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Here is an example of a tense simplified. This can subsitute a Grammar book explanation, or be given as a revision sheet.

Present Simple Tense

Use

We use this tense to talk about permanent situations, or about things that happen regularly or all the time.
To give instructions, directions, a series of events or facts.

Exercises

• Write a personal profile describing your self, habits, likes and dislikes.
• Describe your daily/weekly routine.
• Write a set of instructions.

Present Simple V Present Continuous (Lower intermediate+)

Useful revision/practice exercise. Put the following sentences in the correct order.

Present Simple

1. you skiing like? do
2. are or student tourist a you? a
3. at morning get 7 I o’clock each up
4. every seaside year go on to the. Holiday we
5. film to sometimes go cinema I to the latest. see the
6. at I get early the weekend. never up
7. and I an older a brother younger have sister.
8. family England in my the West countryside in the live South of.
9. I cats have 2 dogs and 2.
10. do what do in you the evenings?
11. bus do you to take work or the? walk
12. agree weather. It the isn’t I the the for beach. right
13. I straight you to to her. advise away talk
14. promise to it I tonight. do

Present Continuous

1. am book I about a Greece. reading
2. at waiting I am the a telephone the for call. moment
3. becoming the is warmer. weather
4. the are around changing now. seasons
5. it is evenings lighter in the now it’s becoming spring.
6. watching at the television moment? are you
7. are doing what you?
8. I’m it is walking not tonight because home raining.
9. I’m a new week course starting next.
10. the is cooking, dinner the are sleeping children and I waiting am.
11. France at moment the is working Jane in.
12. isn’t home, Mike he is a friend’s celebrating birthday.

Make the positive sentences negative and the negative sentences positive.

1. She doesn’t speak German
2. They want to learn English
3. We’re tired and want to go to bed
4. John likes watching football on TV, but he doesn’t like playing it.
5. I work at home because I have a word processor.
6. Sarah isn’t happy because she doesn’t have a nice flat.

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