Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Simple Mistakes
Present
Continuous Mistakes
Present simple
or Present Continuous?
100

He _________(work) at the bakery in town.

He works at the bakery in Manacor street.

100

Which is the correct sentence?
Where’s James?

 1. He works in his office.  

 2. He’s working in his office.  

 3. He is work in his office. 

2. He’s working in his office.  

100

He go to bed very early on mondays.

He goes to bed very early on Mondays.

100

Your sister aren't playing with her friends today.

Your sister isn't playing with her friends today.

100

At the moment she _____(swim) in the pool.  

At the moment she is swimming in the pool. 



200

 watch/TV/my/every/friends/day

Order the sentence, then make it a negative!

My friends don't watch TV every day. 

200

 Luke ________(study) English for his test tomorrow.


Luke is studying English for his test tomorrow. 

200

Does they always going to the cinema on Tuesdays?

Do they always go to the cinema on Tuesdays?

200

I is going to sleep right now.

I am going to sleep right now. 

200

It _____ (do not / rain) here a lot in spring.

It doesn't rain here a lot in the spring. 

300

She ______  History ___ Saturdays.

a) study- in

b) studies- on

c) studyes- at


b) She studies History on Saturdays.

300

The girl and I ___ cycling to school.

1) am  

2) are  

3) is 

2) The girl and I are cycling to school. 

300

I am usually to cook dinner for my family.

I usually cook dinner for my family.

300

Kelly are runing in the park now.


Kelly is running in the park now.

300

He _____ (to be) from Germany but he (to live)______ in France.

He is from Germany but he lives in France. 

400

Why ________ (they/to drive) on the left in the UK?

Why do they drive on the left in the UK? 

400

He _____(not / to answer) the phone right now because he ________ (to play) the piano.

He isn't answering the phone right now because he is playing the piano. 

400

Are they do having a meeting every week?

Do they have a meeting every week?

400

What is Susan does?

She are looks at the birds in the sky.

What is Susan doing?

She is looking at the birds in the sky.

400

We _______ volleyball this afternoon and ____________ a barbecue. Usually, we _____ barbecues every Monday after practice. 

1. are playing, are having, have

2. playing, having, have

3. play, have, are having

1. We are playing volleyball this afternoon and are having a barbecue. Usually, we have barbecues every Monday after practice. 

500

 Which sentence is correct?

 1) My parents does the shopping on Saturdays.  

 2) Maria haves a brown dog.  

 3) Tom goes to work on Sundays.

3) Tom goes to work on Sundays.

500

Turn this into a question:

The children ______(brush) their teeth. 


Are the children brushing their teeth?

500

My mother don't likes horror films. 

My mother doesn't like horror films. 
500

She don’t like reading, but she borrowing a book from the library now.


She doesn't like reading, but she is borrowing a book now. 

500

Don't talk to me. I am ______ (write) a very important letter. I ______ (not / have) time for chatting.

Don't talk to me, I am writing a very important letter. I don't have time for chatting. 

600

/ want / what / ? / they/do / dinner / for

What do they want for dinner?

600

At the moment, I ____________ a letter to my mother. 

At the moment, I am writing a letter to my mother. 



600

He doesn't have got a sister.

He doesn't have a sister. 

OR:

He hasn't got a sister.

600

Look! It rains. We can't go to the beach.

Look! It's raining. We can't go to the beach. 

600

She usually _____ (work) as a waitress in a restaurant, but right now she __________ (study) to become a doctor.


She usually works as a waitress in a restaurant, but right now she is studying to become a doctor. 

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