Present Simple or Present Continuous?

Exercise 2 Make the present simple or present continuous:

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.
1. (You / come) _________________________________ tonight?
2. (He / eat) _________________________________ rice every day?
3. I (work) _________________________________ at the moment.
4. (He / come) _________________________________ to London often?
5. He (play) _________________________________ tennis now.
6. (You / come) _________________________________ to the cinema later?
7. They (not / come) _________________________________ to the party tomorrow.
8. He (not / play) _________________________________ golf now.
9. (You / play) _________________________________ tennis this Sunday?
10. They (go) _________________________________ to a restaurant every Saturday.
11. She (not / go) _________________________________ to the cinema very often.
12. You usually (arrive) _________________________________ late.
13. He normally (eat) _________________________________ dinner at home.
14. (You / study) _________________________________ every night?
15. (They / work) _________________________________ late usually?
16. You (not / go) _________________________________ out later.
17. I (not / work) _________________________________ tonight.
18. (She / work) _________________________________ at the moment?
19. I (not / drink) _________________________________ coffee very often.
20. Julie (sleep) _________________________________ now.
1. Ted ____________ (take) a shower right now.
2. What ____________ (we / have) for dinner tonight?
3. My brother __________________ (have) a daughter and a son.
4. I __________________ (not / solve) some math problems at the moment.
5. My grandfather often _________________ (come) over for dinner at the weekends.
6. My school _________________ (begin) at nine every day.
7. What time ________________ (you / wake up) on weekdays?
8. What ________________ (you / do) tomorrow night?
9. I usually ____________ (not / work) on Sundays but today I _______________ (work).
10. She _______________ (not / sleep) now, she _______________ (study).
11. How often _________________ (you / review) your lessons?
12. I _________________ (not / go) on holiday this summer.
13. Can you speak slowly please, I ___________________ (not / understand) you.
14. She _________________ (work) as a secretary in a big company.
15. Miss Clara __________________ (take) a violin class every Wednesday.
16. It _______________ (be) usually so humid here in summer time.
17. Don’t forget to take your coat, it ___________________ (be) cold outside.
18. This flower __________________ (smell) so good.
19. That coat over there ___________________ (not / belong) to me.
20. Where _________________ (you / live)?

C Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or
Present Continuous.
1. Visiting our friends in the country is a rare occurrence. (see) We
................................................................................................ .
2. They are in the middle of supper. (have) Right now, they
............................................................................. .
3. In my opinion, she isn’t beautiful. (not think) I
.................................................................................................... .
4. She’s not working today because it’s Saturday. (not go) She
............................................................................................... .
5. We don’t have anything special planned for this weekend. (do) We
................................................................................................ .
6. My neighbours own that car. (belong) That car ........................................................................................
.
7. What’s the matter? (cry) Why ............................................................................................. ?

Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present
Continuous. If you 1................................ (love) surfing and 2.............................. (want) to get a university
degree, you should go to Plymouth University in Britain. Students who 3.............................. (surf) three
or four times a week for fun can now do a degree in surfing, and make a career of it. While surfing
4.............................. (look) easy when you watch from the beach, getting a degree is quite hard to
achieve. Jim and Helen are in their last year of school, and 5.............................. (take) their A-levels this
summer. They both 6.............................. (own) surfboards, but they 7............................... (not surf) much
these days. They 8.............................. (study) very hard for their Alevels. They 9..............................
(know) the academic requirements for acceptance to the surfing course are high, and the course itself is
also hard. It 10.............................. (include) oceanography, marine biology, ecology and the design of
wetsuits and surfboards, as well as actual surfing. But Jim and Helen both 11.............................. (believe)
it’s worth the effort. Let’s wish them luck.

past simple & past continuous

1. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous forms of the verbs in brackets.
a. Were you watching (watch) the football match on TV when I phoned (phone)?
b. The teachers _______________ (speak) when you _______________ (arrive) to school.
c. We _______________ (not like) the movie. It was boring.
d. I _________________ (not listen) to music last night. I ______________ (study) Chemistry.
e. She _______________ (have) a shower when you ______________ (knock) at the door.
f. They _____________ (not go) to the theatre last month. The tickets were all sold.
g. While Chris and Jane ___________________ (travel) on Saturday, we _________________ (prepare)
the party for their arrival.
h. The children _______________ (sing) some songs last week, at the Christmas Festival.
i. Yesterday, I _______________ (hear) a strange noise while I _______________ (put on) my pyjamas.
j. We _________________ (write) notes in class, when the Headmaster _____________ (come) in.
k. What __________ you __________ (do) last Tuesday at 11 p.m.?

2. Underline the correct answer.

a. While my mother [cooked / was cooking], she [watched / was watching] TV.
b. We [slept / were sleeping] in our bedrooms at 6 o’clock.
c. The boys [played / were playing] baseball when it [started / was starting] to rain.
d. My cousin [had / was having] dinner when the telephone [rang / was ringing].
e. When I [got / was getting] up, my father [read / was reading] the newspaper.
f. Emilio [fell / was falling] when he [painted / was painting] the wall.
g. The doctor [examined / was examining] my eyesight yesterday.

3. Complete the following text with the Past Simple of the Past Continuous forms of the verbs in
brackets.
I was (be) with some friends and we _______________ (run) in a race.
It was a marathon. There _____________ (be) hundreds of runners around us, men and women, and it
_____________ (be) extremely hot.
As we _____________ (cross) a bridge over a river, I suddenly _____________ (notice) that everyone in
the race _______________ (have) the same face, even my friends! They were all the same person! I
_____________ (want) to stop, but there ______________ (be) so many people behind me that I
_______________ (have to) keep running. Then I _______ __________ (wake up) screaming.