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The document consists of exercises focused on using Present Simple and Present Continuous tenses in various contexts. It includes fill-in-the-blank sentences, questions, and scenarios related to daily activities and school plays. The exercises aim to reinforce the correct usage of these tenses in both written and spoken forms.

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present-simple-and-continuous pdf

The document consists of exercises focused on using Present Simple and Present Continuous tenses in various contexts. It includes fill-in-the-blank sentences, questions, and scenarios related to daily activities and school plays. The exercises aim to reinforce the correct usage of these tenses in both written and spoken forms.

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Klaudia Mróz
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1. Complete the following sentences with Present Simple or Present


Continuous:
a) I ________________ (not/ study) French now.
b) We always ________________ (play) cards during break time.
c) Where __________ your granny ___________ (live)?
d) Peter ________________ (not/ take) the children to school in the morning.
e) What ________ your brother _________ (do) every morning?
f) You ________________ (talk) a lot!!!
g) What _________ John _________ (write) now?
h) What’s that noise? Peter ________________ (play) the guitar.
i) We ________________ (usually/ travel) to England in summer.
j) This kind of animal ________________ (eat) meat.
k) Look! She ________________ (speak) to a stranger.
l) I’m looking at that girl. She ________________ (wear) a beautiful skirt.
m) I ________________ (never/ drink) wine at night.
n) What languages _________ you ____________ (speak)?
2. 7. a. Fill in the gaps with the correct tense: Present Simple or Present
Continuous.
3. At school we always ______________ (prepare) a school play. The drama teacher
______________ (teach) the words and melodies of the songs. We
______________(learn) the words by heart but at first it ______________ (be not)
easy. First form students ______________ (not take) part in that show. They
______________ (have) a play of their own. Now, 5 th form ______________
(practice).
4. When the day of the show ______________ (get) near, we ______________
(rehearse) at the theatre. We ______________ (climb) on the stage and off the
stage when the teacher ______________ (ask) us to. She ______________ (not
smile) when we ______________ (be) absent.
5. At this moment, 6th form ______________ (sing) one of the songs. They generally
______________ (sing) in the music room, but today it ______________ (be) very
hot so they ______________ (rehearse) in the terrace.
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4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Present Simple or Present Continuous.
a. We usually ______________ (go) to Spain on holiday, but this year we
______________ (go) to Florida.
b. A: Why ______________ you ______________ (buy) so much food?
B: Because we ______________ (have) a party tonight.
c. My dad ______________ (live) in a house near the sea because he ______________
(like) sailing.
d. ______________ you ______________ (watch) the television Can I turn it off?
e. A: How often ______________ you ______________ (go) swimming?
B: About once a week.
f. What newspaper ______________ you usually ______________ (read)?
g. A: The telephone ______________ (ring)!!
B: OK, I’ll answer it. Hello? No, Sally isn’t here at the moment. She ______________
(play) tennis. Can I take the message? OK. Bye!

5. Put the verbs in brackets in the “ Present Simple”

My friend Cathy ............................ (have) a horse. It.............................(be) a beautiful animal


with big eyes and a long tall. Its name is Bella and it ............................ (love) people. It ........................
(not bite) or kick and it is always friendly, It ...................... (eat) apples and hay but
it ......................................(not eat) meat. Horses ........................... (not like) meat. Cathy
usually ............................... (ride) her horse every day after school. She ................................. (not go )
into the town because there is too much traffic. There ...................... (not be ) many cars in the country
so she ....................... (take) Bella there. It often ....................... (rain) in England so at night Bella and
the other horses ............................ (sleep).

6. Present Simple / Continuous


Susan is making a video about a typical day in her life. Put the verbs in brackets into
the Present Simple or Continuous.
Hi, my name’s Susan Smith and this is my family. As you can see
we ....................................... (have) it at this time. Look, everyone .................................(smile) and
happy. That is because I.............................(film) them - usually we :.......................(not talk) to each
other in the morning
This is where I ...........................(catch) the bus to school every day. It’s the number 13, and
it ..............................(arrive) now. These two girls are my friends. Tina and Becky. We
all ........................... (go) to the same school. Tina .................................. (wear) a skirt today, which is
unusual. She hardly ever ..........................(wear) skirts.
I ............................ (sit) on the bus now. It usually .......................(arrive) at school at about a
quarter to nine. The bus driver ............................... (shout) at the children at the back of the bus at the
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moment. He ...................................(tell) them to sit down. The kids on the bus usually .........................
(behave) very well. I ................................... (not know) what’s wrong with them today.
This is my classroom. I always ..............................(sit) at this desk, next to my friend Becky.
Our teacher usually .......................(come) in at five pst nine. She won’t be very happy today because
everyone ............................... (make) a lot of noise. Oh, here she is! I ...............................(have to )
turn off the camera now. See you later!

7. a. Fill in the gaps with the correct tense: Present Simple or Present Continuous.
At school we always ______________ (prepare) a school play. The drama teacher
______________ (teach) the words and melodies of the songs. We ______________(learn) the
words by heart but at first it ______________ (be not) easy. First form students ______________
(not take) part in that show. They ______________ (have) a play of their own. Now, 5 th form
______________ (practice).
When the day of the show ______________ (get) near, we ______________ (rehearse) at the
theatre. We ______________ (climb) on the stage and off the stage when the teacher
______________ (ask) us to. She ______________ (not smile) when we ______________ (be)
absent.
At this moment, 6th form ______________ (sing) one of the songs. They generally
______________ (sing) in the music room, but today it ______________ (be) very hot so they
______________ (rehearse) in the terrace.
b. Ask the correct questions about the text above.
1) __________________________________________________________
A school play
2) __________________________________________________________
The words and melodies of the songs.
3) __________________________________________________________
First form students.
4) __________________________________________________________
At the theatre.
5) __________________________________________________________
In the terrace.
6) __________________________________________________________
Because it is very hot today.

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