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Grammar
The present simple & the present
progressive
The
present simple Tense
Formation
( I / you / we / they / plural nouns ) inf.
( He / She / it / singular nouns ) inf.- (s / es )
Exercises
Ex. Choose
the correct answer :
1. Nada and Aly ( run – runs ) to school together .
2. The boys ( play – plays ) football every day .
3. My mother ( cooks – cook ) dinner late .
4. He usually ( stay – stays ) with his grandmother .
5. She ( do – does ) her homework in the afternoon .
6. I ( go – goes ) to school by bus every day .
7. Salma ( washes – wash ) the dishes in the evening .
8. Tarek always ( do – does ) his homework .
9. He usually ( wash – washes ) my clothes .
10. Sometimes they ( go – goes ) to the club .
Usage
1. Permanent situations
2. Repeated habitual actions ( Routine events ) ..
3. Scientific facts ( general truths )..
4. Job description ..
EX: Define the reason for using the present simple
tense
- Chin lives in China . …………
- I love my parents . …………
- The moon goes around the sun . …………
- Ali works
as a doctor . …………
- The park often holds festivals . …………
- The earth goes round the sun . …………
- They get up at seven o’clock . …………
- We speak English well . …………
Key words
every/ never/ usually/always
/often/sometimes ..
Negative
( I / you / we / they / plural nouns ) do not / don’t + inf.
( He / She / it / singular
nouns ) does not / doesn’t + inf.
Exercise:
Turn the following sentences into
negative ones :
- I like fish .
…………………………………………………………………………
- Ali works
as a doctor .
…………………………………………………………………………
- They get up at seven o’clock .
…………………………………………………………………………
- He speaks English well .
…………………………………………………………………………
The
present continuous Tense
Formation:
( am / is /
are ) + ( v.-ing )
Key words :
now / Look
! / Listen ! / at the moment ..
Usage
1.
Things
happening at the time of speaking ..
2.
Things
happening for a limited time around the present time ..
( temporary actions )
3.
Plans for
the near future / future arrangements ..
EX:
1. I am eating now . …………
2. Ali is studying English this year . …………
3. Abdullah is flying to Egypt next week . …………
4. They are swimming in
the pool at the moment . …………
- I am going to university .
- I go to university .
Stative Verbs ..
Verbs that can’t be used in the progressive tenses
..
Like
|
Know
|
Belong
|
Love
|
Realize
|
Fit
|
Hate
|
Suppose
|
Contain
|
Want
|
Mean
|
Consist
|
Need
|
Understand
|
Seem
|
Prefer
|
Believe
|
Depend
|
Agree
|
Remember
|
Matter
|
Mind
|
Recognize
|
See
|
Own
|
Appear
|
look
(=seem)
|
Sound
|
Taste
|
Smell
|
Hear
|
Astonish
|
Deny
|
Disagree
|
Please
|
Impress
|
Satisfy
|
Promise
|
Surprise
|
Doubt
|
think
(=have
an opinion)
|
feel
(=have
an opinion)
|
Wish
|
Imagine
|
Concern
|
Dislike
|
Be
|
Have
|
Deserve
|
Involve
|
Include
|
Lack
|
measure
(=have
length etc)
|
Possess
|
Owe
|
weigh
(=have
weight)
|
Exercises
on
Present simple / Present continous
Ex. Define the tense: present simple (PS) / present continuous (PC)
1. Heba teaches in a primary school. ……………………………………
2. She is writing a story now. ……………………………………
3. She eats with a fork and a knife. ……………………………………
4. Mother is cooking dinner right now. ……………………………………
5. He helps his father in the fields every day . …………………………
6. Listen! Someone is knocking at the door. ……………………………………
7. A typist works in an office. ……………………………………
8. Father is reading the paper at this moment. …………………………
9. We are studying the exercise on page 72 now. …………………………
10. Sally is preparing her homework now. ……………………………………
11. They watch television in the evening. ……………………………………
12. It rains in winter in Egypt
13. The sun rises in the east . ……………………………………
14. The wind is blowing very hard now. ……………………………………
15. They are watching television
now . ……………………………………
Ex. Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or
d:
