English Activity: Simple present and present continuous.

Teacher: Jose Donizeti Ribeiro Junior

ETEC de Itanhaem
Aluno (a): Leonardo_Almeida_Gonçalves___________________________________

1) Choose the best answer:

1. Maggie and Carol …are………… good friends.

a) am b) are c) is d) isn’t

2. Sue …is……. a science teacher.

a) are not b) is c) are d) am

3. Mark Steven ……is…….. a student at Kennedy High School. It …is….. an old

school.
a) am / is b) are / is c) is / am d) is / is

4. Margarita …is…….. from Spain. I ……am…….. from Turkey.

a) is / am b) are / is c) am / is d) is / are

5. You and I ……are………… at the same age.

a) am isn’t c) are d) is

2) Change the sentences into questions:

Example: I am an engineer. ……Am I an engineer?……….

1. You are ill.

……Are you ill?…………………………………
2. Linda is a pretty girl.
………Is Linda a pretty girl?……………………..
3. Belinda is a singer.
……Is Belinda a singer?…………………………..
4. Nick is an actor.
……Is Nick an actor?……………………………..
5. We are good friends.
……Are we good friends?………………………..
6. He is an officer.
……Is he an officer?………………………………
7. It is an eraser.
……Is it an eraser?………………………………
8. You and Eddie are partners.
……Are you and Eddie partners?…………………
9. Rosie is angry.
……Is Rose angry?………………………………
10. Jack and I aren’t good swimmers.
……Are Jack and I not good swimmers?…………
3) Fill in the blanks with PRESENT CONTINUOUS or SIMPLE PRESENT:

1. The children …are playing……………………….. (play) outside now.

2. She usually …reads……………………. (read) the newspaper in the morning.
3. I …am doing………………………… (do) my homework now.
4. I …ate……………………… (eat) my dinner now.
5. Do you want……………………………. (you / want) a pizza?
6. They …are watching………………………….. (watch) TV now.
7. I …don’t like…………………………. (not / like) spaghetti.
8. The baby …is sleeping………………………. (sleep) now.
9. My mother usually …cooks………………. (cook) dinner in the evening.
10. He …writes………………….. (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month.
11. She …doesn’t like……………………. (not / like) football.
12. Mary …is listening……………………….. (listen) to music now.
13. Tom usually …drinks…(drink) coffee, but he …drinks.........…. (drink) tea now.
14. We …will go……………………. (go) to the disco tonight.
15. He goes………………………… (he / go) to work by bus everyday.

4) Complete the sentences with SIMPLE PRESENT or PRESENT

CONTINUOUS:

1. Susan usually ………goes………. (go) to school by bus, but now she

………is going…………….. (go) to school by train.
2. Mary often ……reads………….. (read) in bed, but today she is very
tired and she ……will not read…………………. (not / read).
3. The boys usually ……ride…………… (ride) their bikes to school. They
…like riding…………. ………………… (like / ride) their bikes. They
…are…………… (be) very naughty boys. They always …
go………………… (go) to school late. Today their teacher ……
is……………. (be) very angry, because they ……are…………… (be)
late again.
4. Mary ……likes to eat………………….. (like / eat) sweets. Every
morning she ……has………. (have) coffee with a lot of sweets and
chocolate. For lunch she and her friends often ……are eating…….. (eat)
sweets or ice-cream. She …doesn’t like to eat……… (not / like / eat)
fruit or vegetables. She …never eats…………………… (eat / never)
eggs or cheese. Today she ……is….. (be) sick. She ……is sleeping……
(sleep) in her room now.