Present Simple & Present Continuous

1. 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. A: Where are you?

B: I ’m sitting/sit outside in the sunshine!

8. He always brings/is bringing a dictionary to his English class.

2. True or False. Read and circle True or False.

I like sport. I play tennis every weekend and I watch tennis matches on TV every time there is one! I also play
basketball on Fridays. I am not very good so I am learning with a trainer. Right now I am looking for information
about famous players on the internet. My sister doesn’t like sport. Every weekend she stays at home and watches
TV! At the moment she is helping our dad cook dinner in the kitchen.

a. I play tennis every Saturday and Sunday. True False

b. I’m playing tennis now. True False

c. I play basketball every day. True False

d. I’m using the computer now. True False

e. My sister is watching TV now. True False

3. Where does it go? Do we usually use these words with the present simple or present continuous? Write
them in the correct group.

every day now on Mondays right now always

usually sometimes at the moment never every weekend

Present Simple Present Continuous

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4. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb:

1. You (not / like) _________________________________ chocolate.

2. She (not / study) _________________________________ at the moment.

3. We often (go) _________________________________ to the cinema.

4. He usually (not / do) _________________________________ his homework.

5. They (not / eat) _________________________________ rice every day.

6. We (not / study) _________________________________ every night.

7. (You / like) _________________________________ spicy food?

8. (She / go) _________________________________ to Scotland often?

9. (He / eat) _________________________________ now?

10. We (go) _________________________________ to the cinema this weekend.

11. They (study) _________________________________ now.

12. I (clean) _________________________________ the kitchen every day.

13. She (work) _________________________________ every Sunday.

14. We (not / sleep) _________________________________ now.

15. He (not / go) _________________________________ to the park very often.

16. It (rain) _________________________________ a lot here.

17. I (go) _________________________________ on holiday tomorrow.

18. How long (she / stay) _________________________________ in London?

19. I often (read) _________________________________ at night.

20. We (not / drink) _________________________________ much wine.

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