I am doing and I do
(present continuous and present simple)
Jim is watching television. He is not playing the guitar.
But Jim has a guitar.
He often plays it and he plays very well.
Jim plays the guitar
but he is not playing the guitar now.
Is he playing the guitar? Does he play the guitar?
No, he isn't. Yes, he does.
(present continuous) (present simple)
Present continuous (I am doing) - now, at the time of speaking:
I*t*l doing
past
NOW
future
•  Please be quiet. I'm working, (not 'I work')
•  Tom is having a shower at the moment, (not 'Tom has')
•  Take an umbrella with you. It's raining.
•  You can turn off the television. I'm not watching it.
•  Why are you under the table? What are you doing?
Present simple (I do) — in general, all the time or sometimes:
^--------------------------------   Ido   ------------------------
past  ---------------------------------------- now  -----------------------------
•  I work every day from 9 o'clock to 5.30.
•  Tom has a shower every morning.
•  It rains a lot in winter.
•  I don't watch television very often.
•  What do you usually do at the weekend?
We do not use these verbs in the present continuous (I am -ing):
future
like	love	want	know	understand	remember
prefer	hate	need	mean	believe	forget
depend
Use the present simple only with these verbs (I want / do you like? etc.):
•  I'm tired. I want to go home,   (not 'I'm wanting')
•  'Do you know that girl?'    'Yes, but I don't remember her name.'
•  I don't understand. What do you mean?
present continuous =* [   JEU     present simple =i>  UMtSI     present for the future =» IMEÜ1
EXERCISES
Answer the questions about the pictures.
UNIT
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1   Does he take photographs? Yes,. He <ipes,_...      rs he taldng a photograph? No, he Isn't. What is he doing? ..{?& sji^ví^ a. batíi......
2   Is she driving a bus?.............................................................    Does she drive a bus? .............................................
What is she doing? .............................................................................................
3   Does he clean windows?..................................................    \s he cleaning a window?.....................................
What is he doing?.............................................................................
4   Are they teaching?...............................................................     Do they teach?....................................
What do they do?.................................................................................
Put in am/is/are or do/don't/does/doesn't.
1   Excuse me, ..<k>.....you speak English?
2   'Where's Ann?'    'I......................................know.'
3   What's funny? Why......................................you laughing?
4   'What......................................your sister do?'    'She's a dentist.'
5   ]c......................................raining. I......................................want to go out in the rain.
6   'Where......................................you come from?'    'Canada.'
7   How much......................................it cost to phone Canada?
8   George is a good tennis player but he......................................play very often.
Put the verb in the present continuous (I am doing) or the present simple (I do).
1   Excuse me. .pojm. speak   (you/speak) English?
2   'Where's Tom?'     '.. He.s . H<m*ft... (he/have) a shower.'
3   JJfifi fcjMfech.....(I/not/watch) television very often.
4  Listen! Somebody...................................................................(sing).
5   Sandra is tired....................................................................(she/want) to go home now.
6   How often...................................................................(you/read) a newspaper?
7   'Excuse me but...................................................................(you/sit) in my place.'    'Oh, I'm sorry'
« 1 m sorry,...................................................................(I/not/understand). Can you speak more slowly?
Its late....................................................................(I/go) home now. .......................................................................
(you/come) with me?
0 What time.......................................................................................(your father / flnish) work in the evenings?
íí í™ Can turn offthe radio....................................................................(I/not/listen) to it.
12   Where's Paul?'    'In the kitchen....................................................................(he/cook) something.'
c................................................................(usually/ walk).
14 Sue............................................................(not/like) coffee.
(not/usually/drive) to work. He she/prefer) tea.
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