I.

Choose the present simple or present continuous:

1. (You / come) _____are you coming______tonight?

2. (He / eat) ________does he eat__________________ rice every day?

3. I (work) _______ am working__________ at the moment.

4. (He / come) ____________does he come_____________________ to London often?

5. He (play) _________ is playing___________ tennis now.

6. (You / come) ____________are you coming _____________________ to the cinema later?

7. They (not / come) __________ are not coming_________ to the party

tomorrow.

8. He (not / play) _________is not playing _______________ golf now.

9. (You / play) ___________are you playing______________________ tennis this Sunday?

10. They (go) ________ _go___________ to a restaurant every

Saturday.

11. She (not / go) ________does not go____ to the cinema very

often.

12. You usually (arrive) _______arrive____________ late.

13. He normally (eat) __________eats__________ dinner at home.

14. (You / study) _____________do you study___________ every night?

15. (They / work) __________do they work________ late usually?

16. You (not / go) ______________are not going___________________ out later.

17. I (not / work) _________am not working________________________ tonight.

18. (She / work) _____________is she working____________________ at the moment?

19. I (not / drink) ____________do not drink_____________________ coffee very often.

20. Julie (sleep) ______________is sleeping___________________ now

II. Put the verbs into the correct tense (present simple OR present
continuous):

1.The train always ________ leaves________(1: leave) on time.

2."What's the matter? Why ___ are you crying_____________(2:
cry/you)?"
3.That'sstrange. They____ are not watching____________(3: not to watch) TV.

4.He___ does not speak_____________(4: not to speak) very good English.

5.Please be quiet! I____ am doing____________(5: do) my homework.

6.Where___ do they live_____________(6: live/they)?

7.Listen! John ____ is playing ____________ music! (7:play)

8. I never ______ go__________(8: go) to the swimming pool.

III. Complete using simple or present continuous tense

Harold Black's a famous pianist. He___ gives_____________(9: give) two or three concerts every
week. He ___ travels_____________(10: travel) a lot and this week he's in New York. He____ is
staying________(11: stay) at an expensive hotel. He's at his hotel now. He___ is
having_______(12: have) his breakfast in the dining−room. He___ is drinking _________(13:
drink) a cup of coffee and he______ is reading__________(14: read) a newspaper. Harold's
always very busy. He________ plays________(15: play) the piano regularly. He________
practises________(16: practise) for four hours every day. He____ does not
go____________(17: go) to bed late and he always _____ gets up___________(18: get up)
early. But he sometimes___ gets_____________(19: get) dressed too quickly, and this morning
he______ is wearing__________(20: wear) one blue sock and one red one!

IV. Choose the correct form for each verb.

1. Marie-Claude isn't a Canadian. I ________ she comes from France.

A. believe B. am believing

2. Look! Junko ________ into the water.

A. jumps B. is jumping

3. I ________ you're crazy!

A. ? think B. ? am thinking

4. Don't give Jan any cheese. She ________ it!

A. hates B. is hating

5. I ________ to Toronto next Thursday. Do you want to come?

A. go B. am going
6. Once a week, I ________ to an art class at the college.
A. go B. am going

7. I ________ lunch in the cafeteria every day.

A. have B. am having

8. Salman is rich — he ________ a Mercedes.

A. drives B. is driving

9. You won't find Jerry at home right now. He ________ in the library.
A. studies B. is studying

10. It ________ quite hard — perhaps we shouldn't go out tonight.

A. snows B. is snowing