Name ________________________ Date ____________________



Directions: Fill in the blanks with either the simple present or present progessive tense of the verbs in parenthesis.
Using the SIMPLE PRESENT or the PRESENT PROGRESSIVE


It's 7:30 A.M. and the Wilsons are in their kitchen. Mrs. Wilson is (sit) ____________ at the breakfast table. She is (read) ____________ the morning paper. She (read) ____________ the newspaper every morning. Mr. Wilson is (pour) ____________ a cup of coffee. He usually (drink) ____________ two cups of coffee every morning before he goes to work. There is a cartoon on TV, but the children are (watch, negative) ____________ it. They are (play) ____________ with their toys instead. They usually (watch) ____________ cartoons in the morning, but this morning they are (pay, negative) ____________ any attention to the TV. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are (watch, negative) ____________ the TV either. They do not like to watch cartoons.


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