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PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. Complete the following sentences with Present Simple:
a) My sister _________________ (not/ play) tennis every day.
b) I ________________ (study) English at school from Monday to Friday.
c) Chimpanzees ________________ (not/ speak) any language.
d) She always ________________ (wear) skirts.
e) _____________ they ________________ (travel) by bus?
f) ___________ your mum ___________ (cook) dinner at night?
g) Jim and Joe ___________ (not/ go) to the theatre on Sundays.
h) I never ___________ (comb) my hair in the morning.
2. Complete the following sentences with Present Continuous:
a) What ___________ you ___________ (eat)?
b) Kat ________________ (open) the window because she’s hot.
c) My dog ________________ (not/ sleep) now.
d) The girls________________ (listen to) music now.
e) My brothers ________________ (not/ watch) TV now.
f) ___________ she ___________ (comb) her hair?
g) ___________ Mary ___________ (copy) from the blackboard?
h) We ________________ (practice) exercises in English.
3. 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)?
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. 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 ______________ (sing)?
f. What newspaper ______________ you usually ______________ (read)?
g. Hello? No, Sally isn’t here at the moment. She ___________________ (play) tennis.
