1. The children ………………………….. (play) outside now.

2. I’m trying to study. I …………………………………………….. (try) to

study for the last hour, but something always seems to interrupt me. I think
I’d better go to the library.
3. She usually ………………………. (read) the newspaper in the morning.
4. Where are my eye-glasses? I ……………………………………………..
(look) for them for an hour.
5. How long …………… you …………………………………………..
(learn) English?
6. I …………………………… (do) my homework now.
7. I ………………………… (eat) my dinner now.
8. Cathy …………………………………………… (attend) a cookery course
since March.
9. ……………………………. (you / want) a pizza?
10. Susan usually ………………. (go) to school by bus, but now she
…………………….. (go) to school by train.
11. My mother ………………………………………….. (peel) the
potatoes all afternoon.
12. The boys usually ………………… (ride) their bikes to school.
They ……………. ………………… (like / ride) their bikes. They
……………… (be) very naughty boys. They always ……………………
(go) to school late. Today their teacher …………………. (be) very angry,
because they ………………… (be) late again.
13. Catherina is getting fatter because she
…………………………………… (eat) too much.
14. Look! Jane ………………………… (sing) again. She often
…………………….. (sing) this song.
15. My father ………………………………(have) a lot of work to do
every weekend.
16. He ………………………………………… (write) letters all
morning.
17. The girls …………………………………….. (not / talk) now. All
of them ………………………… (watch) a film.
18. I ……………………………………. (visit) my grandparents every
Friday. My sister ………………………………………. (often / visit)
them.
19. …………………… you …………………….. (like) watching TV?
20. He …………………………………….. (usually / go) at 9:00
o’clock, but this morning he ………………………………….. (leave)
home late
1. They …………………………….. (watch) TV now.
2. The children are playing basketball right now. They
……………………………………… (play) for almost two hours. They
must be getting tired.
3. I ……………………………. (not / like) spaghetti.
4. It …………………………………………………. (rain) fro six hours.
5. The baby …………………………. (sleep) now.
6. She ………………………………………………. (earn) quite a lot of
money for the last two years.
7. My mother usually …………………. (cook) dinner in the evening.
8. Elizabeth ………………………………………….. (live) with Mike for
three years.
9. He …………………….. (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month.
10. How long …………… you …………………………………………
(use) a computer?
11. Mary often ……………….. (read) in bed, but today she is very
tired and she ………………………. (not / read).
12. Charles ………………………………………………. (escape) from
the police for years.
13. Mary ……………………….. (like / eat) sweets. Every morning she
……………. (have) coffee with a lot of sweets and chocolate. For lunch
she and her friends often ……………….. (eat) sweets or ice-cream. She
……………………… (not / like / eat) fruit or vegetables. She
……………………… (eat / never) eggs or cheese. Today she
………………….. (be) sick. She …………………… (sleep) in her
room now.
14. The boys …………………………………….. (swim) in the pool
now but they ………………………… (usually / swim) in the sea.
15. She ………………………….(write) a letter to her pen-friend at the
moment.
16. They …………………………………….. (sometimes / have) lunch
at work, but today they …………………………………. (have) at a
restaurant.
17. She can’t talk to you. She ……………………. (have) a shower.
18. Where are my eye-glasses? I ……………….. (look) for them for an
hour.
19. “Where ……… Alex ………………… (live)?“In France.”
20. Tom ………………………… (like / ride) a horse in his free times.
1. She ………………………. (not / like) football.
2. Mary ………………………….. (listen) to music now.
3. The telephone …………………………………………… (ring) four times
in the last hour, and each time it has been for my roommate.
4. Tom usually ……………………(drink) coffee, but he ………………….
(drink) tea now.
5. We ………………………. (go) to the disco tonight.
6. ………………………… (he / go) to work by bus everyday.
7. Charles ………………………………………………. (escape) from the
police for years.
8. Mary often ……………….. (read) in bed, but today she is very tired and
she ………………………. (not / read).
9. Where are my eye-glasses? I ……………………………………………..
(look) for them for an hour.
10. The boys usually ………………… (ride) their bikes to school.
They ……………. ………………… (like / ride) their bikes. They
……………… (be) very naughty boys. They always ……………………
(go) to school late. Today their teacher …………………. (be) very angry,
because they ………………… (be) late again.
11. The children ………………………… (play) the piano and
……………………… (sing) a song at the moment.
12. My mother ………………………………………. (always / cook)
in the morning.
13. How long …………… you
………………………………………….. (learn) English?
14. What …………………………………………… (you / usually / do)
at weekends?
15. Cathy …………………………………………… (attend) a cookery
course since March.
16. Jane ………………………………………… (give) a party today
because it ………………………… (be) her birthday.
17. My mother ………………………………………….. (peel) the
potatoes all afternoon.
18. The lesson …………………………… (start) at 9 o’clock every
morning.
19. Adam is in his room now. He ………………………………….
(write) a letter to his pen-friend. He ……………………………………..
(always / write) him a letter.
20. Catherina is getting fatter because she
…………………………………… (eat) too much.
B) Fill in the blanks with PRESENT CONTINUOUS or SIMPLE
PRESENT:
1. The children ………………………….. (play) outside now.
2. She usually ………………………. (read) the newspaper in the
morning.
3. I …………………………… (do) my homework now.
4. I ………………………… (eat) my dinner now.
5. ……………………………. (you / want) a pizza?
6. They …………………………….. (watch) TV now.
7. I ……………………………. (not / like) spaghetti.
8. The baby …………………………. (sleep) now.
9. My mother usually …………………. (cook) dinner in the evening.
10. He …………………….. (write) a letter to his pen-friend every
month.

B) Use PRESENT PERFECT TENSE or PRESENT PERFECT

CONTINUOUS to fill in the blanks:
1. I’m trying to study. I ………………………….. (try) to study for the
last hour, but something always seems to interrupt me. I think I’d
better go to the library.
2. The children are playing basketball right now. They ………………
(play) for almost two hours. They must be getting tired.
3. The telephone …………………………………………… (ring) four
times in the last hour, and each time it has been for my roommate.
4. The telephone …………………………………………… (ring) for
almost a minute. Why doesn’t someone answer it?
5. It ……………………….. (rain) all day. I wonder when it will stop.
6. We ……………………………… (have) three accidents so far this
week. I wonder how many more we will have if you keep using the
tools carelessly.
7. We …………………………………. (live) here since last June.
8. My little son is dirty from head to foot because he
……………………………………… (play) in the mud.
9. What’s the matter? Your eyes are red and puffy. I hope you
……………………………… (not / cry). Oh, now I understand.
You …………………………. (peel) some onions.
10. I …………………………………………………. (not / be) able to
reach my boss on the phone yet. I …………………………. (try) for
the last twenty minutes, but the line …………………….. busy.