Simple present
Present progressive
Present simple vs present progressive
Rules
Mixed
100

Create a sentence with the following words: 

/every weekend./play/They/basketball/

They play basketball every weekend. 

100

Create a sentence with the following words:

a book/Luke/read/right now./

Luke is reading a book right now. 

100

Complete the following sentences with the correct verb tense.

She  ______ (wear) jeans today. 

She always _____ (wear) shorts. 

She is wearing jeans today. 

She always wears shorts. 

100

Used to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking.

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

100

The Smith's ____________ (travel) through Europe as we speak!

are travelling

200

Write the verb in its correct form. 

Linda ________(wash) her hair everday.

Linda washes her hair everyday.

200

Complete the sentence with the present progressive. 

They  ________(study) politics at university.


are studying

200

Complete the following sentences with the correct verb tense.

They usually _______ (talk) about music, but they are _______ (watch) sports right now. 

They usually talk about music, but they are watching sports right now.

200

What do we call these words:

always, never, sometimes, every day

TIME MARKERS FOR SIMPLE PRESENT

200

Does your brother ___________ ( to ride) his bike to school?


No, he_______ (not).

ride;   does not

300

Complete the following sentence.

She ______  _______ (always/go) to the park at 6:00 am. 


She always goes to the park at 6:00 am. 

300

Create a sentence with the following words:

clean/the house/he

He is cleaning the house.

300

Is this sentence in the present progressive? 

We are friends.

No, it is in the simple present.

300

EXAMPLE for the negative form of the  PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

(Answer will vary)

am, is or are, not +verb+ing

300

The train ___________ (to leave) at 7am, and ________ (to arrive) in New York at 8:45 am.

leaves; arrives

400

Complete the following sentence: 

Mariana and Andrea _________ (not/enjoy) doing their homework at home. 

Mariana and Andrea don't enjoy doing their homework at home. 

400

Choose the correct option:

The girl and her mom ____ walking to school.

 a) am  

 b) are  

c) is 

b) are 

400

Spot the mistake: 

Olga is jumps in the yard. 

 Olga is jumping in the yard. 

400

Name three time markers for the PRESENT PROGRESSIVE.

nowadays, currently, right now, at the moment

400

She __________(to study) law during the school year, and ___________(to work) as a waitress during the summer.

studies; works

500

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.

500

Complete the sentence in the present progressive:

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

isn't answering

is playing

500


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

am writing 

don't have 

500

base verb+ s

FORM for the SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE, for the third person singular (he , she, it)

500

Glenn  ________(to live) in London, but at the moment he  _______________(to work) in Paris.

lives; is working

600

Complete the following sentence.

I _____(work / always) at the bakery on weeknights

I always work at the bakery on w.eeknights

600

Choose the correct option:

Kenay and Uziel ____ driving to Bayamon. 

 a) am  

 b) are  

c) is 

b) are

600

Complete using the correct verb tense. 

Peter _____________ (never / watch) TV in the evenings because he _____________ (prefer) to study. .

never watches

prefers

600

Form for the present continuous.

 "to be" (am, is, are)+ base verb +ing


600

Today, more people ______________(to watch) online content than television.

are watching

700

Create a question with the following words:

students/learn/?/do/in your country/English/

Do students learn English in your country? 

or

In your country, do students learn English?

700

Spot the mistake:

Your sister aren't playing with your dog at the moment. 

Your sister isn't playing with your dog at the moment.

700

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

He usually ______ (play) every Wednesday. 


Right now Aldo is playing soccer at school. 

He usually plays every Wednesday. 

700

Form for the NEGATIVE Form of the PRESENT PROGRESSIVE.

am/is/are + not+ base verb+ ing

700

My friends and I _______________(to eat) lunch together right now!

are eating

800

Spot the mistake in the following question: 

Do he buy new books?

Does he buy new books? 

800

Which sentence is correct? 

a) She is writing an email. 

b) They is playing tennis. 

c) She is writes a letter. 

a) She is writing an email. 



800


He _______ (not go) to the gym on Mondays but he   ______ (go) today. 

Doesn't go 

is going

800

EXAMPLE for the negative form of the SIMPLE PRESENT.

(Answers will vary)

do or does + not + simple present verb

example:  He does not play football.

               They do not visit their Grandma often.

800

My sister usually____________ (to watch) the news after dinner, but tonight she ______________ (to play) cards with her friends.

watches; is playing