PRESENT SIMPLE, PROGRESSIVE and CONTRAST

Complete the sentences with the correct verb form in PRESENT SIMPLE.

My friends _________________ (go) to school from Monday to Friday.

Why _________________ (you/go) to work by bus when you own a car? – Because I _________________
(not/have) a driving license.
His mother ________________ (like) working with people and that´s why she _________________ (be) a
teacher.
He _________________ (not/sleep) eight hours a day, he _________________ (sleep) only five hours.
We _________________ (not/be) in London, we _________________ (be) in Prague.
Where _________________ (she/work)? – She _________________ (work) in a bank.
Complete the sentences with the correct verb form in PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

Look at him! He _________________ (smile) at us.

I _________________ (not/wash) the dishes, I _________________ (hoover).
Why _________________ (they/lie) on the ground? – Because they _________________ (enjoy) the sunny
weather today.
I´m lucky today because I _________________ (win) each game.
Don´t disturb us, please. We _________________ (write) a story.
They aren´t at home. They _________________ (run).
She _________________ (always/lose) her keys, it´s so annoying!
I _________________ (bake) a surprise cake for you now.
Decide if the sentence is in Present Simple or Present Continuous tense and
complete it with the correct verb form.

Be quiet, please. Something _________________ (beep).

What _________________ (you/do) now? – I _________________ (play) chess with my dad.
He _________________ (usually/spend) two hours in his car a day.
Why _________________ (they/buy) only expensive cars? – Because they _________________ (prefer)
luxury.
This book _________________ (cost) a lot of money so I _________________ (not/want) to buy it.
We _________________ (visit) a new country every summer.
She _________________ (not/like) fast cars, she _________________ (enjoy) safe ones.
Mark, where _________________ (you/go)?
Listen! They _________________ (practise) the piano.
My daughter _________________ (read) a book every time she _________________ (go) to bed.
KEY:
Complete the sentences with the correct verb form in PRESENT SIMPLE.

My friends go to school from Monday to Friday.

Why do you go to work by bus when you own a car? – Because I don´t have a driving license.
His mother likes working with people and that´s why she is a teacher.
He doesn´t sleep eight hours a day, he sleeps only five hours.
We aren´t in London, we are in Prague.
Where does she work? – She works in a bank.

Complete the sentences with the correct verb form in PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

Look at him! He is smiling at us.

I am not washing the dishes, I am hoovering.
Why are they lying on the ground? – Because they are enjoying the sunny weather today.
I´m lucky today because I am winning each game.
Don´t disturb us, please. We are writing a story.
They aren´t at home. They are running.
She is always losing her keys, it´s so annoying!
I am baking a surprise cake for you now.

Decide if the sentence is in Present Simple or Present Continuous tense and

complete it with the correct verb form.

Be quiet, please. Something is beeping.

What are you doing now? – I am playing chess with my dad.
He usually spends two hours in his car a day.
Why do they buy only expensive cars? – Because they prefer luxury.
This book costs a lot of money so I don´t want to buy it.
We visit a new country every summer.
She doesn´t like fast cars, she enjoys safe ones.
Mark, where are you going?
Listen! They are practising the piano.
My daughter reads a book every time she goes to bed.