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Present Simple and Present Continuous Exercises

This document provides exercises to practice verb tenses in English, including the present simple, present continuous, and past tenses. Students are asked to fill in blanks with the correct verb form, complete sentences, identify the tense of given verbs, change sentences between affirmative, negative and interrogative forms, and transform sentences from the present to the past tense.

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Present Simple and Present Continuous Exercises

This document provides exercises to practice verb tenses in English, including the present simple, present continuous, and past tenses. Students are asked to fill in blanks with the correct verb form, complete sentences, identify the tense of given verbs, change sentences between affirmative, negative and interrogative forms, and transform sentences from the present to the past tense.

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1.

Fill in the blanks with PRESENT CONTINUOUS or SIMPLE PRESENT:

1. The children .. (play) outside now.


2. She usually . (read) the newspaper in the morning.
3. I (do) my homework now.
4. I (eat) my dinner now.
5. . (you / want) a pizza?
6. They .. (watch) TV now.
7. I . (not / like) spaghetti.
8. The baby . (sleep) now.
9. My mother usually . (cook) dinner in the evening.
10. He .. (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month.
11. She . (not / like) football.
12. Mary .. (listen) to music now.
13. Tom usually (drink) coffee, but he . (drink)
tea now.
14. We . (go) to the disco tonight. 15. (he
/ go) to work by bus everyday.

2. Completa la tabla sobre t misma. Luego mira el ejemplo. Elige y


escribe 10 frases de la table.

Example: Tom always drinks fizzy drinks.


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

3. Complete the sentences with SIMPLE PRESENT or PRESENT


CONTINUOUS:
1. Susan usually . (go) to school by bus, but now she
.. (go) to school by train.
2. Mary often .. (read) in bed, but today she is very tired and she
. (not / read).
3. The boys usually (ride) their bikes to school. They .
(like / ride) their bikes. They (be) very naughty
boys. They always (go) to school late. Today their teacher
. (be) very angry, because they (be) late again.
4. Mary .. (like / eat) sweets. Every morning she .
(have) coffee with a lot of sweets and chocolate. For lunch she and her
friends often .. (eat) sweets or ice-cream. She
(not / like / eat) fruit or vegetables. She (eat / never) eggs
or cheese. Today she .. (be) sick. She (sleep) in
her room now.

4. Use the CORRECT TENSE: Present Simple or Present Continuous


1. Look! Jane (sing) again. She often .. (sing)
this song.
2. My father (have) a lot of work to do every
weekend.
3. The girls .. (not / talk) now. All of them
(watch) a film.
4. you .. (like) watching TV?
5. He .. (usually / go) at 9:00 oclock, but this
morning he .. (leave) home late.
6. I . (visit) my grandparents every Friday. My
sister . (often / visit) them.
7. The boys .. (swim) in the pool now but they
(usually / swim) in the sea.
8. She .(write) a letter to her pen-friend at the
moment.
9. They .. (sometimes / have) lunch at work, but
today they . (have) at a restaurant.
10. She cant talk to you. She . (have) a shower.
11. Where Alex (live)?In France.
12. Tom (like / ride) a horse in his free times.
13. The children (play) the piano and
(sing) a song at the moment.
14. My mother . (always / cook) in the morning.
15. What (you / usually / do) at weekends?
16. Jane (give) a party today because it
(be) her birthday.
17. The lesson (start) at 9 oclock every morning.
18. Adam is in his room now. He . (write) a letter to
his penfriend. He .. (always / write) him a letter.

4. Construye oraciones:
Ejemplo. 1. He / like watching TV / but / he / not / watch / at the moment
/ because / he / sleep //
He likes watching TV, but he isnt watching at the moment because he is
sleeping.
2. What / Wendy / do / at the moment / ? // She / clean / her teeth /
bathroom //

3. My mother / can ( - ) / help me / now / because / she / cook / kitchen


//
4. Where / your cousin / live / ? // She / live / Sydney / Australia //

5. Why / you / eat / sandwich / now / ? // Because / I / be / hungry //

6. Tim / usually / go / work / by bicycle //

7. Children / play / games / everyday //

8. My brother / can ( - ) / play / tennis / because / he / not / have / racket


//

9. How often / mother / cook / pizza / ? //

10. My parents / not / like / roller-skates / because / they / be /


dangerous//

5. Circle the correct answer:


1. Look! Thomas is bringing / brings his little sister to class

2. My older sister is often listening / listens to pop music.

3. We are writing / write an exercise now.

4. Mmmm! Mum is making / makes a cake.

5. Our teacher is giving / gives us a test every month.

6. Listen! Dad is reading / reads a story to Ricky.

7. Mr. Michael usually is growing / grows roses in his garden.

8. They are building / build a new house on the hill now.

9. Maria is drinking / drinks milk every morning.

10. Look! Nick is running / runs down the hill.


6. Change the following sentences into POSITIVE, NEGATIVE and
QUESTION form:
1. You know the answer.
(-) .
(?)
2. He has breakfast at 8 oclock.
(-) .
(?) .
3. Some schoolgirls dont wear uniforms.
(+)
(?)
4. Does she cut her husbands hair?
(+)
(-)
5. She does her homework everyday.
(-) .
(?) .

7. Put these sentences into the PAST. Use past form of verb TO BE :
TODAY YESTERDAY
Example: Im at home. I was at home
1. Jane and Michael are tired .
2. Shes in the park. .
3. Its a sunny day .
4. Youre late. .
5. They arent hungry. .
6. We arent at work. .
7. Im thirsty. .
8. You arent at school. .
9. Were at the cinema. .
10.Paula isnt happy. .
11.Everyone is excited. .
12.Im not afraid. .. ..

8.Fill in the blanks using WAS (NOT) / WERE (NOT):


1. Im here today but I . wasnt here yesterday.
2. Jennifer is tall now but she .. tall two years ago.
3. It is rainy today but it yesterday.
4. Mr. Smith is angry now but he an hour ago.
5. The shops are open today but they .. on Sunday
6. My car is clean today but it yesterday.
7. My father isnt at home now but he .. an hour
ago.
8. The students are in class today but they .. last week.
9. It isnt sunny now but it . an hour ago.
10. We arent hungry now but we twenty minutes ago.

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