PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. MATCH THE TENSES WITH THE TIME WORDS

Now
At the moment
PRESENT Every day PRESENT
SIMPLE On Monday CONTINUOUS
Listen!
Look!
Always

2. WRITE WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES ARE SIMPLE OR

CONTINUOUS. CIRCLE THE WORD THAT DECIDES THE SIMPLE
PRESENT OR THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
a. I’m waiting for the next train now
b. I usually get the lunch ready at 1 o’clock
c. She catches the train every day
d. Listen! Somebody is playing the piano

3. MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. a. Sara often works in the office
b. Sara is often working in the office
c. Sara doesn’t often works in the office

2. a. Your father is not watching to the TV so turn it off

b. Your father doesn’t watching to the TV so turn it off
c. Your father doesn’t watch to the TV so turn it off

3. a. What does your sister do? She’s a nurse

b. What is your sister doing? She’s a nurse
c. What does your sister doing? She’s a nurse
 4. a. She always spend a lot of time in the kitchen. She’s a cook
b. She always spends a lot of time in the kitchen. She’s a cook
c. She’s always spending a lot of time in the kitchen. She’s a cook

4. CORRECT THE MISTAKES

a. It’s raining in winter
b. Do your mum works in a bank?
c. Are you wanting to be a cook?
d. She doesn’t needs an apron

5. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT TENSE

a. She/read________________ at the moment?
b. They (not work) ______________________ at hospital
c. We (put) ___________________ the presents under the tree
every year.
d. What (you/do) ____________________? I’m studying for
my English test

6. MAKE QUESTIONS TO THE UNDERLYING WORDS

a. She needs shampoo to clean his hair
b. They are putting out fire
c. She’s tidying her room now
d. Mary is wearing a pink dress