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PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINOUS
1. Put the time expressions under the right heading. Translate them
Every day/ just now / nearly always / on Fridays / these days / this afternoon / today / very
often / when Im tired / in the evening / at present / at the moment / rarely / usually / never
PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
2. Put the verbs in the PRESENT SIMPLE/PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. a: What ................................................. (you/do)? b: Im an architect.
2. a: What ................................................. (you/do)? b: I .................... (want) to get this car
started.
3. a: Where .............................................. (you/work)? B: I ............................ (work) in a big
insurance company.
4. a: Where .............................................. ( you/work)? B: Im in Cardiff this week.
5. a: .................................................................. (your son/play) the violin? B: No, the piano.
6. a: ............................................................. (your son/play) the violin? B: Actually, thats the
radio.
7. a: What language .............................................. (she/speak)? It .......................... (sound) like
Russian.
8. a: What language ............................................... (she/speak)? b: French- shes from Belgium.
9. a: Who ............................................... (drink) champagne? B: Me, when I can afford it.
10. a: Who ............................................... (drink) champagne? B: Me, can I have some more.
3. Put the verbs in the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. Vegetarians are people who .................................................. (not / eat ) meat.
2. Look out! My father ........................................... (come)
3. Some people still ................................... (think) the sun ............................. (go) round the earth.
4. I .................................. (play) tennis every weekend.
5. Who .................................... (sit) in my chair?
6. What ........................................... (happen) in golf if you ............................. (lose) the ball?
7. Look! She ............................................ (wear) the same shoes as me.
8. a: What ................................................ (you/look) at? B: A strange bird!
9. I ........................................ (stay) with John for a few weeks until my flat is ready.
10. We ....................................................... (usually/stay) with Peggy when we go to Chicago.
11. What time .................................................. (you/go) to bed on Saturdays?
12. Why ............................................. (you/wait) outside the door.
13. Dont ask Tim. He ...................................... (not/know) the answer.
14. I .................................. (have) lunch at the moment.
15. When ......................................... (he / leave) the house?
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16. I ............................................... (not/understand). What ...................................... (happen)?
17. Excuse me, ............................................ (you/know) the time?
18. This is a great party. I .................................... (have) a lovely time.
19. We cant use the lift because it ................................... (not/work)
20. a:What ......................................... (you/do) here? B: Nothing.
21. a: ......................................... (Penny/like) cheese sandwiches? No, ...................................
22. a: What time ............................................ (the sun/rise)? B: It ............................... (rise) at
7.30.
23. We ......................................... (not/watch) videos at school.
24. Look out of the window! It ................................. (snow).
25. a: ...................................................... (you/wear) a uniform at your school? B: Yes,
........................
3. Make QUESTIONS for the following answers
1. Mark and George are engineers.
2. Pam starts school at nine o clock.
3. Bob is writing a letter.
4. John hates football.
5. Yes, I do. ( You like hip hop)
6. No, she isnt (Reggie is listening to the teacher)
7. It is half-past seven.
8. No, I havent (got any brothers or sisters)
9. Yes, she does. (Paula walk to school every morning)
10. Our children visit their grandparents twice a week.
[Link] in the blanks with the verbs in the present continuous tense
1. John and I ...................................... (stay) in a beautiful hotel.
2. Kevin .......................................... (work) at home today.
3. I ...................................... (wait) for a very important letter.
4. You ...................................... (walk) too fast.
5. We ........................................... (plan) our next holiday.
6. The girls ............................................ (visit) their grandmother today.
7. She ....................................... (read) in her bedroom at the moment.
8. The baby ...................................... (learn) how to walk.
5 .Write the verb in the right form
1. Children ................................ (ask) a lot of questions.
2. She .................................. (go) to college on her bike.
3. A lot of birds .............................. (fly) south in the winter.
4. She ..................................... (study) very hard at the weekends.
5. My father .............................. (watch) television most evenings.
6. He ................................... (understand) Arabic.
7. He ........................................ (fight) with his brother.
8. Big dogs............................ (like) a lot of exercise.
9. Hes very naughty he ............................ (push) other children.
10. Lessons ................................. (start) at 8.35 every morning.