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Grammar explanations
PROGRESS 4 Unit 1
Simple present/Present continuous
Here are some more ways we use the simple present:
1 To give instructions/directions
First, you boil some water and then you add the noodles and cook them for
three minutes.
When you exit the MTR station, cross King’s Road and go two blocks down.
2 To make promises
I promise to be very careful with your digital camera.
I swear never to let you down.
3 To tell stories (for immediacy)
Then she goes to the door and opens it and the monster pops out !
She finishes her homework and then the phone rings .
Here are some more ways we use the present continuous:
1 To talk about ongoing changes
You are getting fatter and fatter.
He is becoming a responsible young man.
2 To talk about repeated actions
That boy is kicking the back of my chair.
The cat is scratching that sofa to pieces.
3 To talk about background events in a story
Then she goes to the door and opens it and the monster is standing there!
She is doing her homework and the phone rings.
Here are some differences in how we use the simple present and the present continuous:
Simple present
Present continuous
For permanent situations
For temporary situations
She lives in Quarry Bay.
She is staying in the Kowloon Hotel.
For repeated actions not connected to the
For repeated actions connected to the
moment of speaking
moment of speaking
She takes dancing lessons on Monday
She is taking dancing lessons now but before
evenings.
she took Putonghua lessons.
For future events in an itinerary
For planned future events
We arrive in Shanghai at 2.30 p.m.
We are going to Shanghai next week.
For illnesses/physical states
For physical states only
I have a cold./My head aches .
My head is aching .
For preferences/opinions
For feelings we are experiencing now
I love pizza.
I am enjoying every bite of this delicious pizza.
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Graded grammar worksheets
PROGRESS 4 Unit 1
Name: _____________________
Class: _____________________
Date: _____________________
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Use the simple
present or the present continuous tense. (_____ /21 marks)
1 My brother __________________________ (like) this CD very much.
2 He __________________________ (travel) in China this summer.
3 We __________________________ (go) to lunch now. Would you like to join us?
4 We always __________________________ (visit) Grandma on Sundays.
5 In this photo, we __________________________ (play) volleyball on the beach.
6 I __________________________ (play) tennis every day.
7 My father can’t come to the phone now. He __________________________ (take) a shower.
8 My father __________________________ (work) as an accountant in a big company.
9 I think this pen __________________________ (cost) HK$8.
10 I can’t play online games now. My brother __________________________ (use) the computer
to do his homework.
11 A : ______________ you ___________________ (do) your homework now?
B : Yes, I __________________________.
12 This photo was taken when I was three. My father __________________________ (carry) me
on his shoulders.
13 People ______________ always ___________________ (buy) new mobile phones.
14 Can you see Anna? She __________________________ (stand) at the bus stop.
15 ______________ you still ___________________ (watch) TV?
16 A : ______________ they _________________ (go) to Ocean Park on Sunday?
B : No, they __________________________.
17 She often __________________________ (miss) class because of illness.
18 A : ______________ you _________________ (like) Kelly Chan’s songs?
B : Yes, I ______________, but my brother _________________.
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Graded grammar worksheets
Answers
PROGRESS 4 Unit 1
Name: _____________________
Class: _____________________
Date: _____________________
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Use the simple
present or the present continuous tense. (_____ /21 marks)
1 My brother __________________________ (like) this CD very much.
likes
2 He __________________________ (travel) in China this summer.
is travelling
3 We __________________________ (go) to lunch now. Would you like to join us?
are going
4 We always __________________________ (visit) Grandma on Sundays.
visit
5 In this photo, we __________________________ (play) volleyball on the beach.
are playing
6 I __________________________ (play) tennis every day.
play
7 My father can’t come to the phone now. He __________________________ (take) a shower.
is taking
8 My father __________________________ (work) as an accountant in a big company.
works
9 I think this pen __________________________ (cost) HK$8.
costs
10 I can’t play online games now. My brother __________________________ (use) the computer
to do his homework.
