Worksheet: Practicing Present Simple and Present Continuous
#### Task 1: Reading Comprehension
**Instructions**: Read the text and answer the questions in complete
sentences.
**Text**:
Anna usually wakes up at 7 AM. Right now, she is having breakfast with her
family. Her father, who is a doctor, is reading the newspaper, and her
mother is cooking eggs. Anna goes to school at 8 AM every day, but today
she is staying home because it is a holiday.
**Questions**:
1. What time does Anna usually wake up?
2. What is Anna doing right now?
3. What is Anna's father doing at the moment?
4. What is Anna's mother's job, according to the text?
5. What does Anna do every day at 8 AM?
6. Why is Anna staying home today?
7. Is it a normal school day for Anna today?
8. What meal is Anna having with her family now?
9. Does the text mention if Anna has any siblings?
10. What kind of day is today for Anna?
#### Task 2: Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
**Instructions**: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb (present
simple or present continuous).
1. The cat ___ (sleep) on the sofa right now.
2. Tom ___ (play) soccer every Saturday.
3. I ___ (read) a book at the moment.
4. They ___ (visit) their grandparents every month.
5. My brother ___ (watch) TV in the living room now.
6. She always ___ (brush) her teeth before bed.
7. We ___ (have) dinner together now.
8. Martha never ___ (eat) breakfast.
9. The children ___ (play) in the garden right now.
10. Our teacher usually ___ (give) us homework on Fridays.
#### Task 3: Open Cloze
**Instructions**: Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
**Text**:
Every morning, I ___ (1) up at 7 AM. My brother ___ (2) breakfast at 8 AM.
Right now, he ___ (3) to music in his room. My mom ___ (4) cookies in the
kitchen at the moment. We ___ (5) go to the park every Saturday, and today
we ___ (6) going there again. I ___ (7) my homework every day, but today I
___ (8) helping my mom.
**Questions**:
1. _______
2. _______
3. _______
4. _______
5. _______
6. _______
7. _______
8. _______
#### Task 4: Word Order in Questions
**Instructions**: Arrange the words to form questions.
1. your / does / wake up / what time / mom / ?
2. playing / are / where / you / now / ?
3. library / go / you / the / often / do / to / ?
4. wearing / today / what / is / she / ?
5. now / eating / restaurant / at / you / a / are / ?
6. work / does / father / your / usually / where / ?
7. right / doing / they / what / are / now / ?
8. movie / like / does / this / he / ?
9. always / you / before / do / dinner / have / wash / hands / your / ?
10. visiting / is / who / friend / your / ?
#### Task 5: Short Answers
**Instructions**: Provide a short answer (one word or phrase) for each
question.
1. Do you play any sports?
2. Are you studying English right now?
3. Does it rain often in your country?
4. Is your friend coming over today?
5. Do you have a pet?
6. Are you listening to music now?
7. Does your sister have a job?
8. Are the students doing their homework now?
9. Do you like ice cream?
10. Is your teacher speaking now?
#### Task 6: Sentence Transformation
**Instructions**: Rewrite the sentences using the opposite tense.
1. She plays the piano every day. (present continuous)
2. They are reading the book now. (present simple)
3. I always drink coffee in the morning. (present continuous)
4. He is running in the park. (present simple)
5. We watch TV in the evenings. (present continuous)
6. My dog is sleeping on the bed. (present simple)
7. They go to school by bus. (present continuous)
8. She is eating lunch at the moment. (present simple)
9. You work on Saturdays. (present continuous)
10. The children are playing outside. (pres simple)