interactive e-Worksheet

Kindly Shared By:

Date Shared: 5 March 2023

Worksheet Type:

Tags Describing Content or Audience:

Worksheet Instructions:

example 1: I _________________ English now. study am studying am study   ANSWER:  am studying PRESENT CONTINUOUS:  I am studying English now.   NOTE: "Present continuous"  is THE SAME AS "present progressive". -------------------------------------------------------------------------- example 2: I _________________ English every day. am speaking speaks speak   ANSWER:  speak   SIMPLE PRESENT verb tense:  I speak English every day. -----------------------------------------------------------------

Target Language or Knowledge:

What are you doing? I _______ TV.
am watching
Every Friday they ___ to Walmart.
go
He ____ a taxi every weekend.
drives
She ___ a book right now.
is reading
Please be quiet. The baby ___ . [now]
is sleeping
I like to ___ in a park every morning.
walk
My children ___ the dishes every evening.
wash
They ___ the bus to school every morning.
take
What's John doing? He _____ his bedroom.
is cleaning
It ___ right now. Take an umbrella.
is raining
We ____ tea in the evenings. [ = every evening]
drink
She ______ breakfast at 7:30 every morning.
eats
They __ pizza every Friday night.
eat
I can't talk now. I _____
am cooking
He _____ to work at 8:00 every morning.
drives
I ______ coffee more than tea.
like
I always _______ to my partner in class. (example: "Student A" and "Student B")
talk
I usually ______ bananas when I go grocery shopping.
buy
I never _______ at another student's paper when I do a task in Don's class.
look
I don't _____ to get up early, but I do it because I have children.
like
A: Why are you always late for class? B: Because I _______ my children at school before I come to class.
drop off
A: What do you do after class? B: I ________ my son from Open Door's daycare and go home.
pick up
I ______ the weather is great today.
think
I ______ about my family in my first country now.
am thinking
I'm glad that Don _____ online homework for us every week.
makes

Discussion Be the first to comment about this worksheet.

Avatar

5 March 2023

donaldbcampbell Author Country Flag

I adapted this from my wonderful coworker Dawn's worksheet.

Please log in to post a comment.

Published by Quickworksheets


To customize this activity...

Use as Template for New Worksheet

To claim that this member-shared worksheet infringes upon your copyright please read these instructions on submitting a takedown request.