Present Simple and Present Continuous
Exercise 1
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present continuous).
1. Look! He (leave) _________the house.
2. Quiet please! I (write) _________a test.
3. She usually (walk) _________to school.
4. But look! Today she (go) _________by bike.
5. Every Sunday we (go) _________to see my grandparents.
6. He often (go) _________to the cinema.
7. We (play) _________Monopoly at the moment.
8. The child seldom (cry) _________.
9. I (not / do) _________anything at the moment.
10. (watch / he) _________the news regularly?
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present Continuous).
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This (be) ___________Marc.
He (wear) ___________ a t-shirt and shorts today.
He (eat) ___________an apple at the moment.
Marc (like) ___________fruits and vegetables.
He (eat) ___________some every day.
Marc (know) ___________that apples (be) ___________good for his health.
Exercise 3
Complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present Continuous).
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These (be) __________Linda and Jeff.
Linda (be) __________Jeff's little sister.
At the moment, the two kids (sit) __________on the floor.
Jeff (hold) __________a book right now, he (read) __________a story to Linda.
Look! Linda (listen) __________carefully and she (look) __________at the beautiful
pictures.
6. Linda (love) __________Jeff's stories.
7. He (read) __________a story to her every day.
8. Jeff sometimes even (write) __________his own stories
Exercise 4
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Continuous.
1. I (be) __________very busy today.
2. At noon I (visit) __________my friend Tanya.
3. We (want) __________to have lunch together.
4. In the afternoon I (play) __________squash with Emily.
5. In the evening, I (meet) __________Rob.
6. We (go) __________to the cinema. The film (start) __________at 8 pm.
Exercise 5
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Continuous.
1. Look! Jenny (go) __________to school.
2. She (wear) __________a raincoat and wellies and she (carry) __________an umbrella.
3. Jenny usually (cycle) __________to school, but today she (take) __________the bus
because it (rain) __________.
4. The bus (leave) __________at 7.35 and (arrive) __________at Jenny's school at 7.45.
5. The first lesson (begin) __________at 8 o'clock.
Exercise 6
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Continuous.
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James (live) __________in a little village.
He (be) __________in his last year at school.
After school, James (want) __________to become a banker.
So this week, he (do) __________a practical course in a bank.
There (be) __________a bank in a nearby town, but James (have) __________to take
the bus to get there.
The bus (leave) __________at 5.30 in the morning and (return) __________at 8.15 in
the evening.
James (not / like) __________to spend so much time in town before and after work,
waiting for the bus.
Therefore, this week he (stay) __________with his aunt, who (live) __________in
town.
James usually (wear) __________jeans and t-shirts, but while he (work)
__________for the bank now, he (wear) __________a suit and a tie.
Exercise 7
Complete the story. Use Simple Present and Present Continuous.
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Today (be) __________Betty's birthday.
Betty (love) __________birthdays.
She (be) __________always very excited and (wake up) __________very early.
At six o'clock in the morning, Betty (hear) __________a noise.
She (get up) __________and (go) __________into the sitting room.
What (go on) __________?
Look! Betty's cat Carlos (sit) __________on the table and he (play) __________with
Betty's present.
Exercise 8
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Continuous.
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Mary and Joe (be) __________in a clothes shop at the moment.
They (look) __________at some jeans.
Joe only (have) __________one very old pair of jeans.
So he (want) __________to buy a new pair of jeans now.
Right now, he (try on) __________a pair of blue jeans.
˝These jeans (fit) __________very well,˝ he (say) __________.
˝But they (not suit) __________you,˝ Mary (reply) __________. ˝Try on another
pair.˝
8. ˝What (think / you) __________?˝ he (ask) __________Mary, when he has tried on
another pair.
9. ˝Great! How much (cost / they) __________?˝
English Test Simple Present and Present Continuous
Form
Present Continuous
Write the ing-form of the following verbs.
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fly - __________
book - __________
hit - __________
take - __________
lie - __________
Simple Present
Write the 3rd person singular of the following verbs (in Simple Present).
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do - he __________
worry - she __________
play - she __________
watch - he __________
might - she __________
Use:When to use which tense?
1. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: Look!, now?
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2. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: often, seldom,
never? ____________________
3. For actions happening at the moment of speaking, we use __________
4. For actions set by a timetable or schedule, we use __________
5. In a story, for present actions happening one after another, we use __________
6. For arrangements for the near future, we use __________.
Positive sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Continuous.
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We (help) __________in the canteen this week.
Martin usually (drive) __________to work.
But today, he (take) __________the bus.
Listen! She (practise) __________the piano.
My friend (play) __________the guitar every evening.
Negative sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Continuous.
1. He (not / spend) __________his holidays in Spain each year.
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I (not / meet) __________Francis tonight.
They (not / fly) __________to London tomorrow.
We (not / work) __________this week.
The film (not / begin) __________at 7 o'clock.
Questions
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Continuous.
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(leave / you) __________the party now?
(have / you) __________any brothers or sisters?
(love / she) __________him?
Who (cook) __________dinner tonight?
(send / he) __________you an e-mail every day?
Text
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Continuous.
1. Maria (want) __________to improve her English.
2. Therefore, she (do) __________a language course in London at the moment.
3. She (stay) __________with a host family and (must) _________take the tube to get to
her language school.
4. It (be) _________only a five-minute walk to the nearest tube station.
5. The tube (leave) _________at half past eight.
6. The first lesson (begin) _________at 9 o'clock.
7. In the afternoons, the school (offer) _________sightseeing tours in and around
London.
8. Tomorrow, the students of the language school (go) _________to Windsor.
