Simple present
Present progressive
Present simple vs present progressive
Rules
Mixed
100
Create a sentence with the following words:
/every weekend./play/They/basketball/
They play basketball every weekend.
100
Create a sentence with the following words:
a book/Luke/read/right now./
Luke is reading a book right now.
100
Complete the following sentences with the correct verb tense.
She ______ (wear) jeans today.
She always _____ (wear) shorts.
She is wearing jeans today.
She always wears shorts.
100
Used to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking.
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
100
The Smith's ____________ (travel) through Europe as we speak!
are travelling
200
Write the verb in its correct form.
Linda ________(wash) her hair everday.
Linda washes her hair everyday.
200
Complete the sentence with the present progressive.
They ________(study) politics at university.
are studying
200
Complete the following sentences with the correct verb tense.
They usually _______ (talk) about music, but they are _______ (watch) sports right now.
They usually talk about music, but they are watching sports right now.
200
What do we call these words:
always, never, sometimes, every day
TIME MARKERS FOR SIMPLE PRESENT
200
Does your brother ___________ ( to ride) his bike to school?
No, he_______ (not).
ride; does not
300
Complete the following sentence.
She ______ _______ (always/go) to the park at 6:00 am.
She always goes to the park at 6:00 am.
300
Create a sentence with the following words:
clean/the house/he
He is cleaning the house.
300
Is this sentence in the present progressive?
We are friends.
No, it is in the simple present.
300
EXAMPLE for the negative form of the PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
(Answer will vary)
am, is or are, not +verb+ing
300
The train ___________ (to leave) at 7am, and ________ (to arrive) in New York at 8:45 am.
leaves; arrives
400
Complete the following sentence:
Mariana and Andrea _________ (not/enjoy) doing their homework at home.
Mariana and Andrea don't enjoy doing their homework at home.
400
Choose the correct option:
The girl and her mom ____ walking to school.
a) am
b) are
c) is
b) are
400
Spot the mistake:
Olga is jumps in the yard.
Olga is jumping in the yard.
400
Name three time markers for the PRESENT PROGRESSIVE.
nowadays, currently, right now, at the moment
400
She __________(to study) law during the school year, and ___________(to work) as a waitress during the summer.
studies; works
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.
Number 3: Tom goes to work on Sundays.
500
Complete the sentence in the present progressive:
He _____(not / answer) the phone right now because he ________ (play) the piano.
isn't answering
is playing
500
Don't talk to me now. I ______ (write) a very important letter. I ______ (not / have) time to talk.
am writing
don't have
500
base verb+ s
FORM for the SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE, for the third person singular (he , she, it)
500
Glenn ________(to live) in London, but at the moment he _______________(to work) in Paris.
lives; is working
600
Complete the following sentence.
I _____(work / always) at the bakery on weeknights
I always work at the bakery on w.eeknights
600
Choose the correct option:
Kenay and Uziel ____ driving to Bayamon.
a) am
b) are
c) is
b) are
600
Complete using the correct verb tense.
Peter _____________ (never / watch) TV in the evenings because he _____________ (prefer) to study. .
never watches
prefers
600
Form for the present continuous.
"to be" (am, is, are)+ base verb +ing
600
Today, more people ______________(to watch) online content than television.
are watching
700
Create a question with the following words:
students/learn/?/do/in your country/English/
Do students learn English in your country?
or
In your country, do students learn English?
700
Spot the mistake:
Your sister aren't playing with your dog at the moment.
Your sister isn't playing with your dog at the moment.
700
Right now, Aldo ________ ( play) soccer at school.
He usually ______ (play) every Wednesday.
Right now Aldo is playing soccer at school.
He usually plays every Wednesday.
700
Form for the NEGATIVE Form of the PRESENT PROGRESSIVE.
am/is/are + not+ base verb+ ing
700
My friends and I _______________(to eat) lunch together right now!
are eating
800
Spot the mistake in the following question:
Do he buy new books?
Does he buy new books?
800
Which sentence is correct?
a) She is writing an email.
b) They is playing tennis.
c) She is writes a letter.
a) She is writing an email.
800
He _______ (not go) to the gym on Mondays but he ______ (go) today.
Doesn't go
is going
800
EXAMPLE for the negative form of the SIMPLE PRESENT.
(Answers will vary)
do or does + not + simple present verb
example: He does not play football.
They do not visit their Grandma often.
800
My sister usually____________ (to watch) the news after dinner, but tonight she ______________ (to play) cards with her friends.
watches; is playing