Matching Pairs Present Simple and Continuous Online version Match the sentences with the correct uses of Present Simple and Present Continuous. by Arabel Herrera 1 Philippe watches six TV programs a day. 2 Cell phones are becoming more popular these days. 3 a) Philippe is watching more TV than usual these days. b) Audrey is learning Greek this semester. 4 a) A: Where's Philippe? B: In his room. He's watching TV. b) Leanne can't come to the phone right now because she's taking a shower. 5 a) Carmina lives in Mexico City. b) The sun rises in the east. c) Mark always reads the sports section of the newspaper first. 6 a) Angela is living with her mother for the time being. (Someday she will move into a house of her own.) b) Matt will start college next year. Until then, he is working at Fat Burger. Present Continuous. For an action in progress around the time of speaking. Present Continuous. For situations and actions that are temporary and that we expect to change. Present Simple. For an action that happens regularly, again and again. Present Continuous. For situations and actions that are changing. Present Simple. For facts, situations, and states that we do not expect to change. Present Continuous. For an action that is in progress at the time of speaking.
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