B1 Present Tense Simple and Continuous T002

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the present tense.

1. You can t see Jimmy now. He ____________________ a bath. (HAVE)

2. He ____________________ to the theatre. (NEVER GO)

3. Anne ____________________ all her clothes herself. At the moment she

____________________ a dress for a fancy dress party (MAKE, MAKE).

4. He usually ________________ coffee for breakfast, but today he ____________________ tea

(HAVE, HAVE).

5. I can t go home now because it ____________________ , and I ____________________ an

umbrella. (RAIN, NOT HAVE).

6. In Britain women normally ____________________ hats. (NOT WEAR)

7. The sun __________________ in the east and __________________ in the west (RISE, SET)

8. Who ____________________ that terrible noise outside? It s Dad. He

____________________ the lawn. (MAKE, MOW)

9. I ____________________ this weekend near the coast. I ____________________ there nearly

every weekend. (SPEND, GO)

10.She ____________________ thirty cigarettes a day but at the moment she

____________________ to stop. (SMOKE, TRY)

11.We ____________________ breakfast together every Sunday morning. (HAVE)

12.What s that smell. It s in the kitchen. Something ____________________ . (BURN)

13.Who ____________________ to on the phone? It s my friend Carry. (YOU SPEAK)

14.I ____________________ overtime this month because I ____________________ up some

money to buy a new car . (WORK, SAVE)

15.The moon ____________________ around the earth (GO)

16.She usually ____________________ languages very quickly, but she ____________________

problems with Chinese (LEARN, HAVE).

17.____________________ TV every evening ? (YOU WATCH)

18.He always ____________________ his bills on time. (PAY)

19.How long ____________________ you to get to the office? It ____________________ me

about half an hour (IT TAKE, TAKE)

20.The plane that ____________________ Heathrow at 9.15 is on schedule. (LEAVE)

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 B1 Present Tense Simple and Continuous T003

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the present tense.

1. ___________________ how old I am? (YOU KNOW)

2. How ___________________ to work? I usually ___________________ by car, but today Jack

___________________ me up (YOU GET, DRIVE, PICK)

3. It often ___________________ in Ireland, but it never ___________________ for days on end.

(RAIN, RAIN)

4. I usually _________________ so quickly that he __________________ me. (SPEAK, NOT

UNDERSTAND)

5. Jane s husband ___________________ . (NOT SMOKE)

6. Why ___________________ on your coat? I ___________________ for a walk.

___________________ to come with me? (YOU PUT, GO, YOU WANT)

7. I always _________________ lottery tickets, but I never _____________ anything. (BUY, WIN)

8. It ___________________ in Egypt. (NOT OFTEN RAIN)

9. ___________________ to him today? Yes, I always ___________________ to him on his

birthday. (YOU WRITE, WRITE)

10. Can you hear that? The car ___________________ such a strange noise. It s OK. It always
___________________ like that. (MAKE, SOUND)

11. The plane that you ___________________ at right now ___________________ for Paris.
(LOOK, LEAVE)

12. What ___________________ to his car? I think he ___________________ it. (HE DO, POLISH)

13. Susan ___________________ to her parents every Sunday. In fact, she ___________________
to them today. (WRITE, WRITE)

14. Stop at once! You ___________________ the flowers every time the ball ________________ in
the garden! (DESTROY, LAND)

15. Where is Kevin? I can t find him anywhere. He ___________________ with Sue in the
garden (PLAY).

16. She normally ___________________ in London, but this weekend she _________________
with some friends in Liverpool. (LIVE, STAY)

17. Hurry up, the teacher ___________________ to begin! (WAIT)

18. I ___________________ a word he ___________________ . (NOT BELIEVE, SAY)

19. What ___________________ for a living, Claire? Well as a secretary , I ___________________

emails for my boss all the time. (YOU DO, WRITE)

20. Look over there! He ___________________ in a non-smoking area! (SMOKE)

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 B1 Present Tense Simple and Continuous T004

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the present tense.

1. We ______________________ our break now, Mr. Miller. (TAKE)

2. She ______________________ for Liverpool later in the day (LEAVE).

3. The actor usually ______________________ a lot of fan mail, because he s so famous. (GET)

4. The car ______________________ oil. Can you repair it? (LOSE)

5. Dorothy ______________________ reading good books during her holidays. (LOVE)

6. My brother ______________________ Italy at the moment (TOUR).

7. They ______________________ a game of cards right now. (HAVE)

8. I ______________________ a hat today because there s a very special event in town. (WEAR)

9. Such bad behaviour always ______________________ me mad. (MAKE)

10. Unpopular songs ______________________ very well. (NOT SELL)

11. She usually ______________________ out with her friends on Saturday evenings. (GO)

12.What ______________________ , Mum? It smells so good! (YOU BAKE)

13. ______________________ to the bridge club? (YOU BELONG)

14.The children ______________________ playing in the hut whenever we re at our weekend

house. (ENJOY)

15.The headmaster rarely ______________________ a class. He normally

______________________ administrative work. (TEACH, DO)

16. ______________________ if I ask you a question? (YOU MIND)

17.I _________________________ some money because I want to travel to Spain next

summer. (CURRENTLY SAVE)

18.What ______________________ ? (THIS BOOK COST)

19.The boy and his father ______________________ a long conversation. I wonder what
they ______________________ about. (HAVE, TALK)

20.Robert ______________________ to catch the same bus every morning, but he

_________________________ . (TRY, NOT ALWAYS SUCCEED)

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 B1 Present Tense Simple and Progressive T016

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the present tense.

1. It often _____________________ in Ireland. That s why they call it the . But it

_____________________ there at the moment. (RAIN, NOT RAIN)
2. Such behaviour normally _____________________ me furious (MAKE).
3. I _____________________ a word he says. (NOT BELIEVE)
4. I _____________________ a hat today because it s such a special event. (WEAR)
5. Susan __________________ an email to her parents nearly every Saturday evening. (WRITE)
6. Stop right now! You ___________________ the flowers every time the ball _________________ in
the flower bed. (BREAK, LAND)
7. Where is Jimmy? I don t know. I _____________________ he _____________________ tennis
with his younger brother, Mark. (THINK, PLAY)
8. My mum _____________________ a party for her best friends once a year. (ORGANISE)
9. She _____________________ in London, but she _________________________ with friends up in
Scotland. (LIVE, CURRENTLY STAY)
10. Our headmaster rarely _____________________ a class. He _____________________ a lot of
administrative work to do. (TEACH, HAVE)
11. As the private secretary of the boss I _____________________ up to a hundred emails every
day. (READ)
12. Look at her! She _____________________ in a non-smoking area. (SMOKE)
13. _____________________ to a tennis club? (YOU BELONG)
14. Dana _____________________ reading a good novel (LOVE).
15. Songs that are not very popular _____________________ very well. (NOT SELL)
16. My brother isn t here. He _____________________ Spain at the moment. (TOUR)
17. Tom always _____________________ the strangest questions in class. (ASK)
18. I _____________________ lottery tickets every week, but I _____________________ anything
(BUY, NEVER WIN)
19. You can t disturb them. They _____________________ a game of cards. (PLAY)
20. Can t you see that I _____________________ on my thesis? I _____________________ you to
disturb me. (WORK, NOT WANT)
21. Our children _____________________ going skiing with us. (ENJOY)
22. The plane _____________________ the runway now. You are too late. (LEAVE)
23. I ___________________ websites for a living. What ___________________? (CREATE, YOU DO)
24. She _____________________ of leaving home and going to Australia for a year. (THINK)
25. I told you that I ________________________ with you any more. You re simply not a team
player. (NOT WORK)

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