EXERCISES 4

Present Simple and Present Continuous

1. Pon en las siguientes oraciones en Presente simple o Presente continuo

segn corresponda.
1) Cuckoos ___________(not build) nest. They ______________ (use) the nests of other
birds.
2) You cant see Tom now: he __________________(have) a bath.
3) He usually _____________(drink) coffee but today he _______________(drink) tea.
4) What __________________(she / do) in the evenings? She usually ____________ (play)
cards or _______________ (watch) TV.
5) The last train ______________(leave) the station at 11.30.
6) He usually ______________(speak) so quickly that I ________________(not understand)
him.
7) Ann

_______________(make)

dress

for

herself

at

the

moment.

She

______________(make) all her own clothes.

8) Hardly anyone ___________________ (wear) a hat nowadays.
9) Im afraid Ive broken one of your coffee cups. Dont worry. I ______________(not
like) that set anyway.
10)

I __________________(wear) my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong.

11)

Tom cant have the newspaper now because his aunt __________________(read) it.

12)

Im busy at the moment. I _________________(redecorate) the sitting room.

13)

The kettle _________________(boil) now. Shall I make the tea?

14)

___________________(you / enjoy) yourself or would you like to leave now? I

_____________(enjoy) myself very much. I (want) _______________ to stay to the end.

15)

How _________________(you / get) to work as a rule? I usually_______________

(go) by bus but tomorrow I __________________(go) in Toms car.

16)

Why __________________ (you / put) on your coat? I _________________ (go) for a

walk. _________________(you / come) with me?

17)

How much ___________________ (you / owe) him? I_________________ (owe) him

5. ___________________(you / intend) to pay him?

18)

____________________ (you / belong) to your local library? Yes, I do.

__________________(you / read) a lot? Yes, quite a lot. How often _________________

(you / change) your books? I __________________(change) one every day.
19)

Mary

usually

_________________(learn)

languages

very

quickly

but

she

_______________(not seem) able to learn modern Greek.

20)

I always _________________(buy) lottery tickets but I never______________ (win)

anything.

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21)

Present Simple and Present Continuous

________________ (you / like) this necklace? I ________________ (give) it to my

daughter for her birthday tomorrow.

22)

I wont tell you my secret unless you________________ (promise) not to tell

anyone. I __________________(promise).
23)

____________________ (you / always / write) with your left hand?

24)

___________________ (you / love) him? No, I ________________(like) him very much

but I _________________(not love) him.

25)

___________________ (you / dream) at night? Yes, I always ____________(dream)

and if I ______________(eat) too much supper I ________________(have) nightmares.

26)

The milk _______________(smell) sour. _____________ (you / keep) milk a long time?

27)

These workmen are never satisfied; they __________________________ (always /

complain).
28)

We_______________ (use) this room today because the window in the other room

is broken.
29)

He ___________________ (always / say) that he will mend the window but he never

(do) it.
30)

_________________ (you / know) why an apple _____________ (fall) down and not

up?
31)

____________________( you / write) to him tonight? Yes, I always ______________

(write) on his birthday. __________________(you / want) to send any message?

32)

Tom and Mr Pitt ___________________ (have) a long conversation. I ____________

(wonder) what they __________________(talk) about.

33)

_____________________ (you / believe) all that the newspapers say? No, I

__________________(not believe) any of it. Then why__________________ (you / read)

newspapers?
34)

This car ___________________(make) a very strange noise. _________________(you

/think) it is all right? Oh, that noise ____________________(not matter). It

_______________ (always / make) a noise like that.
35)

The fire ________________(smoke) horribly. I cant see across the room.- I

_______________(expect) that birds _______________(build) a nest in the chimney.

Why _____________________(you / not put) wire across the tops of your chimneys?
Tom ________________(do) that sometimes but it ______________(not seem) to make
any difference.