I. Put the verbs into the correct form (present simple tense).

1. Mr. Nam often (teach) teaches the dogs new tricks.

2. We always (throw) throw our litter in the bin.

3. The referee usually (stop) stops the game after 90 minutes.

4. The children (hurry) hurry to open their gifts.

5. He (speak) speaks English well.

II. Make questions for the underlined part of the sentence.

1. Daisy goes to school from Monday to Saturday.

When does Daisy go to school?

2. My father has a cage in the garden.

What does your father have in the garden?

3. The children like dogs because they are nice.

Why do the children like dogs?

4. Kelly is never late.

Who is never late?

5. Mike’s new mountain bike costs £100.

How much does Mike’s new mountain bike cost?

III. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

wake(s) up - open(s) - speak(s) - take(s) - do(es) - cause(s) - live(s) - play(s) - close(s) -

live(s) - drink(s)

1. Nick plays baseball very well.

2. I never drink coffee.

3. The swimming pool opens at 8.00 in the morning.

4. It closes at 9.00 in the evening.

5. Bad driving causes many accidents.

6. My parents live in a very small house.

7. The Olympic Games take place every four years.

8. They are good students. They always do their homework.

9. My students speak a little French.

10. I always wake up early in the morning.

VI. Put the verbs in the present continuous tense.

1. He (read) is reading a book about American history at the moment.

2. Why are you (laugh) laughing? What’s so funny?

3. I can’t help you now. I (work) am working.

4. Oh no! It (rain) is raining again.

5. Are you (watch) watching the TV or can I turn it off?

6. Bill (learn) is learning to drive at the moment. His father (teach) is teaching him.

7. Listen! The neighbors (have) are having an argument again.

8. Sally (wear) is wearing her new T-shirt today.

9. Robert! What are you (do) doing here?

10. I (not sleep) am not sleeping very well at the moment.

VII. Choose the correct answer in the bracket.

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

2. Look! Bin (jumps/ is jumping) into the water.

3. I (think/ am thinking) you’re crazy!

4. Don’t give Jenny any cheese. She (hates/ is hating) it!

5. I (go/ am going) to New York next Thursday. Do you want to come?

6. Once a week, I (go/ am going) to an English class at the college.

7. I (have/ am having) lunch in the cafeteria every day.

8. David is rich – he (drives/ is driving) a Mercedes.

9. You won’t find Tom 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.

IX. Put the verbs in the present simple tense or present continuous tense.

1. Where’s Tim? He (listen) is listening to a new CD in his room.

2. Don’t forget to take your umbrella with you to London. You know it always (rain)
rains there.

3. Emily (work) works hard all day but she (not work) isn’t working at the moment.

4. Look! That boy (run) is running after the bus. He (want) wants to catch it.

5. He (speak) speaks French so well because he (come) comes from France.

6. Look! The boss (come) is coming. We (meet) are meeting him in an hour and nothing
is ready!

7. Do you usually (go) go away for Christmas or do you (stay) stay at home?

8. She (hold) is holding some roses. They (smell) smell lovely.

9. Look! It (snow) is snowing again. It always (snow) snows in this country.

10. Sally (swim) swims very well, but she (not run) doesn’t run very fast. XII. Put the
verbs in the correct form (present simple/ present continuous tense).

1. I’m in New York because I (study) am studying English at a language school.

2. At the moment Linda (lie) is lying on the floor.

3. I usually (work) work as a teacher.

4. I hate living in Hue City because it always (rain) rains there.

5. I am sorry I can’t hear what you (say) are saying because everyone (talk) is talking so
loudly.

6. Jimmy (currently write) is currently writing about his adventures.

7. (you want) Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?

8. A famous company in this country (make) makes the delicious chocolate.

9. Look, I (have) have two tickets for the film.

10. Look, I (hold) am holding two tickets for the film.

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

Next week, my friends and I (1. go) are going camping in the woods. I (2. organize) am
organizing the food, because I (3. like) like cooking. Tom (4. have) has a big car with a
trailer, so he (5. plan) is planning the transportation. Sam (6. bring) is bringing the tent.
He (7. go) goes camping every year, so he (8. have) has a great tent and lots of other
equipment. My wife (9. think) thinks we’re crazy. She likes holidays in comfortable
hotels, so she (10. take) is taking a trip to Paris instead.