PRESENT CONTINUOUS AND PRESENT SIMPLE
EXERCISES
1. María ___________________ (work) for a TV station.
2. At the moment she _________________ (travel) in the Sahara Desert.
3. Dan ________________ (love) wild animals.
4. He _________________ (not visit) Alaska at the moment.
5. Marta ________________ (not live) in Africa.
6. She ________________ (stay) in Africa at the moment.
7. Dad usually ________________ (cook) dinner.
8. My parents ________________ (go) to Italy every year.
9. My sister _______________ (walk) to school every day.
10. We ____________ (have) lunch now.
11. I never ____________ (stay in) on Saturday evening.
12. I ____________ (go) to the cinema now.
13. My mum ____________ (not work) today.
14. Peter ____________ (not like) rap music.
15. He ____________ (listen) to pop music at the moment.
16. Donna usually ____________ (go) shopping on Saturdays.
17. Let´s go out. It ____________ (not rain) now.
18. Hurry up! Everybody ____________ (wait) for you!
19. The sun ____________ (rise) in the east.
20. Water _______________ (boil) at 100 degrees.
21. I usually ________________ (go) to work by car.
22. It ___________________ (not rain) very much in the summer.
PRESENT SIMPLE OR PROGRESSIVE 2
1. It's seven o'clock and they to school now. (go)
2. Mrs Cooper in the restaurant every Sunday. (eat)
3. Our cat never on the kitchen table. (jump)
4. Look! The men blue uniforms. (wear)
5. Curt always his guitar in the afternoon. (play)
6. The taxi for them at the moment. (wait)
7. He always his grandmother in the coat. (help)
8. They never very much. (eat)
9. Listen! Bill his electric guitar. (play)
10. He his car every Sunday. (wash)
11. The alarm at seven o'clock every morning. (ring)
12. They always their aunt a tree for Christmas.
(bring)
13. She a red pullover and black jeans today. (wear)
14. The boys snowballs at the girls now. (throw)
15. Mr Black into the classroom at the moment. (walk)
1. I ............................ my homework now.
do
am doing
2. She ..................... as a receptionist.
works
is working
3. He ................... with his parents at the moment.
stays
is staying
4. I always ........................... up at 6 o'clock.
get
am getting
5. He is busy at the moment. He ......... to a friend.
talks
is talking
6. I'm sorry but I .......................... what you mean.
am not understanding
do not understand
7. You ............................... too much fat food.
eat
are eating
8. Which TV channel ...............................?
are you usually watching
do you usually watch
9. What time ........................ the train arrive?
does
is
10. How often ............................... to the movies?
do you go
are you going
11. What ................................. at the moment?
do you do
are you doing
12. I usually ...................... early on Mondays.
am getting up
get up
Simple Present or Present Progressive
1. I often ……………………………………….. to the swimming pool.
a) are go b) go c) am going
2. She …………………………………….. football right now.
a) is playing b) plays c) is plays
3. ………………………….. your dad …………………. here?
a) Do, works b) Is, working c) Does, work
4. ……………………….. you always ……………………… on Monday?
a) Do, jog b) Are, jogging c) Is, jog
5. ……………………. we …………………….. pizza now?
a) Are, eating b) Does, eat c) Is, eating
6. They………………………… …………………………………. their cousins at all.
a) don’t visit b) isn’t visiting c) aren’t visiting
7. He ………………………….. …………………………… making friends.
a) isn’t liking b) doesn’t like c) don’t like
8. My brother ……………….. ………………………………….. the essay now.
a) is write b) don’t writing c) isn’t writing
9. How often ………………………….. your mum …………………. you a new dress?
a) is, buying b) does, buys c) does, buy
10. She…………………………… ……………………………… in the bathroom right now.
a) sings b) is singing c) are sing
11………………………. you always ……………………… cakes on Saturday?
