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Present Simple Vs Present Continuous Exercises 1

This document provides exercises to practice the difference between the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It includes multiple choice questions and fill-in-the-blank exercises where students must choose the correct verb form based on whether the simple or continuous aspect is required by the context. Some key aspects practiced include actions that are habitual or repetitive (using simple) versus temporary ongoing actions (using continuous). The exercises cover a variety of common verbs and scenarios to help students distinguish between and properly use the two verb tenses.

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Present Simple Vs Present Continuous Exercises 1

This document provides exercises to practice the difference between the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It includes multiple choice questions and fill-in-the-blank exercises where students must choose the correct verb form based on whether the simple or continuous aspect is required by the context. Some key aspects practiced include actions that are habitual or repetitive (using simple) versus temporary ongoing actions (using continuous). The exercises cover a variety of common verbs and scenarios to help students distinguish between and properly use the two verb tenses.

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PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES 1.

Put the verbs into


the correct tense (present simple OR present continuous):
The train always __leaves____(1: leave) on time.
"What's the matter? Why _are you crying_(2: cry/you)?"
That's strange. They__ are not watching___(3: not to watch) TV.
He__ doesn't speak___(4: not to speak) very good English.
Please be quiet! I__ am doing_(5: do) my homework.
Where___ do they live___(6: live/they)?
Listen! John __ is playing___ music! (7: play)
I never __go____(8: go) to the swimming pool.

Harold Black's a famous pianist. He___ gives_(9: give) two or three


concerts every week. He __is travelling___(10: travel) a lot and this week
he's in New York. He__ is staying__(11: stay) at an expensive hotel. He's
at his hotel now. He___ is having _(12: have) his breakfast in the
diningroom. He___ drinks____(13: drink) a cup of coffee and he__
reads___(14: read) a newspaper. Harold's always very busy. He_
plays__(15: play) the piano regularly. He__ practises_(16: practise) for
four hours every day. He__ goes__(17: go) to bed late and he always __
gets up__(18: get up) early. But he sometimes_ gets__(19: get) dressed
too quickly, and this morning he__ is wearing__(20: wear) one blue sock
and one red one!
2. Complete the sentences below using one of the verbs in the box in the
correct form.
You may use each verb once only.

Enjoy, prefer ,play, produce, work, seem ,know


,interview ,wait talk ,finish

1. I always _PLAY__ tennis on Fridays.


2. He ________ his report. He will bring it into the office when it is complete.

3. "My parents phoned me this morning. They _________ themselves in the


Seychelles. Champagne every night! In fact, they don't want to leave."
4. We ________ to entertain our guests in a local restaurant rather than the
canteen. Although it is expensive, we can talk freely there.
5. I ___________ the answer to your problem. Get a new computer.
6. "Where is John?" "In his office ____________ for an important telephone call."
7. I can't make the meeting tomorrow. I _____________ the applicants for the
sales manager's job.
8. My brother _____________ for Shink Inc. which makes bathroom fittings.
9. Who ___________ to Bill? Is it the new secretary?
10. The new contract ________________ fine to me. However, could you just
check it through once more?
3. Choose the correct form for each verb.
1. Marie-Claude isn't a Canadian. I ________ she comes from France.
A. believe

B. am believing

2. Look! Junko ________ into the water.


A. jumps

B. ? is jumping

3. I ________ you're crazy!


A. think

B. am thinking

4. Don't give Jan any cheese. She ________ it!


A. hates

B. is hating

5. I ________ to Toronto next Thursday. Do you want to come?


A. go

B. am going

6. Once a week, I ________ to an art class at the college.


A. go

B. am going

7. I ________ lunch in the cafeteria every day.


A. have

B. am having

8. Salman is rich he ________ a Mercedes.


A. drives

B. is driving

9. You won't find Jerry at home right now. He ________ in the library.
A. studies

B. is studying

10. It ________ quite hard perhaps we shouldn't go out tonight.


A. snows

B. is snowing

4. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (present simple or present
continuous)
Next week, my friends and I _________ (go) camping in the woods. I
____________ (organize) the food, because I _____________ (like) cooking.
Dave ________________ (have) a big car with a trailer, so he _____________
(plan) the transportation. Sam ______________ (bring) the tent he
___________ (go) camping every year, so he _________ (have) a great tent
and lots of other equipment. My wife _______ (think) we're crazy. She
(like) _______________ holidays in comfortable hotels, so she
______________ (take) a trip to Paris instead.
5. Present Simple or Continuous?
Choose the correct alternative(s) in the sentences 1-8 below.
1 Today she s spending/spends time with her grandmother.
2 They usually are going/go to the gym on Sundays.
3 We re having/have a barbecue later on. Do you want to come?
4 No, she cant answer the phone, she has/is having a shower.
5 I always have/am having a coffee before I m leaving/leave for work in
the morning.
6 They sometimes fly/are flying to Sweden, but usually they are going/go
by boat.
7 Where are you? I m sitting/sit outside in the sunshine!
8 He always brings/is bringing a monolingual dictionary to his English class.

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