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Present continuous and

present simple
Explanations
Present continuous
To talk about things happening at the

moment, use the present continuous.
Jim is watching television at the
moment.
Present simple
To talk about habits and routines use the

present simple.
Things we do often, every day, every
week, etc.
Things that always happen.
I arrive at school at 8.30.
The first lesson starts at 8.45.
The lesson finishes at 9.30.
Careful!
Jim is watching TV.
Joe lives in New York. New York is his home. He lives there all the time.
We are living near the station at the moment. We want to move to another
house soon.
Verbs usually used with the present simple:
cost
This bike costs 200.
like
Anna likes rap music.
know
Do you know the answer?
understand
I dont understand this.
believe
Do you believe me?
Some verbs have one meaning in the simple form, but a different meaning in
the continuous form.
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Do you have a bike? = Do you own a bike?

Im having a great time! = Its a great party!
(in general)
(at the moment)
I think this film is great! = I like this film a lot.

Quiet! Im thinking. = Im doing a difficult exercise.
(in general)
(at the moment)
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GRAMMAR 6 PRESENT CONTINUOUS AND PRESENT SIMPLE
Practice
1
Choose the most suitable sentence or question.

a) 1 I wash my hair.
2 Im washing my hair.
b) 1 Do you know the answer?

2 Are you knowing the answer?
c) 1 Do you wait for the school bus? Youre in the wrong place!
2 Are you waiting for the school bus? Youre in the wrong place!
d) 1 That bike costs 350.
2 That bike is costing 350.
e) 1 Do you understand?
2 Are you understanding?
f) 1 I do my homework.
2 Im doing my homework.
Complete each sentence. Use the words in brackets. Use present simple or
present continuous.
always gets up
before 7.00.
a) Richard (always, get up) ................................................................
b) Hurry up! The bus (wait) ........................................................................ for us!
c) Where (we, go) .......................................................... ? This is the wrong road!
d) My friends (not believe) .................................................................... my story.
e) Please be quiet! I (read) ............................................... a very interesting book.
f) (like, Susan) ................................................................................. horror films?
Choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space.
B for you outside. Who is it?

a) Someone .....
A) waits
B) is waiting
C) waiting
b) What ..... of this book? I think its fantastic!

A) do you think
B) is you think
C) you do think
c) ..... in ghosts?
A) Are you believe
B) Are you believing
C) Do you believe
d) Kate is busy. She ..... for a test.

A) is study
B) is studying
C) is studies
e) ..... a great time at the moment!

A) We are have
B) Were have
C) Were having
f) Tina usually ..... at 7.00.

A) get up
B) is getting up
C) gets up
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GRAMMAR
Consolidation 1
1
Correct each sentence or question.

a) I doesnt likes this film.
dont like
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b) What do you wants?
.............................................................
c) Jim walk sometimes to school.
.............................................................
d) When the lesson begins?
.............................................................
e) I dont gets up early on Saturdays.
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f) Tina not like computer games.
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g) Figen watchs television every night.
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Put one word in each space. Contractions are one word.
do you usually eat for lunch?

a) What ..................
b) George and Terry .................. speak Portuguese. They speak English.
c) Its 9.30 and the children .................. sitting at their desks.
d) Ken .................. like tea. In fact, he hates it.
e) When it rains, .................. you take an umbrella?
f) What .................. it say on the board? I cant see from here.
Choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space.
C to bed?
a) What time .....
A) usually do you go
B) do usually you go
C) do you usually go
b) Every day, Frank ..... to work.

A) goes
B) is going
C) go
c) Stop it! ..... it!

A) Im not liking
B) I dont like
C) I not like
d) What ..... ? Is it an orange?

A) you are eating
B) are you eating
C) do you eat
e) Yumiko feels ill, so she ..... basketball.

A) doesnt play
B) isnt play
C) isnt playing
f) Pay attention, Philip! ..... ?

A) Do you listen
B) Is it listening
C) Are you listening
g) Excuse me. ..... to Manchester?

A) This road goes
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B) Does this road go
C) Is this road go
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G R A M M A R 7 C O N S O L I D AT I O N 1
Change each sentence. Use the words in brackets.

a) Jo goes to school by bus. (usually)
Jo usually goes to school by bus.

..................................................................
b) Im working hard. (not)
..................................................................
c) Sara likes sport. (not)
..................................................................
d) I get up at 6.30. (always)
..................................................................
e) We speak German. (not)
..................................................................
f) Pierre goes to the beach. (often)
..................................................................
g) George drinks beer. (never)
..................................................................
h) Were having a good time. (not)
..................................................................
Present simple or present continuous? Change the verb if it is wrong.

a) Are you having a motorbike?
Do you have a motorbike?

............................................................................................................................
b) Im staying in a hotel near the sea.
............................................................................................................................
c) Id like to buy this coat. How much is it costing?
............................................................................................................................
d) What you doing?
............................................................................................................................
e) Im usually getting up at 6.00.
............................................................................................................................
f) This book is difficult. Im not understanding it.
............................................................................................................................
g) I watch a lot of TV every night.
............................................................................................................................
h) Excuse me. Are you knowing the way to the museum?
............................................................................................................................
Think about grammar! Are the sentences true or false?
a) When you talk about a habit or a routine, you use the present simple.
b) The present continuous is for actions that do not finish.
c) When the subject of the sentence is he, she or it, add -s or -es.
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Present simple positive with be Mixed exercise 1
Make sentences with be using the short forms (choose positive, negative or
question):
1. (he / be / French)
_____Hes French__________________________________________________
2. (we / not / be / cold)
_____We arent cold_______________________________________________
3. (he / be / a footballer?)
_____Is he a footballer?___________________________________________
4. (where / be / John?)
_____Wheres John?_______________________________________________
5. (we / be / German)
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6. (he / not / be / a journalist)
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7. (we / not / be / singers)
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8. (you / be / a nurse?)
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9. (they / be / from Libya)
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10. (where / be / David?)
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11. (how / be / your mother?)

