Complete the sentences with the verbs
in brackets. Use the Present Simple or
Present Continuous.
1. My mother ……………………… (wash)
her car every weekend.
2. I ……………………… (do) an English
grammar exercise at this moment.
3. The British sometimes
……………………… (eat) fish and chips for
dinner.
4. My friends and I ……………………… (go)
shopping tomorrow.
5. On Saturdays, I ……………………… (not
get up) till 12.00.
6. Our teacher is ill. She
……………………… (not work) today.
2 Write the questions for the answers
below. Pay attention to the words in
bold.
1.
Yes, he loves chocolates.
2.
They live in Paris.
3.
The children are playing tennis.
4.
I’m wearing a coat because it is cold
outside.
5.
She finishes school at 3.30.
6.
Yes, she is leaving tonight.
3 Complete the sentences with the
verbs in brackets. Use the Present
Simple or Present Continuous.
1. She ……………………… (not go)
swimming with her friends today
because she ……………………… (not know)
how to swim. She ………………………
(want) to learn and she ………………………
(wait) for the swimming course to start
next month.
2. Teacher: Graham, ………………………
you ……………………… (listen) to me?
Student: Yes, Mrs Black, but I still
……………………… (not understand) the
story.
3. The world ……………………… (get)
warmer and most world leaders
……………………… (believe) that this is a
big problem. Next month, many of
these leaders ……………………… (meet) to
talk about the problem.