EXERCISE
(Present simple and Present continuous tense)
Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer:
1. What .......... for dinner?
A. do you usually have B. are you usually having
C. are you usually going to have D. does you usually have
2. The population of China .......... more and more.
A. is increasing B. increase
C. increases D. are increasing
3. Listen! The teacher ...........
A. speaks B. is speaking
C. speak D. are speaking
4. I .......... to school by bus every day.
A. go B. am going
C. goes D. is going
5. I .......... drinking apple juice.
A. like B. am liking
C. likes D. are liking
6. My brother often goes to school by bus, but today he .......... to school by bike.
A. goes B. is going
C. go D. are going
7. They .......... with us at the moment.
A. are staying B. staying
C. stay D. is staying
8. .......... Peter .......... Mary?
A. Does – know B. Is – knowing
C. Does – knows D. Do - knows
9. I usually .......... shopping with my mother on Sundays.
A. go B. goes
C. am going D. is going
10. I .......... for a bicycle, but I can’t find anything good.
A. am looking B. look
C. looks D. is looking
11. Look! He (leave) .......... the house.
A. leaves B. is leaving
C. leave D. are leaving
12. Quiet please! I (write) .......... a test.
A. write B. am writing
C. writes D. is writing
13. She usually (walk) .......... to school.
A. walks B. is walking
C. walk D. are walking
14. But look! Today she (go) .......... by bike.
A. goes B. is going
C. go D. are going
15. Every Sunday we (go) .......... to see my grandparents.
A. go B. are going
C. goes D. is going
16. He often (go) .......... to the cinema.
A. goes B. is going
C. go D. are going
17. We (play) .......... Monopoly at the moment.
A. play B. are playing
C. plays D. is playing
18. The child seldom (cry) ..........
A. cry B. is crying
C. cries D. are crying
19. I (not/ do) .......... anything at the moment.
A. do not B. am not doing
C. does not D. isn’t doing
20. (watch/ he) .......... the news regularly?
A. Does he watch B. Is he watching
C. Do he watch D. Are he watching
Exercise 2: Choose the correct form of the verb in the sentence.
1. My grandfather is loving/ loves collecting stamps.
2. She is waiting/ waits her friends at a bar right now.
3. Nguyen Vy is a writer. She is writing/ writes a short story about a dragon.
4. I never is coming/ come home late.
5. My boss aren’t wearing/ doesn’t wear high heels to work.
6. She usually isn’t talking/ doesn’t talk much.
7. This spaghetti is tasting/ tastes awful.
8. I am thinking/ think he is a good man.
9. As the ceremony is starting/ starts at 8∶00 a.m., we have to be there early.
10. Kate is drinking/ drinks a cup of coffee every morning.
11. The earth is going/ goes round the sun.
12. Rice isn’t growing/ doesn't grow in Britain.
13. The sun is rising/ rises in the east.
14. An interpreter is translating/ translates from one language into another.
15. Vegetarians aren’t eating/ don’t eat meat.
16. What sort of work do you do/ are you going?
17. I can’t talk now. I cook/ I’m cooking the dinner.
18. What shall we have? Do you like/ Are you liking fish?
19. Can I borrow this laptop? Or do you use/ are you using it?
20.What do the people here do/ are the people here doing in the evenings?
21. Follow that bus. Then you turn/ are turing left.
22.A lot of people think that the Sun goes/ is going around the Earth.
23.Excuse me, do you read/ are you reading your newspaper? Could I borrow it?
24. Do you wait/ Are you waiting for the bus to Newcastle?
25. Andy builds/ is building his own house in country.
Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer.
1. She usually .......... to work by car.
A. go B. goes C. going D. is going
2. What time .......... the train leave?
A. do B. does C. is D. are
3. I .......... coffee in the morning.
A. drink B. drinks C. drank D. is drinking
4.They rarely .......... seafood.
