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Present Simple and Continuous

Pre-intermediate

Present Simple or Continuous?

Remember!

1.Present Continuous: Actions happening now and around now, the developing situations and in the moment we are speaking.

2. Present Simple: Daily activities or habitual actions, and true satements, ideas, feelings and emotions.

Look at these sentences and choose the correct form of the verbs in parenthesis.

a) Maria _____ a newspaper every morning. (read/reads)

b) Ingrid _____ to the church every Sunday. (goes/go)

c) I ______ English during the week. (teaches/teach)

d) Hélio and Elisabeth _____ late every day for the class. (arrives/arrive)

Look at these sentences and choose the correct form of the verbs in parenthesis.

a) Maria _____ a newspaper every morning. (read/reads)

b) Ingrid _____ to the church every Sunday. (goes/go)

c) I ______ English during the week. (teaches/teach)

d) Hélio and Elisabeth _____ late every day for the class. (arrives/arrive)

Look at these sentences and choose the correct form of the verbs in parenthesis.

a) Maria _____ a newspaper every morning. (read/reads)

b) Ingrid _____ to the church every Sunday. (goes/go)

c) I ______ English during the week. (teaches/teach)

d) Hélio and Elisabeth _____ late every day for the class. (arrives/arrive)

Look at these sentences and choose the correct form of the verbs in parenthesis.

a) Maria _____ a newspaper every morning. (read/reads)

b) Ingrid _____ to the church every Sunday. (goes/go)

c) I ______ English during the week. (teaches/teach)

d) Hélio and Elisabeth _____ late every day for the class. (arrives/arrive)

Look at these sentences and choose the correct form of the verbs in parenthesis.

a) Maria _____ a newspaper every morning. (read/reads)

b) Ingrid _____ to the church every Sunday. (goes/go)

c) I ______ English during the week. (teaches/teach)

d) Hélio and Elisabeth _____ late every day for the class. (arrives/arrive)

Once a week, I ______________ to an art class at the college. (go)

go

Look! it _____________ quite hard. (snow)

is snowing

Harry is not at home right now. He _____________ in the library. (study)

is studying

Don't give Lisa any cheese. She ______________it! (hate)

hates

I _____________ you're crazy! (think)

think

I ___________ lunch in the cafeteria every day. (have)

have

Look! John __________________ into the water. (go)

is going

Salman is rich, he ________________ a Ferrari. (drive)drives

Marie-claude isn't Canadian. I ________ she comes from France. (believe)

believe

I ________ to Toronto next Thursday. Do you want to come? (go)

am going

Present Simple or Continuous?

• 1. She (go) to school every day. _____________________________________2. We (learn) English now. _____________________________________3. The sun always (shine) in California. _____________________________________4. I (sit) on a chair and (eat) a hamburger. _____________________________________

She goes to school every day.

We are learning English now.

The sun always shines in California.

I am sitting on a chair and eating a hamburger.

Present Simple or Continuous?

• 5. Most of the students (not work) hard. _____________________________________6. It (rain) in winter. It (rain) now. _____________________________________7. I (wake up) at 7 and (have) breakfast at 7.30. _____________________________________

Most of the students don’t work hard.

It rains in winter. It is raining now.

I wake up at 7 and have breakfast at 7.30 am.

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Past Simple and Past Continuous

Pre-intermediate

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REMEMBER!

• Past Simple: Specific time, actions in the past or in the past but not now and habitual actions.

• Past Continuous: Past action over a period of time or in the middle of the past action.

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Past Simple or Past Continuous1. I lived/was living in France for eight years.2. Sue lived/was living in France when her uncle died.3. At 6:15, when you phoned, I had/was having a shower.4. We watched/were watching TV all evening.5. Bill watched/was watching TV when Ann came in.6. My father worked/was working hard all his life.7. They got married while they studied/were studying at

London University.8. Yesterday we drove/were driving from Oxford to

Edinburgh and back.9. It was nice evening, so she walked/ was walking home

from work.

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Past Simple or Past Continuous1. I lived/was living in France for eight years.2. Sue lived/was living in France when her uncle died.3. At 6:15, when you phoned, I had/was having a shower.4. We watched/were watching TV all evening.5. Bill watched/was watching TV when Ann came in.6. My father worked/was working hard all his life.7. They got married while they studied/were studying at

London University.8. Yesterday we drove/were driving from Oxford to

Edinburgh and back.9. It was nice evening, so she walked/ was walking home

from work.

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Past Simple or Past Continuous1. I lived/was living in France for eight years.2. Sue lived/was living in France when her uncle died.3. At 6:15, when you phoned, I had/was having a shower.4. We watched/were watching TV all evening.5. Bill watched/was watching TV when Ann came in.6. My father worked/was working hard all his life.7. They got married while they studied/were studying at

London University.8. Yesterday we drove/were driving from Oxford to

Edinburgh and back.9. It was nice evening, so she walked/ was walking home

from work.

