Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Simple Mistakes
Present
Continuous Mistakes
Present Simple
& Present Continuous
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Anna usually _________ (wake up) at 7. 

Anna usually wakes up at 7.

1

Choose the correct answer to the question: Where’s James now?

- He works in his office.  

- He's working in his office.  

- He is work in his office. 

He's working in his office.  

1

He go to bed very early.

He goes to bed very early.

1

Are you do your homework?

Are you doing your homework?

1

At the moment, she ______ (sunbathe) at Cocoa Beach.

is sunbathing



1

Linda ________ (wash) her hair every day.

Linda washes her hair every day.

1

Luke ________ (study) science at the university.


is studying

1

Does they live in Canada?

Do they live in Canada?

1

Jane is watch a cartoon now.

Jane is watching a cartoon now.

1

It _____ (rain) here a lot in the spring.

rains

1

____ you _____(listen) to the radio every morning?

Do you listen to the radio every morning?

1

My sister and I ______ (eat) ice cream at the moment. 

are eating

1

I am usually cooking dinner for my family.

I usually cook dinner for my family.

1

Maggie sleeping on the sofa right now.

Maggie is sleeping on the sofa right now.

1

He _____ (be) from Germany, but he (live)______ in Texas.

is / lives

1

Where can you use the form "lives"?

 1) I ___ near Birmingham.  
 2) Alice and Emma ____ in Ireland.  
 3)My aunt ____ in Scotland.

3) My aunt lives in Scotland.

1

Choose the correct question: 

 What you doing?  

 Where is she working?  

 Where you are staying?   

Where is she working?

1

Are they have a meeting every week?

Do they have a meeting every week?

1

Are your sister play with a toy at this moment?

Is your sister playing with a toy at this moment? 

1

Today, we _______ volleyball and _______ yoga. Usually, we _____ coffee and _____ chess on Mondays.

1. are playing, doing, drink, play

2. playing, doing, drinking, playing

3. play, do, are drinking, playing

1. are playing, doing, drink, play

1

It ______ (get) dark at this time of year at about 4:30 pm, but I ______ (finish / not) work until 5:30 pm.

gets / don't finish

1

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

isn't answering

is practicing 

1

She don't like tennis.

She doesn't like tennis.

1

I am't shopping for clothes at the moment.

I'm not shopping for clothes at the moment.

1

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

I am writing / I don't have

1

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

tries / plays


1

What musical instrument ___________ (they / play) now? 

are they playing

1

Do she talks to you? 

Does she talk to you? 

1

Is she speaks Japanese now? 

Is she speaking Japanese now? 

1

William and Joy ............ (live) in London and they ........... (visiting) Spain this week.

William and Joy live in London, but they are visiting Spain this week.

1

 Which sentence is correct?

 1) My parents goes shopping on Saturdays.  

 2) Maria haves a brown dog.  

 3) Tom goes to work on Sundays. 

3) Tom goes to work on Sundays.

1

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

1) They  

2) You  

3) She 

She

1

What he know?

What does he know? 

1

Who runing in the park? 

Who is running in the park? 

1

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

1

Use the prompts to write correct sentences or questions: 

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.

1

Mention 2 signal words that are used with the present continuous tense. 

Now, at the moment, currently, these days, etc.

1

Robert playes baseball on the weekend.

Robert plays baseball on the weekend.

1

Where they going today?

Where are they going today?

1

- What _________ (Josh / do) now? 

- He and his father _____ (watch) TV and ________ (eat) pasta.  

- Why _________ (you / want to know)? 

- Because I ________ (want) to invite Josh to come over. 

is Josh doing / are watching / eating /

do you want to know / want


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