Prsent Simple vs Present Continuus and Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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I. Complete the sentences about a student Antonio Lopes: use Present Simple or Present Continuous 1. It's 8:00 a.m. Antonio Lopes ……………………………………………………………… (drive) to school. 2. He ……………………………………………………………… (drive) to school every day. . !he trip "s"ally …………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ………………… (ta#e) 2$ min. %. !oday it ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… (not)&ta#e) 2$ min. $. It……………………………………………………………… (ta#e) m"ch loner. . !he or#ers ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………… (repair) the hihay. *. +eca"se o, the constr"ction Antonio ……………………………………………………………… ("se) -arson oad. 8. He …………………… "s"ally …………………………………………. (not&"se) -arson oad. /. ormally he ……………………………………………………………… (ta#e) "te /. 10. !he tra,,ic alays ……………………………………………………………… (move) ,aster on "te /. 11. It ……………………………………………………………… (rain) hard and the roads are slippery. 12. Antonio ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… (not&li#e) to drive in the rain. 1. Antonio ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… (e) a care,"l driver and he alays …………………………………………. (drive) sloly hen the roads are et. 1%. !he radio is on and Antonio ……………………………………………………………… (listen) to the tra,,ic report. 1$. He alays ……………………………………………………………… (listen) to the radio on his ay to or#. 1. !he anno"ncer ……………………………………………………………… (descrie) an accident in -arson oad. 1*. Antonio ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… (not&ant) to e late ,or school "t there3s nothin he can do. 18. !he tra,,ic ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… (not& move) eca"se o, the accident. 1/. Antonio ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… (hate) to drive hen the tra,,ic is ad. 20. He never ……………………………………………………………… (,eel) rela4ed hen he is ehind the heel. II. Put the verb in Present Continuous or Present Simple: 1. 54c"se me ……………………………………………… ………………………………………………..…………….. ..…………….. (yo"&spea#) 5nlish6 2. !om …………………………………………… ………………………………………………..…………….. …..…………….. (have&shoer) at the moment. . !hey ………………………………………………..…………….. (not&atch) television very o,ten. %. Listen7 omeody ……………………………………………… ………………………………………………..…………….. ..…………….. (sin) $. he3s tired. he ………………………………………………..…………….. (ant) to o home. . Ho o,ten ……………………………………………….. ………………………………………………..…………….. …………….. (yo"&read) a nespaper6 nespaper6 *. 54c"se me "t yo" …………………………………………… ………………………………………………..…………….. …..…………….. (sit) in my place. 9h I3m sorry. 8. I3m sorry. I ……………………………………………… ………………………………………………..…………….. ..…………….. (not&"nderstand). -lease spea# more sloly. /.here are yo" oy6 I am in the o,,ice. I ………………………………………………..…………….. ………………………………………………..…………….. (read) 10. hat time ………………………………………………..…………….. ………………………………………………..…………….. (she&,inish) or# every day6 11. ;o" can t"rn o,, the radio. I ………………………………………………..…… ………………………………………………..…………….. ……….. (not listen) to it. 12. He ………………………………………………..…………….. (not&"s"ally&drive) to or#. He "s"ally ………………………………………………..…… (al#). III. Circle the correct form of the verb. Use Past Simple or Past Continuous: a)
I!. "ead the following sentences and put the verbs in bracets in either the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. Put an# other words in bracets in the correct place.

a) As ophie ………………………………………………..…………….. (al#) "p eent treet she ……………………………………..…………….. (meet) an old ,riend ,rom collee. ) hen ………………………………………………..…………….. (yo"r ,ather&arrive) yesterday6 He ………………………………….…………….. (arrive) late. !he train ………………………………………………..…………….. (e)delayed d"e to an accident. c) ho ………………………………………………..…………….. (yo"& spea#) to on the phone hen I ………………………………………….. (come) in6 d) year>old oman ho …………………………………………. (e) trapped on the second ,loor o, the "rnin "ildin. h) ………………………………………………..…………….. (yo"&do) any shoppin yesterday6 i) ;esterday ?ane ………………………………………………..…………….. (,all) and ………………………………………………..…………….. (h"rt) hersel, hen she ………………………………………………..…………….. (ride) her icycle.  @) hat ………………………………………………..…………….. (-eter & do) hen yo" ………………………………………………..…………….. (#noc#) on his door6 #) Helen ………………………………………………..…………….. (ear) her dress to the party last niht.