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Past Simple or Past Continuous1. I lived/was living in France for eight years.2. Sue lived/was living in France when her uncle died.3. At 6:15, when you phoned, I had/was having a shower.4. We watched/were watching TV all evening.5. Bill watched/was watching TV when Ann came in.6. My father worked/was working hard all his life.7. They got married while they studied/were studying at

London University.8. Yesterday we drove/were driving from Oxford to

Edinburgh and back.9. It was nice evening, so she walked/ was walking home

from work.

Past Simple or Past Continuous1. I lived/was living in France for eight years.2. Sue lived/was living in France when her uncle died.3. At 6:15, when you phoned, I had/was having a shower.4. We watched/were watching TV all evening.5. Bill watched/was watching TV when Ann came in.6. My father worked/was working hard all his life.7. They got married while they studied/were studying at

London University.8. Yesterday we drove/were driving from Oxford to

Edinburgh and back.9. It was nice evening, so she walked/ was walking home

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Past Simple or Past Continuous1. I lived/was living in France for eight years.2. Sue lived/was living in France when her uncle died.3. At 6:15, when you phoned, I had/was having a shower.4. We watched/were watching TV all evening.5. Bill watched/was watching TV when Ann came in.6. My father worked/was working hard all his life.7. They got married while they studied/were studying at

London University.8. Yesterday we drove/were driving from Oxford to

Edinburgh and back.9. It was nice evening, so she walked/ was walking home

from work.

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Past Simple or Past Continuous1. I lived/was living in France for eight years.2. Sue lived/was living in France when her uncle died.3. At 6:15, when you phoned, I had/was having a shower.4. We watched/were watching TV all evening.5. Bill watched/was watching TV when Ann came in.6. My father worked/was working hard all his life.7. They got married while they studied/were studying at

London University.8. Yesterday we drove/were driving from Oxford to

Edinburgh and back.9. It was nice evening, so she walked/ was walking home

from work.

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Past Simple or Past Continuous1. I lived/was living in France for eight years.2. Sue lived/was living in France when her uncle died.3. At 6:15, when you phoned, I had/was having a shower.4. We watched/were watching TV all evening.5. Bill watched/was watching TV when Ann came in.6. My father worked/was working hard all his life.7. They got married while they studied/were studying at

London University.8. Yesterday we drove/were driving from Oxford to

Edinburgh and back.9. It was nice evening, so she walked/ was walking home

from work.

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Past Simple or Past Continuous1. I lived/was living in France for eight years.2. Sue lived/was living in France when her uncle died.3. At 6:15, when you phoned, I had/was having a shower.4. We watched/were watching TV all evening.5. Bill watched/was watching TV when Ann came in.6. My father worked/was working hard all his life.7. They got married while they studied/were studying at

London University.8. Yesterday we drove/were driving from Oxford to

Edinburgh and back.9. It was nice evening, so she walked/ was walking home

from work.

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Past Simple or Past Continuous1. I lived/was living in France for eight years.2. Sue lived/was living in France when her uncle died.3. At 6:15, when you phoned, I had/was having a shower.4. We watched/were watching TV all evening.5. Bill watched/was watching TV when Ann came in.6. My father worked/was working hard all his life.7. They got married while they studied/were studying at

London University.8. Yesterday we drove/were driving from Oxford to

Edinburgh and back.9. It was nice evening, so she walked/ was walking home

from work.

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The Past Simple or The Past Continuous

1. While I _____________ down the road, I ______ Bill. (walk/see)

2. While I _____________ the newspaper, the cat _______ on to the table. (read/ jump)

3. Alan _____________ Helen while he ___________ in Morocco. (meet/ travel)

4. Sally ___________ her leg while she __________ (break/ ski)

5. While I was _____________, somebody ________ my car (shop/ steal)

was walking saw

was readingjumped

met was travelling

broke was skiing

shopping stole

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Past Simple or Past Continuous

1. When I went out, it ___________. (rain) 2. When Mary got home, she ___________ tea.

(make)3. When I saw Jon and Tom, they ___________ .

