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Unit 1 - Exercise 1 - Present simple and

continuous
Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form
of the verbs in brackets. Use contractions where possible.

She (run) because she's late for her lesson.

1. Our teacher always (give) us lots of homework.

2. We (not want) to go to the concert.

3. What time (you / meet) Pete tomorrow?

4. I (not work) today. I'm on holiday.

5. People (speak) English in Jamaica.

6. Archie (not use) his computer at the moment.

7. (Tony / live) near the park?


PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

1. Put the verbs into the correct tense (present simple OR present continuous):

The train always ________________(1: leave) on time.

"What's the matter? Why ________________(2: cry/you)?"

That's strange. They________________(3: not to watch) TV.

He________________(4: not to speak) very good English.

Please be quiet! I________________(5: do) my homework.

Where________________(6: live/they)?

Listen! John ________________ music! (7: play)

I never ________________(8: go) to the swimming pool.

Harold Black's a famous pianist. He________________(9: give) two or three concerts every week. He
________________(10: travel) a lot and this week he's in New York. He________________(11: stay)
at an expensive hotel. He's at his hotel now. He________________(12: have) his breakfast in the
dining−room. He________________(13: drink) a cup of coffee and he________________(14: read) a
newspaper. Harold's always very busy. He________________(15: play) the piano regularly.
He________________(16: practise) for four hours every day. He________________(17: go) to bed
late and he always ________________(18: get up) early. But he sometimes________________(19:
get) dressed too quickly, and this morning he________________(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 ________ 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. 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.

4. 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 can’t 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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