GRAMMAR PRACTICE

1. Complete the sentences with i. Where ___ do they play

the correct verb form in _____________ (they/play)
PRESENT SIMPLE. tennis?
For example: j. Andrea and I __ we go out
Julia cooks (cook) Italian _________ (go out) on a
food for dinner on date every weekend.
Saturdays. 2. Complete the sentences with
How much money do you the right verb form in PRESENT
spend (you/spend) on CONTINUOUS.
transportation?
Celine doesn’t speak For example:
(not/speak) German. The doctor is operating
a. Ruth ____doesn’t (operate) a patient now.
knows______________ Is the plumber fixing (the
(not/know) how to drive a plumber/fix) the leaks at the
car. moment?
b. Water ___boils___ (boil) at The racer is not riding on
a hundred degrees celsius. (not/ride on) his motor bike
c. What time _does he_ have right now.
lunch __________ a. The fireman __ isn’t
(he/have lunch) at putting out __________
weekends? (not/ put out) a fire now.
d. My children _ don’t usually b. Look! the mailmen _ are
eat delivering __________
_____________________ (deliver) the packages.
(not/usually/eat) fish. c. __ is the secretary typing
e. The students __ always _________________ (the
study _________ secretary/type) a letter at
(always/study) at the the moment?
library. d. Be quiet, please! Bob and
f. When _ does she practice Lisa __ __ are studying
___________ ______________
(she/practice) karate? (study) for their final.
g. The mechanic doesn’t e. The pilots __ aren’t flying
work __________ ____________
(not/work) on Sunday. (not/fly) today.
h. The nurse ___ takes care f. Listen up! The singer _ is
of __________ (take care singing ___________
of) the patient. (sing) your favorite song.
 g. __ are the bricklayers g. She ___ designs ______
building (design) new projects for a
________________ (the living.
bricklayers/build) a house h. The driver ____ is taking
around now? ______(take)
h. What time __ are you the car to the workshop right
leaving ___________ now.
(you/leave) tomorrow? i. He ___ takes ______ (take)
i. The journalist __ isn’t it to the workshop monthly.
broadcasting _________ j. The mechanics _ don’t work
(not/broadcast) right now. _________
j. The veterinarian __ is (not/work) on Sundays.
checking? ______
(check up) the cat. 4. Complete the story using either
PRESENT SIMPLE or
3. Complete the sentences using PRESENT CONTINUOUS
either PRESENT SIMPLE or For example:
PRESENT CONTINUOUS. John Thomas is a technician.
For example: He repairs (repair) appliances
Tom is a doctor. He works for a living. John is fixing (fix)
(work) at a hospital a vacuum cleaner today.
He isn´t working (not/work)
today. It is his day off. Johanna Parker is a secretary.
a. Ann _ is reading ________ She ________ (work) at an
(read) science fiction books. office downtown.
b. She ___ reads _________ Everyday she ________ (wake
(read) up) at 6:30 am. Then she
Star Trek around now. _____________ (take a
c. Look! The lawyer __ is shower). After she ________
leaving _______ (put on) her clothes. Later
( leave) his office now. she_____________ (have
d. He __ wears _______ (wear) breakfast) and ________
jeans and t-shirt today. (brush) her teeth. She
That’s weird. ________(leave) for work at a
e. He ____ always quarter to eight afterwards. She
wears________________ usually ________ (take) the
(always/wear) suit and tie. subway to work but today she
f. The architect ___ is __________ (take) a taxi. She
designing _________ ________ (have) a very
(design) a new building important meeting at the office
today. this morning. She _________
(get into) the taxi now. It’s 7:30
am and she__________ (leave)
earlier than usual because of
the meeting. The taxi driver
___________ (ask) her where
she _________ (want) to go
and she ___________ (give)
him the address. Johanna
always _________ (arrive) at
the office at 9:00 o’clock, but
today she ___________ (arrive)
half an hour earlier.
She ___________ (pay) the
driver the fare for the ride now,
___________ (get out) of the
taxi and _________ (come into)
the office building.
She always _________ (get off)
from work at 5:00 pm but today
she ___________ (not/know)
what time she _______ (leave)
Quite a busy day!