EXERCISE 4. Slmple present vs. present progressive. (Charts 1-1 and 1-2)
Directions: Discuss the verbs in italics. Is the activity of the verb
(a) a daily or usual habit? OR
(b) happening right now (i.e., in progress in the picture)?It's 7:30 A.M., and the Wilsons are in their kitchen. Mrs. Wilson is sitting at the
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breawast table. She is reading a newspaper. She reads the newspaper every morning. Mr.
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Wilson is pouring a cup of coffee. He drinks two cups of coffee every morning before he
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goes to work. There is a cartoon onTV, but the children aren't watching it. They
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are playing with their toys instead. They usually watch cartoons in the morning, but this
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morning they aren't paying any attention to the TV. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson aren't watching
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' thew either. They often watch the news in the evening, but they don't watch cartoons.. .!I L 12 13
EXERCISE 5. Slmple present vs. present progressive. (Charts 1-1 and 1-2)
Directions: Complete the sentences by using the words in parentheses. Use the simple
EJ -..; present or the present progressive.
'.~/ 1. Shhh. The baby (deep) is slee~ihs. The baby (sleep)
sleeps for ten hours every night.
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