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12. (we / be / thirsty)
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13. (how long / be / the film?)
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14. (how often / be / you in London?)
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15. (he / be / handsome)
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16. (I / not / be / English)
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17. (you / not / be / a doctor)
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18. (she / not / be / Italian)
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19. (he / be / my brother)
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20. (you / not / be / Egyptian)
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Answers:
1. Hes French.
2. We arent cold.
3. Is he a footballer?
4. Wheres John?
5. Were German.
6. He isnt a journalist.
7. We arent singers.
8. Are you a nurse?
9. Theyre from Libya.
10. Wheres David?
11. Hows your mother?
12. Were thirsty.
13. How longs the film?
14. How often are you in London?
15. Hes handsome.
16. Im not English.
17. You arent a doctor.
18. She isnt Italian.
19. Hes my brother.
20. You arent Egyptian.
Present Simple with be Mixed Exercise 2
Make present simple sentences with be (positive, negative or question)
1. (you / be / hungry)
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2. (they / not / be / at home)
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3. (when / be / the party?)
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4. (Julie and Ann / be / on the bus?)
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5. (she / be / kind?)
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6. (they / be / German?)
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7. (you / be / late?)
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8. (I / be / early?)
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9. (you / be / from London?)
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10. (they / be / sad)
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11. (she / be / beautiful)

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12. (we / be / in love)
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13. (where / be / you?)
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14. (I / be / happy)
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15. (what / be / this?)
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16. (I / not / be / too hot)
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17. (she / not / be / called Julia)
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18. (how old / be / she?)
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19. (what time / be / the train?)
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20. (he / not / be / an accountant)
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Answers:
1. Youre hungry.
2. They arent at home.
3. Whens the party?
4. Are Julie and Ann on the bus?
5. Is she kind?
6. Are they German?
7. Are you late?
8. Am I early?
9. Are you from London?
10. Theyre sad.
11. Shes beautiful.
12. Were in love.
13. Where are you?
14. Im happy.
15. Whats this?
16. Im not too hot.
17. She isnt called Julia.
18. How old is she?
19. What time is the train?
20. He isnt an accountant.
Present Simple Mixed Exercise 1 (other verbs)
Make the present simple (choose positive, negative or question):
1. (he / drive to work every day)

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2. (I / not / think you're right)
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3. (we / have enough time?)
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4. (I / eat cereal in the morning)
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5. (they / write e-mails every day?)
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6. (you / watch a lot of TV)
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7. (he / not / read the newspaper)
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8. (she / dance often?)
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9. (where / I / come on Mondays?)
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10. (what / you / do at the weekend?)
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11. (you / not / drink much tea)

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12. (how / he / travel to work?)
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13. (they / not / like vegetables)
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14. (she / catch a cold every winter)
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15. (I / go out often?)
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16. (you / speak English?)
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17. (we / take the bus often)
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18. (she / not / walk to school)
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19. (what / you / buy in the supermarket?)
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20. (how / he / carry such a heavy bag?)
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Answers:
1. He drives to work every day.

2. I dont think you're right.
3. Do we have enough time?
4. I eat cereal in the morning.
5. Do they write e-mails every day?
6. You watch a lot of TV.
7. He doesnt read the newspaper.
8. Does she dance often?
9. Where do I come on Mondays?
10. What do you do at the weekend?
11. You dont drink much tea .
12. How does he travel to work?
13. They dont like vegetables.
14. She catches a cold every winter.
15. Do I go out often?
16. Do you speak English?
17. We take the bus often.
18. She doesnt walk to school.
19. What do you buy in the supermarket?
20. How does he carry such a heavy bag?
Present Simple Mixed Exercise 2 (other verbs)
Make the present simple (choose positive, negative or question):
1. (they / wear suits to work?)

____Do they wear suits to work?____________________________________
2. (he / not / say much)
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3. (when / she / study?)
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4. (she / know a lot about cooking)
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5. (we / make dinner at the weekends)
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6. (I / not / leave work on time very often)
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7. (she / meet her brother every week?)
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8. (they / find Londons weather cold)
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9. (we / use the computer every day?)
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10. (you / not / smoke)
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11. (why / we / always get into trouble?)

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12. (what/ they / usually cook?)
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13. (what / we / need?)
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14. (they / not / win at tennis)
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15. (what / they / like to watch on TV?)
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16. (I / do my homework every night)
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17. (why / she / swim every morning?)
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18. (you / walk to the station every day)
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19. (he / teach in a school?)
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20. (he / study English at a night class)
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Answers:
1. Do they wear suits to work?

2. He doesnt say much.
3. When does she study?
4. She knows a lot about cooking.
5. We make dinner at the weekends.
6. I dont leave work on time very often.
7. Does she meet her brother every week?
8. They find Londons weather cold.
9. Do we use the computer every day?
10. You dont smoke.
11. Why do we always get into trouble?
12. What do they usually cook?
13. What do we need?
14. They dont win at tennis.
15. What do they like to watch on TV?
16. I do my homework every night.
17. Why does she swim every morning?
18. You walk to the station every day.
19. Does he teach in a school?
20. He studies English at a night class.
Present Simple Other Verbs Mixed Exercise 3
Make the present simple tense (choose positive, negative or question)
1. (we / not / go out much)

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2. (they / think it's a good idea)
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3. (he / know how to play the violin?)
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4. (why / I / have to clean up?)
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5. (she / not / sleep late at the weekends)
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6. (I / love studying languages?)
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7. (we / not / believe the Prime Minister)
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8. (you / understand the question?)
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9. (she / not / want to go to the cinema)
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10. (I / like trying new kinds of food)
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11. (David / want some coffee?)

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12. (what / Lucy / do at the weekends?)
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13. (they / not / work late on Fridays)
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14. (she / have three daughters)
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15. (you / own a car?)
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16. (where / Alicia / work?)
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17. (when / she / go to her Chinese class?)
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18. (I / not / believe you)
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19. (she / think about her holidays often)
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20. (you / like going to restaurants?)
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Answers:
1. We dont go out much.

