Question

The Simple Present and the Present Continuous. 1. Put the verb in brackets into the simple present or the present
continuous tense.
1. You can't see Tom now: he (have) a bath.
2. He usually (drink) coffee but now he (drink) tea.
3. What she (do) in the evenings? - She usually (play) cards or (watch)
TV.
4. He usually (speak) so quickly that I (not understand) him.
5.Ann (make) a dress for herself at the moment. She (make) all her
own clothes.
6. Tom can't have the newspaper now because his aunt (read) it.
7. The kettle (boil) now. Shall I make the tea?
8. I always (buy) lottery tickets but I never (win) anything.
9. You always (write) with your left hand?
10. You (know) why ah apple (fall) down and not up?
11. He never (listen) to what you say. He always (think) about
something else.
12. What you (have) for breakfast usually? - I usually (eat) a carrot
and (drink) a glass of cold water.
13. You (recognize) that man? - I (think) that I have seen him before
but I (not remember) his name.
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Answer 1

1. You can't see Tom now: he is having a bath.

2. He usually drinks coffee but now he is drinking tea.

3. What she (does she do in the evenings? - She usually (plays cards or (watches

TV.

4. He usually (speaks so quickly that I do not understand) him.

5.Ann is making a dress for herself at the moment. She (make) all her

own clothes.

6. Tom can't have the newspaper now because his aunt is reading it.

7. The kettle is boiling now. Shall I make the tea?

8. I always buy lottery tickets but I never win anything.

9. Do You always (write with your left hand?

10. do You know why ah apple fall down and not up?

11. He never listens to what you say. He always thinks about

something else.

12. What do you have for breakfast usually? - I usually (eat a carrot

and (drink a glass of cold water.

13. Do You (recognize that man? - I think that I have seen him before

but I do not remember his name.