1. Noha and Hala .............. their flat now.
a) clean b)
cleaning c) have cleaned d)
are cleaning
2. Look! he .............. TV.
a)
watches b) is watching c)
watch d)
watching
3. Listen! They .............. about the film .
a)
talking b) talk
c) are talking d) talks
4. My father never .............. on Friday.
a)
is working b) works c) working d) work
5. Sara .............. a letter on the computer now.
a)
types b)
typing c) is typing d) typed
6. Rami .............. his room now.
6. Rami .............. his room now.
a)
cleans b) cleaning c) is cleaning d)
has cleaned
7. The sun .............. in the east.
a)
rise b)
rising c) have risen d)
rises
8. Listen! The children .............. a lot of noise.
a)
making b)
are making c) makes d)
has made
Ex. Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or
d:
1. The boys .............. some pictures now .
a) take b)
taking c) are taking d) have take
2. My father always .............. poor people.
a) is helping b)
helps c) help d) helping
3. We usually .............. TV in the evening.
a)
are watching b) watch c) watches d) have watched
4. Look! Nadia .............. with her new toys.
a)
are playing b) play c) play d) is playing
5. Rasha ..............
tennis every weekend.
a.
play b. plays c.
playing c. is playing
6. Look ! Adel .............. a picture.
a.
is drawing b. drawing c.
draws d. draw
7. Mona usually .............. her room.
a.
cleaning b.
clean c. is cleaning d.
cleans
8. The earth .............. around the sun every 365 days.
a)
move b)
moving c) is moving d)
moves
Ex: Read and correct
the underlined word(s):
1. The moon give light at night. ........................
2. They playing tennis now. ........................
3. Do you visits Aswan
4. The sun give light in the morning. ........................
5. Listen! They speak about the film. ........................
Ex: Read and correct
the underlined word(s):
1. Look! She cook the meat. ........................
2. He walk to school every day. ........................
3. We gets up early every morning. ........................
4. Does you like football? ........................
Ex. Choose the correct answer :
1. He ………… his father in the
fields now .
a) help b) helps
c) helping d) is helping
2. The sun ……… in the east .
a) is rising b) rising
c) rises d) rise
3. The boys ………… their homework now .
a) does b) do c) is doing d) are doing
4. The wind ……… very hard now.
a) blows b) blowing
c) is blowing d) blow
5. A butcher ………… meat .
a) sells b) is
selling c) sell d)
are selling
6. I ………… to school every day .
a) are going b) am
going c) go d) goes
7. He ………… now .
a) is swimming b) swims c)
swim d) are swimming
8. Listen ! The telephone ………… .
a) ringing b)
rings c) is ringing d) ring
9. Look! a car ………… quickly.
a) coming b) come c) comes d) is coming
10. He ………… TV every evening .
a) watches b) watch c) is watching d)
watching
11. Soha ……… in Alexandria
a) living b) lives c) is living d)
live
12. What ………… he want ?
a) do b) is c) does d) are
13. I usually ………… to school on
foot .
a) going b) am going c) goes d)
go
14. Look ! They ………… quickly .
a) are running b) running c) run d) runs
15. It ……… in summer in Egypt
a) rain b) rains c) doesn’t rain d)
is raining
Ex. Read and correct the underlined words :
1.
We watches TV every night . ……………………………………
2.
He is driving his car every day . ……………………………………
3.
She cooks now . ……………………………………
4.
She is wanting to be a doctor . ……………………………………
5.
Reem want to work in Cairo
6.
They doesn't work with clothes . ……………………………………
7.
Listen ! The teacher speaks . ……………………………………
8.
They works in an office
. ……………………………………
9.
It is raining in summer in Egypt. ……………………………………
10.
They watch television now . ……………………………………
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