is using
11 A : ______________ you ___________________ (do) your homework now?
Are
doing
B : Yes, I __________________________.
am
12 This photo was taken when I was three. My father __________________________ (carry) me
on his shoulders.
is carrying
13 People ______________ always ___________________ (buy) new mobile phones.
are
buying
14 Can you see Anna? She __________________________ (stand) at the bus stop.
is standing
15 ______________ you still ___________________ (watch) TV?
watching
16 A : ______________ they _________________ (go) to Ocean Park on Sunday?
Are
going
B : No, they __________________________.
aren’t/are not
17 She often __________________________ (miss) class because of illness.
misses
18 A : ______________ you _________________ (like) Kelly Chan’s songs?
Do
like
B : Yes, I ______________, but my brother _________________.
do
doesn’t/does not
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Graded grammar worksheets
PROGRESS 4 Unit 1
Name: _____________________
Class: _____________________
Date: _____________________
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the simple present or
present continuous tense. You can use some of the verbs from the box more than
once. (_____ /21 marks)
buy
stand
1 My brother __________________________ this CD very much.
carry
take
cost
travel
2 He __________________________ in China this summer.
do
use
go
visit
3 We __________________________ to lunch now. Would you like to
join us?
like
watch
miss
work
play
4 We always __________________________ Grandma on Sundays.
5 In this photo, we __________________________ volleyball on the beach.
6 I __________________________ tennis every day.
7 My father can’t come to the phone now. He __________________________ a shower.
8 My father __________________________ as an accountant in a big company.
9 I think this pen __________________________ HK$8.
10 I can’t play online games now. My brother __________________________ the computer to do
his homework.
11 A : ______________ you ___________________ your homework now?
B : Yes, I __________________________.
12 This photo was taken when I was three. My father __________________________ me on his
shoulders.
13 People ______________ always ___________________ new mobile phones.
14 Can you see Anna? She __________________________ at the bus stop.
15 ______________ you still ___________________ TV?
16 A : ______________ they _________________ to Ocean Park on Sunday?
B : No, they __________________________.
17 She often __________________________ class because of illness.
18 A : ______________ you _________________ Kelly Chan’s songs?
B : Yes, I ______________, but my brother _________________.
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Graded grammar worksheets
Answers
PROGRESS 4 Unit 1
Name: _____________________
Class: _____________________
Date: _____________________
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the simple present or
present continuous tense. You can use some of the verbs from the box more than
once. (_____ /21 marks)
likes
buy
stand
1 My brother __________________________ this CD very much.
carry
take
is travelling
cost
travel
2 He __________________________ in China this summer.
do
use
go
visit
3 We __________________________ to lunch now. Would you like to
join us?
are going
like
watch
miss
work
play
4 We always __________________________ Grandma on Sundays.
visit
5 In this photo, we __________________________ volleyball on the beach.
are playing
6 I __________________________ tennis every day.
play
7 My father can’t come to the phone now. He __________________________ a shower.
is taking
8 My father __________________________ as an accountant in a big company.
works
9 I think this pen __________________________ HK$8.
costs
10 I can’t play online games now. My brother __________________________ the computer to do
his homework.
is using
11 A : ______________ you ___________________ your homework now?
Are
doing
B : Yes, I __________________________.
am
12 This photo was taken when I was three. My father __________________________ me on his
shoulders.
is carrying
13 People ______________ always ___________________ new mobile phones.
are
buying
14 Can you see Anna? She __________________________ at the bus stop.
is standing
15 ______________ you still ___________________ TV?
watching
16 A : ______________ they _________________ to Ocean Park on Sunday?
Are
going
B : No, they __________________________.
aren’t/are not
17 She often __________________________ class because of illness.
misses
18 A : ______________ you _________________ Kelly Chan’s songs?
Do
like
B : Yes, I ______________, but my brother _________________.
do
doesn’t/does not
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