Present Progressive

Write the ing-form of the following verbs.

1. fly -

2. book -

3. hit -

4. take -

5. lie -

Simple Present

Write the 3rd person singular of the following verbs (in Simple Present).

1. do - he

2. worry - she

3. play - she

4. watch - he

5. might - she

Use

When to use which tense?

1. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: Look!, now?

2. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: often, seldom, never?

3. For actions happening at the moment of speaking, we use .

4. For actions set by a timetable or schedule, we use .

5. In a story, for present actions happening one after another, we use .

6. For arrangements for the near future, we use .

Positive sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. We (help) in the canteen this week.

2. Martin usually (drive) to work.

3. But today, he (take) the bus.

4. Listen! She (practise) the piano.

5. My friend (play) the guitar every evening.

Negative sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. He (not / spend) his holidays in Spain each year.

2. I (not / meet) Francis tonight.

3. They (not / fly) to London tomorrow.

4. We (not / work) this week.

5. The film (not / begin) at 7 o'clock.

question

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. (leave / you) the party now?

2. (have / you) any brothers or sisters?

3. (love / she) him?

4. Who (cook) dinner tonight?

5. (send / he) you an e-mail every day?

Text

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. Maria (want) to improve her English.

2. Therefore, she (do) a language course in London at the moment.

3. She (stay) with a host family and (must) take the tube to get to her
language school.

4. It (be) only a five-minute walk to the nearest tube station.

5. The tube (leave) at half past eight.

6. The first lesson (begin) at 9 o'clock.

7. In the afternoons, the school (offer) sightseeing tours in and around London.

8. Tomorrow, the students of the language school (go) to Windsor.

Present Progressive

Write the ing-form of the following verbs.

1. walk -

2. make -

3. wash -

4. lie -

5. stop -
 Simple Present

Schreibe die folgenden Verben in der 3. Person Einzahl.

1. write - she

2. kiss - he

3. must - she

4. laugh - she

5. go - he

Use

When to use which tense?

1. For present actions happening one after another, we use .

2. For actions happening while speaking, we use .

3. For arrangements for the near future, we use .

4. For actions set by a schedule or timetable, we use .

5. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: sometimes, never, every day?

6. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: Listen!, at the moment, right

now?

Positive sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. The lesson (start) at 9 o'clock.

2. He often (wear) a black cap.

3. I (meet) my friends in the youth club tonight.

4. My friend (move) house tomorrow.

5. My birthday (be) in September.

Negative sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. She (not / ride) her bike right now.

2. We (not / stay) at home tonight.

3. I (not / like) bananas.

4. They (not / know) the answer.

5. I (not / sit) in the garden at the moment.

questionn

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. When (arrive / the plane) ?

2. (visit / you) Jane in hospital today?

3. What time (get up / you) in the mornings?

4. Why (cry / she) now?

5. (swim / they) in the pool at the moment?

Text

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. I (live) in London.

2. This weekend, I (visit) my friends in Brighton.

3. The train to Brighton (leave) London at 6.45 in the morning.

4. In the early afternoon, we (want) to go on a sightseeing tour.

5. In the evening, we (go) to a concert.

6. The concert (start) at 8 o'clock.

7. I (come) back to London on Sunday.

8. My train (arrive) in London at 7.50 in the evening.