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Simple Present VS Present Continuous

The document contains exercises focused on the use of present simple and present continuous tenses. It includes fill-in-the-blank sentences, verb conjugation tasks, and multiple-choice questions to practice these grammatical concepts. The exercises are designed for learners to improve their understanding and application of these tenses in various contexts.

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Simple Present VS Present Continuous

The document contains exercises focused on the use of present simple and present continuous tenses. It includes fill-in-the-blank sentences, verb conjugation tasks, and multiple-choice questions to practice these grammatical concepts. The exercises are designed for learners to improve their understanding and application of these tenses in various contexts.

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Name_______________

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

1. Put the verbs into the correct tense (present simple OR present continuous)

1. The train always __________________ (leave) on time.


2. “What’s the matter? Why __________________ (you / cry)?
3. That’s strange. They __________________ (not watch) TV.
4. He __________________ (not speak) very good English.
5. Please be quiet! I __________________ (do) my homework.
6. Where __________________ (they / live)?
7. Listen! John __________________ music!
8. I never __________________ (go) to the swimming pool.

Harold Black is a famous pianist. He __________________ (9. give) two or three concerts

every week. He __________________ (10. travel) a lot and this week he is in New York. He

__________________ (11. stay) at an expensive hotel. He is at his hotel now. He

__________________ (12. have) his breakfast in the dining-room. He __________________

(13. drink) a cup of coffee and he __________________ (14. read) a newspaper. Harold is

always very busy. He __________________ (15. play) the piano regularly. He

__________________ (16. practice) 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 only once.

enjoy play work know wait finish


prefer produce seem interview talk

1. I always __________________ tennis on Friday.

2. He __________________ his report. He will bring it into the office when it is complete.

3. “My parents phoned me this morning. They __________________ themselves in Paris.


Champagne every night! In fact, they don’t want to ever leave.

4. We __________________ to entertain our guests in a local restaurant rather than the


canteen. Although it is expensive, we can talk freely there.

5. I __________________ 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. I __________________ 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. I __________________ she comes from France.


A. believe
B. am believing
2. Look! Junko __________________ into the water!
A. jumps
B. is jumping
3. I __________________ you’re crazy!
A. think
B. am thinking
4. Don’t give Jan any cheese. She __________________ it!
A. hates
B. is hating
5. I __________________ to Toronto next Thursday. Do you want to come?
A. go
B. am going
6. Once a week, I __________________ to an art class at the college.
A. go
B. am going
7. I __________________ lunch in the cafeteria every day.
A. have
B. am having
8. Salman is right – 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 __________________ (1. go) camping in the woods. I
__________________ (2. organize) the food because I __________________ (3. like)
cooking. Dave __________________ (4. have) a big car with a trailer, so he
__________________ (5. plan) the transportation. Sam __________________ (6. bring) the
tent - he __________________ (7. go) camping every year, so he __________________ (8.
have) a great tent and lots of other equipment. My wife __________________ (9. think)
we’re crazy. She __________________ (10. like) holidays in comfortable hotels, so she
__________________ (11. take) a trip to Paris instead.

5. Present Simple or Continuous? Choose the correct alternative(s) in the sentences


below.

1. Today she is spending / spends time with her grandmother.

2. They usually are going / go to the gym on Sundays.

3. We are 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. I always have / am having a coffee before I am 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 am sitting / sit outside in the sunshine!

8. He always brings / is bringing a monolingual dictionary to his English class.

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