2. They think it's a good idea.
3. Does he know how to play the violin?
4. Why do I have to clean up?
5. She doesnt sleep late at the weekends.
6. Do I love studying languages?
7. We dont believe the Prime Minister.
8. Do you understand the question?
9. She doesnt want to go to the cinema.
10. I like trying new kinds of food.
11. Does David want some coffee?
12. What does Lucy do at the weekends?
13. They dont work late on Fridays.
14. She has three daughters.
15. Do you own a car?
16. Where does Alicia work?
17. When does she go to her Chinese class?
18. I dont believe you.
19. She thinks about her holidays often.
20. Do you like going to restaurants?
Present Simple Negative
Make negative present simple sentences:
1. (I / not / like coffee)

___I dont like coffee _____________________________________________
2. (I / not / live in Paris)
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3. (she / not / come from Spain)
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4. (John / not / work in a bank)
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5. (they / not / get up at eight oclock)
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6. (we / not / go to the cinema every Friday)
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7. (you / not / read the newspaper every day)
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8. (he / not / go to school in France)
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9. (we / not / watch TV in the evening)
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10. (I / not / have a shower in the morning)
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11. (she / not / drink tea every afternoon)

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12. (they / not / visit their parents at the weekend)
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13. (you / not / study English very often)
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14. (it / not / rain here in the summer)
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15. (we / not / go out on Tuesday nights)
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16. (he / not / like cabbage)
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17. (the sun / not / go round the earth)
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18. (she / not / play the piano)
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19. (I / not / smoke)
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20. (Julie and Lucy / not / play football)
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Answers:
1. I dont like coffee.

2. I dont live in Paris.
3. She doesnt come from Spain.
4. John doesnt work in a bank.
5. They dont get up at eight oclock.
6. We dont go to the cinema every Friday.
7. You dont read the newspaper every day.
8. He doesnt go to school in France.
9. We dont watch TV in the evening.
10. I dont have a shower in the morning.
11. She doesnt drink tea every afternoon.
12. They dont visit their parents at the weekend.
13. You dont study English very often.
14. It doesnt rain here in the summer.
15. We dont go out on Tuesday nights.
16. He doesnt like cabbage.
17. The sun doesnt go round the earth.
18. She doesnt play the piano.
19. I dont smoke.
20. Julie and Lucy dont play football.
Present Simple Positive with other verbs
Make positive present simple sentences:
1. (he / go to school every day)

_____He goes to school every day___________________________________
2. (I / like swimming)
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3. (you / play badminton on Saturdays)
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4. (the class / begin at 9 a.m.)
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5. (they / sometimes go to the cinema)
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6. (she / love chocolate)
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7. (we / study French)
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8. (they / live in London)
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9. (he / work in a restaurant)
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10. (Lucy / play the guitar)
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11. (we / cook every day)

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12. (he / clean the house at the weekends)
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13. (I / like reading detective stories)
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14. (you / come from France)
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15. (John and David / often go to restaurants)
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16. (Susie / study English every night)
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17. (the train / leave at 6 p.m.)
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18. (we / go to the park on Sundays)
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19. (he / likes taking photographs)
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20. (the moon / go round the earth)
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Answers:
1. He goes to school every day.
2. I like swimming.
3. You play badminton on Saturdays.
4. The class begins at 9 a.m.
5. They sometimes go to the cinema.
6. She loves chocolate.
7. We study French.
8. They live in London.
9. He works in a restaurant.
10. Lucy plays the guitar.
11. We cook every day.
12. He cleans the house at the weekends.
13. I like reading detective stories.
14. You come from France.
15. John and David often go to restaurants.
16. Susie studies English every night.
17. The train leaves at 6 p.m.
18. We go to the park on Sundays.
19. He likes taking photographs.
20. The moon goes round the earth.
Present Simple Other Verbs Positive Exercise 2
Make positive present simple sentences:
1. (we / often watch TV)

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2. (I / hate mushrooms)
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3. (she / visit her grandmother every Christmas)
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4. (they / use the Internet every evening)
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5. (you / often go swimming)
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6. (John / hate waiting for the bus)
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7. (Lucy and Jill / want to go out tonight)
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8. (I / usually stay at home on Fridays)
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9. (he / love driving fast cars)
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10. (they / often have parties)
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11. (she / take a piano lesson every Monday)

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12. (we / like watching French films)
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13. (you / go to bed very early)
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14. (I / always eat breakfast)
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15. (they / often arrive late)
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16. (he / live in Beijing)
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17. (David / work in a school)
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18. (she / read a lot of novels)
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19. (the Queen / like her dogs)
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20. (I / cook almost every night)
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Answers:
1. We often watch TV.

2. I hate mushrooms.
3. She visits her grandmother every Christmas.
4. They use the Internet every evening.
5. You often go swimming.
6. John hates waiting for the bus.
7. Lucy and Jill want to go out tonight.
8. I usually stay at home on Fridays.
9. He loves driving fast cars.
10. They often have parties.
11. She takes a piano lesson every Monday.
12. We like watching French films.
13. You go to bed very early.
14. I always eat breakfast.
15. They often arrive late.
16. He lives in Beijing.
17. David works in a school.
18. She reads a lot of novels.
19. The Queen likes her dogs.
20. I cook almost every night.
Present Simple Wh Questions
Make present simple wh questions:
1. (where / you / go to school?)

____Where do you go to school?____________________________________
2. (what / you / do?)
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3. (where / John / come from?)
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4. (how long / it / take from London to Paris?)
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5. (how often / she / go to the cinema?)
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6. (how many children / you / have?)
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7. (when / you / get up?)
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8. (how often / you / study English?)
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9. (what time / the film / start?)
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10. (where / you / play tennis?)
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11. (what sports / Lucy / like?)

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12. (how / they / get to work?)
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13. (how often / I / come here?)
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14. (where / she / live?)
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15. (why / you / eat so much chocolate?)
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16. (what / this machine / do?)
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17. (who / she / meet on Saturdays?)
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18. (how many brothers / she / have?)
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19. (how much / this / cost?)
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20. (where / you / eat lunch?)
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Answers:
1. Where do you go to school?

