A) Fill in the blanks with PRESENT CONTINUOUS or PRESENT SIMPLE:
1. The children ………………………….. (play) outside now.
2. She usually ………………………. (read) the newspaper in the morning.
3. I …………………………… (do) my homework now.
4. I ………………………… (eat) my dinner now.
5. ……………………………. (you / want) a pizza?
6. They …………………………….. (watch) TV now.
7. I ……………………………. (not / like) spaghetti.
8. The baby …………………………. (sleep) now.
9. My mother usually …………………. (cook) dinner in the evening.
10. He …………………….. (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month.
11. She ………………………. (not / like) football.
12. Mary ………………………….. (listen) to music now.
13. Tom usually ……………………(drink) coffee, but he …………………. (drink)
tea now.
14. We ………………………. (go) to the disco tonight.
15. ………………………… (he / go) to work by bus every day.
B) Complete the sentences with SIMPLE PRESENT or PRESENT CONTINUOUS:
1. Susan usually ………………. (go) to school by bus, but now she
…………………….. (go) to school by train.
2. Mary often ……………….. (read) in bed, but today she is very tired and she
………………………. (not / read).
3. The boys usually ………………… (ride) their bikes to school. They …………….
………………… (like / ride) their bikes. They ……………… (be) very naughty
boys. They always …………………… (go) to school late. Today their teacher
…………………. (be) very angry, because they ………………… (be) late again.
4. Mary ……………………….. (like / eat) sweets. Every morning she …………….
(have) coffee with a lot of sweets and chocolate. For lunch she and her friends
often ……………….. (eat) sweets or ice-cream. She ……………………… (not /
like / eat) fruit or vegetables. She ……………………… (eat / never) eggs or
cheese. Today she ………………….. (be) sick. She …………………… (sleep)
in her room now.
C) Use a preposition ( ON, IN, AT, BY ) in each blank:
a) Jane goes to work …………………. bus.
b) My birthday is …………………. March.
c) We are going to meet …………… 4:00 p.m.
d) Students must go to school …………….. weekdays.
e) Do you do play tennis ……………….. the weekend?
f) His birthday is ………………… November 5th .
g) We have art lesson ……………. Mondays.
D) Write a verb in each blank. Use the correct forms of the VERBS:
1. Can you ………………………… a motorbike?
2. Tim can ………………………… the guitar?’
3. Sam is ………………………….. milk at the moment?
4. “Who is that lady?”
5. “I don’t …………………. .”
6. Emma can ……………………. Spanish and German, but her sister can’t.
7. I’m ……………………………… my homework now.
8. “………………………………. your name, please.”
9. Excuse me. Can I …………………………. you a question?
10. Please go to the supermarket and ……………………….. some cheese.
11. He is …………………………. water now because he is thirsty.
12. Listen! Jack is …………………………. a song.
13. Can you ………………………. me, please? I can’t carry these bags.
14. My dog and his cat are ……………………………now. My dog doesn’t like cats.
15. There is a party in Ann’s house. They are playing music. and …………………….
E) Use the CORRECT TENSE:
1. Look! Jane ………………………… (sing) again. She often ……………………..
(sing) this song.
2. My father ………………………………(have) a lot of work to do every weekend.
3. The girls …………………………………….. (not / talk) now. All of tchem
………………………… (watch) a film.
4. …………………… you …………………….. (like) watching TV?
5. He …………………………………….. (usually / go) at 9:00 o’clock, but this
morning he ………………………………….. (leave) home late.
6. I ……………………………………. (visit) my grandparents every Friday. My sister
………………………………………. (often / visit) them.
7. The boys …………………………………….. (swim) in the pool now but they
………………………………………… (usually / swim) in the sea.
8. She ……………………………….(write) a letter to her pen-friend at the moment.
9. They …………………………………….. (sometimes / have) lunch at work, but today
they …………………………………. (have) at a restaurant.
10. She can’t talk to you. She ………………………………………. (have) a shower.
11. “Where …………………………… Alex ……………………… (live)?“In France.”
12. Tom ………………………………………… (like / ride) a horse in his free times.
13. The children ………………………… (play) the piano and ………………………
(sing) a song at the moment.
14. 14. My mother ………………………………………. (always / cook) in the morning.
15. What …………………………………………… (you / usually / do) at weekends?
16. Jane ………………………………………… (give) a party today because it
………………………… (be) her birthday.
