PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINUOUS; PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS
1.- Choose the correct answer:
- Please be quiet. I try/am trying to write a letter.
- The company isn´t hiring/doesn´t hire any new worker this year.
- Tim swims/is swimming in his spare time.
- My family goes/is going to the cinema.
- Which side of the road are they driving on/do they drive on in Australia?
- My friend and I play/are playing football every Thursday.
- At the moment, they show/are showing a lot of films on televisión.
- Don´t you eat/Aren´t you eating meat? I thought you did.
2.- Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets Use the Present simple or Present Continuous:
- We _____________ (go) cycling on Monday afternoons.
- Mario ______________ (have) a holiday this summer.
- ____________ Italian sdtudents______________ (wear) school uniforms?
- Most teenagers _______________ (enjoy) talking on the phone.
- Sarah ____________________ (not understand) why her parents (not like) her taste in music.
- I __________________ (buy) some new jeans tomorrow.
- You can´t talk to Janis right now. She __________________ (sleep)
- “What_____________ they _________________(do) now?”
-“I´m not sure. I think they ______________ (play) computer games.”
3.- Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or the past continuous:
- We finally ___________________ (finish) packing our suitcases:for the trip.
- What ________ you _______________ (do) at 8 o´clock last night?
- Sam ______________ (not/come) with us because he __________________ (not feel) well.
- When I __________ (wake up) this morning, it _________________ (rain).
- While we _________________ (travel) in Spain, we ____________ (see) many beautiful sites.
4.- Write a suitable question for each answer. Pay attention to the words in bold.
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The new supermarket opened last Monday
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No, we weren´t at the meeting last night.
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At eight o´clock last night, I was having dinner.
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Sue´s performance was great
