Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

Present Simple

1

Linda ________(wash) her hair everyday.

Linda washes her hair everyday.

5

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

Do you listen to the radio every morning?

10

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

25

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

It gets dark at this time of year at about 6.30 PM. I don't finish work until 7:30 PM.

50

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

She always tries very hard in every game that she plays.

100

 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

250

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.

Present Continuous

1

Luke ________ (study) science at university.

Luke is studying science at university.

("Luke studies science at university." is also correct!)

5

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

My sister and I are running in a race.

10

Choose the correct question: 

1. What you doing?  

2. Where is she working?  

3. Where you are staying?   

2. Where is she working?

25

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

He isn't answering the phone right now because he is practicing the piano.

50

What musical instrument ___________ (they / play)?

What musical instrument are they playing?

100

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

 1. They  

 2. You  

 3. She 

3. She

250

Tell me 2 time expressions we use with the Present Continuous tense. 

now, right now, at the moment, currently, today, this week...

Present Simple Mistakes

1

Does they live in Canada?

Do they live in Canada?

5

I am usually cooking dinner for my family.

I usually cook dinner for my family.

10

Are they have a meeting every week?

Do they have a meeting every week?

25

She don't like tennis.

She doesn't like tennis.

50

Do she talks to you? 

Does she talk to you? 

100

What he know?

What does he know? 

250

Robert playes baseball at the weekend.

Robert plays baseball at the weekend.

Present Continuous Mistakes

1

Jane is watch a cartoon now.

Jane is watching a cartoon now.

5

Maggie sleeping on the sofa right now.

Maggie is sleeping on the sofa right now.

10

Are your sister play with a toy now?

Is your sister playing with a toy now? 

25

I am't go to market at the moment.

I'm not going to market at the moment.

50

Is she speaks French? 

Is she speaking French?

("Does she speak French?" is also correct!)

100

Who runing in the park? 

Who is running in the park? 

250

Where they going today?

Where are they going today?