2. What do you do?
3. Where does John come from?
4. How long does it take from London to Paris?
5. How often does she go to the cinema?
6. How many children do you have?
7. When do you get up?
8. How often do you study English?
9. What time does the film start?
10. Where do you play tennis?
11. What sports does Lucy like?
12. How do they get to work?
13. How often do I come here?
14. Where does she live?
15. Why do you eat so much chocolate?
16. What does this machine do?
17. Who does she meet on Saturdays?
18. How many brothers does she have?
19. How much does this cost?
20. Where do you eat lunch?
Present Simple Yes / No Questions
Make present simple questions:
1. (you / like cake?)

____Do you like cake?_____________________________________________
2. (she / live in London?)
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3. (they / hate studying?)
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4. (you / drink tea every morning?)
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5. (you smoke?)
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6. (he / play tennis on Saturdays?)
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7. (you / go shopping at the weekend?)
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8. (you / drink alcohol?)
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9. (she / work in an office?)
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10. (they / study French?)
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11. (you / meet your friends on Fridays?)

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12. (you / read a lot?)
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13. (John / come from New Zealand?)
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14. (they / like pizza?)
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15. (we / arrive at 9 p.m.?)
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16. (it / snow here in winter?)
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17. (Lucy / study History?)
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18. (I / work as a teacher?)
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19. (he / eat rice often?)
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20. (you / like coffee?)
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Answers:
1. Do you like cake?
2. Does she live in London?
3. Do they hate studying?
4. Do you drink tea every morning?
5. Do you smoke?
6. Does he play tennis on Saturdays?
7. Do you go shopping at the weekend?
8. Do you drink alcohol?
9. Does she work in an office?
10. Do they study French?
11. Do you meet your friends on Fridays?
12. Do you read a lot?
13. Does John come from New Zealand?
14. Do they like pizza?
15. Do we arrive at 9 p.m.?
16. Does it snow here in winter?
17. Does Lucy study History?
18. Do I work as a teacher?
19. Does he eat rice often?
20. Do you like coffee?
Present Simple or Present Continuous? Exercise 1
Choose the present simple or present continuous:
1. (You / come) _________________________________ tonight?

2. (He / eat) _________________________________ rice every day?
3. I (work) _________________________________ at the moment.
4. (He / come) _________________________________ to London often?
5. He (play) _________________________________ tennis now.
6. (You / come) _________________________________ to the cinema later?
7. They (not / come) _________________________________ to the party
tomorrow.
8. He (not / play) _________________________________ golf now.
9. (You / play) _________________________________ tennis this Sunday?
10. They (go) _________________________________ to a restaurant every
Saturday.
11. She (not / go) _________________________________ to the cinema very
often.
12. You usually (arrive) _________________________________ late.
13. He normally (eat) _________________________________ dinner at home.
14. (You / study) _________________________________ every night?
15. (They / work) _________________________________ late usually?
16. You (not / go) _________________________________ out later.
17. I (not / work) _________________________________ tonight.
18. (She / work) _________________________________ at the moment?
19. I (not / drink) _________________________________ coffee very often.
20. Julie (sleep) _________________________________ now.
Answers:
1. Are you coming tonight?

2. Does he eat rice every day?
3. I am working at the moment.
4. Does he come to London often?
5. He is playing tennis now.
6. Are you coming to the cinema later?
7. They aren't coming to the party tomorrow.
8. He isn't playing golf now.
9. Are you playing tennis this Sunday?
10. They go to a restaurant every Saturday.
11. She doesn't go to the cinema very often.
12. You usually arrive late.
13. He normally eats dinner at home.
14. Do you study every night?
15. Do they work late usually?
16. You aren't going out later.
17. I'm not working tonight.
18. Is she working at the moment?
19. I don't drink coffee very often.
20. Julie is sleeping now.
Make the present simple or present continuous:
1. You (not / like) _________________________________ chocolate.

2. She (not / study) _________________________________ at the moment.
3. We often (go) _________________________________ to the cinema.
4. He usually (not / do) _________________________________ his homework.
5. They (not / eat) _________________________________ rice every day.
6. We (not / study) _________________________________ every night.
7. (You / like) _________________________________ spicy food?
8. (She / go) _________________________________ to Scotland often?
9. (He / eat) _________________________________ now?
10. We (go) _________________________________ to the cinema this weekend.
11. They (study) _________________________________ now.
12. I (clean) _________________________________ the kitchen every day.
13. She (work) _________________________________ every Sunday.
14. We (not / sleep) _________________________________ now.
15. He (not / go) _________________________________ to the park very often.
16. It (rain) _________________________________ a lot here.
17. I (go) _________________________________ on holiday tomorrow.
18. How long (she / stay) _________________________________ in London?
19. I often (read) _________________________________ at night.
20. We (not / drink) _________________________________ much wine.
Answers:
1. You don't like chocolate.

2. She isn't studying at the moment.
3. We often go to the cinema.
4. He doesn't usually do his homework.
5. They don't eat rice every day.
6. We don't study every night.
7. Do you like spicy food?
8. Does she go to Scotland often?
9. Is he eating now?
10. We are going to the cinema this weekend.
11. They are studying now.
12. I clean the kitchen every day.
13. She works every Sunday.
14. We aren't sleeping now.
15. He doesn't go to the park very often.
16. It rains a lot here.
17. Im going on holiday tomorrow.
18. How long is she staying in London?
19. I often read at night.
20. We dont drink much wine.
Choose the present simple or the present continuous. Watch out for stative verbs.
1. Julie ____________ (read) in the garden.

2. What ____________ (we / have) for dinner tonight?
3. She ____________ (have) two daughters.
4. I ____________ (stay) in Spain for two weeks this summer.
5. He often ____________ (come) over for dinner.
6. The class ____________ (begin) at nine every day.
7. What ____________ (you / eat) at the moment?
8. What ____________ (Susie / do) tomorrow?
9. I ____________ (not / work) on Sundays.
10. She ____________ (not / study) now, she ____________ (watch) TV.
11. How often ____________ (you / go) to restaurants?
12. I ____________ (not / go) on holiday this summer.
13. I'm sorry, I ____________ (not / understand).
14. She ____________ (work) as a waitress for a month.
15. She ____________ (take) a salsa dancing class every Tuesday.
16. It ____________ (be) cold here in winter.
17. Take your umbrella, it ____________ (rain).
18. This cake ____________ (taste) delicious.
19. The bag ____________ (belong) to Jack.
20. When ____________ (you / arrive) tonight?
Answers:
1. Julie is reading in the garden.

