PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

1 Put the verbs in Present Simple or Present Continuous.

teach have (2) drive leave

It’s 7.30am. Suzanne Wells is in her kitchen at home. She is having breakfast. She has breakfast at this time every morning. She leaves home at 8.30am every day and drives to work. Suzanne is a teacher. She is teaches at a school in Canberra.

2. Make questions in Simple Present or in Present Continuous

1 you | often | wear | jeans?

Do you often wear jeans?

2 you | wear | jeans now?

Are you wearing jeans now?

3 it | rain | now?

Is it raining now?

4 it | often | rain | in your country?

Does it often rain in your country?

5 you | study | English every day?

Are you study English every day?

6. you | study | English at the moment?

Are you studying English at the moment?

3. Put Present Continuous or Present Simple

  1. I __write ___English exercises twice a week. (to write)
  2. My friend _does _ his homework in the afternoon as a rule. (to do)
  3. My sister _is doing _ her homework now. (to do)
  4. Don’t shout! The baby ___is sleeping___ . (to sleep)
  5. The baby always___sleeps ___ after dinner. (to sleep)
  6. What__are__ you __reading__ now? (to read)
  7. What books__do__ you__read__for your literature lessons? (to read)
  8. What _does_your mother usually__cook__ for lunch? (to cook)
  9. _Is _ she __cooking___a cake now? (to cook)
  10. My wife normally (work) __works__ at home, but she (spend)is__spending__ this month in Italy.
  11. Most days, Tom usually___cycles ___ (cycle) to work.
  12. When___does___ the lesson __start_ (start) today?
  13. What’s your brother doing? He (do) __is doing__ the crossword in the newspaper He (do)__does __ it every day.
  14. I’m afraid I’ll lose this game of chess. I am playing__ (play) very badly. I usually __play__much better (play).
  15. What’s she doing? — She (mend)_is_mending__  her husband’s socks. She always___mends___ them. (mend)
  16. Yes, you can borrow my dictionary. I (use) __ use__  it a lot, but I am (not / use) __using__  it now.
  17. We __don’t travel__  (not travel) by train very often.
  18. It (snow)__is snowing__  right now. It’s beautiful! I _like__ (like) this weather.

4.. Put the verbs in Present Continuous or Present Simple

  1. The river__is flowing___ (flow) very fast today — faster than usual.
  2. You _ are__always__complain__ (always to complain) that waiters are rude!
  3. (walk)__walk__ to school every dayI (take, not) __don’t__take__the bus.
  4. You _ are_always__borrow__ (always to borrow) money!
  5. Robert is a vegetarian. He _doesn’t__eat__ (eat, not) meat.
  6. _Do__you__cook__ (you, cook) your own dinner every day?
  7. Are you in a hurry? — No, I’m__walking_ (walk) quickly because I’m cold.
  8. Where’s your father? — He(be) __is__ in the bathroom. He ___is shaving__ (shave).
  9. The neighbours forever__slameing_ (slam) doors and__shouting__ (shout) during the night.
  10. My sister _takes__  (to take) part in the competitions almost every weekend.

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