a) Do, bake b) Are, bake c) Is, baking
12. I …………………….. ………………………… the windows today.
a) don’t clean c) am clean c) am not cleaning
13. Tina …………………………. never late for school.
a) isn’t b) is c) are
14. I ……………………………………. the shopping once a week.
a) am doing b) are do c) do
15. ……………………… her brother ………………………………….. basketball?
a) Do, play b) Does, play c) Is, playing
16. My friends ……………………………… me when I ………………………………. it.
a) help, need b) are helping, need c) are helping, am needing
17. ………………………… they ………………………. to Poznań today?
a) Is, going b) Are, going c) Are, go
18. …………………………… your sisters doctors?
a) Are b) Is c) Am
19. My parents ………………………….. at home now.
a) isn’t b) am not c) aren’t
20. They ………………………………. by plane twice a year.
a) are travelling b) travel c) is travel
21. Christmas …………………………………. every year.
a) are come b) coming c) comes
22. My family …………………………….. hot countries.
a) loves b) is loving c) are love
23. What ……………… you ………………… now?
a) are, doing b) is, doing c) are, do
24. What ……………………. you …………………… ?
a) does, doing b) do, do c) doing, does
25. You ……………………………… a cup of coffee now.
a) drink b) drinking c) are drinking
Revisión: Simple Present Vs Present Continuous
1-Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense
1. It (not rain). We can play outside.
2. We (live) in a big city in England.
3. What time (they/get up) in the morning?
4. Be quiet! The children (study) for a test!
5. We (not eat) meat every day.
6. She (go) to bed late on Saturdays.
7. (they/listen) to music at the
moment?
8. Mr. Howard is a teacher. He (not/ work) in
a hospital.
2.-Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets
1. Do you get up at 7:30?
(usually)
2. She eats a hamburger.(once a
week)
3. Mr Smith plays golf. (on Tuesdays and
Thursdays)
4. Mary’s room is untidy.
(always)
5. We don’t have a big breakfast.
(usually)
3.-Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense
Every year, thousands of tourists …………………. (go) to
London and many people ……………….. (think) that London
is one of the most interesting cities in the world. I …………..
(stay) in London now and every day we ……………. (do)
something different. At the moment we ………… (visit) St
Paul’s Cathedral, which is very old and beautiful. After this
we …………. (plan) to go to Tower Bridge. Sometimes the
bridge …………. (open) so that a ship can go through, but I
…………. (know) it won’t happen today. I really ………..
(love) coming to London. I always ………. (enjoy) myself and
I …………… (enjoy) myself today as well. In fact the whole
family …………. (have) a good time.
4.-Complete the dialogue. Use the present simple or the
present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
A: Hi, Kate. What (1) ….................… (you / do)?
K: I (2) ….................… (look) at the photos of my holiday in
Spain. Look at this one! My brother and I (3) ….................…
(ride) horses.
A: That’s great. What (4) ….................… (your dad / do) in
this photo?
K: Oh, he (5) ….................… (dance) with some people from
the village. He really (6) ….................… (enjoy) our holidays
there.
A: (7) ….................… (you /go) there every year?
K: No, we sometimes (8) ….................… (stay) in England.
What about you?
A: We usually (9) ….................… (spend) a week in Italy. My
aunt (10) ….................… (live) there and I’ve got three Italian
cousins.
5-Fill in the blanks with Present Simple or Present
Continuous
1. My parents ………………. (live) in Bristol. There were born
there and have never lived anywhere else. Where
……………. (your parents/live)?
2. Sonia ……………….. (look) for a place to live. She
………………… (stay) with her sister until she finds
somewhere.
3. “What ……………….. (your father/ do)?” “He is an architect
but he ……………… (not work) at the moment”
4. Air ………………. (consist) mainly of nitrogen and oxygen.
6.-Complete the sentences with the present simple or
present continuous
1 Jane …....................(go) to the Internet café every morning.
2 Look at Max and Tina. They …....................(dance) the salsa.
3 He ….................... (wear) a tracksuit and trainers today.
4 I usually …....................(relax) in my bedroom after school.
5 ‘Where’s Emma?’ ‘She …...................(play). table tennis.’