2. What are we having for dinner tonight?
3. She has two daughters.
4. I'm staying in Spain for two weeks this summer.
5. He often comes over for dinner.
6. The class begins at nine every day.
7. What are you eating at the moment?
8. What is Susie doing tomorrow?
9. I don't work on Sundays.
10. She isnt studying now, she's watching TV.
11. How often do you go to restaurants?
12. I'm not going on holiday this summer.
13. I'm sorry, I don't understand.
14. She is working as a waitress for a month.
15. She takes a salsa dancing class every Tuesday.
16. It's cold here in winter.
17. Take your umbrella, it's raining.
18. This cake tastes delicious.
19. The bag belongs to Jack.
20. When are you arriving tonight?
Spelling Changes with Present Simple S
Put the verb into the present simple. Be sure you spell it correctly!
1. She __________________ (play) tennis every Sunday.

2. He __________________ (buy) a cup of coffee every morning.
3. Julie __________________ (study) French at school.
4. Luke __________________ (try) hard to be polite.
5. She __________________ (enjoy) going swimming.
6. Lucy __________________ (wash) her hair every day.
7. John never __________________ (cry).
8. My mother always __________________ (say) that love is more important
than money.
9. I hope Julie __________________ (pass) the exam.
10. The plane __________________ (fly) low over the airport.
Answers:
1. plays
2. buys
3. studies
4. tries
5. enjoys
6. washes
7. cries
8. says
9. passes
10. flies
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contrast: present simple / present continuous

1. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verb in
brackets.
a. We usually have (have) lunch at two oclock.
b. Listen!
the phone
c. I
(sit) in the park today.
d.
(ring)?
people
(put) trees in their houses at Christmas?

(watch) tennis on TV.
e. My brother always
f. My friend
(not visit) me every day.
g. The boys
(study) at the moment.
h. Bill
(not play) outside now.
2. Underline the correct verb in each sentence. (Present simple or Present continuous).
a. We learn / are learning grammar at the moment.
b. Helen is wearing / wears blue jeans and a T-shirt today.
c. I always stop / am stopping the car at a red light.
d. In summer we are going / go to the beach.
e. Tom and I watch / are watching a good film at the moment.
f. Dad washes / is washing the car now.
g. The gardener comes / is coming to our house every Saturday.
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Simple Present or Present Progressive - Test

A - Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.
1) Pat often ____________________ to concerts. (to go)
2) Look! The boys ____________________ to the playground. (to run)
3) Every afternoon Jack ____________________ a cup of tea. (to have)
4) We ____________________ a computer game at the moment. (to play)
5) I ____________________ a nice film now. (to watch)
6) Tom never ____________________ picture postcards. (to write)
7) They ____________________ from Tokyo. (to be)
8) Listen! Anne and Susan ____________________ a song. (to sing)
9) Angela sometimes ____________________ a museum. (to visit)
10) The cat seldom ____________________ on the sofa. (to sleep)
B - Which sentences are correct?

1)
a) Timmy is asking a lot of questions now.
b) Timmy is sometimes asking a lot of
questions.
6)
a) Listen! The girls are making a lot of noise.
b) The girls are often making a lot of noise.
7)
a) Listen! We play the drums.
b) We never play the drums.
2)
a) He often reads a book.
b) He reads a book now.
3)
a) Every afternoon Mum makes a cup of tea.
b) Listen! Mum makes a cup of tea.
8)
a) Dorothy helps with the cooking in the
afternoons.
b) Look! Dorothy helps with the cooking.
4)
a) Every day the boy is making a snowball.
b) Look! The boy is making a snowball.
9)
a) They always go to school by bus.
b) They go to school by bus at the moment.
5)
a) Look! Stan is doing magic tricks.
b) Stan is usually doing magic tricks.
10)
a) Andy repairs things at the moment.
b) Andy sometimes repairs things.

Simple Present or Present Progressive - Test - page 1
C - Which answers are correct?

1) What are typical signal words for the Simple Present?
a) yesterday
b) sometimes
c) at the moment
d) every day
e) often
f) now
2) What are typical signal words for the Present Progressive?
a) Listen!
b) sometimes
c) at the moment
d) now
e) often
f) every day
3) Which verb forms are used in the Simple Present?
a) infinitive
b) infinitive + -ed
c) infinitive + -s
d) are + infinitive + -ing
e) infinitive + -ing
4) Which verb forms are used in the Present Progressive?
a) infinitive
b) infinitive + -ing
c) am + infinitive + -ing
d) are + infinitive + -ing
e) is + infinitive + -ing
f) to be + infinitive + -ing
5) Which sentences/questions are in the Simple Present?
a) Do you like tea?
b) He is British.
c) She dropped a glass of milk.
d) She is sitting on a chair.
e) We don't go by bus.
f) He's chatting.
6) Which sentences/questions are in the Present Progressive?
a) He does not make the beds.
b) I often take photos.
c) Is the cat playing in the garden?
d) She's doing her homework.
e) They are not cleaning their room.
f) We have a new car.

D - Choose the correct verb forms.

1) I _____ from New Zealand.
6) The baby _____ crying.
a)
b)
c)
d)
a)
b)
c)
d)
am
are
be
is
am
are
be
is
2) Anne and Tom _____ feeding the cows.
7) I _____ preparing dinner.
a)
b)
c)
d)
a)
b)
c)
d)
am
are
be
is
am
are
be
is
3) Pat _____ a school bus.
8) We _____ drawing a picture.
a) drive
b) drives
a)
b)
c)
d)
4) Our friend sometimes _____ to the

supermarket.
a) go
b) goes
5) Andy _____ washing his pullover.
a)
b)
c)
d)
am
are
be
is
am
are
be
is
9) _____ they walk to school?

a) Do
b) Does
10) Sandy often _____ her homework.
a) forget
b) forgets
E - Which action which tenses?

