Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Simple Mistakes
Present
Continuous Mistakes
Present simple
and Present Continuous
100

Linda ________(wash) her hair every day.

Linda washes her hair every day.

100

 Luke ________(study) politics at university.


is studying

100

Does they always lives in Canada?

Do they always live in Canada?

100

Jane is watch a cartoon now.

Jane  is watching a cartoon now.

100

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

doesn't rain

200

I _________(work / usually) at the bakery in summer.

I usually work at the bakery in summer.

200

Which is the correct reply?
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.  

200

He go to bed very early on mondays.

-> There are two mistakes!!! Correct them.

He goes to bed very early on Mondays.

200

I am swiming in the lake at the moment.

I am swimming

200

At the moment she ______ (sunbathe) at the beach.

is sunbathing



300

_________(you / listen) to the radio every morning?

Do you listen to the radio every morning?

300

I ______ (run) in a race this Saturday.

am running

300

I am usually cook dinner for my family.

I usually cook dinner for my family.

300
It's time to go to school. Why do wou watch TV?

It's time to go to school. Why are you watching TV?

300

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

is

lives

400

Put the following verbs into the 3rd person singular on a separate sheet:


catch
try
go


catches

tries

goes

400

Which question is correct?

 What you doing?  

 Where is she working?  

 Where you are staying?   

Where is she working?

400

Are they having a meeting every week?

Do they have a meeting every week?

400

Your sister aren't playing with her baby toy now.

Your sister isn't playing with her baby toy now.

400

We _______ volleyball this afternooon and ____________ a barbeque. Usually, we _____ a barbeque every Monday.

1. are playing, are having, have

2. playing, having, have

3. play, have, are having

1. are playing, are having, have

500

It usually______ (not/get) dark at this time of year before 6.30pm and I ______ (not/finish) work until 7.30pm.

doesn't get

don't finish

500

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

isn't answering

is playing

500

She plays often tennis.

She often plays tennis.

500

I'm always living with my parents.

I always live with my parents.

500

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

writing

don't have

600

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

tries

plays

600

The girl and I ___ cycling to school.

 am  

 are  

 is 

are

600

Susan studys French at school.



Susan studies French at school



600

Do your mother work in a hospital?

Does your mother work in a hospital?

600

Susi ___________ (not like) hot summers, but this year, she _______________ (drive) to Kenia.

doesn't like

is driving

700

 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.

700
Назовите указатели времени, которые подсказывают,

что нужно использовать Present Continuous

right now, now, at the moment, today, this weekend

700

He doesn't have got a sister.

He doesn't have a sister. OR:
He hasn't got a sister.

700

Kelly is runing in the park now.

Kelly is running in the park now.

700

Right now, Ondra ________ (play) soccer at school.

He usually ______ (play) every Wednesday. 

What __________________ (he/ wear / always)?

 Black shorts, but today he ________ (wear) blue shorts.


is playing

plays

does he always wear

wear

is wearing

800

Order the sentences.

1. You / not / know / the / answer

2. Natasha / get up / early /always ?

3. Anna / English books / read / often

1. You don´t know the answer.

2. Does Natasha always get up early?

3. Anna often reads English books.

800

Put the words in correct order.

why / you / not / are / to / listening / me / ? 

are / you / tonight / going / out / ? 

it / raining / outside / is / now / ?

Why are you not listening to me?

Are you going out tonight?

Is it raining outside now?

800

Excuse me, know you the way to the shopping center?

Excuse me, do you know the way to the shopping center?

800

How often are you going on holiday?

How often do you go on holiday?

800

Peter _____________ (never / watch) TV in the evenings because he _____________ (always / have) soccer training.

never watches

always has


900

Назовите указатели времени, которые подсказывают, что нужно использовать Present Simple

every day, always, often, usually, sometimes, never, rarely, regularly, every day, every week, every year, on Mondays

900

Make up questions using the question words in brackets.

1. The cat is eating fish. (Что?) 

2. My friends are skating on the river. (Где?) 

3. The girl is crying. (Почему?)  

1. What is the cat eating?

2. Where are my friends skating?

3. Why is the girl crying?

900

Robert enjoys play baseball on Sundays.

Robert enjoys playing baseball on Sundays.

900

What is Susie doing? -She looks at the birds in the sky.

She's looking at the birds in the sky. 

900

When do you use the present simple?
When do you use the present continuous?


Present simple: регулярные, повторяющиеся действия, факты.

Present Continuous: действие, происходящее в момент речи или в короткий период в настоящем.