A. eat B. eating C. eats D. ate
5. My brother .......... a lot of time playing video games.
A. has B. having C. is having D. have
6. We usually .......... lunch at noon.
A. have B. has C. having D. are having
7. The sun .......... in the east.
A. rise B. rises C. rising D. is rising
8. Cats .......... milk.
A. likes B. like C. liking D. is liking
9. She .......... her homework every day.
A. do B. doing C. does D. does doing
10. I .......... tennis on weekends.
A. play B. playing C. plays D. is playing
11. Water .......... at 100 degrees Celsius.
A. boils B. is boiling C. boil D. boiling
12. He .......... English literature at the university.
A. studying B. studies C. study D. is studying
13. The bus .......... at 8 AM every morning.
A. leave B. leaves C. leaving D. is leaving
14. My parents .......... a new car last month.
A. bought B. buying C. buy D. buys
15. She rarely .......... to the gym.
A. go B. goes C. going D. is going
16. The Earth .......... around the sun.
A. goes B. going C. go D. is going
17. He .......... his lunch now.
A. has B. having C. is having D. have
18. The shop .......... at 9 PM every day.
A. close B. closes C. closed D. is closing
19. The teacher .......... the students every day.
A. teaches B. teach C. is teaching D. teaching
20. She .......... French and Spanish.
A. speaks B. speak C. speaking D. is speaking
21. My sister .......... to the gym every morning.
A. go B. goes C. going D. is going
22. The train .......... at 2 PM at the moment.
A. leave B. leaves C. leaving D. is leaving
23. They .......... dinner together every night.
A. has B. have C. having D. is having
24. Water .......... at 100 degrees Celsius.
A. boil B. boils C. boiling D. is boiling
25. She .......... English literature at the university.
A. studying B. studies C. study D. is studying
26. The sun .......... in the east.
A. rise B. rises C. rising D. is rising
27. My mom .......... dinner while my dad .......... the dishes.
A. cooks, is washing B. is cooking, washing
C. cooks, washing D. is cooking, is washing
28. We usually .......... lunch at noon.
A. has B. have C. having D. are having
29. The bus .......... at 8 AM every morning.
A. leave B. leaves C. leaving D. is leaving
30. What time .......... the class start?
A. do B. does C. is D. are
Exercise 4: Choose the correct answer to complete the passage
It is Sunday evening and my friends and I (1. be) ....... at Jane's birthday party. Jane (2.
wear) ....... a beautiful long dress and (3. stand) ....... next to her boyfriend. Some guests (4.
drink) ....... wine or beer in the corner of the room. Some of her relatives (5. dance) ....... in
the middle of the room. Most people (6. sit) ....... on chairs, (7. enjoy) ....... foods and (8.
chat)....... with one another. We often (9. go) ....... to our friends' birthday parties. We always
(10. dress) ....... well and (11. travel) ....... by taxi. Parties never (12. make) ....... us bored
because we like them.
1.
A. are B. am C. am being D. are being
2.
A. wears B. is wearing C. wear D. are wearing
3.
A. stands B. standing C. stand D. is standing
4.
A. drinks B. is drinking C. drink D. are drinking
5.
A. dances B. is dancing C. dance D. are dancing
6.
A. sits B. is sitting C. sit D. are sitting
7.
A. enjoys B. enjoying C. enjoy D. is enjoying
8.
A. chats B. chatting C. chat D. are chatting
9.
A. goes B. is going C. go D. are going
10.
A. dresses B. is dressing C. dress D. are dressing
11.
A. travels B. traveling C. travel D. is traveling
12.
A. makes B. is making C. are making D. make
Exercise 5: Choose the correct answer.
1. They .......... TV at the moment.
A. watch B. watching C. are watching D. watches
2. What .......... you .......... right now?
A. do, do B. are, doing C. are, do D. do, doing
3. I usually .......... breakfast, but today I .......... a sandwich.
A. have, am having B. having, have
C. have, have D. having, am having
4. He .......... a shower before he .......... to work every morning.
A. takes, goes B. is taking, going
C. takes, go D. is taking, goes
5. Right now, they .......... a movie.
A. watch B. watching C. are watching D. watches
6. She .......... a book when I .......... her.
A. reads, am calling B. reading, call
C. reads, call D. is reading, am calling
7. Why .......... they .......... at us?
A. do, laugh B. are, laughing
C. do, laughing D. laughing, do
8. My mom .......... dinner while my dad .......... the dishes.
A. cooks, is washing B. is cooking, washing
C. cooks, washing D. is cooking, is washing
9. The kids .......... a sandcastle on the beach now.
A. build B. building C. are building D. builds
10. What .......... you .......... this weekend?
A. do, do B. are, doing C. do, doing D. are, do
11. She .......... at the computer right now.
A. works B. working C. is working D. work
12. We usually .......... dinner at 7 PM.
A. have B. has C. having D. are having
13. The baby .......... in the crib.
A. sleeps B. sleeping C. is sleeping D. sleep
14. They .......... a new house this year.
A. build B. building C. are building D. builds
15. I .......... to music while I ..........
A. listen, work B. am listening, working
C. listen, working D. am listening, work
16. She .......... a cake for the party.
A. bakes B. baking C. is baking D. bake
17. The cat .......... in the sunbeam.
A. lies B. lying C. is lying D. lay
18. They .......... their homework right now.
A. do B. doing C. are doing D. does
19. The teacher .......... the students about the upcoming exam.
A. informs B. informing C. is informing D. inform
20. I .......... to the store at the moment.
A. go B. going C. goes D. am going
21. The rain .......... outside.
A. falls B. falling C. is falling D. fall
22. He .......... his bicycle in the park.
A. rides B. riding C. is riding D. ride
23. We .......... a picnic tomorrow.
A. plan B. planning C. are planning D. plans
24. The kids .......... loudly in the playground.
A. laugh B. laughing C. are laughing D. laughs
25. What .......... on here?
A. go B. going C. goes D. is going
26. She .......... a book about history.
A. reads B. reading C. is reading D. read
27. The chef .......... a delicious meal in the kitchen.
A. prepares B. preparing C. is preparing D. prepare
28. They .......... for the bus.
A. wait B. waiting C. waits D. are waiting
29. I .......... my friend on the phone right now.
A. call B. calling C. am calling D. calls
30. The dog .......... in the backyard.
A. plays B. playing C. is playing D. play
Exercise 6: Choose the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. My teacher (have) .................. long hair.