17. The lesson …………………………… (start) at 9 o’clock every morning.
18. Adam is in his room now. He …………………………………. (write) a letter to his
penfriend. He …………………………………….. (always / write) him a letter.
F) Ask questions for the underlined words:
1. …………………………………………………………………………………… ?
George often has a bath.
2. …………………………………………………………………………………… ?
Mike eats corn-flakes for breakfast every morning.
3. …………………………………………………………………………………… ?
The teacher is writing some examples on the board.
4. …………………………………………………………………………………… ?
Tom is watching a film now.
5. …………………………………………………………………………………… ?
My parents never smoke cigarettes.
6. …………………………………………………………………………………… ?
Peter and Rob go to school by service bus.
7. …………………………………………………………………………………….?
Sam is doing his homework in his room.
8. …………………………………………………………………………………… ?
I read two books every month.
9. …………………………………………………………………………………… ?
I can’t understand Hans because I don’t know German.
10. …………………………………………………………………………………… ?
No, Sally isn’t writing a letter now.
G) Choose the present simple or present continuous.
1. (You / come) _________________________________ tonight?
2. (He / eat) _________________________________ rice every day?
3. I (work) _________________________________ at the moment.
4. (He / come) _________________________________ to London often?
5. He (play) _________________________________ tennis now.
6. (You / come) _________________________________ to the cinema later?
7. They (not / come) _________________________________ to the party tomorrow.
8. He (not / play) _________________________________ golf now.
9. (You / play) _________________________________ tennis this Sunday?
10. They (go) _________________________________ to a restaurant every Saturday.
11. She (not / go) _________________________________ to the cinema very often.
12. You usually (arrive) _________________________________ late.
13. He normally (eat) _________________________________ dinner at home.
14. (You / study) _________________________________ every night?
15. (They / work) _________________________________ late usually?
16. You (not / go) _________________________________ out later.
17. I (not / work) _________________________________ tonight.
18. (She / work) _________________________________ at the moment?
19. I (not / drink) _________________________________ coffee very often.
20. Julie (sleep) _________________________________ now.
H) Make the present simple or present continuous.
1. You (not / like) _________________________________ chocolate.
2. She (not / study) _________________________________ at the moment.
3. We often (go) _________________________________ to the cinema.
4. He usually (not / do) _________________________________ his homework.
5. They (not / eat) _________________________________ rice every day.
6. We (not / study) _________________________________ every night.
7. (You / like) _________________________________ spicy food?
8. (She / go) _________________________________ to Scotland often?
9. (He / eat) _________________________________ now?
10. We (go) _________________________________ to the cinema this weekend.
11. They (study) _________________________________ now.
12. I (clean) _________________________________ the kitchen every day.
13. She (work) _________________________________ every Sunday.
14. We (not / sleep) _________________________________ now.
15. He (not / go) _________________________________ to the park very often.
16. It (rain) _________________________________ a lot here.
17. I (go) _________________________________ on holiday tomorrow.
18. How long (she / stay) _________________________________ in London?
19. I often (read) _________________________________ at night.
20. We (not / drink) _________________________________ much wine.
I) Choose the present simple or present continuous (these verbs are sometimes stative):
1. She _____________ (have) a bath every evening.
2. My husband _____________ (always / taste) the food while I'm cooking! It's very
annoying.
3. A: Where's Luke?
B: He _____________ (see) the doctor now.
4. I _____________ (not / think) that's a good idea.
5. He _____________ (have) a party at the weekend.
6. This coffee _____________ (not / taste) right.
7. We _____________ (see) John and Susie next weekend.
8. What _____________ (you / think) about the war in Iraq?
9. She _____________ (have) a headache.
10. It _____________ (be) cold today.
11. They _____________ (not / have) a car.
12. I _____________ (not / see) anything, I can't work the telescope.
13. The waiter _____________ (taste) the wine now.
14. She _____________ (not / be) a doctor.
15. A: What _____________ (that child / do)?
B: He _____________ (be) silly.
16. _____________ (you / be) hungry? _____________ (you / want) a sandwich?
17. A: What _____________ (you / do)?
B: I _____________ (think) about my ex-boyfriend.
18. I _____________ (have) fun today!
19. I _____________ (see) Julie every Tuesday.
20. I _____________ (have) an idea!
