Here are the permanent sentences followed by their corresponding non-permanent sentences:

  1. Permanent: I live in London. (Permanent Situation)
    Non-Permanent: At the moment, I am living in London, but in 2 months, I am moving to Leeds. (Non-Permanent Events)

  2. Permanent: I work as a waiter at a local restaurant. (Permanent Situation)
    Non-Permanent: I am working as a waiter for now, but I plan to join a marketing firm next year. (Non-Permanent Events)

 

Present - Permanent & Non Permanent Situations (1–30)

Present - Permanent & Non Permanent Situations

Present - Permanent & Non Permanent Situations | Sprachschule Münster

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1. She lives in Münster. ______
a) Permanent situation
b) Temporary situation

2. She is staying in Berlin this week. ______
a) Permanent situation
b) Temporary situation

3. He works for a bank. ______
a) Temporary situation
b) Permanent situation

4. He is working from home today. ______
a) Temporary situation
b) Permanent situation

5. They own a house. ______
a) Permanent situation
b) Temporary situation

6. They are living with friends this month. ______
a) Permanent situation
b) Temporary situation

7. I teach English. ______
a) Temporary situation
b) Permanent situation

8. I am teaching a special course this week. ______
a) Temporary situation
b) Permanent situation

9. She speaks German and English. ______
a) Permanent situation
b) Temporary situation

10. She is speaking to a customer right now. ______
a) Permanent situation
b) Temporary situation

11. He drives to work. ______
a) Temporary situation
b) Permanent situation

12. He is driving a rental car today. ______
a) Temporary situation
b) Permanent situation

13. We live near the city centre. ______
a) Permanent situation
b) Temporary situation

14. We are staying near the station this weekend. ______
a) Permanent situation
b) Temporary situation

15. He wears glasses. ______
a) Temporary situation
b) Permanent situation

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Present Simple vs Present Continuous (Meaning Labels) (1–25) | Clear Context | Interactive MY HTML

Present Simple vs Present Continuous – Clear Context (1–25)

Scenario: Look for meaning labels: permanent/routine vs ongoing action/temporary. Some items are questions (word order).

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1. ______ you studying right now, or are you taking a break? (ongoing action / not permanent)
([Lernst du gerade, oder machst du eine Pause?])
a) Do (tue)
b) Are (sind)

2. She ______ in Münster. (permanent situation)
([Sie wohnt in Münster.])
a) lives (wohnt)
b) is living (wohnt gerade)

3. She ______ in Berlin this week. (temporary situation)
([Sie bleibt diese Woche in Berlin.])
a) stays (bleibt)
b) is staying (bleibt gerade)

4. He ______ for a bank. (permanent job / routine)
([Er arbeitet für eine Bank.])
a) is working (arbeitet gerade)
b) works (arbeitet)

5. He ______ from home today. (temporary situation)
([Er arbeitet heute von zu Hause.])
a) is working (arbeitet gerade/heute)
b) works (arbeitet)

6. We ______ watching TV right now. (ongoing action / negative)
([Wir schauen gerade kein Fernsehen.])
a) don't (tun nicht)
b) aren't (sind nicht)

7. He ______ drink coffee. (routine / negative)
([Er trinkt keinen Kaffee.])
a) doesn't (trinkt nicht)
b) isn't (ist nicht)

8. I ______ a special course this week. (temporary situation)
([Ich unterrichte diese Woche einen Sonderkurs.])
a) teach (unterrichte)
b) am teaching (unterrichte gerade)

9. She ______ German and English. (ability / permanent)
([Sie spricht Deutsch und Englisch.])
a) is speaking (spricht gerade)
b) speaks (spricht)

10. She ______ to a customer right now. (ongoing action)
([Sie spricht gerade mit einem Kunden.])
a) is speaking (spricht gerade)
b) speaks (spricht)

11. ______ he drive to work every day? (routine / question)
([Fährt er jeden Tag zur Arbeit?])
a) Does (tut)
b) Is (ist)

12. ______ he driving a rental car today? (temporary / question)
([Fährt er heute einen Mietwagen?])
a) Does (tut)
b) Is (ist)

13. We ______ near the city centre. (permanent situation)
([Wir wohnen in der Nähe des Stadtzentrums.])
a) live (wohnen)
b) are living (wohnen gerade)

14. We ______ near the station this weekend. (temporary situation)
([Wir bleiben dieses Wochenende in der Nähe des Bahnhofs.])
a) stay (bleiben)
b) are staying (bleiben gerade)

15. He ______ glasses. (permanent / habit)
([Er trägt eine Brille.])
a) is wearing (trägt gerade)
b) wears (trägt)

16. He ______ a suit today. (temporary situation)
([Er trägt heute einen Anzug.])
a) is wearing (trägt gerade/heute)
b) wears (trägt)

17. She ______ in logistics. (permanent job)
([Sie arbeitet in der Logistik.])
a) is working (arbeitet gerade)
b) works (arbeitet)

18. She ______ on a project this month. (temporary project)
([Sie arbeitet diesen Monat an einem Projekt.])
a) is working (arbeitet gerade)
b) works (arbeitet)

19. They ______ three children. (permanent situation)
([Sie haben drei Kinder.])
a) are having (haben gerade)
b) have (haben)

20. They ______ lunch right now. (ongoing action)
([Sie essen gerade zu Mittag.])
a) are having (essen gerade)
b) have (haben)

21. He ______ tennis on Saturdays. (routine / habit)
([Er spielt samstags Tennis.])
a) is playing (spielt gerade)
b) plays (spielt)

22. He ______ tennis today. (temporary / today)
([Er spielt heute Tennis.])
a) is playing (spielt gerade/heute)
b) plays (spielt)

23. I ______ for a German company. (permanent job)
([Ich arbeite für ein deutsches Unternehmen.])
a) work (arbeite)
b) am working (arbeite gerade)

24. ______ you working in Hamburg this week? (temporary / question)
([Arbeitest du diese Woche in Hamburg?])
a) Do (tust)
b) Are (bist)

25. She ______ engineering. (permanent / long-term study)
([Sie studiert Ingenieurwesen.])
a) is studying (studiert gerade)
b) studies (studiert)

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