Present Simple vs.

Present Continuous - Exercise 1

1) stay
a. Glad to see you again,Jackie!
b.

at your aunt's for the weekend?

in hotels when you visit Paris, Jane, or with friends?

2) eat
a.

a lot of meat in your country?

b.

a salad for dinner, John?

3)sleep
a. It's ten o'clock and he's still in bed!
b.

the baby still

as late as this every morning?

? I'll try not to make noise.

4) walk
a.

home tonight, Pete?

b.

to work every day, Tom?

5) cook
a.

this before eating it?

b. What a lovely smell! What

, mum?

6) go
a. Why
b. 'Where

to work by bike, Sean? You would save a lot of money.

, Amanda?' 'It's none of you business, dad.'

7)think
a. What
of Stallone's new film, Mandy?
b. You are so quite. What are you thinking about?
8) look
a. Jenny could at least pretend she's interested.
b. Can I help you?

for someone?

as bored as that every meeting?

2. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present continuous).
1. Look! He (leave)
is leaving
2. Quiet please! I (write)

the house.
a test.

3. She usually (walk)

to school.

4. But look! Today she (go)

by bike.

5. Every Sunday we (go)

to see my grandparents.

6. He often (go)

to the cinema.

7. We (play)

Monopoly at the moment.

8. The child seldom (cry)

9. I (not / do)

anything at the moment.

10. (watch / he)

the news regularly?

3. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present continuous).
1. At the moment, I
2. He

supper. (to cook)

the paper every weekday. (to read)

3. We

right now. (to study)

4. She

every day. (to study)

5. Now it

. (to rain)

6. They

to Mexico every year. (to travel)

7. Just now we

the shopping. (to do)

8. She always
9. You

correctly.( to answer)

never late. (to be)

10. Now I

to the radio. (to listen)

11. Each Sunday, we

12. At present, I

the flea market. (to visit)

for work. (to look)