Present Simple
1. Choose the correct option
I play / plays football every Saturday.
He play / plays football on Sunday.
I often help / helps my mum.
My dad never do / does the shopping.
Kate and I tidy / tidies our rooms everyday.
We don’t / doesn’t like / likes milk.
Do / Does you like / likes riding a bike?
She don’t / doesn’t live / lives in Poland.
Mark don’t / doesn’t set / sets the table.
Do / Does your friend go / goes to school by bike?
2. Put the words in order to make sentences
A. __________________________________________ (your / mother / watch TV / does / in the
evening / ?)
B. __________________________________________ (drink / you / water / do / ?)
C. __________________________________________ (he / French / does / ? / speak)
D. __________________________________________ (like / books / I / reading)
E. __________________________________________ (dog / do / have / ? / you / a )
F. __________________________________________ (loves / pizza / she)
Present continuous
● Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the present continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1. The baby __________ (sleep) right now.
2. I __________ (read) a book at the moment.
3. They __________ (watch) a movie tonight.
4. She __________ (listen) to music while she works.
5. He __________ (play) soccer with his friends this afternoon.
● Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets
1. What ________________ (the children do) in the backyard?
2. The birds ________________ (sing) beautifully in the trees.
3. Why ________________ (you wear) a jacket in this hot weather?
4. We ________________ (enjoy) our time at the beach.
5. The cat ________________ (not chase) the mouse right now.
Present Simple or Present Continuous
1) Tom usually __________________(read) interesting books, now he ___________________ (read) a
magazine
2) I always ________ (have) lunch in the cafeteria, but today I ______________(have) it at home.
3) They usually ___________ (travel) to the mountains, but this summer they _____________ (travel) to
the beach
4) Milly always ______ (get) up at quarter past seven
5) We ________________( not – study) Maths right now
6) ___________________ (people –speak) English in Britain? Yes, _________
● Exercise 2: Circle or write the correct option between Present Simple or Continuous
1. She is working / works at a software company.
2. They are watching / watch a movie right now.
3. He is playing / plays basketball every Tuesday.
4. We are traveling / travel to Europe next month.
5. The baby is crying / cries because she's hungry.
6. I am reading / read a book about history at the moment.
7. The restaurant is serving / serves dinner from 6 to 9 p.m.
8. She usually is going / goes to bed at 10 p.m.
9. He is studying / studies for his exams this week.
10. We are having / have a party next weekend.