1) things in general
a) Simple Present
b) Present Progressive
2) repeated actions
a) Simple Present
3) actions happening at the moment of speaking
a) Simple Present
4) actions in the present one follows after the other
a) Simple Present
5) habitual actions
a) Simple Present

F - Negate the sentences.

1) Cathy forgets her homework.
______________________________________
2) I collect picture postcards.
______________________________________
3) They play chess in a club.
______________________________________
4) The dog is sitting under the tree.
______________________________________
5) Sam and Max live with their mother.
______________________________________
6) Our teacher checks the homework every day.
______________________________________
7) You are having fun.
______________________________________
8) He is looking at a photo.
______________________________________
9) I am repairing my bike.
______________________________________
10) She does magic tricks.
______________________________________

Simple Present or Present Progressive - Test 2

A - Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.
1) I ____________________ thirsty. (to be)
2) John often ____________________ sugar in his coffee. (to take)
3) Listen! They ____________________ home. (to come)
4) I usually ____________________ as a teacher in Germany,
but this summer I ____________________ as a language assistant in Rome. (to work)
5) Anne ____________________ red hair. (to have)
6) The flowers ____________________ beautiful. (to smell)
7) The bus to New York ____________________ at 6.30). (to leave)
8) My history teacher ____________________ too much. (to talk)
9) Right now Christine ____________________ on the computer. (to work)
10) Hey! What ____________________ you ____________________ there? (to do)
B - Which sentences are correct? Sometimes both sentences are correct.

1)
a) I feel fine.
b) I'm feeling fine.
6)
a) I love holidays.
b) I'm loving every minute of my holiday.
2)
a) I am tasting the soup.
b) The soup tastes good.
7)
a) I am needing an umbrella now.
b) I need a new computer.
3)
a) She is weighing the turkey.
b) She weighs 60 kilos.
8)
a) I see what the teacher means.
b) I'm seeing what the teacher means.
4)
a) You are being very silly about this.
b) You are silly.
9)
a) I am thinking we should go.
b) I think we should go.
5)
a) I am remembering my first date.
b) I remember my first day at school.
10)
a) Andy repairs things at the moment.
b) Andy sometimes repairs things.

Simple Present or Present Progressive - Test 2 - page 1

1) What are typical signal words for the Present Progressive?
a) Listen!
b) Look!
c) ago
d) at the moment
e) just
f) never
g) now
h) yet
a) already
b) at the moment
c) every day
d) last week
e) normally
f) now
g) seldom
h) usually
3) Which sentences/questions are in the Present Progressive?
a) He had a shower in the morning.
b) He was sitting on the beach.
c) He's having a shower.
d) I don't think so.
e) We're thinking of buying a new car.
a) Anne is always coming late.
b) First I get up then I have breakfast.
c) He's just finished the letter.
d) I was having breakfast.
e) I'm here.
f) She lives in Sofia.

D - Which actions which tenses?

1) Which of the following action is in the Simple Present?
a) actions happening at the moment of speaking
b) action finished in the past
c) repeated actions
a) result of an action in the past is important in the present
b) things in general
c) planned action in the near future
a) actions beginning in the past and still continuing
b) actions in the present - one follows after the other
c) planned action in the future
a) actions were in progress at special time in the past
b) fixed arrangements, scheduled events in the future
c) spontaneous action in the future
5) Which of the following action is in the Present Progressive?
a) things in general
b) spontaneous action in the future
c) fixed plan in the near future
6) Which of the following action is in the Present Progressive?
b) recently completed actions
c) repeated actions
E - Negate the following sentences.

1) They are using a dictionary.
______________________________________
2) Stacey works in the library.
______________________________________
3) She is good at sports.
______________________________________
4) The diary is lying on the floor.
______________________________________
5) Anne is smiling.
______________________________________
6) We are carrying a big box.
______________________________________
7) I like fish.
______________________________________
8) They are preparing the picnic.
______________________________________
9) My friend lives in Stockholm.
______________________________________
10) He is waiting for the bus.
______________________________________

F - Choose the correct verb forms.

1) _________ in ghosts?
a) Does your little brother believe
b) Is your little brother believing
2) This cake __________ wonderful.
a) is tasting
b) tastes
3) My father __________ tea for breakfast.
a) is prefering
b) prefers
4) Hey John! __________ about Peggy?
a) Are you thinking
b) Do you think
5) I have to go now. __________ dark.
a) It gets
b) It's getting
6) We __________ music in the street.
a) are hearing
b) hear
7) I __________ his brother is football-crazy.
a) am thinking
b) think
8) __________ with you.
a) I agree
b) I am agreeing
9) He __________ with his grandmother until his mother comes back from China.
a) is living
b) lives
10) He __________ the newspaper at the moment.
a) is reading
b) reads

Simple Present - Test 2

A - Put in the correct verb forms.
1) She might __________ at Gatwick airport.
a) arrive
b) arrives
c) arrivs
2) Anne and Peggy __________ too late.
a) am
b) are
c) be
d) is
3) What time __________ the film begin?
a) do
b) dos
c) does
4) They __________ wear school uniform.
a) don't
b) doesn't
c) don' t
5) The lesson __________ at 8.30.
a) start
b) starts
6) The museum __________ open on Mondays.

a) does'nt
b) doesn't
c) don't
d) doesn 't
7) He __________ be at home by 10 o'clock.
a) schould
b) should
8) It __________ rain later.
a) may
b) mays
9) I usually __________ to bed at 11 o'clock.
a) go
b) goes
c) gos
10)
a)
b)
c)
d)
Tomorrow __________ Sunday.

am
are
be
is
B - Rewrite the sentences using long or contracted forms.

1) He cannot come with us.
______________________________________
2) We're late.
______________________________________
3) She need not come.
______________________________________
4) I'm not Spanish.
______________________________________
5) They are in the attic.
______________________________________
6) She does not like rice.
______________________________________
7) They don't walk to school.
______________________________________
8) He isn't from Peking.
______________________________________
9) That is a pity.
______________________________________
10) You shouldn't eat so much meat.
______________________________________

Simple Present - Test 2 - page 1

a) just
b) normally
c) seldom
d) two weeks ago
e) usually
f) yet
2) Which verb forms are correct?
a) she agrees
b) she annoys
c) she cries
d) she hurrys
e) she kissis
f) she rushes
g) she teachs
h) she worrys
3) Which actions are in the Simple Present?
b) actions beginning in the past in still continuing
c) recently completed actions
d) one actios follows after the other
e) things in general
f) fixed arrangements, scheduled events
g) repeated actions
a) Are you Greek?
b) Do you have a brother?
c) I don't usually have lunch at school.
d) Martin has been to Montreal.
e) Peggy was on holiday.
f) The largest number of people lives in Brooklyn.
g) We have two cars.
D - Negate the sentences.

