Present Simple and Present Continuous

1.
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b)
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Put the verbs in the 3rd person singular:

I cry He ______________
I say He ______________
I play He ______________
I finish He _____________
I study He _____________

2.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous:

It (rain) ___________________!
I (watch) ____________________ TV now.
_______ you (listen)______________ to the radio?
Victor (play) ___________________ computer games at the moment.
We (sing) ______________________ now.
Tim and Julia (dance) _______________________ now.

f) I try He _________________
g) I do He _________________
h) I go He _________________
i) I watch He _______________
j) I kiss He _________________

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present continuous:
a) In summer I (wear) _______________ my sunglasses, but now its cold and I (wear)
______________ a pair of gloves.
b) Its sunny. Sarah (wear) _______________ a sunhat now, but in winter she (wear)
____________ a cap.
c) Mum and dad are at a party. They (wear) _________________ a pretty dress and a
smart suit now. At home they (wear) ______________ tracksuit or jeans and T-shirt.
d) What __________ you (wear) _____________ now? Its cloudy and windy.
4.
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b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)

Underline the correct verb form:

Sandra writes / is writing a letter at the moment.
I usually drink / am drinking a lot of water.
Look! He comes / is coming back right now!
She always sleeps / is sleeping a lot.
What do you do / are you doing now?
You study / are studying every day.
It rains / is raining every autumn in Romania.
It rains / is raining! Take your umbrella!
They play / are playing chess now.
I dont play / am not playing on the computer every day.

5. Fill in the sentences with the correct words from the box below:

sunny
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

windy

rainy

snow

Where there is ____________ you can build a snowman.

I wear sunglasses when its _________________.
The grass turns white when its _______________.
When its _______________ you can fly a kite.
You cannot see very far when its ______________.
You need an umbrella when its ______________.

frosty

foggy

6. a) Read and answer the questions:

Hello! Im Kitty! Im a very happy little
cat! This is my daily programme!

I get up early every day and go to the front door to wait

for the milkman. He comes at about 6 oclock every morning.
I love milk! This is my favourite thing for breakfast.
At about 10 oclock, I go into the garden. I climb high
up on the cherry tree and I watch the birds and the
butterflies. They are very nice. Sometimes I sit on the fence
and I watch my neighbours tomcat: hes very interesting...
Well, Im in love with him?!...
At half past three its my lunch time. I usually have cat
food from a tin, but sometimes I get fish. In the afternoon, I
sleep on the sofa.
In the evening, I watch TV: Mickey Mouse is my favourite
cartoon. When it is hot, I usually go for a walk on my
neighbours roof!

a) What does Kitty do when she wakes up?

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b) What does Kitty like to drink?
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c) What does Kitty do in the garden?
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d) What time does Kitty have lunch?
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e) What does Kitty eat for lunch?
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f) What does Kitty do in the afternoon?
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g) What does Kitty do in the evening?
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h) What is Kittys favourite cartoon?
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b) Translate the underlined paragraph from the text: