Grammar Check B 2.

4 Present Simple and Present Continuous

Name: _______________________________________________________ Class: _______

1 Present Simple or Present Continuous? Choose the correct forms of the verbs. The time
expressions are in bold to help you.
0 I phone / am phoning my best friend at the moment. We phone / are phoning each other every
weekend.

1 Jade usually relaxes / is relaxing at home. But now she relaxes / is relaxing at the beach.

2 They never wear / are wearing trainers at school, but today is Saturday so they wear / are wearing

their trainers.

3 It's 7 o'clock and Mum cooks / is cooking dinner now. She usually cooks / is cooking dinner at 6.00.

4 He often watches / is watching TV in the evening, but tonight he watches / is watching a film at the
cinema.

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2 Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs in the box. Use the Present Simple or
Present Continuous. Use short forms where possible. The time expressions are in bold to
help you.
I have a part-time job and I usually 0save (save) the money which I get.

On Saturdays, I 1_____________________ (work) in my uncle’s café for a few hours.

Today’s Saturday, but I 2_______________________ (not help) in the café now. It’s my birthday today and
my friends and I 3_______________________ (spend) the afternoon in the shopping centre. Usually, they
4
_______________________ (not buy) anything, but today they 5_______________________ (get) a
birthday present for me. My best friend 6_______________________ (pay) for a new football top now, and
it’s for me! We always feel happy together and we 7_______________________ (laugh) a lot today.

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Total: ______ / 15

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Grammar Check B 2.4 Present Simple and Present Continuous

Name: _______________________________________________________ Class: _______

English Class A2+ © Pearson Central Europe 2018 PHOTOCOPIABLE