1.
- Complete with present continuous:
a) Tina ____________________________________________ water. (drink)
b) They ______________________________________ to France. (travel)
c) Fred ________________________________________ a pie. (eat)
d) The weather ___________ always _______________. (change)
e) She _____________________________________ pasta. (cook)
f) ___________________ it ____________________? (rain)
g) It _______________________________________ outside. (rain)
h) The lady _____________________________________ for the bus. (wait)
i) I ________________________________________ my aunt. (visit)
j) Why _________________ they ________________________ (run)?
k) It ___________________________________ cold outside. (freeze).
l) Jack and Jill _____________________________________ up the hill. (climb)
m) Mom __________________________________ out to buy some groceries. (go)
n) ______________ the wood ______________________? (burn)
ñ) The little girl ____________________________________ the newspaper. (tear)
o) Nadal ________________________________________ the match. (win)
p) Janet ______________________________________ tea. (have)
q) The thief _____________________________________ behind the bushes. (hide)
r) Where_____________ the birds ________________________ (build) their nest?
s) The sun _____________________________________ brightly. (shine)
t) The birds ________________________________________. (fly)
u) Gina’s son _______________________________ his cat with a blanket. (cover)
v) I _______________________________________ a letter. (write)
w) I _______________________________ some eggs to make an omelette. (beat)
x) Where ______________ they ___________________________ (learn) Italian?
y) How many sandwiches ___________ you _________________ (make) for lunch?
3.- What is happening? Write sentences. Then match the sentences with the
pictures.
4.- Complete with the correct form of the Present Simple:
a) She ______________________________ (think) Manuel is crazy.
b) They ______________________________ (not know) what to say.
c) _______________________________ (she/feel) ok?
d) He ______________________________ (not be) a relative of mine.
e) I __________________ (not know) who she __________________ (be).
f) She ____________________________ (wash) her car every week.
g) Paul _____________________________ (sleep) seven hours a day.
h) Mary and John __________________________ (be) my cousins.
i) She always _______________________________ (win).
j) James ____________________________(cry) very easily.
k) She _____________________________ (pray) in church every Sunday.
l) Sarah _______________________________ (not like) pop music.
m) __________________________________ (play) football every day?
n) ______________________________ (be) she a friend of yours?
ñ) ______________________________ (be) they in love?
o) ______________________________ (believe/ Mary) in God?
p) Who ____________________________ (be) your favourite football player?
5.- Put the verbs into the correct tense (present simple OR present continuous):
a) The train always ___________________________(leave) on time.
b) "What's the matter? Why _________________________________(cry/you)?"
c) That's strange. They______________________________ (not watch) TV.
d) He_______________________________ (not speak) very good English.
e) Please be quiet! I______________________________ (do) my homework.
f) Where_____________________________ (live/they)?
g) Listen! John _____________________________ music! (play)
h) I never _______________________________ (go) to the swimming pool.
i) Harold Black's a famous pianist. He_____________________________ (give) two or
three concerts every week.
j) He ___________________________(travel) a lot and this week he's in New York.
k) He____________________________ (stay) at an expensive hotel. He's at his hotel
now.
l) He_________________________________ (have) his breakfast in the dining−room.
m) He________________________ (drink) a cup of coffee and he_________________
(read) a newspaper.
n) Harold's always very busy. He_______________________ (play) the piano
regularly.
ñ) He___________________________ (practise) for four hours every day.
o) He________________________ (go) to bed late and he always ________________
(get up) early. But he sometimes________________________ (get) dressed too
quickly, and this morning he______________________ (wear) one blue sock and one
red one!
6.- Complete the sentences below using one of the verbs in the box in the correct
form. You may use each verb once only.
enjoy – play – prefer – produce – work – seem – know – interview – wait – talk –
finish
a) I always ___________________________ tennis on Fridays.
b) He __________________________ his report. He will bring it into the office when it
is complete.
c) "My parents phoned me this morning. They ____________________ themselves in
the Seychelles. Champagne every night! In fact, they don't want to leave."
d) We ________________________ to entertain our guests in a local restaurant rather
than the canteen. Although it is expensive, we can talk freely there.
e) I ___________________________ the answer to your problem. Get a new computer.
f) "Where is John?" "In his office ________________________________ for an
important telephone call."
g) I can't make the meeting tomorrow. I _________________________________ the
applicants for the sales manager's job.
h) My brother ______________________ for Shink Inc. which makes bathroom
fittings.
i) Who ______________________________ to Bill? Is it the new secretary?
j) The new contract _________________________________ fine to me. However,
could you just check it through once more?
