Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

Present Simple

5

Linda ________(wash) her hair everyday.

Linda washes her hair everyday.

10

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.

15

 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

20

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

Do you listen to the radio every morning?

25

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

30

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

40

I usually _________ (wake up) at 7. 

I usually wake up at 7.

50

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

tries / plays

Present Continuous

5

Luke ________ (study) science at university.

is studying

10

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

now, right now, at the moment, currently,

15

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

 They  

 You  

 She 

She

20

My sister and I ______ (run) in a race. 

are running

25

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

isn't answering

is practicing 

30

Choose the correct question: 

 What you doing?  

 Where is she working?  

 Where you are staying?   

Where is she working?

40

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.  

50

What musical instrument ___________ (they / play)? 

are they playing

Present Simple Mistakes

5

Does they live in Canada?

Do they live in Canada?

10

Robert playes baseball at the weekend.

Robert plays baseball at the weekend.

15

What he know?

What does he know? 

20

I am usually cooking dinner for my family.

I usually cook dinner for my family.

25

She don't like tennis.

She doesn't like tennis.

30

Are they have a meeting every week?

Do they have a meeting every week?

40

He go to bed very early

He goes to bed very early

50

Do she talks to you? 

Does she talk to you? 

Present Continuous Mistakes

5

Jane is watch a cartoon now.

Jane is watching a cartoon now.

10

Where they going today?

Where are they going today?

15

Who runing in the park? 

Who is running in the park? 

20

Maggie sleeping on the sofa right now.

Maggie is sleeping on the sofa right now.

25

I am't go to market at the moment.

I'm not going to market at the moment.

30

Are your sister play with a toy now?

Is your sister playing with a toy now? 

40

Are you do your homework?

Are you doing your homework?

50

Is she speaks French? 

Is she speaking French? 

Present Simple & Present Continuous

5

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

rains

10

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 

15

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

20

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

is / lives

25

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

30

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

1. are playing, are having, have

2. playing, having, have

3. play, have, are having

1. are playing, are having, have

40

At the moment she ______ (sunbathe) on Cocoa Beach

is sunbathing

50

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.