English Grammar Practice. The verb

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

Some verbs which are called stative verbs are not used normally in the continuousaspect. These are know, like, love, hate, have, understand, need, remember, see, think,want, believe, seem, smell, feel, taste, look, cost.

We can use however, some of the verbs from above in the continuous aspect, but witha difference in meaning:

- I think (= believe) you are right.- I have a cat.- I see Henry at work every day.- The coffee smells nice.- The cake tastes delicious.

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I'm thinking (= considering) of buying a bike .I'm having lunch/ a bath/ a dream/ funI'm seeing (= am meeting) Henry tonight.My cat is smelling (= is sniffing) the milk.The chef is tasting the food to see if itneeds salt.He is looking at a painting by Goya .- He looks tired ...but...

1. Fill in the blanks with DO, DOES, IS, ARE or AM in each sentence:

a. I. i"!!!! writing an essay now.b. Emily at school now.c. George always his homework.d your mother smoke?e. . I on the list?f. they talking on the phone?g. . Nadia like Mark?h you having a good time at my party?i. Why Sandra laughing?j. Where he leaving?k. What you usually have for breakfast?I. Who singing in the living room?m.Where the Sun set?

2. Fill in the blanks with DON'T! DOESN'T, IS/ISN'T, AM NOT! AREN'T in each senten

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3. Choose the correct tense:

a. Maria writes!CI[writi~an e-mail to her brother now.b. Pamela is speaking/ speaks French at the moment.c. William knows! is knowing Japanese culture.d. Mum is cooking! cooks delicious meals every week.e. I see/ am seeing my desk mate tonight.f. We are having! have a large house.g. Sam is working/ works in the garden every spring.h. They are understanding! understand the teacher's explanations.i. The students are thinking/ think of running from the last class.j. My mum is smelling! smells the milk to see if it is still good.k. The soup is tasting/ tastes great.I. Helena has/ is having a great time in the mountains.m.The pair of shoes costs/ are costing $100.

hange the following sentences into the right tense using the time exprhotween brackets:

I am jogging now. (every morning)I jog every morning.

I Andra is reading at the moment. (often)II Michael cooks pasta in the evening. (now)I My children are watching a violent movie. (never)d My mother works in the garden. (at the moment).

WI) go swimming every summer. (now)I 'rIIll I1aving Spanish lessons these days. (on Fridays)I '''I'" Is visiting her relatives now. (at weekends)" MII\o If! sleeping now. (at night)I Ilul1lY Is coming back from school. (at noon)I I'lltl It, aunbathinq at present. (every summer)

V 1"IIIor Is smoking now. (rarely)

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English Grammar Practice. The verb

Present Forms: round-up test

1.1=."·:"'::;'_rbs read, make, take, know, study into the following sentences usingnt tense Simple or Continuous:

__.=-c~·d of books you ?•.................. historical books such as "The Decline and Fall of the British Empire" ................................................................................. you ?

use I don't have a car............................................................................. the dog out every day?

er does. It's his favourite pet.. can't you come with us to the party?

•..................................... : hard for my exams these days.~ my bed in the 'morning and then I leave for school.

er!..................................................................................... as fast as I can!

k,WIhi:!ts new in football?ow yet. I the sports column now.

_ cooking lessons these days. I hardly wait to start cooking.e department where our scientists other planets.

e blanks with the correct verb tense:Sunday, I (go) swimming .

• '.I::IoUdJoIY, I (work) as a teacher, but this summer I (work)............................................................... as an interpreter for an American company.ietl I think someone (try) ~ to enter the house.w) Let's go out and make a snowman .

. ) a lot in this part of the country.- rry, but I can't hear what you (say) They

.................................................................................................. the music too loud.(lay) the table as she has guests.u want to go on a trip? I (need) to escape from work.

eighbours' children (eat) all our cherries every summer! I will cut the trees!always, call) me names! I will tell her to my parents!

(fly) over the Atlantic Ocean right now!. disturb Gerry! She (dance) with Sue.ay) chess with my grandpa after I come back from school.

are you drinking/ do you drink? / Pineapple juice.Cervantes is teaching/ teaches us Spanish this semester because Mrs Coelho is sick.at do you dol are you doing with my phone?

't understand/ am not understanding what he is saying._ on your coat. It gets/ is getting colder.

sharing/ share my flat with my relatives from Denmark this month.is parking/ parks his car in the same place all the time, so find another one.

trying/ try to sleep! Turn down the radio.

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