Name___________________________ Date__________________________
Grammar Period_______
PRACTICE EXERCISE (2)
PRESENT TENSE: SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS
I. Complete the sentence using the given word and present continuous tense
1. (she/ go home now) -> She is going home now
2. (I/ read a great book)
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3. (she/ not/ wash her hair)
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4. (the cat/ chase mice?)
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5. (she/ cry?)
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6. (he/ not/ study Latin)
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7. (we/ drive to London?)
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8. (they/ watch TV?)
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9. (where/ she/ go now?)
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10. (I/ not/ leave now)
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II. Use the correct verb forms
1. I _____________ (not drink) wine; it’s only coffee.
2. My grandfather __________________ (buy) some fruits at the supermarket.
3. Hannah __________________ (not study) French in the library. She’s at home with her classmates.
4. __________________ (she, run) in the park?
5. My dog __________________ (eat) now.
6. What __________________ (you, wait) for?
7. Their students __________________ (not try) hard enough in the competition.
8. All of Jack’s friends __________________ (have) fun at the concert right now.
9. My children __________________ (travel) around Asia now.
10. My little brother __________________ (drink) milk.
11. Listen! Our teacher __________________ (speak).
12.My sister (watch)_______ TV right now.
13. The children (not swim)__________ at the moment.
14. I (drive)______ to work right now.
15. She (write) ________ a letter to her friends at present.
16. Keep silent! The teacher (come) _______
17. My friend is on holiday now and I (want)_______ to talk to her.
18. Lan usually (go) to school on foot but she (go) ______ by car today
19. Please be quiet! I (do)_______ my homework.
20 . Where (be) ____ your mother? - She (prepare)______ dinner in the kitchen.
21. What you (do)_____ at the moment?
22. I (write) ______ a test.
23. It (snow)_____ at the moment?
24. Listen! John and sue (play)_____ the piano in our class.
25. We (wait)_____ for a bus now.
26. It's 8 o'clock and my parents (work)__________ in the office.
26. They (not/ jog) ______ in the park right now.
28. The telephone (ring) _______. Can you please answer now?
29. Listen! Someone (knock) _______ at the door.
30. It's a beautiful day. The sun (shine) ________
III. Choose the correct answer.
1. Lilly ( is / are ) helping her mother now.
2. They ( am are ) reading a book at the moment.
3. The boys ( is / are ) having lunch at present.
4. My cat ( is / are ) sleeping on the chair.
5. I ( is / am ) writing the email.
6. It ( is / are ) raining heavily.
7. The birds ( is / are ) singing.
8. My neighbor ( is / are ) washing his car now.
9. John ( is / am ) playing a computer game in his room.
10. Some dogs ( is / are ) barking outside.
11. The teacher ( is / are ) laughing at the moment.
12. I ( are / am ) waiting for you.
13. The baby ( is / are ) crying.
14. Jane and Fred ( are / is ) dancing the tango.
15. Ellie ( is / are ) watering trees in her garden.
16. We ( am / are ) picking some apples.
17. I ( am / is )cooking chicken.
18. The strong wind ( is / are ) blowing.
19. They ( am / are )eating a cake.
20. The girls ( is / are ) running in the street.
IV. Making sentences using present continuous.
1. Mushrooms/ grow/ in the woods.
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2. The wind/ blow/ this week.
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3. The sun/ shine/ now.
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4. The birds/ fly/ now.
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5. I/ singing/ at the party/ tonight .
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6. We/ walk/ in the park/ now.
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7. She/ play/ with her sister/ now.
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8. They/ hop/ in the yard/ at the moment.
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9. He/ hunt/ with his Dad/ on Friday.
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10. My mum/ eat/ an apple/ now
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V. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1. My father (listen) ____________________to the radio now.
2. They (play) ____________________badminton at the moment.
3. Mr. Nam (not work) ____________________ at the present.
4. It’s 5 o’clock now. My mother (cook) ____________________dinner.
5. Lan and Hoa (be) __________classmates. They are now at school, they (study) __________English.
6. Where is your mother? - She________________________ (have) dinner in the kitchen.
7. The students (not, be) ________________________in class at present.
8. He (eat) ________________________breakfast now.
9. The children (play) ____________in the park at the moment.
10. They (watch) _____________ the football match between France and Germany on TV.
11. The birds (fly)____________ to South.
12. Matt (wait)________ for the bus now.
13. The chef (not cook)__________ anything today.
14. Look! The bus (come) __________
15. They (learn) ___________________ how to use the lawnmower in the garden.
16. Linda (go) ______________to the supermarket to buy some sugar.
17. She (do)_________________ aerobics every morning to keep fit.
18. Not many people . __________ in the street. It's Sunday (walk)
19. Look! it (rain)__________ heavily.
20. He __________ His eyes are open (not sleep)
