Put the verbs in brackets into the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS. 1). I usually (drink) ....

1) I usually drink tea. Today I am drinking coffee. 2) He usually eats lunch at one o'clock. Today he is eating lunch at 2:00. 3) She is reading now. She often reads in the evening. 4) Lewis is washing the car at the moment. He usually washes it every Saturday. 5) Maria rides her bike every day. She is riding her bike now. 6) James and Mike usually wear jackets but today they are wearing T-shirts.

To determine whether to use the Present Simple or the Present Continuous tense for each sentence, it's important to understand the context and meaning of these tenses:

• Present Simple is used for habitual actions, routines, and general truths. It describes actions that happen regularly or facts that are always true.
• Present Continuous is used for actions happening at the moment of speaking or temporary situations.

Let's apply this to the sentences:

1) I usually drink tea. Today I am drinking coffee.

• "Usually drink" indicates a habitual action, so we use the Present Simple.
• "Today I am drinking" indicates a current, temporary action, so we use the Present Continuous.

2) He usually eats lunch at one o'clock. Today he is eating lunch at 2:00.

• "Usually eats" is a routine, so we use the Present Simple.
• "Today he is eating" describes what is happening now, hence the Present Continuous.

3) She is reading now. She often reads in the evening.

• "Is reading now" describes an action happening at the moment, so the Present Continuous is appropriate.
• "Often reads" describes a habitual action, hence the Present Simple.

4) Lewis is washing the car at the moment. He usually washes it every Saturday.

• "Is washing at the moment" is happening now, so we use the Present Continuous.
• "Usually washes" is a routine, thus using Present Simple.

5) Maria rides her bike every day. She is riding her bike now.

• "Rides every day" indicates a habitual action, so Present Simple is used.
• "Is riding now" describes a current action, hence the Present Continuous.

6) James and Mike usually wear jackets but today they are wearing T-shirts.

• "Usually wear" indicates a habitual action, hence the Present Simple.
• "Today they are wearing" indicates what is happening now, so we use the Present Continuous.

1) drinks, am drinking 2) eats, is eating 3) is reading, reads 4) is washing, washes 5) rides, is riding 6) wear, are wearing