Grammar
Present simple vs Present continuous
(revision)
Present simple (revision)
3 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct
1 Underline the correct item. form of the present simple or the present
continuous.
1 Does your mum drive/drives a car?
2 Does/Do Liz and Mike live in the USA? Dear Karen,
3 I doesn’t/don’t wake up early on Sundays. I 1) _____________ (write) to you
4 Mary and Peter hangs/hang out with their from sunny Majorca! The weather
friends at the weekends. 2) _____________ (be) great and we
5 Tina don’t/doesn’t want to go to school today. 3) _____________ (have) a wonderful time! We
6 Julie has/have a shower every day. 4) __________ (stay) in a luxurious hotel by the sea.
7 The sun rises/rise in the east. We 5) _________ (spend) most of the day on the
8 My brother know/knows a lot about computers. beach. Ken usually 6) __________ (go) windsurfing
and I 7) __________ (swim) in the clear blue water.
In the evenings, we usually 8) __________ (walk)
Present continuous (revision) along the beach or 9) __________ (eat) delicious
local dishes in a restaurant.
2 Fill in with the present continuous.
Tonight, we 10) __________ (not/go) out
1 ___________ (you/travel) to Lisbon tomorrow? because we have to wake up early tomorrow. We
2 Kevin ___________ (stay) on his grandparents’ 11) __________ (go) on a tour around Palma.
farm these days. I just 12) __________ (love) it here and I
3 My mum ___________ (wash) the dishes now. 13) __________ (not/want) to leave.
4 Jane ___________ (not/go) to the party tonight. See you soon,
5 Dad’s in the garden. He ___________ (water) Lucy
the plants.
6 What time ___________ (we/meet) David
tonight?
7 I ___________ (not/watch) TV right now. 4 Underline the correct item.
8 Look! They ___________ (fly) a kite.
1 Does Pat now/usually play tennis on Monday?
2 They’re going to a concert tonight/every Friday.
3 Ben isn’t studying now/every day.
4 Mum is cooking in the evening/at the moment.
5 Jim cycles to school right now/every day.
6 Peter has basketball practice on
Saturdays/these days.
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