PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I. Choose the most suitable sentence or question.

2. I’m washing my hair.

B) 1. Do you know the answer?

2. Are you knowing the answer?

C) 1. Do you wait for the school bus? You’re in the wrong place!

2 Are you waiting for the school bus? You’re in the wrong place!

D) 1. That bike costs £350.

2. That bike is costing £350.

E) 1. Do you understand?

2. Are you understanding?

F) 1. I do my homework.

2. I’m doing my homework.

II. Complete each sentence. Use the words in brackets. Use present simple or present
continuous.

a) Richard (always, get up) ................................................................ before 7.00.

b) Hurry up! The bus (wait) ........................................................................ for us!

c) Where (we, go) .......................................................... ? This is the wrong road!

d) My friends (not believe) .................................................................... my story.

e) Please be quiet! I (read) ............................................... a very interesting book.

f) (like, Susan) ................................................................................. horror films?

a) ‘Someone ..... for you outside.’ ‘Who is it?’

A) waits B) is waiting C) waiting

b) ‘What ..... of this book?’ ‘I think it’s fantastic!’

A) do you think B) is you think C) you do think

c) ..... in ghosts?

A) Are you believe B) Are you believing C) Do you believe

d) Kate is busy. She ..... for a test.

A) is study B) is studying C) is studies

e) ..... a great time at the moment!

A) We are have B) We’re have C) We’re having

f) Tina usually ..... at 7.00.

A) get up B) is getting up C) gets up

IV. CONSOLIDATION Correct each sentence or question in three words maximum.

a) I doesn’t likes this film. .............................................................

b) What do you wants? .............................................................

c) Jim walk sometimes to school. .............................................................

d) When the lesson begin? .............................................................

e) I don’t gets up early on Saturdays. .............................................................

f) Tina not like computer games. .............................................................

g) Figen watchs television every night. .............................................................

a) What .................. you usually eat for lunch?

b) George and Terry .................. speak Portuguese. They speak English.

c) It’s 9.30 and the children .................. sitting at their desks.

d) Ken .................. like tea. In fact, he hates it.

e) When it rains, .................. you take an umbrella?

f) What .................. it say on the board? I can’t see from here.

VI. Choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space.

a) What time ..... to bed?

A) usually do you go B) do usually you go C) do you usually go

b) Every day, Frank ..... to work.

A) goes B) is going C) go

c) Stop it! ..... it!

A) I’m not liking B) I don’t like C) I not like

d) What ..... ? Is it an orange?

A) you are eating B) are you eating C) do you eat

e) Yumiko feels ill, so she ..... basketball.

A) doesn’t play B) isn’t play C) isn’t playing

f) Pay attention, Philip! ..... ?

A) Do you listen B) Is it listening C) Are you listening

g) Excuse me. ..... to Manchester?

A) This road goes B) Does this road go C) Is this road go

a) Jo goes to school by bus. (usually) ..................................................................

b) I’m working hard. (not) ..................................................................

c) Sara likes sport. (not) ..................................................................

d) I get up at 6.30. (always) ..................................................................

e) We speak German. (not) ..................................................................

f) Pierre goes to the beach. (often) ..................................................................

g) George drinks beer. (never) ..................................................................

h) We’re having a good time. (not) ..................................................................

VIII. Present simple or present continuous? Change the verb if it is wrong.

a) Are you having a motorbike?

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b) I’m staying in a hotel near the sea.

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c) I’d like to buy this coat. How much is it costing?

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d) What you doing? ............................................................................................................................

e) I’m usually getting up at 6.00.

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f) This book is difficult. I’m not understanding it.

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g) I watch a lot of TV every night.

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h) Excuse me. Are you knowing the way to the museum?

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