GUIDE 1 – Present Simple vs Present Continuous
Name: ____________________________
Date: ____________________________
Part A – Choose the correct option
1. My mother usually (works / is working) at home.
2. Look! The children (play / are playing) in the garden.
3. I (don't drink / am not drinking) coffee every day.
4. We (watch / are watching) a movie right now.
5. She always (gets up / is getting up) at 7 a.m.
6. Why (do you wear / are you wearing) a coat today?
7. They (study / are studying) English every Monday.
8. Listen! Someone (sings / is singing) outside.
9. He never (eats / is eating) breakfast.
10. I (write / am writing) an email at the moment.
Part B – Complete with Present Simple or Present Continuous
1. Peter usually ______ (go) to school by bus.
2. We ______ (have) dinner now.
3. My sister ______ (not like) vegetables.
4. They ______ (clean) the house at the moment.
5. I ______ (study) English every day.
6. She ______ (talk) on the phone now.
7. My parents ______ (watch) TV every evening.
8. He ______ (not work) today because he is sick.
9. What ______ you usually ______ (do) on weekends?
10. Why ______ you ______ (cry)?
Part C – Find the mistake and correct it
1. I am going to school every day.
2. They play football right now.
3. My father is working in a bank. (He works there permanently.)
4. We are usually eating dinner at 8.
5. She studies at the moment.
Part D – Speaking/Writing Practice
1. What do you usually do after work?
2. What are you doing right now?
3. What time do you normally wake up?
4. Are you studying anything these days?
5. What does your mother usually do on Sundays?