Present Simple vs Present Conituous Test

2011
1) Complete with the correct form of the Present
Continuous:
a) Andy and Paul___________ (play) tennis.
b) Susan ___________ (cook) some pasta.
c) He __________ (ski) in Las Leñas.
d) The dog __________ (bark).
e) What ____ you _____ (do)?
f) Where ______ you ____ (go)?
g) ________ he ________ (sleep)?
h) ________ you _________ (have) a good time?
i) I _____________ (not clean) my house.
j) Peter, Matt and Kaleb ________ (not talk) to
each other.
k) My mum _________ (not listen) to the radio.
l) ________ we __________ (learn)?
4) Complete the chart with the correct form of the
2) Answer the following questions: verbs in the Present Continuous:
a) Is your father working at the moment?
 ________________________
b) Are your friends learning French? Infinitive P.C Infinitive P.C
________________________________ Lie Write
c) Is the cat chasing the mouse? Call Try
________________________________ Put Cry
d) Are you drinking orange juice? Die Be
________________________________ Dance Run
e) Am I teaching Spanish? Travel Open
________________________________ Stop Receive

3) What are they doing? Write sentences using all
the pictures:
a) __________________________________
b) ___________________________________
c) ___________________________________
d) ___________________________________
e) ___________________________________
f) ___________________________________
g) ___________________________________
h) ___________________________________
i) ___________________________________
j) ___________________________________
k) ___________________________________
l) ___________________________________
m) ___________________________________
5) Complete with the Present Simple form:
a) She __________ (watch) TV every day.
b) I _____________ (study) at night.
c) _______ your dad ______ (have) a car?
d) _________ you ________ (like) birds?
e) No, I _________
f) Yes, she ________
g) Roy ________ (not work) on Sundays.
h) Today __________ (be) Wednesday.
i) Martin __________ (not eat) meat.
j) Sarah usually _______ (wash) the car.
k) My sister ________ (love) painting.
l) Bill ________ (cut) his hair every month.
m) Mice _________ (eat) cheese.
n) Jane and I __________ (not want) to go.
o) What _______ your mother ______ (do)?
p) How _______ you _______ (do)?

Name: ____________ Date: __/___/___

 Present Simple vs Present Conituous Test

2011
6) Answer the following questions: 8) Complete the chart with the correct form of the
a) Do you practice any sport? verbs in the Present Simple with He/She/It:
 __________________
b) Does the dog like his food? Infinitive P.S Infinitive P.S
 __________________ Watch Be
c) Does Kenny watch El elegido? Put Go
 __________________ Marry Hate
d) Do you go to the club every summer? Try Die
 __________________ Play Lie
e) Does your little brother cry a lot? Stay Have
 __________________ Buy Study
f) Does the cat meow at night? Pass Hurry
 __________________ Relax Enjoy
Do Fly
7) What does she do every day? Write sentences
using all the pictures and the verbs in the box:
9) Mix tenses. Put the verbs in the correct form. Be
GET UP - WORK - WASH - BRUSH – CRY - SPEAK careful! You may use Present Simple or
- DRIVE – EAT – DRINK – GO OUT – TAKE – GO – DO Continuous:

Hi! This is my friend Rita. She ________ (live)

a) ________________________________
in Japan. It ____ (be) winter here now and it
b) ________________________________
___(be) the rainy season. It ________ (rain)
c) ________________________________
all day . Rita ______ (wake up) at 7.30 am
d) ________________________________
every day and ______ (take) the bus to go to
e) ________________________________
school. But today something strange happened!
f) ________________________________
She woke up really late so now she _________
g) ________________________________
(have) breakfast in a hurry and she
h) ________________________________
_____________ (cycle) to school. She ______
i) ________________________________
(wear) rain boots, a skirt, a t-shirt and a
j) ________________________________
k) ________________________________ raincoat. She ________ (hold) an umbrella! At

l) ________________________________ school she ________ (study) French and

Spanish. She __________ (work) at the school
library during the breaks and __________
(practice) Judo at P.E . She _________ (not
like) Maths but she _______ (love) Language
lessons. She is my best friend and I ______
(love) her! We ________ (have) fun a lot!!! I
forgot to tell you a secret!!! Rita is my pet! She
is a snail! Don’t tell her!!!