Present Continuous Tense
A. Write questions using the present continuous tense.
1. What’s all that noise? What’s happening?(what / happen?)
2. What’s the matter? (why / you / cry?)
3. Where’s your mother? (she / work / today?)
4. I haven’t seen you for ages. (what / you / do / these days?)
5. Amy is a student. (what / she / study?)
6. Who are those people? (what / they / do?)
7. I heard you started a new job. (you / enjoy / it?)
8. We’re not in a hurry. (why / you / walk / so fast?)
B. Put the verb into the correct form, positive (I’m doing etc.) or negative (I’m not doing etc.).
1. Please don’t make so much noise. I’m trying (I / try) to work.
2. Let’s go out now. It isn’t raining (it / rain) any more.
3. You can turn off the radio. (I / listen) to it.
4. Kate phoned last night. She’s on holiday with friends. (She / have) a great time and
doesn’t want to come back.
5. Andrew started evening classes recently. (He / learn) Japanese.
6. Paul and Sarah have had an argument and now (they / speak) to one another.
7. The situation is already very bad and now (it / get) worse.
8. Tim (work) today. He’s taken the day off.
9. (I / look) for Sophie. Do you know where she is?
10. The washing machine has been repaired. (It / work) now.
11. (They / build) a new hospital. It will be finished next year.
12. Ben is a student, but he’s not very happy. (He / enjoy) his course.
13. (The weather / change). Look at those clouds. I think it’s going to rain.
14. Dan has been in the same job for a long time. (He / start) to get bored with it.
Present Simple Tense
A. Complete the sentences using the following verbs:
cause(s) close(s) connect(s) go(es) live(s) speak(s) take(s)
1. Tanya speaks German very well.
2. Ben and Jack to the same school.
3. Bad driving many accidents.
4. The museum at 4 o’clock on Sundays.
5. My parents in a very small flat.
6. The Olympic Games place every four years.
7. The Panama Canal the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
B. Put the verb into the correct form.
1. Julia doesn’t drink (not / drink) tea very often.
2. What time (the banks / close) here?
3. I have a car, but I (not / use) it much.
4. Where (Maria / come) from? Is she Spanish?
5. ‘What (you / do)?’ ‘I’m an electrician.’
6. Look at this sentence. What (this word / mean)?
7. David isn’t very fit. He (not / do) any sport.
8. It (take) me an hour to get to work in the morning. How long (it / take) you?
C. Complete the sentences using these verbs. Sometimes you need the negative.
believe eat flow go grow make rise tell translate
1. The earth goes round the sun.
2. Rice doesn’t grow in cold climates.
3. The sun in the east.
4. Bees honey.
5. Vegetarians meat.
6. An atheist in God.
7. An interpreter from one language into another.
8. Liars are people who the truth.
9. The River Amazon into the Atlantic Ocean.
D. You ask Lisa questions about herself and her family. Write the questions.
1. You know that Lisa plays tennis. You want to know how often. Ask her.
How often do you play tennis ?
2. Perhaps Lisa’s sister plays tennis too. You want to know. Ask Lisa.
your sister ?
3. You know that Lisa goes to the cinema a lot. You want to know how often. Ask her.
?
4. You know that Lisa’s brother works. You want to know what he does. Ask Lisa.
?
5. You’re not sure whether Lisa speaks Spanish. You want to know. Ask her.
?
6. You don’t know where Lisa’s grandparents live. You want to know. Ask Lisa.
?
E. Complete using the following:
I agree I apologise I insist I promise I recommend I suggest
1. Mr Evans is not in the office today. I suggest you try calling him tomorrow.
2. I won’t tell anybody what you said. .
3. (in a restaurant) You must let me pay for the meal. .
4. for what I said. I shouldn’t have said it.
5. The new restaurant in Baker Street is very good. it.
6. I think you’re absolutely right. with you.
Present Simple and Continuous Tense
A. Fill in the blanks below using the appropriate tenses.
1. Every Monday, Sally __________(drive) her kids to football practice.
2. Usually, I __________(work) as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I __________(study) French at
a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.
3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John __________(sleep).
4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It __________(rain).
5. I hate living in Seattle because it __________(rain, always).
6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you __________(say) because everybody __________(talk) so loudly.
7. Justin __________(write, currently) a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good
publisher when he is finished.
8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I __________(go) to a movie tonight with some friends.
9. The business cards __________ (be, normally) printed by a company in New York. Their prices
__________(be) inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.
10. This delicious chocolate __________(be) made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.
B. Below is a trekking journal. Fill in the blanks below using the appropriate tenses.
November 12, 1997
Today (1) (be) the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am
exhausted and my legs (2) (shake); I just hope I am able to complete the trek.
My feet (3) (kill, really) me and my toes (4) (bleed), but I
(5) (want, still) to continue.
Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything (6) (be) so different,
and I (7) (try) to adapt to the new way of life here. I (8) (learn)
a little bit of the language to make communication easier; unfortunately, I (9) (learn,
not) foreign languages quickly. Although I (10) (understand, not) much yet, I
believe that I (11) (improve, gradually).
I (12) (travel, currently) with Liam, a student from Leeds University in
England. He (13) (be) a nice guy, but impatient. He (14) (walk, always)
ahead of me and (15) (complain) that I am too slow. I (16) (do)
my best to keep up with him, but he is younger and stronger than I am. Maybe, I am just feeling sorry for
myself because I am getting old.
Right now, Liam (17) (sit) with the owner of the inn. They (18) (discuss)
the differences between life in England and life in Nepal. I (19) (know, not) the real name
of the owner, but everybody (20) (call, just) him Tam. Tam (21) (speak)
English very well and he (22) (try) to teach Liam some words in Nepali. Every
time Tam (23) (say) a new word, Liam (24) (try) to repeat it.
Unfortunately, Liam (25) (seem, also) to have difficulty learning foreign languages.
I just hope we don't get lost and have to ask for directions.
