Name: ___________________________________ Class: FOCUS 1
Practice for Tenses
1) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses (Present Simple
or Present Continuous).
1. She __________ (go) to school every day at 8 a.m.
2. Right now, he __________ (watch) TV in the living room.
3. We usually __________ (eat) lunch at 1 p.m.
4. Look! The birds __________ (fly) in the sky.
5. My brother __________ (not like) vegetables.
6. Be quiet! The baby __________ (sleep).
7. He __________ (play) football on Saturdays, but today he __________ (play) tennis.
2) Circle the correct verb form.
1. She (is cooking / cooks) dinner every evening.
2. They (study / are studying) for their test right now.
3. My parents (work / are working) in a hospital.
4. Listen! The baby (is crying / cries).
5. We (visit / are visiting) our grandparents every summer.
3) Rewrite the sentences using the correct verb tense.
1. (Usually) She plays basketball. (now) She ___________________________________.
2. (Now) I am drinking tea. (every morning) I ___________________________________.
3. (Every weekend) They go to the park. (right now) They __________________________.
4. (Now) He is reading a book. (every night) He __________________________________.
4) Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences.
1. She go to work at 9 a.m. → ________________________________
2. Look! He play the guitar. → ________________________________
3. My mother is cooking dinner every day. → ________________________________
4. They are usually taking the bus to school. → ______________________________
5) Use the words in brackets to form a correct sentence.
1. (he / usually / wake up / at 7 a.m.) → __________________________________________.
2. (right now / they / run / in the park) → __________________________________________.
3. (we / not like / spicy food) → _________________________________________________.
4. (she / wear / a red dress / today) → ___________________________________________.
6) Read the text and answer the questions.
Emma is a teacher. She works at a primary school and teaches English. Every morning,
she wakes up at 6 a.m. and has breakfast with her family. She takes the bus to school at
7:30 a.m. and starts her classes at 8 a.m.
Right now, Emma is not teaching. She is drinking coffee in the teachers' lounge because it
is break time. Some students are playing outside, and others are talking with their friends.
Questions:
1. What does Emma do? ___________________________________________.
2. What time does she wake up? ___________________________________________.
3. How does she go to school? ___________________________________________.
4. What is she doing right now? ___________________________________________.
5. What are the students doing? ___________________________________________.
7) Read the text and decide if the sentences are TRUE or FALSE.
Tom and his family love the beach. They usually go there on weekends. Tom swims in the
sea, and his parents relax under the sun. They always bring a big picnic with sandwiches
and fruit.
But today is different! It is raining, so they are not going to the beach. Instead, they are
watching a movie at home. Tom is eating popcorn, and his parents are drinking tea.
True or False?
Tom and his family go to the beach every day.
Tom usually swims in the sea.
They are at the beach right now.
Tom is eating popcorn.
Tom’s parents are drinking coffee.