1) Dave believes in ghosts.
___________________________________________
2) We are from Nigeria.
___________________________________________
3) The phone rings.
___________________________________________
4) She flies to Sofia every April.
___________________________________________
5) They hate fish.
___________________________________________
6) The sun goes around the earth.
___________________________________________
7) The banks close at 2 oclock.
___________________________________________
8) She wants to become a superstar.
___________________________________________
9) Jane and Sue teach Spanish.
___________________________________________
10) Anne has lunch at home.
___________________________________________

E - Form questions.
1) can / I / to get / you / a glass of water
______________________________________
2) may / I / to come in
______________________________________
3) you / to speak / any Roman language
______________________________________
4) your parents / to wait up for you
______________________________________
5) what / can / we / to do / to find / the stolen bike
______________________________________
6) who / to help / Roger / in the shop (Wer hilft Roger im Laden?)

______________________________________
7) who / to help / Roger / in the shop (Wem hilft Roger im Laden?)
______________________________________
8) how / you / to feel
______________________________________
9) Pat / not to come / with us
______________________________________
10) why / not to clean / you / your shoes
______________________________________
F - Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.

1) They ____________________ a nice garden. (to have)
2) She ____________________ to lose weight. (to try)
3) Hawaii ____________________ in the Pacific Ocean. (to be)
4) My aunt often ____________________ queues. (to jump)
5) Ally ____________________ his handwriting. (can/not/to read)
6) We sometimes ____________________ around the shops. (to look)
7) I ____________________ travelling. (to enjoy)
8) Water ____________________ when it ____________________. (to expand) (to freeze)
9) David usually ____________________ French on the telephone. (to speak)
10) Stan ____________________ Pat and Steve _______________ rather popular. (to gather) (to be)
G - Ask for the underlined parts.

1) They usually go on holiday in July.
___________________________________________
2) Mel works in an office.
___________________________________________
3) He works 60 hours a week.
___________________________________________
4) The child plays the trumpet.
___________________________________________
5) We write to four pen friends.
___________________________________________
6) I like cycling because its fun.
___________________________________________
7) Susan is 25 years old.
___________________________________________
8) Jerry comes from Leeds.
___________________________________________
9) Pamela does not like squash.
___________________________________________
10) Lisa talks about Danny.
___________________________________________


Tense
Signal words
Use
Examples
affirmative
Examples
negative
Examples
interrogative
I work.
I don't work.
Do I work?
Infinitive
He works.
He doesn't work.
Does he work?
he/she/it + -s
I go.
I don't go.
Do I go?
He goes.
He doesn't go.
Does he go?
I'm working.
I'm not working.
Am I working?
He's working.
He isn't working.
Is he working?
I'm going.
I'm not going.
Am I going?
He's going.
He isn't going.
Is he going?
I worked.
I didn't work.
Did I work?
He worked.
He didn't work.
Did he work?
I went.
I didn't go.
Did I go?
He went.
He didn't go.
Did he go?
Form
every day
something happens repeatedly
sometimes
always
how often something happens

one action follows another
Simple
Present
often
things in general
usually
seldom
never
after the following verbs (to love,

to hate, to think, etc.)
future meaning: timetables,
programmes
first ... then

now
Present
Progressive
at the moment
Look!
Listen!
something is happening at the

same time of speaking or around it
future meaning: when you have
already decided and arranged to
do it (a fixed plan, date)
to be (am/are/is) +
Infinitive + ing
last ...
Simple
Past
... ago
in 1990
yesterday
action took place in the past,

mostly connected with an
expression of time (no connection
to the present)
regular:
Infinitive + -ed
irregular:
2. Spalte

an action happened in the middle
of another action
Past
Progressive
while
was/were +
someone was doing sth. at a
Infinitive + -ing
certain time (in the past) - you
don't know whether it was finished
or not
I was working.
I wasn't working.
Was I working?
He was working.
He wasn't working.
Was he working?
I was going.
I wasn'tgoing.
Was I going?
He was going.
He wasn't going.
Was he going?
I have worked.
I haven't worked.
Have I worked?
He has worked.
He hasnt worked.
Has he worked?
I have gone.
I haven't gone.
Have I gone?
He has gone.
He hasnt gone.
Has he gone?
I have been
working.
I haven't been
working.
Have I been
working?
He has been
working.
He hasn't been
working.
Has he been
working?
I have been going.
I haven't been going. Have I been going?
He has been
going.
He hasn't been
going.
just
yet
never
ever
Simple
Present
Perfect
already
so far,
up to now,
you say that sth. has happened or

is finished in the past and it has a
connection to the present
action started in the past and
continues up to the present
have/has + past
participle*
*(infinitive + -ed) or
(3rd column of table
of irregular verbs)
since
for
recently
all day
the whole day
Present Perfect
Progressive
how long
since
for
action began in the past and has

just stopped
how long the action has been
happening
emphasis: length of time of an
action
have/has + been +
Infinitive + -ing
Has he been
going?
already
Simple Past
Perfect
just
never
how long
Past Perfect
Progressive
since
for
mostly when two actions in a story

had + past
are related to each other: the
participle*
action which had already happened
is put into past perfect, the other
action into simple past
of irregular verbs)
the past of the Present Perfect
how long something had been

happening before something else
happened
had + been +
Infinitive + ing
predictions about the future (you

think that sth will happen)
will - future
going to - future
will + Infinitive
you decide to do sth.
spontaneously at the time of
speaking, you haven't made a main
clause in type I of the if clauses
when you have already decided to