A. have B. has C. have had D. had
2. They (not want ) ......... to play the love games, but they (play) ........... now.
A. isn’t want, plays B. doesn’t want, plays
C. not want, are playing D. don’t want, are playing
3. ............. Marry (be) an English person?- Yes, she (speak)...................English at the meeting
right now.
A. Be, speaks B. Are, is speaking
C. Is, is speaking D. Is, are speaking
4. Look! The man (climb) ........ up the tree.
A. is climbing B. climbs C. are climbing D. climb
5. The new comers (not know) ........................ the rules of the club.
A. doesn’t know B. don’t know
C. isn’t knowing D. aren’t knowing
6. How often does John (go) ............ to the library? No, he (not like) ............. to read books.
He only (want) ............. to listen to music. What he (do) ........... at the moment?
A. go, doesn’t like, wants, does he do
B. go, don’t like, wants, is he doing
C. go, doesn’t like, wants, is he doing
D. go, doesn’t like, want, is he doing
7. What do you often ( have) ........... for Breakfast? – I (not know) ........... I (not often
prepare) .......... breakfast. My mother (prepare) ............... it now.
A. have, don’t know, don’t often prepare, are preparing
B. has, don’t know, don’t often prepare, is preparing
C. have, don’t know, doesn’t often prepare, is preparing
D. have, don’t know, don’t often prepare, is preparing
8. Martin (live) .......... in a small flat. He and his wife always (get) .......... up early to water
flowers.
A. is living, get B. lives, get C. lives, gets D. is living, gets
9. What is the new chairman (do) .......... now. I (see) ............ that he (be) .......... very busy.
A. doing, am seeing, is B. do, see, is
C. doing, see, is D. doing, sees, is
10 .......... Tom (be) mad? He ( throw) .......... all his books and (cry) .......... now.
A. Is, are throwing, crying B. Is, is throwing, crying
C. Is, throws, cries D. Is, is throw, cry
Exercise 7: Choose the correct answer.
1. I usually .......... late on Sundays.
A. am getting up B. get up
2. What .......... at the moment?
A. does she do B. is she doing
3. How often .......... to the zoo?
A. do you go B. are you going
4. What time .......... the train arrive?
A. does B. is
5. Which TV program ..........?
A. are you usually watching B. do you usually watch
6. I feel happy because I .......... a good time here in Quy Nhon city.
A. have B. am having
7. You .......... too much fast food.
A. eat B. are eating
8. I’m sorry but I .......... what you mean.
A. am not understanding B. do not understand
9. He is busy at the moment. He .......... to a friend.
A. talks B. is taking
10. Look at that one. It .......... high in the sky.
A. flies B. is flying
11. I always .......... up at 7 o’clock.
A. get B. am getting
12. He .......... with his parents at the moment.
A. stays B. is staying
13. She .......... as a receptionist.
A. works B. is working
14. Listen to the birds. They .......... .
A. sing B. are singing
15. I .......... the housework at present.
A. do B. am doing
16. And look, she .......... a raincoat.
A. takes B. is taking
17. Sara usually .......... on black shoes but now she is wearing white trainers.
A. puts B. is putting
18. The school bag .......... very big and modern.
A. is B. are
19. Sarah .......... to the movies twice a month.
A. goes B. is going
20. Look! Sarah .......... to the movies.
A. goes B. is going
21. My parents normally .......... breakfast at 7:00 a.m.
A. eat B. eats C. are eating D. is eating
22. This week Barbara is away on business so Tom .......... dinner for himself.
A. cook B. cooks C. are cooking D. is cooking
23. Barbara usually .......... dinner for her husband after work.
A. cook B. cooks C. are cooking D. is cooking
24. John always .......... on time for meetings.
A. arrive B. arrives C. are arriving D. is arriving
25. John .......... at this moment.
A. arrive B. arrives C. are arriving D. is arriving
26. We often .......... tests at our school.
A. do B. does C. is doing D. are doing
27. I .......... to my teacher now.
A. talk B. talks C. am talking
D. is talking E. are talking
28. Look! Mandy and Susan .......... a film on TV.
A. watch B. watches C. is watching
D. am watching E. are watching
29. Listen! The band .......... the new guitar.
A. test B. tests C. am testing
D. is testing E. are testing
30. First I .........., then I dress.
A. wash B. washes C. am washing
D. is washing E. are washing
