1. Read and circle the indicators of Present Simple and Present Continuous (e.g. now, today, always, often).

2. Read and colour – Present Simple verbs red and Present Continuous verbs blue.

Hi, Ben!

How are you? I’m on holiday in Spain with my family. We’re staying in Malgrat de Mar. It’s a nice town at
the seaside. We’re living in a great hotel. I love the food. I eat delicious seafood every day. Today is “The
Fruit Day” and I’m eating melons, bananas and oranges. Yummy! Do you like melons, Ben?

In the morning we always go to the beach. I enjoy sunbathing and swimming in the water. We are on the
beach now. My parents are swimming, my baby brother is building a sandcastle. I’m not swimming at the
moment, because I’m writing to you . And what are you doing?

There are many shops in Malgrat de Mar. My mum goes shopping all the time. My dad and my brother
don’t like shopping but I don’t mind. I often help mum with bags and souvenirs.

Guess what!? Today in the afternoon we’re going to a waterpark. I’m so happy! My dad is very excited. He
loves waterslides.

Where are you? Are you having fun?

Write soon!

Jess

3. Circle the right answer.

Hi, Ben!

How is/are you? I’m on holiday in Spain with my family. We stay/ ’re staying in Malgrat de Mar. It ’s/being
a nice town at the seaside. We ’re living/live in a great hotel. I ‘m loving/ love the food. I eat/’m eating
delicious seafood every day. Today is/being “The Fruit Day” and I eat/’m eating melons, bananas and
oranges. Yummy! Do you like/Are you liking melons, Ben?

In the morning we always go/are going to the beach. I ‘m enjoying/enjoy sunbathing and swimming in the
water. We are/being on the beach now. My parents swim/are swimming, my baby brother is
building/builds a sandcastle. I don’t swim/’m not swimming at the moment, because I write/’m writing to
you . And what are you doing?/What do you do?

There being/are many shops in Malgrat de Mar. My mum goes/is going shopping all the time. My dad and
my brother don’t like/aren’t liking shopping but I don’t mind/am not minding. I often help/’m helping
mum with bags and souvenirs.

Guess what!? Today in the afternoon we go/’re going to a waterpark. I ’m/being so happy! My dad
is/being very excited. He is loving/loves waterslides.

Where are you? Are you having fun/Do you have fun?

Write soon!

Jess
4. Fill the gaps using the appropriative form of the verb in brackets.

Hi, Ben!

How ………………..…… (be) you? I’m on holiday in Spain with my family. We ……………………………….(stay) in
Malgrat de Mar. It …………………………(be) a nice town at the seaside. We ……………………………………(live) in a
great hotel. I ………………………………(love) the food. I ……………………………..(eat) delicious seafood every day.
Today ……………………………..(be) “The Fruit Day” and I …………………………………(eat) melons, bananas and
oranges. Yummy! …..............you………………….(like) melons, Ben?

In the morning we always …………………………(go) to the beach. I ……………………………….(enjoy) sunbathing and

swimming in the water. We ………………………..……(be) on the beach now. My parents
…………………………….(swim), my baby brother ………………………………….(build) a sandcastle. I
………………………………..(not swim) at the moment, because I ………………………..……….(write) to you . And
what …………………you…………………….(do)?

There …………………………(be) many shops in Malgrat de Mar. My mum …………………………………(go) shopping

all the time. My dad and my brother …………………………………………(not like) shopping but I
……………………………….(not mind). I often …………………………………….(help) mum with bags and souvenirs.

Guess what!? Today in the afternoon we …………………………………………(go) to a waterpark. I

………………………….(be) so happy! My dad ……………………………………….(be) very excited. He
……………………………..(love) waterslides.

Where are you? ………………..you………………….(have) fun?

Write soon!

Jess

5. Read the coloured text 5 times at home.