PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (present simple or continuous).

A) 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.

B) Harold is 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
this hotel now. He _____________________ (have) his breakfast in the dining-room.
He ________________________ (drink) a cup of coffee and he ___________________
______ (read) a newspaper. Harold is always very busy. He ____________________
__________ (play) the piano regularly. He _________________________ (practice) 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!

2. Choose the correct form for each verb.

1. Marie isn’t a Canadian. I believe / am believing she comes from France

2. Look! Junko jumps / is jumping into the water.
3. I think / am thinking you’re crazy!
4. Don’t give Jan any cheese. She hates / is hating it!
5. I am going / go to Toronto next Thursday. Do you want /Are you wanting to come?
6. Once a week, I am going/go to art class at the college.
7. I have /am having lunch in the cafeteria every day.
8. Salman is rich. He drives / is driving a Mercedes.
9. You won’t find Jerry at home right now. He studies / is studying in the library.
10. It snows /is snowing quite hard. Perhaps we shouldn’t go out tonight.
11. Today she is cooking / cooks a barbecue with her uncle.
12. We are usually going / usually go to the pool on Mondays

3. Write the correct tense

a. The train always _____________________(leave) on time.

b. “What’s the matter? Why _________________________ (cry/you)?”
c. That’s strange. They ____________________________ (not watch) the TV.
d. He ___________________________ (not speak) very good English.
e. Please be quiet! I _______________________ (do) my homework.
f. Where ______________________________ (live/ they)?
g. Listen! John _________________________ (play) the piano.
h. I never ______________________ (go) to the stadium on Fridays.
i. Tom _____________________ (write) his report. He will bring it to the office
when it’s complete.
j. I ________________________ (not know) the answer to your problem. You
should buy a new computer.
k. I can’t make the meeting tomorrow. I ________________________ (interview)
the applicants for the sales manager’s job.
l. My brother ________________ (work) for Shink Inc. which makes bathrooms.
m. Who ___________________ (talk) to Bill? Is the new secretary?
n. Julie ____________ (read) in the garden.
o. What ____________ (we / have) for dinner tonight?
p. She ____________ (have) two daughters.
q. I ____________ (stay) in Spain for two weeks this summer.
r. He often ____________ (come) over for dinner.
s. The class ____________ (begin) at nine every day.
t. What ____________ (you / eat) at the moment?
u. What ____________ (Susie / do) tomorrow?
v. I ____________ (not / work) on Sundays.
w. She ____________ (not / study) now, she ____________ (watch) TV.
x. How often ____________ (you / go) to restaurants?
y. I ____________ (not / go) on holiday this summer.
z. I'm sorry, I ____________ (not / understand).
aa. She ____________ (work) as a waitress for a month.
bb. She ____________ (take) a salsa dancing class every Tuesday.
cc. It ____________ (be) cold here in winter.
dd. Take your umbrella, it ____________ (rain).
ee. This cake ____________ (taste) delicious.
ff. The bag ____________ (belong) to Jack.
gg. When ____________ (you / arrive) tonight?