Simple Present and Present Continuous

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate
Tenses.

1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) drives

her kids to football practice.
2. Usually, I (work) am work as a
secretary at ABT, but this summer I
(study) am studying French at a
language school in Paris. That is why I
am in Paris.
3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) is
sleeping
4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It
(rain) is raining
5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain,
always) always rains_
7. Justin (write, currently) is currently
writing a book about his adventures in
Tibet.
I hope he can find a good publisher when
he is finished.
8. Jim: Do you want to come over for
dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) m
going to a movie tonight with some
friends.
9. The business cards (be,
normally) __are normally_______ printed
by a company in New York.

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you Their prices (be) are inexpensive, yet the
(say) are you saying quality of their work is quite good.

because everybody (talk) is talking so 10. This delicious chocolate (be)is made
loudly. by a small chocolatier in Zurich,
Switzerland.

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the
appropriate tenses. (Present continuous/Simple Present)

1. Today (be) is the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna.

2. I am exhausted and my legs (shake) are shaking ; I just hope I am able to
complete
the trek.

3. My feet (kill, really) are really killing me and my toes (bleed) are bleeding ,
but I (want, still) am still wanting to continue.

4. Everything (be) _____is ___ so different, and I (try) ___am trying_ to adapt to
the new
way of life here.

5. I (learn) _____am learning____ a little bit of the language to make

communication easier.

6. Unfortunately, I (learn, not) _am not learning (understand, not) _i don't

understand much yet, I believe that I (improve, gradually)
m improving gradually
7. I (travel, currently) _m currently travelling__ with Liam, a student from
Leeds University in
England.

8. He (be) _is ____ a nice guy, but impatient.

9. He (walk, always) ____is always walking__ ahead of me and (complain)

____complaining___ that I am
too slow.
10. I (do) _____m doing_______ my best to keep up with him, but he is younger
and stronger
than I am. Maybe, I am just feeling sorry for myself because I am getting old.

11. Right now, Liam (sit) ____is sitting ____ with the owner of the inn.

12. They (discuss) ______are discussing______ the differences between life in

England and life in
Nepal.

13. I (know, not) ____not know_________ the real name of the owner, but
everybody (call, just)
__just calls___ him Tam.

14. Tam (speak) ____speaks___ English very well and he (try) ___is trying
_____ to teach Liam
some words in Nepali.

15. Every time Tam (say) __says_ a new word, Liam (try) ____tries___ to repeat
it.

16. Unfortunately, Liam (seem, also) _is also seeming___ to have difficulty
learning foreign
languages. I just hope we don't get lost and have to ask for directions.