PRESENT CONTINUOUS VS. SIMPLE PRESENT
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the Present Simple or Progressive as appropriate.
Dear Sara:
I (write) to you from our hotel. I am on vacation with my family and we (have) a great time.
The weather is great and the sun (shine). I (look) outside my window and people
(go) towards the beach. There are some people who
(swim) and others (sail). I (look) at some children. They (play) near the edge of
the beach and others (build) sandcastles.
Just to left of our hotel (be) a big restaurant. There, some people
(sit) and (drink) some kind of drink that looks delicious. The waiter (go) towards them and I am sure that they (be) ready to order. They look very hungry. At the moment my brother (watch) television and my mother (tell) him to get ready because we (go) to do some sightseeing. My father (wait) for us downstairs, so I will write to you again later in the week.
Have to go now. Love Paula.
B. Answer these questions about the reading.

1. Where is Paula?
2. How is the weather?
3. What is Paula doing at the moment?
4. What are the people doing?
5. What are the children doing?
6. Where is the restaurant located?
7. Do the people at the restaurant look hungry?
8. What is Paula’s brother doing?
9. What is Paula’s father doing?
10. Who is Paula writing?

Present Simple or Present Continuous?

A. Complete the following sentences using the simple present or the present continuous of the verbs in brackets.

1. Usually, Nathalie and Chantal (to play) in the park but today they (to study) at school. The teacher (to give) them an exam.

2. Kathy always (smile) in class and at the moment some of the other pupils (smile) as well.

3. Right now the pupils (read) a book and the teacher
(to write) on the board.

4. Almost every day class
(start) at 8:30.

(begin) at 8:00, but on Tuesdays the class

5. She (like) to bake cookies, but at the moment she
(not bake) cookies because she (study) at school.

6. Dany (enjoy) climbing mountains during his vacation, but this year he (not take) any vacation because he (study) English.

7. Martine (do) computer exercises at the moment. She usually
(do) computer exercises on Tuesday.

8. Isabelle (like) to read at the moment.
She (read) a very good novel about Ghandi.

9. Suzanne (come) from France, and (return) there for a holiday in the near future.

10. Claude (try) to complete the on-line exercises at the moment.

Respuestas

Respuesta dada por: pao020211

Respuesta:

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the Present Simple or Progressive as appropriate.

writing

are having

shines

looking

are going

are swimming

sailing

am looking

are playing

are building

are siting

drinking

is going

are

is watching

is telling

are going

is waiting

B. Answer these questions about the reading.

1. In a beach the hotel

2. The weather is very good

3. She is writing a letter

4. The are going towords the beach

5. They are layin on the beach

6. To the left of the hotel

7. Yes, they do

8. He si watching TV

9. He is waiting downstair

10. Its Sara

Present Simple or Present Continuous?

1. play - are studying - is givining

2. smiles - are smailig

3. are reading - is writing

4. starts - begins

5. like - is not baking - is studying

6. enjoys - not taking - is studying

7. is doing - does

8. likes - is reading

9. comes - is returning

10. is trying

Explicación:

Respuesta dada por: mjvo95

Los verbos en presente simple se utilizan para expresar acciones que se realizan todos los días. El presente continuo por su parte es algo que esta ocurriendo en el momento o algo temporal se forma usando el verbo to be seguido del verbo+ing.

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the Present Simple or Progressive as appropriate.

Dear Sara:

I am writing to you from our hotel. I am on vacation with my family and we are having a great time.

The weather is great and the sun is shinning. I am looking outside my window and people are going towards the beach. There are some people who are swimming and others are sailing. I am looking at some children. They are playing near the edge of the beach and others are building sandcastles.

Just to left of our hotel there is a big restaurant. There are, some people sitting and drinking some kind of drink that looks delicious. The waiter is going towards them and I am sure that they are ready to order. They look very hungry. At the moment my brother is watching television and my mother is telling him to get ready because we are going to do some sightseeing. My father is waiting for us downstairs, so I will write to you again later in the week.