1.

Put the verbs in brackets into the PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE and then make negative
sentences and questions:
1. We _______________ (be) sometimes very tired.
Negative: _________________________________________________________
Question: _________________________________________________________
2. Helen _______________ (wash) the car in the garden on Sundays.
Negative: _________________________________________________________
Question: _________________________________________________________
3. They always _____________ (buy) white chocolate here.
Negative: _________________________________________________________
Question: _________________________________________________________

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE and then make
negative sentences and questions:
1. This mechanic ________________ (repair) my machine.
Negative: _________________________________________________________
Question: _________________________________________________________
2. They _______________ (just, serve) lunch.
Negative: _________________________________________________________
Question: _________________________________________________________
3. I _________________ (do) a lot of homework.
Negative: _________________________________________________________
Question: _________________________________________________________

3. Write the correct form of the Present Simple or Present Continuous:

1. Leave me alone! I (work) _______________.
2. Jones usually (sell) _______________ only newspapers, but this week he (sell)
______________ magazines as well.
3. They (be) _______________ our guests every month.
4. Bad students never (work) _______________ hard.
5. The sun _______________ (not often shine) in England.
6. You can use the bathroom; he (not have) _______________ a shower, he is in his room.
7. Can you hear this? ____________ she (try) _______________ to speak Chinese?
8. When __________ the last train _______________ (leave) the station every night?

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present continuous tense:
It’s Wednesday morning. We normally ______________ (have) Geography at this time, but we
___________________ (not have) any lessons this morning. We __________________ (have) a
careers talk.
At the moment we ________________ (sit) in the hall and the speaker _______________ (talk)
about jobs in a hospital. I _________________ (think) it’s interesting, because I _______________
(want) to be a doctor. Anyway I __________________ (not like) Geography, so this is better. My
friend, Chris, __________________ (not listen) to the talk. He __________________ (read) a
magazine. He ____________________ (not want) to work in a hospital. He ___________________
(want) to be a pilot.
It’s 11.30 and we’re still in the hall. We usually _________________ (have) PE at this time, but we
___________________ (not do) PE today. Now the speaker ____________________ (tell) us about
working in a shop. I _____________________ (not want) to do that, so I ____________________
(not listen). I _________________ (read) Chris’s magazine. He ____________________ (not read)
it now. He’s gone to sleep!