Present simple and continuous
1.
1.
Match the examples with the rules below.
1- Lynn runs the office of Frognation. b)
2- Video game sales are sky-rocketing at the moment. c)
3- Lynn frequently travels to Japan for meetings. a)
4- Lynn is working at home this week. d)
Use the present simple to describe:
a) regular or routine activities
b) permanent or long-term situations
Use the present continuous to describe:
c) something happening now
d) a temporary situation
2.
2.
Choose the correct alternatives in italics.
1. We usually use the present simple / continuous with these expressions: normally
every day often sometimes frequently
2. We usually use the present simple / continuous with these expressions:
at the moment now this week currently
3.
3.
Choose the correct verb forms in italics to complete the text.
We're all accountants and we 1 work / are working for a telecommunications company in the finance
department. We 2 sit / are sitting at our PCs in the office every day and 3 check / are checking the
invoices and payments. But this week is different: we 4 attend / are attending a training course. The
company 5currently changes / is currently changing to a new accounting system, and this week, we
6learn / are learning all about it. So at the moment, we 7stay / are statin g at a big hotel in the
mou nt ains. It's wonderful! When we're at home, we usually 8spend / are spending the evenings
cooking and cleaning for our families. But here, there's an excellent restaurant and we can relax and have
a laugh together.
4.
4.
Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
My working day ('start) start
with a long journey to the office —
Usually over an hour on a crowded train. The first event of a typical day is the regul ar morni ng
meet ing . Our m ana ger s (
2
give) giv e
up dat es on the department's progress. After that, it's a long,
hard day of work. You can see m e a t work i n t his ph o to - I ( 3g ive) am g i vin g
a pre s ent a tio n
to my colleagues. I often (
4
stay) stay in the office until 9 or 10pm. But this is the old way. Now,
things (5begin) are beginning
to change. Young people (6refuse) are refusing to work long hours. They
(7demand) demand
more leisure time and freedom.
5.
5.
Describe your daily or weekly routine activities to a partner. Describe
any special projects you are working on at the moment, or any special events in your
personal life.
