Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

Present Simple

100

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.

200

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

300

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

400

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

tries / plays

500

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

Do you listen to the radio every morning?

600

 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

700

Linda ________(wash) her hair everyday.

Linda washes her hair everyday.

800

I usually _________ (wake up) at 7. 

I usually wake up at 7.

Present Continuous

100

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

now, right now, at the moment, currently,

200

Choose the correct question: 

 What you doing?  

 Where is she working?  

 Where you are staying?   

Where is she working?

300

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

isn't answering

is practicing 

400

What musical instrument ___________ (they / play)? 

are they playing

500

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

are running

600

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

 They  

 You  

 She 

She

700

Luke ________ (study) science at university.

is studying

800

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.  

Present Simple Mistakes

100

Robert playes baseball at the weekend.

Robert plays baseball at the weekend.

200

Are they have a meeting every week?

Do they have a meeting every week?

300

She don't like tennis.

She doesn't like tennis.

400

Do she talks to you? 

Does she talk to you? 

500

I am usually cooking dinner for my family.

I usually cook dinner for my family.

600

What he know?

What does he know? 

700

Does they live in Canada?

Do they live in Canada?

800

He go to bed very early

He goes to bed very early

Present Continuous Mistakes

100

Where they going today?

Where are they going today?

200

Are your sister play with a toy now?

Is your sister playing with a toy now? 

300

I am't go to market at the moment.

I'm not going to market at the moment.

400

Is she speaks French? 

Is she speaking French? 

500

Maggie sleeping on the sofa right now.

Maggie is sleeping on the sofa right now.

600

Who runing in the park? 

Who is running in the park? 

700

Jane is watch a cartoon now.

Jane is watching a cartoon now.

800

Are you do your homework?

Are you doing your homework?

Present Simple & Present Continuous

100

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 

200

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

300

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

400

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.

500

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

is / lives

600

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

700

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

rains

800

At the moment she ______ (sunbathe) on the Cocoa Beach

is sunbathing