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Adventures with Grammar and Composition
Mala Palani, OXFORD
Present Simple and Present Continuous Tense
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- 1.
Use the verbs in the box in the present simple to complete the sentences.
celebrate win bring believe growl cry scowl believe meet Every year the Japanese ________1_______ the Naki Sumo festival in April. Many people ________2_______ at the Sensoji temple in Tokyo to celebrate this baby-crying contest. Japanese historians ________3_______ that this festival has a history of 400 years. During the festival, two Sumo wrestlers ________4_______ and _______5________ to scare the participating babies. The frightened babies ________6_______ for a long time. The Japanese ________7_______ that it is good for the babies' health to have one long crying session. Also, it ________8_______ good luck to the babies and their families. The loudest baby ________9_______ the contest.
- 2.
Complete sentences using present simple to talk about a few regular actions that you do.
- Every morning
- I always
- On holidays my friends and I
- Every year my family
- After school ends
- 3.
Look around you. Write five sentences describing what you see. Remember to use the present continuous.
- The students of class 5 ___________________________
- Our teacher ___________________________
- I ___________________________
- My friends ___________________________
- ___________________________
- 4.
Given below is some information about another strange festival. Use the verbs in the box below to complete the sentences using present simple or present continuous.
hold head rush roll run take get climb win race People near Gloucester in England celebrate an annual event called the Cooper's Hill Cheese-rolling and Wake festival. The organisers ________1_______ a 3 kg round of the Double Gloucester cheese down the Cooper's Hill. Many ________2_______ down the hill after it. The first person to reach the finish line at the bottom of the hill _______3________ the cheese.
Today is Monday, 27th May. Many people ________4_______ the Cooper's Hill to watch the competition. It is 10 a.m. now. An official ________5_______ ready to roll the cheese down the hill. Around 40 competitors ________6_______ positions to throw themselves after the cheese.
10.05 a.m. The official rolls the cheese round downhill.
10.05 a.m. The competitors ________7_______ after the cheese round.
10.06 a.m. The competitors ________8_______ after the cheese round.
10.07 a.m. Kerry Pat from Cardiff ________9_______ towards the finish line.
10.08 a.m. Kerry Pat ________10_______ the cheese round over his head. He is the winner!