PET Present simple vs Present Continuous

Do you listen

' __________ (you/listen) to the radio every day?' 'No, just occasionally.'

Are you listening

' __________ (you/listen) to the radio?' 'No, you can turn it off.'

am helping

'Can you come out for a drink with us later?' 'Sorry, I (help) Liza with her work, and it'll take us hours to finish it.'am helping

is teaching

'Can you drive?' 'I ___________ (learn). My father __*?*______ (teach) me.'

am learning

'Can you drive?' 'I ____*?*________ (learn). My father ________ (teach) me.'

is improving

'How is your English?' 'Not bad. It _______ (improve) slowly.'

does your father do

'What ____*?*______ (your father/do)?' 'He's an architect but he __________ (not/work) at the moment.'

isn't working

'What _________ (your father/do)?' 'He's an architect but he ___*?*________ (not/work) at the moment.'

live, am studying, am living

'Where do you live?' 'Normally I (live) in Paris with my parents, but at the moment I (study) in London, so I (live) with an English family. ive, am studying, am living

are

Are they from RAK? - Yes, they _____

am

Are you Emirati? yes, I ____

I'm not

Are you Saudi? No, ___ ____

are sleeping

Be quiet! They ______(sleep)!

am starting

Can we stop walking soon? I ______ (start) to feel tired.

don't

Do you speak Chinese? - No, I ____

does

Does he live in RAK? Yes, he ______

is

Don't wake her, she ___ sleeping.

is sleeping

Don't wake him up - he ___(sleep)___

takes, shakes, look

Every time he (take) a photo, his hand (shake), and his photos never (look) good.takes, shakes, look

doesn't

He _____ smoke, he stopped ten years ago.

speaks

He always _(speak)_ English in class.

doesn't

He likes fish, but he ____ like meat. He never eats meat.

works, is not working

He usually (work) very hard, but he (not/work) at all today because it's a holiday. works, is not working

do you

How ______ (you/make) machboos?

is waiting

Hurry up! Everybody _______ (wait) for you.

wear, feel

I (wear) three pullovers in winter because I always (feel) cold. wear, feel

don't

I _____ speak French, but I speak English.

am having

I can't answer the phone, I __(have)_ a shower.

am studying

I can't watch TV tonight, I _______(study)

cries

I don't mind babysitting for you. Your baby never (cry).

are not listening, are looking

I know you (not/listen) because you (look) out of the window! are not listening, are looking

drink

I never __(drink)__ beer.

study

I never _____(study) at weekends.

is

Is he listening? - Yes, he ____

are you going

It's very late - where __(you/go)__ ?

is always leaving

Jim is very untidy. He__________ (always/leave) his things all over the place.

speaks, is working

Julia (speak) five languages fluently, and at the moment she (work) as a translator. speaks, is working

speaks

Julia is very good at languages. She ________ (speak) four languages very well.

isn't raining

Let's go out. It _________ (not/rain) now.

is flowing

Look at the river. It __________ (flow) very fast today - much faster than usual.

is running, is carrying

Look! That man (run) out of the bank! And he (carry) a large bag full of money!

live

My parents ____*?*______ (live) in Bristol. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where ___________ (your parents/live)?

do your parents live

My parents ________ (live) in Bristol. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where ______*?*_______ (your parents/live)?

finish

Normally I ____*?*________ (finish) work at 5.00, but this week I _________ (work) until 6.00 to earn a bit more money.

am working

Normally I ___________ (finish) work at 5.00, but this week I ____*?*______ (work) until 6.00 to earn a bit more money.

is raining

Oh look! It ___(rain)_______

swims

On Fridays, he _(swim)_ at the Hilton Resort.

isn't

Riyadh ____ the capital of Oman.

is staying....always stays

Ron is in London at the moment. He _________ (stay) at the Park Hotel. He __*?*_____ (always/stay) there when he's in London.

isn't

She ____speaking French, she can't speak French.

drives, is driving

She usually (drive) a BMW, but today she (drive) her husband's Volvo. drives, is driving

is drinking

She usually drinks coffee, but right now she _(drink)_ tea.

goes

Sometimes he __(go)___ to the beach.

is looking

Sonia ____*?*_______ (look) for a place to live. She ______________ (stay) with her sister until she finds somewhere.

is staying

Sonia _________ (look) for a place to live. She _____*?*___________ (stay) with her sister until she finds somewhere.

flows

The River Nile _________ (flow) into the Mediterranean.

am watching

The children are safe, I ______(watch) them.

always leaves

The train is never late. It ______ (always/leave) on time.

sleep

They always ______ (sleep) in the same room.

are going

They aren't staying. They _(go)_ out now.

are

They said yes, they___ coming tomorrow.

aren't

They're in Dubai. They _______ in RAK.

enjoy

Usually I ____*?*______ (enjoy) parties but I ________ (not/enjoy) this one very much.

am not enjoying

Usually I _________ (enjoy) parties but I ___*?*______ (not/enjoy) this one very much.

drives

Usually she__(drive)__ to work.

aren't

We _____ studying French, we're studying English.

grow...are not growing

We usually ___*?*_____ (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we _________ (not/grow) any.

do you do?

What ___(you/do)____? I'm a teacher.

do you think

What ____ (you/think) of the new restaurant?

are you doing

What _______ (you/do)? - I am cooking.

do you do

What _______(you/do)? - I'm a teacher.

is he speaking

What language____ (he/speak) now? - Chinese.

do you speak

What languages _(you/speak)_? - Arabic and English.

does he speak

What languages ____(he/speak)? - Arabic, English and French.

is eating

What's he doing? - He __(eat)___

is she doing

What____ (she do)? - She is watching TV.

do people cry

When _____(people/cry)? - When they feel sad.

does he go

Where ____(he/go) every morning?

are we going

Where _____(we/go)? - It's a surprise!

do you go

Where _______(you/go) every weekend?

are you going

Where _______(you/go)? - To the bathroom.

teaches

Who _____ (teach) on Fridays?

is teaching

Who ______ (teach) now?

is she crying

Why _____(she/cry)? - She failed the exam.

is listening

Why can't he hear me? - He _(listen)_ to music on his iPod

floats

Wood (float) on water.

Is

___ Ahmed coming to class today?

Do

___ they understand Arabic?

Don't

____ speak Arabic in class, speak English.

Do

____ you like pizza?

Does

______ Ali speak English?