PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS?

1. Where's John? He ___________________(listen) to a new CD in his room.

2. Don't forget to take your umbrella with you to London. You know it always __________________ (rain)
in England.

3. Jean _________________ (work) hard all day but she ___________________ (not work) at the moment.

4. Look! That boy _________________ (run) after the bus. He ____________________ (want) to catch it.

5. He ________________ (speak) German so well because he _________________ (come) from Germany.

6. ________ you usually __________ (go) away for Christmas or ________ you _________ (stay) at home?

7. She ______________________ (hold) some roses. They ____________________ (smell) lovely.

8. Oh no! Look! It __________________(snow) again. It always ________________ (snow) in this country.

9. Mary ___________________(swim) very well, but she ____________________(not run) very fast.

10. _______ you _____________(enjoy) this party? Yes, I _________________ (have) a great time!

11. Sorry I can't help you. I _______________________ (not know) where she keeps her files.

12. What _____________ you ________________(do) next Saturday?

13. I _________________(think) your new hat __________________ (look) nice on you.

14. I ___________ (live) with my parents but right now I _________ (stay) with my friends for a few days.

15. I can't talk on the phone now. I ___________________ (drive) home.

16. Where are the children? They ___________________ (lie) on the beach over there.

17. He ______________ (not understand) what you _______________ (talk) about. He's foreign.

18. Listen! Kate _______________________________ (practise) the piano.

I. PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS. Underline the correct tense.

1 Karen washes / is washing her hair every day.

2 I talk / am talking to Carol on the phone right now.

3 We sometimes eat / are eating apples for breakfast.

4 They go / are going to the Bahamas this summer.

5 Ben often meets / is meeting his friends on Saturday mornings.

II.

III. PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Complete with the right form of the verbs in brackets.
Dopolni z ustrezno obliko glagolov v oklepajih.

This is Mrs White. She …………… (like) being a primary school teacher. She …………………………… (not teach) English but
Maths and Geography. Right now, she …………………………… (teach) the 5 th grade. She ………………… (be) married to
Georges, who is French. They …………………………… (have) three children. Mrs White ……………………… (speak) French as
well as English. Mrs White’s niece Sophie …………………………… (stay) with the Whites for a few days. Sophie
…………………………… (live) and …………………………… (study) in Liverpool, but she ……………………………… (enjoy) her mid-
term break in London at the moment. She …………………………… (plan) to do some serious shopping and sightseeing.

III. PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS. Put the verbs in the brackets in the right form.

1 Joe __________ (eat) dinner at a restaurant right now. He __________ (usually eat) at home.
2 Jake and Rob __________ (cook) dinner once a week.
3 Amy __________ (not know) the answer.
4 __________ (they/work) late on Fridays?
5 __________ (she/work) at the moment?