Present Simple vs. Present Continuous + Past simple

Present Simple

1

I usually _________ (wake up) at 7. 

I usually wake up at 7.

2

Linda ________(wash) her hair everyday.

Linda washes her hair everyday.

3

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

Do you listen to the radio every morning?

4

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

5

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

6

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

tries / plays

7

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

8

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

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.  

2

Luke ________ (study) in his room.

is studying

3

My sister and I ______ (play) football right now.

are playing

4

Choose the correct question: 

 What you doing?  

 Where is she working?  

 Where you are staying?   

Where is she working?

5

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

isn't answering

is practicing 

6

What musical instrument ___________ (they / play)? 

are they playing

7

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

 They  

 You  

 She 

She

8

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

now, right now, at the moment, currently

Present Simple & Present Continuous

1

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

is sunbathing

2

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

rains

3

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

is / lives

4

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

5

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

6

William and Joy ............ (live) in London but now they ........... (travel) to Spain.

William and Joy live in London and they are travelling to Spain.

7

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

8

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 

Past simple

1

Our family ________ (visit) Australia last year.

visited

2

We _________ (go) to school in Ireland when we were kids. 

went

3

Sarah _________ (not enjoy) the concert last night. 

didn't enjoy

4

_______________ (organise / you) the party for your mum?

Did you organise...?

5

Charles __________ (play) rugby some years ago. 

played

6

I __________ (not have) a dog before. 

didn't have

7

___________________ (Silvia / read) the book for school?

Did Silvia read....?

8

Carla ______________ (eat) in a Chinese restaurant last night.

ate

Random

1

Susan _________________ (travel) around Italy when she _________________ (meet) her boyfriend.

Susan was travelling around when she met her boyfriend.

2

We _____________ (find) some old photos when we _________________ (clean) the house.

We found some old photos when we were cleaning the house.

3

One Saturday morning, I __________ (wake up) early and it ______________ (be) a beautiful day.

One Saturday morning, I woke up early and it was a beautiful day.

4

Henry Cartier-Bresson was born ____ 1908, and he died ____ August 2004.

Henry Cartier-Bresson was born in 1908, and he died in August 2004.

5

I can't read books ____ the bus or ____ a car.

I can't read books on the bus or in a car.

6

I'll meet you ____ the station.

I'll meet you at the station.

7

The weather was warm and s_____ every day.

The weather was warm and sunny every day.

8

The town was l_____. All the houses had flowers on the balcony and were painted different colours.

The town was lovely. All the houses had flowers on the balcony and were painted different colours.