Presente Simple vs. Presente Continuo

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Departamento de Inglés 2011
PMGN
Worksheet 1: Simple Present v/s Present Continuous
NIVEL
A.E.
C.M.O.
HABILIDAD
Cuarto Medio
El estudiante debe ser capaz de generar entendimiento, uso y aplicación
correcto de ambos tiempos verbales.
Presente Simple v/s Presente Continuo
Identificar y reconocer tiempos verbales
Relacionar y Comparar contenido solicitado
Analizar y Aplicar correctamente los tiempos verbales
Presente Simple vs. Presente Continuo
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El presente simple se utiliza para hablar de cosas que ocurren habitualmente o
en general:
- James studies German at university.
- My parents live in the south
- Jane works in Italy every summer.
- My friends have a car.
- Water boils at 100 Celsius degrees.
- Sharks are dangerous animals.
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El presente continuo, en cambio, se utiliza para hablar de cosas que están
ocurriendo en el momento en el que se habla:
- Mary is playing the guitar now.
- Take an umbrella. It´s raining.
- Let´s go to the park! The sun is shinning.
- They are working in the garage at the moment.
I´m playing the guitar
pasado
ahora
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Las oraciones en presente continuo a menudo van acompañadas de expresiones
que indican que la acción se está realizando en ese momento:
Now
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right now
at the moment
at present
Existen verbos que sólo pueden utilizarse en presente simple:
like
dislike
love
hate
depend
know
mean
understand
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remember
forget
want
need
believe
prefer
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EXERSICES: PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I. Write these words in the right order:
1. is / having / he / breakfast
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2. every / basketball / play / I / Tuesday
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3. 7:30 / my father / gets / at / up
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4. do / what / every / day / do / you / ?
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5. holiday / going / I'm / on / thinking / of
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6. read / do / you / books / ? / a lot of - I do / Yes,
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7. and / sometimes / the cinema / my friend / I / to / go
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8. brother / doesn't / Canada / live / my / in
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9. to / how / go / do / you / school / ?
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10. the summer / really / important / sun cream / wear / it's / to / in
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11. days / these / Peter /what / doing / is / ?
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12. looking / I'm / for / at / a job / the moment
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II. Write the verb between brackets in the present simple or continuous.
1. ......... you usually ......... (eat) vegetables?
2. Sorry, I can´t talk now. I .................. (brush) my teeth.
3. Sandy .................. (not drink) alcohol very often.
4. They.................. (work) at the factory from Monday to Friday.
5. Listen! Somebody .................. (shout).
6. He doesn´t have time now. He .................. (do) his homework.
7. How often ........ she ........ (go) to the dentist?
8. We .................. (go out) for dinner every Saturday night.
9. Be quiet! I .................. (study) for tomorrow´s exam.
10. She´s not at home at the moment. I think she .................. (do) the shopping.
III. Write short answers for these questions.
1. Do you enjoy your work? Yes, ...................
2. Are they at home now? No, ..................
3. Is he still working for that company? Yes, ..................
4. Are you cleaning the house? No, ..................
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5. Is your sister helping in the garden? No, ..................
6. Does Paul have any brothers? Yes, ..................
7. Do they know you´re here? Yes, ..................
8. Are you having fun? No, ..................
9. Does your friend work there? Yes, ..................
10. Is he a relative of yours? Yes, ..................
IV. Write these sentences correctly.
1. They are wanting to go home now
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2. I´m not having time at the moment.
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3. Anne is not here. She does the shopping right now.
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4. Your friends are attending Italian lessons on Thursdays.
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