Present Simple & Present Continuous Practice
Section 1 – Choose the best answer (A, B or C).
1. My father always ___ coffee in the morning. (A) drinks (B) is drinking (C) drink
2. Look! The dog ___ in the garden. (A) runs (B) is running (C) run
3. She ___ her grandparents every weekend. (A) is visiting (B) visit (C) visits
4. We ___ dinner right now. (A) have (B) are having (C) having
5. They usually ___ to school by bus. (A) go (B) going (C) are going
6. I ___ my project at the moment. (A) work on (B) am working on (C) working on
7. The children ___ TV every evening. (A) watch (B) are watching (C) watches
8. Listen! Someone ___ at the door. (A) knocks (B) is knocking (C) knock
9. My mum never ___ fast food. (A) eats (B) is eating (C) eat
10. They ___ their room now. (A) clean (B) are cleaning (C) cleaning
Section 2 – Complete with Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. He usually ___ (take) the train to work.
2. Be quiet! The baby ___ (sleep).
3. My parents ___ (not work) on Sundays.
4. I ___ (study) for the exam right now.
5. She ___ (go) to the gym three times a week.
6. We ___ (have) lunch at the moment.
7. They ___ (not watch) TV now.
8. My sister always ___ (help) me.
9. The boys ___ (play) football in the garden right now.
10. He ___ (not go) to school today.
Section 3 – Circle the correct alternative.
1. They usually **eat / are eating** breakfast at 7.
2. Look! The birds **fly / are flying** south.
3. My cousin **is studying / studies** now.
4. We never **are watching / watch** TV in the morning.
5. She **is cooking / cooks** dinner at the moment.
6. The train always **leaves / is leaving** at 9:00.
7. I **am reading / read** a great book now.
8. He rarely **drinks / is drinking** tea.
9. They **are playing / play** games now.
10. My teacher always **explains / is explaining** things clearly.
Section 4 – Find and correct the mistakes.
1. She *is go* to school every morning.
2. They *watching* TV now.
3. My dad *is usually cooking* dinner.
4. I *am not play* the piano now.
5. He *is drives* to work today.
6. The children *is play* outside.
7. She *not works* on Sundays.
8. We *are go* to the cinema now.
9. He *is reads* a book.
10. I *am study* English every day.
Section 5 – Complete the text with the correct words.
Words: lives – is playing – usually – at the moment – go – cooks – never – are talking
My friend Jack (1) ______ in a small town with his family. He (2) ______ to school by bike every
day. He (3) ______ plays football after school. His parents (4) ______ dinner in the evenings.
Right now, Jack (5) ______ video games (6) ______ . His sisters (7) ______ in the living room. Jack
(8) ______ eats junk food.
Section 6 – Match the questions with the answers.
A) Where do you live?
B) What are you doing now?
C) Do you like reading?
D) Is your brother studying now?
E) How often do you go shopping?
1. No, he’s watching TV.
2. I’m doing my homework.
3. Yes, I love books.
4. In Ankara.
5. Twice a week.
Answer Key
Section 1: 1-B, 2-B, 3-C, 4-B, 5-A, 6-B, 7-A, 8-B, 9-A, 10-B
Section 2: 1-takes, 2-is sleeping, 3-don't work, 4-am studying, 5-goes, 6-are having, 7-aren't
watching, 8-helps, 9-are playing, 10-isn't going
Section 3: 1-eat, 2-are flying, 3-is studying, 4-watch, 5-is cooking, 6-leaves, 7-am reading, 8-
drinks, 9-are playing, 10-explains
Section 4: 1-goes, 2-are watching, 3-usually cooks, 4-am not playing, 5-is driving, 6-are
playing, 7-doesn’t work, 8-are going, 9-is reading, 10-study
Section 5: 1-lives, 2-goes, 3-usually, 4-cook, 5-is playing, 6-at the moment, 7-are talking, 8-
never
Section 6: A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1, E-5