PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Write the correct questions for the answers:

a) ______________________________________? I brush my teeth twice a day.
b) ______________________________________? She drives to work four times a week.
c) ______________________________________? Because she doesn’t like them.
d) ______________________________________? No, they don’t.
e) ______________________________________? We’re cooking dinner.
f) ______________________________________? She’s talking to her friend.
g) ______________________________________? No, I’m not using the pc.
h) ______________________________________? They never go to sleep at 9 o’clock.

2. Write the verbs in the present Simple or Present Continuous:

From October to June I ______________ (study) at university, but it’s August now and I ______________ (live)
with my family in Boston and I ______________ (work) as an au pair. I normally ______________ cook lunch and
______________ (play) with the children when they ______________ (come) from day care. I ______________ (work)
at weekends, but I have some free time during the week.

3. Write the verbs in the present Simple or Present Continuous:

I______________ (work) as an architect for a British company. We ______________ (do) lots of work in
England but sometimes ______________ (travel) to other European countries too. At the moment we
______________ (design) a shopping centre and I ______________ (work) ten to eleven hours a day but it’s
ok because I ______________ a holiday next month.

A. Fill in the Simple Present or the Present Continuous Tense:

1) Most visitors in London _______ (use)the underground

2) I’m sorry but I _______ (not/believe) you.

3) It _______ often _______ (not / rain) in the summer, but today it _______ (rain).

4) _______ Kylie _______ (meet) Max later?

5) Our dog usually _______ (sleep) on the sofa but at the moment he _______ (sleep) under the bed.

6) “When _______ you _______ (come) home?” - “In about an hour”

7) “_______ Mr. Jackson _______ (help) his son with his homework?” - “Yes, every evening”

8) Mary _______ (not/read) a book. She _______ (sit) at her desk. She _______ (write) an essay.

9) We usually _______ (go) swimming on Saturdays but we _______ (not/go) swimming today.

10)“Why are you so worried?” - “I _______ (take) an exam tomorrow”

B. Choosethecorrectanswer:
1. Harry plays tennis_______.
a. on Sundays b. now
2. Judy_______a bath at the moment
a. is having b. has
3. Iusually_______on holiday inJ uly.
a. am going b. go
4. “Where’sDad?”-Inthegarden.He_____the car
a. is washing b. washes
5. Colin usually cooks dinner but Mary____it today.
a. is making b. makes
6. Alex is taking a photo_______.
a. at the moment b. every day

F) Complete the sentences with SIMPLE PRESENT or PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

1. Susan usually ................... (go) to school by bus, but now she .......................... (go) to school by train.
2. Mary often .................... (read) in bed, but today she is very tired and she ............................ (not / read).
3. The boys usually ..................... (ride) their bikes to school. They ................ ..................... (like / ride) their
bikes. They .................. (be) very naughty boys. They always ........................ (go) to school late. Today their
teacher ...................... (be) very angry, because they ..................... (be) late again.
4. Mary ............................. (like / eat) sweets. Every morning she ................ (have) coffee with a lot of sweets
and chocolate. For lunch she and her friends often .................... (eat) sweets or ice-cream.
She ........................... (not / like / eat) fruit or vegetables. She ........................... (eat / never) eggs or cheese.
Today she ....................... (be) sick. She ........................ (sleep) in her room now.

C. Fill in do, does, am, is or are :

1) _______ you like pop music?

2) _______ you coming to the cinema tonight?

3) _______ it snow a lot in your country?

4) I _______ not sending an e-mail at the moment.

5) Tina and Kim _______ not work in a shop.

6) Who _______ helping Pat today?

D. Fill in the Simple Present or the Present Continuous Tense:

1. THINK
1) I_______about my history test tomorrow 2)
_______ you _______ the film is good?

2. WEAR
1) What _______ you _______ for Sue’s party?
2) Frank often _______ a suit for work

3. BUY
1) Carol always _______ her clothes in that shop
2) Ann _______ some postcards at the moment. She’s in that shop
4. HAVE
1) I_______dinner at the moment
2) _______ you _______ a shower every morning?

5. LEAVE
1) Steve_______his flat at eight o’clock in the morning.
2) Hurry up! The train _______ !

6. DO
1) What_______your brother_______tomorrow?
2) What_______you_______in your spare time?

7. TALK
1) We_______on the phone everyday.
2) Phil_______to some people over there

8. WORK
1) David_______in a hospital in Liverpool.
2) Helen_______on her computer right now.

3. Complete the sentences using SHOULD or SHOULDN’T.

a. Children __________ eat too many sweets because they are bad for their teeth.
b. People __________ eat fresh fruit and vegetables every day.
c. You __________ exercise 2-3 times a week.
d. You __________ eat takeaways and fast food a lot.
e. You __________ brush your teeth twice a day.
f. You __________ keep eggs in the fridge.
g. Elderly people __________ do some exercise to keep them healthy.
h. We __________ eat a lot of salt in our diet.

2. Fill in the gaps with some, any, how much or how many:

1. There isn’t ……………… milk left.

2. ………………… potatoes are there?
3. There are ……………… biscuits on the packet. We don’t have to buy ……………
4. ……………… water is there? There are 3 litres.
5. There is ………… tea in the teapot.
6. There isn’t …………… fruit juice in the fridge.
7. Do you want …………… soda?
8. There aren’t ………… good films on at the cinema.
9. Can I have ………… chocolate biscuits, please?
10. ……………… money is there in your pocket?
11. There aren’t …………… eggs to make the omelette.
12. ………………… carrots are there for the salad?
13. ……………… loaves of bread are there?
14. There isn’t ……………… champagne for the party.

Simple Past

1. John _______________________ this car from Peter last week. (buy)

2. He was greedy, so he _________________ the largest apple in the basket. (choose)
3. When Paul was younger he _____________________ two glasses of milk in the morning. (drink)
4. Peter _________________school when he was eighteen. (leave)
5. Joe ______________ long hair when he was young. (have)
6. We _________________ a good film on television last night. (see)
7. I __________________ a letter to my grandmother last week. (write)
8. I ______________ some housework on Saturday. (do)
9. The students ___________________ up when the teacher came in. (stand)
10. We ___________________ in a restaurant last weekend. (eat)