PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES 1. Put the verbs into the correct tense (present simple OR present continuous): The train always (2: leave) on time. “What's the matter? Why (2: ery/you)?" That's strange. They. (3: not to watch) TV. He, (4: not to speak) very good English. (5: do) my homework. Where (6: live/they)? Listen! John music! (7: play) Inever (8: go) to the swimming pool. Harold Black's a famous pianist. He (9: give) two or three concerts every week. He (10: travel) @ lot and this week he's in New York. He. (11: stay) at an expensive hotel. He's at his hotel now. He. (12: have) his breakfast. inthe —_dining-room He. (13: drink) a cup of coffee and he. (14; read) a newspaper. Harold's always very busy. He (15: play) the piano regularly. He. (16: practise) for four hours every day. He. (17: go) to bed late and he always (18: get up) early. But he sometimes, (19: get) dressed too quickly, and this morning he. (20; wear) one blue sock and one red one! 2. Complete the sentences below using one of the verbs in the box in the correct form. You may use each verb once only. enjoy play work know wait finish prefer produce seem —_ interview talk 1. Lalways tennis on Fridays. 2. He his report. He will bring it into the office when it is complete, "My parents phoned me this morning. They themselves inthe Seychelles. Champagne every night! In fact, they don't want to leave.” 4, We to entertain our guests in a local restaurant rather than the canteen, Although it is expensive, we can talk freely there. 51 the answer to your problem. Get a new computer. 6. "Where is John?" "In his office for an important telephone call.” 7. I can't make the meeting tomorrow. | the applicants for the sales manager's job. 8 My brother for Shink Inc. which makes bathroom fittings. 9. Who. to Bill? Is it the new secretary? 10. The new contract fine to me. However, could you just check it through once more? 3. Choose the correct form for each verb. 1. Marie-Claude isn't a Canadian. | she comes from France. AW believe 8, ? ambelieving 2. Look! Junko into the water. AL? jumps B. 2 isjumping 3.1 you're crazy! A? think 8, 2 amthinking 4, Don't give Jan any cheese, She A? hates 8. ? ishating 51 ‘to Toronto next Thursday. Do you want to come? A? 80 B, 2 amegoing 6. Once a week, | to an art class at the college. A? goB. ? amgoing mI lunch in the cafeteria every day. A? have 8. ? amhaving 8, Salman is rich — he a Mercedes. A. ? drives B. ? is driving 9. You won't find Jerry at home right now. He. in the library. A. ?- studies B. ? is studying 10.It quite hard — perhaps we shouldn't go out tonight. A? snows B. ?- is snowing 4, Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (present simple or present continuous) Next week, my friends and I (go) camping in the woods. | (organize) the food, because (like) cooking. Dave (have) a big car with a trailer, so he (plan) the transportation. Sam (bring) the tent — he (go) camping every year, so he. (have) a great tent and lots of other equipment. My wife_____ (think) we're crazy. She (like) holidays in comfortable hotels, so she (take) a trip to Paris instead, 5. Present Simple or Continuous? Choose the correct alternative(s) in the sentences 1-8 below. 1 Today she ’s spending/spends time with her grandmother. 2 They usually are going/go to the gym on Sundays. 3 We ‘re having/have a barbecue later on. Do you want to come? 4 No, she can’t answer the phone, she has/is having a shower.5 | always have/am having a coffee before |'m leaving/leave for work in the morning. 6 They sometimes fly/are flying to Sweden, but usually they are going/go by boat. 7 Where are you? I'm sitting/sit outside in the sunshine! 8 He always brings/is bringing a monolingual dictionary to his English clas.