do sth. in the future
what you think what will happen
be (am/are/is) +
going to + Infinitive
I had
worked.
I hadn't
worked.
Had I
worked?
He had
worked.
He hadn't
worked.
Had he
worked?
I had gone.
I hadn't gone.
Had I gone?
He had gone.
He hadn't gone.
Had he gone?
I had been
working.
I hadn't been
working.
Had I been
working?
He had been
working.
He hadn't been
working.
Had he been
working?
I had been going.
I hadn't been going.
Had I been going?
He had been
going.
He hadn't been
going.
Had he been
going?
I'll work.
I won't work.
Will I work?
He'll work.
He won't work.
Will he work?
I'll go.
I won't go.
Will I go?
He'll go.
He won't go.
Will he go?
I'm going to
work.
I'm not going to

work.
Am I going to
work?
He's going to
work.
He's not going to

work.
Is he going to
work?
I'm going to go.
I'm not going to go.
Am I going to go?
He's going to go.
He's not going to go. Is he going to go?
Future
Progressive
Future Perfect
Simple
Future
Perfect
Progressive
I'll be working.
An action will be in progress at a
certain time in the future. This
He'll be working.
action has begun before the certain
will + be + Infinitive
time.
+ ing
I'll be going.
Something happens because it
normally happens.
He'll be going.
will + have + past
participle*
sth. will already have happened
before a certain time in the future
sth. will already have happened

before a certain time in the future
action
of irregular verbs)
will + have + been +

Infinitive + ing
sth. that might happen

Conditional
Simple
main clause in type II of the if

clauses
I won't be working.
Will I be working?
He won't be working. Will he be working?

I won't be going.
Will I be going?
He won't be going.
Will he be going?
I'll have worked.
I won't have worked. Will I have worked?
He'll have
worked.
He won't have
worked.
Will he have
worked?
I'll have gone.
I won't have gone.
Will I have gone?
He'll have gone.
He won't have gone.
Will he have gone?
I'll have been

working.
I won't have been

working.
Will I have been

working?
He'll have been

working.
He won't have been

working.
Will he have been

working?
I'll have been

going.
I won't have been

going.
Will I have been

working?
He'll have been

going.
He won't have been

going.
Will he have been

working?
I would work.
I wouldn't work.
Would I work?
He would work.
He wouldn't work.
Would he work?
I would go.
I wouldn't go.
Would I work?
He would go.
He wouldn't go.
Would he work?
would + Infinitive

I would be
working.
I wouldn't be
working.
Would I be
working?
He would be
working.
He wouldn't be
working.
Would he be
working?
I would be going.
I wouldn't be going.
Would I be going?
He would be
going.
He wouldn't be
going.
Would he be
going?
I would have
worked.
I wouldn't have
worked.
Would I have
worked?
would + have + past

He would have
participle*
worked.
He wouldn't have
worked.
Would he have
worked?
of irregular verbs)
I would have
gone.
I wouldn't have
gone.
Would I have
gone?
He would have
gone.
He wouldn't have
gone.
Would he have
gone?
I would have been

working.
I wouldn't have been Would I have been

working.
working?
He would have
been going.
He wouldn't have
been going.
I would have been

going.
I wouldn't have been Would I have been

going.
going?
He would have
been going.
He wouldn't have
been going.
sth. that might happen

Conditional
Progressive

action
sth. that might have happened in

the past
Conditional
Perfect
(It's too late now.)

main clause in type III of the if
clauses
would + be +
Infinitive + ing
sth. that might have happened in

the past
Conditional
Perfect
Progressive
(It's too late now.)

action
would + have + been

+ Infinitive + ing
Would he
have been working?
Would he
have been going?
We sometimes use Continuous instead of Progressive. Some signal words can be found in more tenses. We did not list signal words in the future . Always remember what
action is described.
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Present continuous and

To talk about things happening at the

To talk about habits and routines use the

Jim is watching TV.

Do you have a bike? = Do you own a bike?

I think this film is great! = I like this film a lot.

Macmillan, Max Hueber Verlag , Ismaning, Elementary Language Practice, 3-19-002886-9

GRAMMAR 6 PRESENT CONTINUOUS AND PRESENT SIMPLE

Choose the most suitable sentence or question.

b) 1 Do you know the answer?

Choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space.

B for you outside. Who is it?

b) What ..... of this book? I think its fantastic!

B) Are you believing

d) Kate is busy. She ..... for a test.

e) ..... a great time at the moment!

f) Tina usually ..... at 7.00.

Macmillan, Max Hueber Verlag , Ismaning, Elementary Language Practice, 3-19-002886-9

Correct each sentence or question.

b) What do you wants?

c) Jim walk sometimes to school.

d) When the lesson begins?

e) I dont gets up early on Saturdays.

f) Tina not like computer games.

g) Figen watchs television every night.

Put one word in each space. Contractions are one word.

do you usually eat for lunch?

Choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space.

b) Every day, Frank ..... to work.

c) Stop it! ..... it!

d) What ..... ? Is it an orange?

B) are you eating

e) Yumiko feels ill, so she ..... basketball.

f) Pay attention, Philip! ..... ?

C) Are you listening

g) Excuse me. ..... to Manchester?

B) Does this road go

Macmillan, Max Hueber Verlag , Ismaning, Elementary Language Practice, 3-19-002886-9

Change each sentence. Use the words in brackets.

Jo usually goes to school by bus.

b) Im working hard. (not)

c) Sara likes sport. (not)

d) I get up at 6.30. (always)

e) We speak German. (not)

f) Pierre goes to the beach. (often)

g) George drinks beer. (never)

h) Were having a good time. (not)

Present simple or present continuous? Change the verb if it is wrong.

Do you have a motorbike?

Macmillan, Max Hueber Verlag , Ismaning, Elementary Language Practice, 3-19-002886-9

11. (how / be / your mother?)

11. (she / be / beautiful)

Make the present simple (choose positive, negative or question):

1. (he / drive to work every day)

11. (you / not / drink much tea)

1. He drives to work every day.

1. (they / wear suits to work?)

11. (why / we / always get into trouble?)

1. Do they wear suits to work?

1. (we / not / go out much)

11. (David / want some coffee?)

1. We dont go out much.