Revision

Present Simple and Present Continuous

I. Fill in the blanks with : DO, DOES, IS, ARE or AM in each sentence:
a) I…………………………..…writing an essay now.
b) Emily………………………. at school now.
c) George always………………………… his homework.
d) …………………………your mother smoke?
e) ………………………… I on the list?
f) …………………………… they talking on the phone?
g) ……………………………. Nadia like Mark?
h) …………………….. you having a good time at my party?
i) Why ………………………. Sandra laughing?
j) Where …………………….. he leaving?
k) What ……………………… you usually have for breakfast?
l) Who ………………………. singing in the living room?
m) Where ………………. the Sun set?
II. Fill in the blanks with DON’T, DOESN’T, IS, ISN’T, AM NOT, AREN’T in each sentence:
a) They…………………… sleeping now.
b) Henry…………………….. watch TV every evening.
c) Mark………………………….. watching a television documentary now.
d) Thomas………………………….. go jogging every day.
e) Fiona …………………………… eat chocolate.
f) They ……………………………. eating their dinner right now.
g) The wind ………………………. blowing very hard right at the moment.
h) It ………………………….. snow very much during the winter.
i) Jack ………………………. always walk to work every week.
j) I ……………………. going to school now.
k) We ………………….. like our manager.
l) Sandra ………………… see well because she isn’t wearing her glasses.
m) The Sun …………………… rise in the West.
III. Choose the correct tense:
a) Maria writes/ is writing an e-mail to her brother now.
b) Pamela is speaking/ speaks French at the moment.
c) William knows/is knowing Japanese culture.
d) Mum is cooking/cooks delicious meals every week.
e) I see/ am seeing my desk mate tonight.
f) We are having/ have a large house.
g) Sam is working/ works in the garden every spring.
h) They are understanding/ understand the teacher’s explanations.
i) The students are thinking/ think of running from the last class.
j) My mum is smelling/ smells the milk to see if it is still good.
k) The soup is tasting/ tastes great.
l) Helena has/ is having a great time in the mountains.
m) The pair of shoes costs/ are costing $ 100.
IV. Put the words in the correct order:
a) a/ boys/ playing/ the/ the/ are/ with/ moment/ at/ ball.
b) am/ to/ I/ listening/ the/ now/ radio.
c) vase/ she/ some/ putting/ flowers/ is/ into/a.
d) picking/ now/ grandpa/roses/ is.
e) a/ we/ wonderful/ are/ day/ having.

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 f) learning/ new/ they/ words/ are.
g) are/ to/ seaside/ we/ the/ going.
h) she/ hair/ is/ combing/ her.
i) students/ waiting/ their/ the/ for/ are/ teacher.
j) for/ those/ looking/ what/ are/ people?
k) days/ he/ had/ these/ is/ working.
V. Ask questions to the underlined words:
a) Gina is washing her hair.
b) They are staying at a luxurious hotel in Bali.
c) Fiona is talking to her manager.
d) Timmy is crying because he has lost his toy.
e) Helen is buying a dress.
f) Grandma is taking some medicine.
g) William is waiting for the train.
h) The children are having a birthday party.
i) The teacher is marking our test paper now.
j) Teenagers are becoming addicted to computers nowadays.
k) We are doing the washing up at the moment.
VI. Fill in the blanks with the right form of the verb in the Present Continuous:
a) Sheila ……………….. (leave) for Germany tomorrow.
b) They ………………… (come) home next year.
c) I ……………………….(see) my dentist next Monday.
d) Irina ……………………( work) in the garden next weekend.
e) Mark …………………… (play) volleyball with a friend tomorrow.
f) Henry ……………………(decorate) his room next summer.
g) We …………………… (buy) a new car next month.
VII. Match the questions with the right answers:
a) What are you waiting for? 1) He has got a cold.
b) What language are the two men speaking? 2) It’s his birthday.
c) Why are you buying him a present? 3) A documentary on the WW II.
d) Why are laughing? 4) My mobile phone.
e) Are you doing your homework? 5) They want to catch the bus.
f) Why are they running? 6) My teacher.
g) Who are your parents talking to? 7) The train.
h) Why is Tim wearing thick clothes? 8) To the mountains.
i) Where is Helen going to? 9) No, I am not.
j) What are they watching? 10) I have just heard a funny joke.
k) What are you looking for? 11) I think it’s German.
VIII. Make the following sentences negative and interrogative:
a) It is raining.
b) Kate is blonde.
c) Doris is walking her dog in the park.
d) Matt is staying at a four-star hotel in Bali.
e) The teacher is marking some papers.
f) The lesson is easy.
g) Mark is ten years old.
h) They are sleeping in their tents.
i) We are riding our bikes to the forest.
j) My children are doing their homework in their room.
k) He walks his dog every morning.
l) My father watches TV in the evening.