Arbeitsblatt: present simple/present continuous

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous present simple Gebrauch: Bei einmaliger Handlung in der Gegenwart • Wenn etwas die ganze Zeit oder wiederholt geschieht • Aufeinanderfolgende Handlung und bei allgemeiner Gültigkeit Signalwörter: usually, often, never, every, sometimes, seldom, always, normally. • present continuous Gebrauch: • • Bei einer Handlung, welche sich am Ablaufen befindet. Bei einer Handlung, welche auf einen bestimmten Zeitraum begrenzt ist. Signalwörter: just now, right now, just, now, at the moment, Listen!, Look!. Beispiele: Beispiele: • • • • Nurses look after patients in hospitals. usually go away at weekends. The planets go round the sun. The restaurant opens at 8.00 in the morning. • • Im trying to do my homework, please dont make so much noise. Let go out and play soccer. It isnt raining any more. Be careful, the verbs: be, like, know, hate, love, understand, believe, mean, remember and want dont exist in present continuous!! ex. 1 1.) Look! He (leave) the house. 2.) Quiet please! (write) test. 3.) She usually(walk) to school. 4.) But look! Today she (go) by bike. 5.) Every Sunday we (go) to see my grandparents. 6.) He often(go) to the cinema. 7.) We (play) Monopoly at the moment. 8.) The child seldom (cry) 9.)(not do) anything at the moment. 10.)(watch he) the news regularly? ex. 2 1.) This (be) Caroline. 2.) Caroline (have) long blond hair. 3.) She usually_ (wear) glasses, but now she (wear) contact lenses. 4.) Caroline_ (like) sports. 5.) She (play) handball every Monday and Thursday ex. 3 1.) Mary and Joe(be) in clothes shop at the moment. 2.) They (look) at some jeans. 3.) Joe only(have) one very old pair of jeans. 4.) So he (want) to buy new pair of jeans now. 5.) Right now, he (try on) pair of blue jeans. 6.) »These jeans(fit) very well,« he (say) 7.) »But they (not suit) you,« Mary_ (reply) »Try on another pair. « 8.) »What (think you) ?« he(ask) Mary, when has tried on another pair. 9.) »Great! How much_ (cost they)?« Very good! Correct your solutions now and ask questions. If you do not have any questions, take another number.