Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present …



Present Simple and Present Continuous

Exercise 1

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present continuous).

1. Look! He (leave) _________the house.

2. Quiet please! I (write) _________a test.

3. She usually (walk) _________to school.

4. But look! Today she (go) _________by bike.

5. Every Sunday we (go) _________to see my grandparents.

6. He often (go) _________to the cinema.

7. We (play) _________Monopoly at the moment.

8. The child seldom (cry) _________.

9. I (not / do) _________anything at the moment.

10. (watch / he) _________the news regularly?

Exercise 2

Complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present Continuous).

1. This (be) ___________Marc.

2. He (wear) ___________ a t-shirt and shorts today.

3. He (eat) ___________an apple at the moment.

4. Marc (like) ___________fruits and vegetables.

5. He (eat) ___________some every day.

6. Marc (know) ___________that apples (be) ___________good for his health.

Exercise 3

Complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present Continuous).

1. These (be) __________Linda and Jeff.

2. Linda (be) __________Jeff's little sister.

3. At the moment, the two kids (sit) __________on the floor.

4. Jeff (hold) __________a book right now, he (read) __________a story to Linda.

5. Look! Linda (listen) __________carefully and she (look) __________at the beautiful pictures.

6. Linda (love) __________Jeff's stories.

7. He (read) __________a story to her every day.

8. Jeff sometimes even (write) __________his own stories

Exercise 4

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Continuous.

1. I (be) __________very busy today.

2. At noon I (visit) __________my friend Tanya.

3. We (want) __________to have lunch together.

4. In the afternoon I (play) __________squash with Emily.

5. In the evening, I (meet) __________Rob.

6. We (go) __________to the cinema. The film (start) __________at 8 pm.

Exercise 5

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Continuous.

1. Look! Jenny (go) __________to school.

2. She (wear) __________a raincoat and wellies and she (carry) __________an umbrella.

3. Jenny usually (cycle) __________to school, but today she (take) __________the bus because it (rain) __________.

4. The bus (leave) __________at 7.35 and (arrive) __________at Jenny's school at 7.45.

5. The first lesson (begin) __________at 8 o'clock.

Exercise 6

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Continuous.

1. James (live) __________in a little village.

2. He (be) __________in his last year at school.

3. After school, James (want) __________to become a banker.

4. So this week, he (do) __________a practical course in a bank.

5. There (be) __________a bank in a nearby town, but James (have) __________to take the bus to get there.

6. The bus (leave) __________at 5.30 in the morning and (return) __________at 8.15 in the evening.

7. James (not / like) __________to spend so much time in town before and after work, waiting for the bus.

8. Therefore, this week he (stay) __________with his aunt, who (live) __________in town.

9. James usually (wear) __________jeans and t-shirts, but while he (work) __________for the bank now, he (wear) __________a suit and a tie.

Exercise 7

Complete the story. Use Simple Present and Present Continuous.

1. Today (be) __________Betty's birthday.

2. Betty (love) __________birthdays.

3. She (be) __________always very excited and (wake up) __________very early.

4. At six o'clock in the morning, Betty (hear) __________a noise.

5. She (get up) __________and (go) __________into the sitting room.

6. What (go on) __________?

7. Look! Betty's cat Carlos (sit) __________on the table and he (play) __________with Betty's present.

Exercise 8

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Continuous.

1. Mary and Joe (be) __________in a clothes shop at the moment.

2. They (look) __________at some jeans.

3. Joe only (have) __________one very old pair of jeans.

4. So he (want) __________to buy a new pair of jeans now.

5. Right now, he (try on) __________a pair of blue jeans.

6. ˝These jeans (fit) __________very well,˝ he (say) __________.

7. ˝But they (not suit) __________you,˝ Mary (reply) __________. ˝Try on another pair.˝

8. ˝What (think / you) __________?˝ he (ask) __________Mary, when he has tried on another pair.

9. ˝Great! How much (cost / they) __________?˝

English Test Simple Present and Present Continuous

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Present Continuous

Write the ing-form of the following verbs.

1. fly - __________

2. book - __________

3. hit - __________

4. take - __________

5. lie - __________

Simple Present

Write the 3rd person singular of the following verbs (in Simple Present).

1. do - he __________

2. worry - she __________

3. play - she __________

4. watch - he __________

5. might - she __________

Use:When to use which tense?

1. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: Look!, now? ____________________

2. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: often, seldom, never? ____________________

3. For actions happening at the moment of speaking, we use __________

4. For actions set by a timetable or schedule, we use __________

5. In a story, for present actions happening one after another, we use __________

6. For arrangements for the near future, we use __________.

Positive sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Continuous.

1. We (help) __________in the canteen this week.

2. Martin usually (drive) __________to work.

3. But today, he (take) __________the bus.

4. Listen! She (practise) __________the piano.

5. My friend (play) __________the guitar every evening.

Negative sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Continuous.

1. He (not / spend) __________his holidays in Spain each year.

2. I (not / meet) __________Francis tonight.

3. They (not / fly) __________to London tomorrow.

4. We (not / work) __________this week.

5. The film (not / begin) __________at 7 o'clock.

Questions

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Continuous.

1. (leave / you) __________the party now?

2. (have / you) __________any brothers or sisters?

3. (love / she) __________him?

4. Who (cook) __________dinner tonight?

5. (send / he) __________you an e-mail every day?

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Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Continuous.

1. Maria (want) __________to improve her English.

2. Therefore, she (do) __________a language course in London at the moment.

3. She (stay) __________with a host family and (must) _________take the tube to get to her language school.

4. It (be) _________only a five-minute walk to the nearest tube station.

5. The tube (leave) _________at half past eight.

6. The first lesson (begin) _________at 9 o'clock.

7. In the afternoons, the school (offer) _________sightseeing tours in and around London.

8. Tomorrow, the students of the language school (go) _________to Windsor.

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