Name: Grade: Date:

PRESENT SIMPLE,
PRESENT CONTINOUS
PRESENT SIMPLE
Statement Negative Question
I/you/we/they play... I/you/we/they do not (don’t) Do I/we/you/they
He/she/it plays ... play ... play...?
He/she /it does not (doesn’t) Does he/she/it play..?
play...

Use Your Example

Present habits .................................................................................................................

Permanent situations .................................................................................................................

Timetables, schedules .................................................................................................................

Truths .................................................................................................................

Helpful hints

Adverbs: always. usually, often., sometimes, rarely, never ...

Phrases: every Monday, each Monday, once/twice a week/month, three
times a week ....
Note: Adverb + V Be + Adverb
Ex: I often play football with my friends.
I am often late for my class.

EXERCISE
Ex 1: Tick (✓) the verbs if they are spelt correctly. Correct them if they are not.
He ...
1. sees ✓
2. washs ✗ → washes
3. singgs → __________
7. catches → __________
4. payes → __________ 8. choosies → __________
5. falls → __________ 9. buyys → __________
6. goes → __________ 10 .sleepes → __________
Ex 2: Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
Ex: Heidi / does / go to school / by car / ?
→ Does Heidi go to school by car?
1. play football / do / after school / you / ?
→ _______________________________________
2. Sally and Polly / do / at 7 o’clock / eat dinner / ?
→ _______________________________________
3. go swimming / do / on Tuesdays / we / ?
→ _______________________________________
4. do / after breakfast / your teeth / brush / you / ?
→ _______________________________________
5. like singing / your sister / does / ?
→ _______________________________________
6. you and your friends / do / outside / like playing / ?
→ _______________________________________
Ex3: Look at the table. Write sentences.

Calum Heidi Toby Teresa

get up early ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓

go to school by car ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓

play tennis ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗

get dressed at 8 o’clo ✗ ✓ ✗ ✓

Ex: Calcum gets up early.

1. Calcum 3. Toby
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2. Heidi
4. Teresa
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 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Statement Negative Question
I am (I’m) playing .... I am not (‘m not) playing ... Am I playing ...?
He/she/it is (‘s) playing He/she/it is not (isn’t) Is he/she/it playing...?
... playing... Are you/we/they
You/we/they are (‘re) You/we/they are not playing...?
playing... (aren’t) playing...

Use Your Example

actions happening .....................................................................................................................
now
temporary .....................................................................................................................
situations
annoying habits .....................................................................................................................
(usually with always

Helpful hints

Words/Phrases: now, right now, at the moment/ present, today, this

week/month..., exclamation mark (!)

EXERCISE
Ex 1: Describe what the people are doing. Use phrases from the box.
sit on the beach eat a sandwich swim read a comic make a fire

1. Molly
→ Molly’s reading a comic.
2. Mum, Molly and Toby
→ ___________________________________________
3. Dad
→ ___________________________________________
4. Toby
→ ___________________________________________
5. Charlie and Harry
→ ___________________________________________
 Ex 2: Look at the table. Correct the notes. Write complete sentences.

read sleep study work run make lunch drive

Bob ✓

Mrs Green ✓ ✓

you ✓

I ✓ ✓

we ✓

Tim and Billy ✓ ✓

your sister ✓ ✓

1. Bob / read
→ Bob isn’t reading. He’s driving.
2. your sister / sleep
→ ___________________________________________
3. we / work
→ ___________________________________________
4. Tim and Billy / make lunch
→ ___________________________________________
5. I / study
→ ___________________________________________
6. you / run
→ ___________________________________________
7. Mrs Green / drive
→ ___________________________________________
MIX TENSES
Ex 1: Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or the present continuous
of the verbs in brackets.
1. I usually ___________ (go) swimming on Saturdays.
2. Amy ___________ (send) an email to Holly at the moment.
3. People in China never ___________ (eat) with a knife and fork.
4. The waitress always ___________ (bring) the bill immediately.
5. Jamie’s on the phone. He ___________ (talk) to Eric right now.
6. We sometimes ___________ (play) football after school.
7. I ___________ (do) my homework right now.
8. You rarely ___________ (make) me a birthday cake.
9. They always ___________ (eat) breakfast.
10. Today Sidney ___________ (run) in a race.
 Ex 2: Circle the correct answer

1. Josh loves is loving sport. He plays / 2. My dad’s a teacher. He teaches / ‘s

‘s playing basketball and he plays / ‘s teaching Science. Today’s Saturday. He
playing football. ‘doesn’t teach / isn’t teaching now –
Right now he plays / ‘s playing football. he reads / ‘s reading the newspaper.

3. I like/ ‘m liking reading. I read /

‘m reading a lot of books. I don’t
read / ‘m not reading at the
moment. I watch / ‘m watching TV.

Ex 3: Look at the photo and complete the text.

Write the correct form of the verbs in the box.

not like, run, shout, stand, wear, study, take, wear,

go, not smile

This is a photo of my family. My sister Jenny is

wearing a long skirt and a pink top. She’s a student
– she (1) ___________ to London university and
she (2) ___________ History.
I (3) ___________ next to my brother Harry. He
(4) ___________ a red T-shirt and he’s (5)
___________ he isn’t (6) ___________ being in
photos.
My mum (7) ___________ ‘Hurry up!’ at my dad
– and he (8) ___________ into the picture. My
dad (9) ___________ terrible photos!

Ex 4: Complete the text with the present simple affirmative or negative of the
verbs in brackets.
I (1) get up (get up) at 7 o’clock during the week. First I (2) ___________ (wash) and
then I (3) ___________ (get dressed), while Mum (4) ___________ (make)
breakfast. I only (5) ___________ (have) fruit juice and toast, because I (6)
___________ (not like) cereal. My sister Sandra (7) ___________ (stay) in bed for
ages, so she always (8) ___________ (eat) her breakfast in a hurry. We (9)
___________ (walk) to school, because we (10) ___________ (not have) bikes.
Ex 5: Write the words in the correct order.
never / go / on Saturdays / I / to school
→ I never go to school on Saturdays.
1. teachers / late / are / never
→ ___________________________________________
2. always / Dad / for a long time / looks at the menu
→ ___________________________________________
3. Jack / his meal / finishes / always
→ ___________________________________________
4. isn’t / the meal / usually / very expensive
→ ___________________________________________
5. rarely / go to / we / our local café
→ ___________________________________________
6. I / hungry / after football practice / usually / am
→ ___________________________________________
Ex 6: Write sentences and questions. Use the present simple or present
continuous form of the verb.
Ben / have / a big breakfast every day.
→ Ben has a big breakfast every day.
1. Sssh! The baby / sleep!
→ ___________________________________________
2. you / do / your homework at the moment?
→ ___________________________________________
3. I / not like / bananas.
→ ___________________________________________
4. We / live / at number 23.
→ ___________________________________________
5. the sun / shine / now?
→ ___________________________________________
6. We / have / lunch at 12.30 every day.
→ ___________________________________________
7. Jean / not / go / to school on Wednesday afternoons.
→ ___________________________________________
8. It / not rain / now.
→ ___________________________________________
Ex 7: Write the words in the correct order. Use the present simple or the present
continuous.
at the moment / cook / my mum / dinner
→ My mum’s cooking dinner at the moment.
1. eat / a lot of fruit / Molly / always
→ ___________________________________________
I2. / have a shower / sometimes / after school
→ ___________________________________________
3. Harry / wear / the wrong trousers / today
→ ___________________________________________
4. the bill / bring / the waiter / at the moment
→ ___________________________________________
5. bring / the bill / the waiter / after the meal / usually
→ ___________________________________________