Exercises: Simple present and simple present progressive.

1. Choose the correct verb from the box to complete the sentences.

watches belongs play Go rides wants do

speaks speak does hates drinks writes know

- Julie __________ German.

- She sometimes ___________ tea.
- We often _________ shopping.
- She never __________ any homework.
- Jo occasionally _____________ letters.
- The bag ____________ to me.
- Luke really ___________ tomatoes.
- Mr Jones ______________ a bike to work.
- I _________ the housework every week.
- You ______________ very good English.
- Tania ___________ TV every evening.
- They sometimes ___________ tennis.
- We _____________ it’s difficult.
- Aidan __________ a holiday.

2. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form to make present simple sentences.

- She _____________ her hair twice a week (Wash)

- Luigi ______________ for a south American company (work)
- I sometimes ____________ dinner for my parents (cook)
- Edward ______ excellent photos (take)
- I _________ water __________ at 100º Celsius (Know / boil)
- Rosemary really ______ strawberries and cream (love)
- My cousin often ___________ in that soap opera (appear)
- Something ______________ wrong very time Leo _________ the computer (Go / use)
- I occasionally ________ an e-mail to my uncle (send)
- The boss never ___________ much at lunchtime (eat)
- The sales manager ____________ 30.000 km every year (drive)
- Jill usually ____________ the bus to school. It ____________ her house (Catch / Pass)

3. Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the verbs that are wrong.

- Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius: RIGHT

- The water boils. Can you turn it off? : WRONG: IS BOILING
- Look! That man tries to open the door of your car: ______________
- Can you hear those people? What do they talk about?: ______________
- The moon goes around the earth: _____________
- I must go now. It gets late: ______________
- I usually go to work by car: __________
 - ‘Hurry up! It’s time to leave’ ‘Ok! I come’: _______________
- I hear you’ve got a new job. How do you get on?: _______________

4. Put the verb in the correct form, present progressive or present simple.

- Let’s go out. It isn’t raining now. (not/rain)

- Julia is very good at languages. She speaks four languages very well. (Speak)
- Hurry up! Everybody _________________ for you. (Wait)
- ‘____________________ (you/listen) to the radio?’ ‘No, you can turn it off’
- ‘____________________ (you/listen) to the radio every day?’ ‘No, just occasionally.
- The river Nile ____________ into the Mediterranean. (Flow)
- Look at the river. It ___________ very fast today – much faster than usual (flow)
- We usually ___________________ vegetables in our garden but this year we
_________________ any (grow/not grow)
- ‘How is your English?’ ‘Not bad, it _____________ slowly (improve)
- Ron is in London at the moment. He ______________ at the Park Hotel. He
______________ there when he’s in London. (Stay/always stay)
- Can we stop walking soon? I __________________ to feel tired (start)
- ‘Can you drive?’ ‘I _______________. My father ________________ me. (Learn/teach)
- Normally I _______________ work at 5:00, but this week I _________________ until 6:00
to earn a bit more money. (Finish/Work)
- My parents ________________ in Briston. They were born there and have never lived
anywhere else. Where _________________? (Live/Your parents live)
- Sonia ____________________ for a place to live. She __________________ with her sister
until she finds somewhere. (Look/Stay)
- ‘What __________________?’ ‘He’s an architect but he ______________ at the
moment. (Your father do/not work)
- Usually I _______________ parties but I _______________ this one very much (Enjoy/Not
enjoy)
- The train is never late. It ________________ on time (always leave)
- Jim is very untidy. He _________________ his things all over the place. (Always leave)

I ALWYS DO and I’M ALWAYS DOING.

- Usually we say ‘I always do something’ (= I do it every time)
Example: I always go to work by car. (Not ‘I’m always going)
- You can also say ‘I’m always doing something’, but this has a different meaning.
Example: I’ve lost my keys again. I’m always losing things. (I’m always losing things does not mean
that I lose things every time. It means that I lose things too often, more often than normal.
- ‘You’re always -ing something’ means that you do something very often, more often than
the speaker thinks is normal or reasonable.
Example: You’re always watching television. You should do something more active.
Example: john is never satisfied. He’s always complaining.
5. Finish b’s sentences. Use ALWAYS –ing

- A: I’m afraid I’ve lost my keys again.

B: Not again! You’re always losing your keys.
- A: The car has broken down again.
B: That car is useless! _______________________
- A: Look! You’ve made the same mistake again.
B: Oh no, not again! _________________________
- A: Oh, I’ve left the lights on again.
B: Typical! _______________________________