WRITING PRACTICE
1. Use present simple or present continuous:
1. - She (drink) a cold milkshake now.
2. - She usually (drink) a lot of coffee.
3. - I (love) writing poems!
4. - Look at them! They (argue)!
5. - All the windows (be) broken! I'm really angry with your friends!
6. - The flowers always (bloom) beautifully in spring.
7. - My brother (play) video games at this moment.
8. - We (not like) to go out when it rains.
9. - The teacher (explain) the lesson now, so please be quiet.
10. - Birds usually (fly) south for the winter.
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2. Rewrite the sentences using the correct tense (Present Simple or Continuous).
(Now) John writes a letter to his friend.
Answer: John is writing a letter to his friend now.
a. (Every day) Sarah watches TV in the evening.
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b. (At the moment) The boys play video games.
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c. (Usually) I go to the park with my dog.
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(Right now) The teacher explains the homework.
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3. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present
Simple or Present Continuous.
Every day, Sarah ................................ (wake up) at 7:00 a.m. and she ..................... (eat)
breakfast with her family. Right now, Sarah ................................ (sit) at the kitchen table and
she ................................ (drink) a glass of orange juice.
After breakfast, she always ................................. (walk) to school with her best friend,
Emma. Today, they ...................................... (not walk) because it ........................................
(rain), so Sarah’s dad ........................................ (drive) them to school.
At school, Sarah usually .................................... (study) math and science in the morning.
Right now, she ....................................... (work) on a science project with her classmates.
They ............................................. (make) a poster about animals.
In the afternoon, Sarah often ................................... (play) football with her team. But today,
she ......................................... (not play) because she ......................................... (help) her
mom at home.
Sarah’s days are always busy, but she ............................. (love) everything she does!
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4. Read the information about Rose and Claire and write sentences describing their
DAILY ROUTINE.
1. Rose 2. Claire Time Adverbs of frequency
Drink coffee Wake up at 8 am always
Go to work Write emails at 9 am usually
Have lunch Have lunch at 12 pm sometimes
Make interviews Watch TV at 3 pm seldom
Drive home Go out with some friends at 6 pm never
Have dinner Read a novel at 9 pm normally
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5. Write sentences about what is happening NOW in the picture…
Roy
The boys
Ted
The girls Alex Sue
Roy and Pam Sam Carla
play sweep have lunch use the computers run do maths
hide drive wash her hands
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6. Make questions about Susan routines
At 8.00 am At 8.30 am
At 9.00 am At 1.00 pm
At 10.00 am
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7. Make questions about what is happening now (use now, right now, today...)
Matt Paula
Danny Ruth Robin
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