Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present
Continuous Mistakes
Present Simple
& Present Continuous
100

It ______ (get) dark at this time of year at about 6.30 PM. I ______ (finish / not) work until 7.30 PM.

gets / don't finish

100

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

isn't answering

is practicing 

100

I am't go to market at the moment.

I'm not going to market at the moment.

100

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

I am writing / I don't have

200

She always ______ (try) very hard in every game that she ______(play).  

tries / plays


200

What musical instrument ___________ (they / play)? 

are they playing

200

Is she speaks French? 

Is she speaking French? 

200

William and Joy ............ (live) in London and they ........... (come) to Spain this year.

William and Joy live in London and they are coming to Spain this year.

300

Put the items in the correct order and form: 

1. You / not / know / the / answer

2. Nina / get up / early?

3. Anna / English books / read

1. You don´t know the answer.

2. Does Nina get up early?

3. Anna reads English books.

300

Tell me 2 signal words that we use with the Present Continuous tense. 

now, right now, at the moment, currently,

300

Where they going today?

Where are they going today?

300

What _________ (Josh / do) now? - He and his father _____ (watch) TV and ________ (eat) pasta.  

Why _________ (you / ask)? - Because I ________ (want) to invite Josh over to my house. 

is Josh doing / are watching / eating 

are you asking / want 


400

 Which sentence is correct?

 1 My parents does shopping on Saturdays.  

 2 Maria haves a brown dog.  

 3 Tom goes to work on Sundays 

3 Tom goes to work on Sundays

400

Which word can't be used here?
_______ are talking very loudly!

 They  

 You  

 She 

She

400

Who runing in the park? 

Who is running in the park? 

400

Right now, John ________ (play) soccer at school. He usually ______ (play) every Wednesday. 

What ___ he always _____ (wear)? - Black shorts, but today he ________ (wear) blue shorts.


is playing / plays

does / wear / is wearing

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