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Present Continuous vs. Simple Present

1. The document provides examples of sentences to practice making verbs agree with subjects in the present continuous tense. 2. It also gives sentence fragments to practice filling in verbs in the correct present or past tense based on context clues. 3. Additionally, it lists sentences where the user must choose whether the present simple or present continuous form of the verb is appropriate based on the meaning.

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Present Continuous vs. Simple Present

1. The document provides examples of sentences to practice making verbs agree with subjects in the present continuous tense. 2. It also gives sentence fragments to practice filling in verbs in the correct present or past tense based on context clues. 3. Additionally, it lists sentences where the user must choose whether the present simple or present continuous form of the verb is appropriate based on the meaning.

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1. Make the present continuous.

1. (I / be silly?)
2. (they / not / read)
3. (I / cook tonight)
4. (he / see the doctor tomorrow?)
5. (you / eat chocolate?)
6. (what / you / do?)
7. (we / make a mistake?)
8. (you / come tomorrow)
9. (it / snow)
10. (John/ sleep at the moment)
11. (he / not / dance)
12. (how / they / get here?)
13. (when / it / start?)
14. (I / not / speak Chinese at the moment)
15. (Jill / drink tea now?)
2. Fill in the gaps by putting the verbs in the correct tenses.
Ben usually sings (sing) in the school band, but today he is playing (play) the guitar.
1. Sarah and I normally __________ (play) tennis on Wednesdays, but today we __________ (swim).
2. Today, I __________ (have) soup for lunch, but I usually __________ (have) a sandwich.
3. We often __________ (watch) TV in the evenings, but tonight we __________ (have) a party.
4. Ben and Tom usually __________ (work) until 6 PM, but tonight they __________ (work) until 9
PM.
5. Melanie __________ (ski) in France this winter, but she normally __________ (go) to Italy.
6. Today, you are __________ (drink) water, but you often __________ (have) coffee after lunch.
3. Choose the present simple or present continuous.
1. (You / come) _________________________________ tonight?
2. (He / eat) _________________________________ rice every day?
3. I (work) _________________________________ at the moment.
4. (He / come) _________________________________ to London often?
5. He (play) _________________________________ tennis now.
6. (You / come) _________________________________ to the cinema later?
7. They (not / come) _________________________________ to the party tomorrow.
8. He (not / play) _________________________________ golf now.
9. (You / play) _________________________________ tennis this Sunday?
10. They (go) _________________________________ to a restaurant every Saturday.
11. She (not / go) _________________________________ to the cinema very often.
12. You usually (arrive) _________________________________ late.
13. He normally (eat) _________________________________ dinner at home.
14. (You / study) _________________________________ every night?
15. (They / work) _________________________________ late usually?

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