Name:.................................................
Class:................................................... group A
PRESENT SIMPLE VS. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. Write the verb in the right form (simple or continuous).
1. Children ................................ (ask) a lot of questions.
2. John and I ...................................... (stay) in a beautiful hotel.
3. She .................................. (go) to college on her bike.
4. A lot of birds .............................. (fly) south in the winter.
5. I ...................................... (wait) for a very important letter.
6. She ..................................... (study) very hard at the weekends.
7. My father .............................. (watch) television most evenings.
8. Kevin .......................................... (work) at home today.
9. You ...................................... (walk) too fast.
2. Choose one verb to make each sentence negative
e.g. It doesn’t snow very often in San Francisco (snow, sing, play)
1. I like football, but I ............................................ cricket at all. (think, like, remember)
2. She lives in Japan, but she ...................................... a word of Japanese (sing, work,
speak)
3. I’m sorry – I ................................. your name. (eat, remember, work)
4. He works in New York, but I .................................... what he does. (know, use, come)
3. Rewrite the sentences in the negative. Use the present continuous
1. Anna and Robert .......................................... (buy) a new car.
2. He ............................................... (learn) to read.
3. I .................................................. ( look) for your keys.
4. Laura ............................................... (sell) the house.
4. Put the verbs in the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. Vegetarians are people who .................................................. (not / eat ) meat.
2. Look out! My father ........................................... (come)
3. Some people still ................................... (think) the sun ............................. (go) round the
earth.
4. I .................................. (play) tennis every weekend.
5. Who .................................... (sit) in my chair?
6. What ........................................... (happen) in golf if you ............................. (lose) the
ball?
7. Look! She ............................................ (wear) the same shoes as me.
8. a: What ................................................ (you/look) at?
B: A strange bird!
9. I ........................................ (stay) with John for a few weeks until my flat is ready.
10. We ....................................................... (usually/stay) with Peggy when we go to
Chicago.
11. What time .................................................. (you/go) to bed on Saturdays?
12. Why ............................................. (you/wait) outside the door.
13. a: ...................................................... (you/wear) a uniform at your school?
B: Yes, I....................... (do)
5. Correct the mistakes in the sentences
1. She cook dinner every day. ......................................
2. Does they like apples? ......................................
3. She is wear a blue dress today. .......................................
4. He is doing his homework in the moment. .......................................
5. She’s eat a hot dog. ........................................
6. I starts school at 8:00 am. ........................................
7. Do she drive to work? ........................................
8. What are they read now? ........................................
6. Write complete sentences.Use the present simple or present continuous.
1. (You / not / eat / very much at the moment.)
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2. (John / know / three words in Polish!)
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3. (I / take / a taxi to work this week, but usually I / walk)
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4. (I / study / Spanish this year. It’s very interesting for me.)
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