1.

Read the sentences and write R for Matts routines and N for things he is
doing now.
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Matts wearing a suit today.

He usually wears a T-shirt and shorts at the weekend.

Hes talking to Sophie at the moment.

Hes enjoying the party

He usually has a good time at parties.

He usually goes to the beach at the weekend.

2. Complete the sentences about Sophie with the present simple or the present
continuous.
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She usually . (wear) a top and jeans at the weekend.

Today she . (wear) a dress.

She .. (go out) with her family today.

She usually .. (go out) with her friends at the weekend.

She usually (enjoy) parties.

She ... (enjoy) this party.

3. Complete the paragraphs about Matt and Sophie with the present simple or
the present continuous.
He .. (not have) lunch on Saturday because hes usually at
the beach, but he . (have) a big lunch today.
Matt and Sophie .. (not work) in an office. They ..
(work) in a shop in the town. They .. (not wear) formal clothes at work,
but

today

Sophie

(wear)

dress

and

Matt

(wear) a suit.
She usually . (enjoy) the food at parties but she
. (not eat) now because she isnt hungry.

4. Write three sentences about the habits and routines of a person you know
and three sentences about their activities now.
Ex: My brother doesnt wear jeans to work.
He is working in his office now.

5. Complete the sentences and questions with the present simple.

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He .. (not live) in a house.

They (work) in a factory.

She ... (help) her brother.

We . (not waste) water.

.. he .. (swim) at the sports centre? Yes, he

When they . (wash) their car? On Sunday.

6. Write sentences and questions with the present continuous and the words in
brackets.
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(he, eat, a sandwich)

(he, wear, trousers)

(she, not wear, a dress)

(they, talk, on their phones)

(he, wear, shorts) ? No, he isnt.

(they, watch, film) ? No, they arent.

(what, she, eat) ? A hamburger.

7. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the present continuous or present
simple.
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He usually (go) to Birmingham on Tuesday but today he

.. (go) to Oxford.

They often (have) a sandwich for lunch but today they

(have) pasta.

She always .. (watch) the news on television but at the moment she
(watch) a film.

I usually (play) computer games I the afternoon but at the

moment I (play) tennis.

8. Complete the information about Darren Davies. Use the present simple and
the verbs in brackets.
Darren Davies .. (live) in Bromley. He (train) six
days a week. He .. (run) five kilometres every day but he
.. (not go) to the gym every day. He .. (eat) salads,
cheese and chicken.
9. Write the words in the correct order to make the questions in this webchat.
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do / where / live / you / ?

you / in the afternoon / do / what / do / ?

rock music / like / you / do / ?

you / what time / do / get up / ?

do / what / do / on Saturdays / you / ?

10. Complete the race commentary with the present continuous of the verbs in
brackets.
A: Darren Davies (run) very well.

B: The people in the crowd .. (shout) for him. The French

runner . (not run) very well.
A: .. Darrens girlfriend .. (watch) the race?
B: Yes, she is. I can see her in the crowd.
A: What she (do)?
B: She .. (shout). She wants Darren to win.

11. Write sentences about you using the following activities and the verbs love,
like or enjoy, dont like and hate + -ing to form them: go out with friends,
iron, do exercise, dance, eat junk food, learn languages, buy clothes, listen
to music, get up early, go to discos, get up late, read, go shopping, etc.