Simple present or present progressive?

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simple present / present progressive
-Regelmäßigkeit
-Wiederholung
-aufeinander folgende Handlungen
-oft
signal words:
-every Monday/ week/ day…
-adverbs of frequency (always, never, usually, sometimes, often)
-on Mondays etc.
-on weekends/ on the weekend etc. / -Handlung ist im Verlauf
-geschieht gerade/ im Moment
signal words:
-now
-at the moment
-today
-Listen! / Look! etc.

Complete the following sentences and use the simple present or present progressive! Be careful with the verbs!

  1. Quiet please! I (to write) ______a test.
  2. She usually (to walk) ______to school.
  3. But look! Today she (to go) ______by bike.
  4. Every Sunday we (to go) ______to see my grandparents.
  5. He often (to go) ______to the cinema.
  6. We (to play) ______Monopoly at the moment.
  7. The child often (to cry) ______.
  8. I (not / to do) ______anything at the moment.
  9. (to watch / he) ______the news regularly?
  10. Andy sometimes (to read) ______a comic.
  11. I (to phone) ______my friend at the moment.
  12. Listen! Sandy (to sing) ______in the bathroom.
  13. My sister usually (to help) ______in the kitchen.
  14. Look! The boys (to come)______ home.
  15. My mother (to make) ______breakfast now.
  16. We never (to watch)______ a video in the morning.
  17. They often (to clean)______ the bathroom.
  18. My grandfather (to go)______ for a walk every day.
  19. Cats (to eat) ______mice.
  20. They (to play) ______handball at the moment.
  21. She (not/to write)______e-mails.
  22. ______you English? (to speak)
  23. The children (not/to like)______ fish.
  24. Andy's brother (to work)______ in an office.
  25. ______a bike now? (Elisabeth/to ride)
  26. My mother never (to wash)______my new jeans.
  27. Leroy ______very fast. (can/not/to read)
  28. ______any hobbies? (Anne/to have)
  29. John (to play) ______football at the moment.
  30. Look! Mandy and Susan (to watch) ______a film.
  31. Every morning my mother (to get up) ______at 6 o'clock.
  32. Our class (to write) often ______tests.
  33. First I get up, then I (to have) ______breakfast.
  34. The sun (to shine) ______now.
  35. Listen! The band (to sing) ______the new song.
  36. We sometimes (to read) ______English poems at school.
  37. FormularbeginnI never (to dream) ______of ghosts.
  38. Tom (to learn)______English at school.
  39. Listen! Ann (to play) ______the piano.
  40. What are you doing? I (to make) ______model plane.
  41. Can you help me? No, sorry, I (to look after) ______the baby.
  42. Mum always (to drink) ______coffee in the afternoon.
  43. Where is mum? She (to cook) ______dinner.
  44. We often (to have) ______eggs for breakfast.
  45. They sometimes (to go) ______to the cinema on Sundays.
  46. Tom (to clean) ______his bike at the moment.
  47. He (to meet) ______his uncle every Wednesday.
  48. Look! He (to leave) ______the house.

LÖSUNGEN SOLUTIONS

Complete the following sentences and use the simple present or present progressive! Be careful with the verbs!

  1. Quiet please! I (to write) __we are writing______a test.
  2. She usually (to walk) _____walks______to school.
  3. But look! Today she (to go) ___is going______by bike.
  4. Every Sunday we (to go) ___go______to see my grandparents.
  5. He often (to go) ___goes______to the cinema.
  6. We (to play) ______are playing______Monopoly at the moment.
  7. The child often (to cry) ______cries______.
  8. I (not / to do) __am not watching______anything at the moment.
  9. (to watch / he) __Does he watch______the news regularly?
  10. Andy sometimes (to read) ____reads______a comic.
  11. I (to phone) _____am phoning______my friend at the moment.
  12. Listen! Sandy (to sing) __is singing______in the bathroom.
  13. My sister usually (to help) __helps______in the kitchen.
  14. Look! The boys (to come)___are coming______home.
  15. My mother (to make) _____is making______breakfast now.
  16. We never (to watch)___watch______a video in the morning.
  17. They often (to clean)____clean______ the bathroom.
  18. My grandfather (to go)_____goes______ for a walk every day.
  19. Cats (to eat) ______eat______mice.
  20. They (to play) ______are playing______handball at the moment
  21. She (not/to write)___does not write______e-mails.
  22. _____Do you speak____ English? (to speak)
  23. The children (not/to like)__don’t like______ fish.
  24. Andy's brother (to work)____works______ in an office.
  25. ___Is Elisabeth riding ______a bike now ? (Elisabeth/to ride)
  26. My mother never (to wash)___washes______my new jeans.
  27. Leroy ______cannot read______very fast. (can/not/to read)
  28. _____Does Anne have______any hobbies? (Anne/to have)
  29. John (to play) ___is playing______football at the moment.
  30. Look! Mandy and Susan (to watch) _____are watching______a film.
  31. Every morning my mother (to get up) ____gets up______at 6 o'clock.
  32. Our class (to write) often ___writes______tests.
  33. First I get up, then I (to have) ____have______breakfast.
  34. The sun (to shine) ____is shining______now.
  35. Listen! The band (to sing) ___is singing______the new song.
  36. We sometimes (to read) __read______English poems at school.
  37. FormularbeginnI never (to dream) ____dream______of ghosts.
  38. Tom (to learn)____learns______English at school.
  39. Listen! Ann (to play) ___is playing______the piano.
  40. What are you doing? I (to make) _____I am making______model plane.
  41. Can you help me? No, sorry, I (to look after) __am looking______the baby.
  42. Mum always (to drink) ___drinks______coffee in the afternoon.
  43. Where is mum? She (to cook) _____is cooking (passiert gerade)______dinner.
  44. We often (to have) ___have______eggs for breakfast.
  45. They sometimes (to go) ___go______to the cinema on Sundays.
  46. Tom (to clean) _____is cleaning______his bike at the moment.
  47. He (to meet) __meets______his uncle every Wednesday.
  48. Look! He (to leave) _is leaving______the house.

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