(shop)4. When John saw us, we ___________. (shop)5. When we saked, they ___________ ‘No’. (say)6. When I walked in, they __________. (talk)7. When I dropped the glass, it ___________. (break)8. What ___________ when I phoned him? (he/do)

was raining

was making

were shopping

were shopping

said were talking

broke

was he doing

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• 1. I ________. I didn't hear you come in. a) was sleeping b) slept

• 2. I ________ to see her twice, but she wasn't home. a) was coming b) came

• 3. What ________? I was watching TV. a) did you do b) were you doing

• 4. Robin Hood was a character who ________ from the rich and gave to the poor.

a) stole b) was stealing • 5. Hey, did you talk to her? Yes, I ________ to her

a) was talking b) talked

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• 1. I ________. I didn't hear you come in. a) was sleeping b) slept

• 2. I ________ to see her twice, but she wasn't home. a) was coming b) came

• 3. What ________? -I was watching TV. a) did you do b) were you doing

• 4. Robin Hood was a character who ________ from the rich and gave to the poor.

a) stole b) was stealing • 5. Hey, did you talk to her? Yes, I ________ to her

a) was talking b) talked

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• 1. I ________. I didn't hear you come in. a) was sleeping b) slept

• 2. I ________ to see her twice, but she wasn't home. a) was coming b) came

• 3. What ________? -I was watching TV. a) did you do b) were you doing

• 4. Robin Hood was a character who ________ from the rich and gave to the poor.

a) stole b) was stealing • 5. Hey, did you talk to her? Yes, I ________ to her

a) was talking b) talked

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• 1. I ________. I didn't hear you come in. a) was sleeping b) slept

• 2. I ________ to see her twice, but she wasn't home. a) was coming b) came

• 3. What ________? -I was watching TV. a) did you do b) were you doing

• 4. Robin Hood was a character who ________ from the rich and gave to the poor.

a) stole b) was stealing • 5. Hey, did you talk to her? Yes, I ________ to her

a) was talking b) talked

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• 1. I ________. I didn't hear you come in. a) was sleeping b) slept

• 2. I ________ to see her twice, but she wasn't home. a) was coming b) came

• 3. What ________? -I was watching TV. a) did you do b) were you doing

• 4. Robin Hood was a character who ________ from the rich and gave to the poor.

a) stole b) was stealing • 5. Hey, did you talk to her? Yes, I ________ to her

a) was talking b) talked

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• 1. I ________. I didn't hear you come in. a) was sleeping b) slept

• 2. I ________ to see her twice, but she wasn't home. a) was coming b) came

• 3. What ________? -I was watching TV. a) did you do b) were you doing

• 4. Robin Hood was a character who ________ from the rich and gave to the poor.

a) stole b) was stealing • 5. Hey, did you talk to her? Yes, I ________ to her last

night. a) was talking b) talked

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• 6. I ________ home very late last night. a) came b) was coming

• 7. How long ________ the flu? a) did you have b) were you having

• 8. ________ a good time in Brazil? Yes, I had a blast! a) Were you having b) Did you have

• 9. We ________ breakfast when she walked into the room.

a) had b) were having • 10. Last month I decided to buy a new car, and today I

finally ________ it. a) bought b) was buying

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• 6. I ________ home very late last night. a) came b) was coming

• 7. How long ________ the flu? a) did you have b) were you having

• 8. ________ a good time in Brazil? Yes, I had a blast! a) Were you having b) Did you have

• 9. We ________ breakfast when she walked into the room.

a) had b) were having • 10. Last month I decided to buy a new car, and today I

finally ________ it. a) bought b) was buying

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• 6. I ________ home very late last night. a) came b) was coming

• 7. How long ________ the flu? a) did you have b) were you having

• 8. ________ a good time in Brazil? Yes, I had a blast! a) Were you having b) Did you have

• 9. We ________ breakfast when she walked into the room.

a) had b) were having • 10. Last month I decided to buy a new car, and today I

finally ________ it. a) bought b) was buying

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• 6. I ________ home very late last night. a) came b) was coming

• 7. How long ________ the flu? a) did you have b) were you having

• 8. ________ a good time in Brazil? Yes, I had a blast! a) Were you having b) Did you have

• 9. We ________ breakfast when she walked into the room.

a) had b) were having • 10. Last month I decided to buy a new car, and today I

finally ________ it. a) bought b) was buying

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• 6. I ________ home very late last night. a) came b) was coming

• 7. How long ________ the flu? a) did you have b) were you having

• 8. ________ a good time in Brazil? Yes, I had a blast! a) Were you having b) Did you have

• 9. We ________ breakfast when she walked into the room.

a) had b) were having • 10. Last month I decided to buy a new car, and today I

finally ________ it. a) bought b) was buying

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• 6. I ________ home very late last night. a) came b) was coming

• 7. How long ________ the flu? a) did you have b) were you having

• 8. ________ a good time in Brazil? Yes, I had a blast! a) Were you having b) Did you have

• 9. We ________ breakfast when she walked into the room.

a) had b) were having • 10. Last month I decided to buy a new car, and today I

finally ________ it. a) bought b) was buying

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• work ____________________ • come __________________ • walk ____________________ • speak __________________ • talk _____________________ • see ____________________ • clean ___________________• do _____________________ • live _____________________ • go _____________________ • wash ___________________ • sing ____________________

workedcame

walkedspoke

talkedsaw

cleaneddidlived

wentwashedsang