Present Simple vs Continuous – practice

Fill in the blanks with correct answer.

1. Look! He is leaving… (leave) the house now.

2. Quiet please! I am writing… (write) a test.
3. She usually walks … (walk) to school. But look! Today she is going…
(go) by bike.
4. Every Sunday we go … (go) to see my grandparents.
5. He often goes… (go) to the cinema.
6. We are playing… (play) Monopoly at the moment.
7. The child seldom cries… (cry).
8. I am not doing… (not / do) anything at the moment.
9. Does he watch… (watch / he) the news regularly?
10. This is… (be) Marc. He is wearing… (wear) a t-shirt and shorts
today. He is eating… (eat) an apple at the moment. Marc likes…
(like) fruits and vegetables. He eats… (eat) some every day. Marc
knows… (know) that apples are… (be) good for his health.
11. This is… (be) Caroline. Caroline has… (have) long blond hair. She
usually wears… (wear) glasses, but now she is wearing… (wear)
contact lenses. Caroline likes… (like) sports. She plays… (play)
handball every Monday and Thursday.
12. She … (run) because she's late for her lesson.
13. Our teacher always … (give) us lots of homework.
14. We … (not want) to go to the concert.
15. What time … (you / meet) Pete tomorrow?
16. I … (not / work) today. I'm on holiday.
17. People … (speak) English in Jamaica.
18. Archie … (not / use) his computer at the moment.
19. … (Tony / live) near the park?
20. I … (think) you're crazy!
21. I … (have) lunch in the cafeteria every day.
22. Look! Junko … (jump) into the water.
23. I … (go) to Toronto next Thursday. Do you want to come?
24. Don't give Jan any cheese. She … (hate) it!
25. Once a week, I … (go) to an art class at the college.
26. Marie-Claude isn't a Canadian. I … (believe) she comes from France.
27. Salman is rich — he … (drive) a Mercedes.
28. It … (snow) quite hard — perhaps we shouldn't go out tonight.
29. You won't find Jerry at home right now. He … (study) in the library.
30. Andy sometimes … (read) comics.
31. We never … (watch) TV in the morning.
32. Listen! Sandy … (sing) in the bathroom.
33. My sister usually … (help) in the kitchen.
34. My mother … (make) breakfast now.
35. They often … (clean) the bathroom.
36. Look! The boys … (come) home.
37. Every day his grandfather … (go) for a walk.
38. I … (chat) with my friend at the moment.
39. Cats … (eat) mice.
40. The earth … (rotate) around the sun.
41. John … (play) football at the moment.
42. We often … (have) tests at our school.
43. I … (talk) to my teacher now.
44. Look! Mandy and Susan … (watch) a film on TV.
45. Olivia … (visit) her uncle every weekend.
46. Now the sun … (not / shine).
47. They sometimes … (write) poems in the lessons.
48. Listen! The band … (try) the new guitar.
49. First I … (wash), then I get dressed.
50. Every morning my mother … (wake) up at 6 o'clock.