A- Write the Present Simple forms of the verbs.
1. I —– (want) to call Penelope, but I —– (not know) her phone
number.
2. He —– (like) playing volleyball but he —– (not like) watching it.
3. He —– (wash) his car every weekend.
4. Greengrocers —– (sell) vegetables.
5. Workers —– (start) work at 7.30 at this factory.
6. It —– (rain) a lot in Black Sea Region.
7. They —– (say) that the new manager —– (speak) five languages.
8. We —– (not go) out very often during the week.
9. Gases —– (expand) when heated.
10. A: —– (your mother / work) ?
B: No, she —– (be) a housewife.
11. A: Can you tell me the time, please?
B: Sorry, I —– (not have) a watch.
B- Write the Present Continuous forms of the verbs.
1. Harry —– (work) on the computer at the moment.
2. Sheila and Mark —– (talk) on the phone.
3. At the moment George —– (stay) in Boston because he —–
(attend) a two-month seminar.
4. Look! The children —– (build) a huge sandcastle.
5. Why —– (you, wear) sunglasses when it’s raining?
6. Mario —– (help) me with my project work tomorrow afternoon.
7. I —– (study) Japanese this year. It’s really hard to learn?
8. “—– (Kate, have) a shower?” “No, she —– (wash) her hair.”
9. You —– (always, forget) my birthday.
10. Computers —– (become) more and more important in our
lives.
C- Present Simple or Present Continuous
1. Tim usually —– (wake up) late on Sundays.
2. The children —– (build) a snowman in the front yard.
3. Don’t make noise, children. Your grandfather —– (sleep)
upstairs.
4. Paul —– (catch) the bus to work every morning.
5. Dolphins —– (live) for about fifty years.
6. Look, that man —– (wear) casual clothes to a formal meeting like
this.
7. This house —– (cost) $750 per month to rent.
8. I —– (not, remember) the name of the hotel we stayed at.
9. Sally —– (live) in Brighton where she —– (work) as an
accountant.
10. At the moment, Sally —– (stay) in London because she —–
(work) at the head office.
11. I —– (not understand) that sign on the wall. What —– (iy,
mean) ?
12. Pablo —– (think) English is an easy language to learn.
13. I —– (read) a book about the life in 1950s. It —– (give) a clear
description of life then.
14. There’s something wrong with his car, so he —– (take) the bus
to work this week.
15. We usually —– (grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year
we —– (not grow) any.
16. Mr. Jones usually —– (do) the gardening, but today he —–
(paint) the fence.
17. David usually —– (learn) languages very quickly but he —–
(seem) to have trouble with Japanese!
18. He —– (always, borrow) money from me and he never —–
(remember) to pay back.
19. You —– (look) very thoughtful. What —– (you, think) about?