Fill in the blanks with the Present Simple or Present Continuous:

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)?
Put the verbs into the correct tense (present simple OR present
continuous):
The train always ________________(leave) on time.
"What's the matter? Why ________________(cry/you)?
"That's strange. They________________(not to watch) TV.
He________________(not to speak) very good English.
Please be quiet! I________________(do) my homework.
Where________________(live/they)?
Listen! John ________________ music! (play)
I never ________________(go) to the swimming pool.

Harold Black's a famous pianist. He________________(give) two or three

concerts every week. He ________________( travel) a lot and this week he's
in New York. He________________(stay) at an expensive hotel. He's at his
hotel now. He________________(have) his breakfast in the dining−room.
He________________(drink) a cup of coffee and he_______________(read)
a newspaper. Harold's always very busy. He________________(play) the
piano regularly. He________________(practise) for four hours every day.
He________________(go) to bed late and he always ________________(get
up) early. But he sometimes________________(get) dressed too quickly, and
this morning he________________(wear) one blue sock and one red one!

Next week, my friends and I_________(go) camping in the woods. I______

(organize) the food, because I_____(like) cooking. Dave_____(have) a big
car with a trailer, so he____(plan) the transportation. Sam_________(bring)
the tent, he___________(go) camping every year, so he_________(have) a
great tent and lots of other equipment. My wife_______(think) we're crazy.
She(like)________holidays in comfortable hotels, so she______ (take) a trip
to Paris instead.
Choose the correct form: Present Simple or Present Continuous
1 Today she ’s spending/spends time with her grandmother.

2 They usually are going/go to the gym on Sundays.

3 We ’re having/have a barbecue later on. Do you want to come?

4 No, she can’t answer the phone, she has/is having a shower.

5 I always have/am having a coffee before I ’m leaving/leave for work in

the morning.
6 They sometimes fly/are flying to Sweden, but usually they are going/go by
boat.
7 Where are you? I ’m sitting/sit outside in the sunshine!
8 He always brings/is bringing a monolingual dictionary to his English class
Write the correct answers using Past Simple Tense.
1.I (eat)___________ dinner at six o’clock yesterday.
2.A: ___________ Helen(drive)___________to work?B: Yes, she
___________.
3.My neighbor (buy)___________ a new car last week.
4.They(go)___________to Italy on their last summer holiday.
5.A: ___________they (swim)___________ at the beach? B: No,
they__________.
6.My family and I (see)___________ a comedy movie last night.
7.First, we (do)___________ exercise, and then we (drink)___________
some water.
8.Suddenly, the animal jumped and (bite)___________ my hand.
9.What time (do)___________ you (get up)___________ this morning?
10.The Wright brothers (fly)___________ the first airplane in 1903.
11.I think I (hear)___________ a strange sound outside the door one minute
ago.
12.When I was ten years old, I (break)___________ my arm.It really
(hurt)__________.
13.The police (catch)___________ all three of the bank robbers last week.
14.How many times (do)___________ you (read)___________ that book?
15. Unfortunately, I (forget)___________ to (bring)___________ my money.
Make the past simple (use positive / negative or question):

1.(I / be / at the cinema last night.)

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2.(the children / be / naughty?)
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3.(we / be / in a cafe when you called.)
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4.(I / be / late?)
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5.(she / be / a teacher when she was young.)
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6.(where / we / be?)
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7.(you / be / okay?)
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8.(we / be / too tired?)
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9.(how / the party / be?)
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10.(they / be / late for the interview.)
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11.(you / be / in the garden.)
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12.(what / his name / be?)
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13.(it / not / be / cold.)
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14.(she / be / beautiful?)
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15.(she / not / be my wife at the time.)
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16.(he / be / hungry.)
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17.(why / you / be / late?)
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18.(you / not / be / early.)
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19.(they not / be / in love.)
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20.(we / not / be / in China.)
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