Present Simple

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the present simple of the verbs in brackets.

1. I __________________________ (spend) most of my time surfing the Net.

2. They ________________________ (not/ live) in France.
3. ___________________________ (he/ come) from an English speaking country?
4. John _______________________ (study) before dinner every evening.
5. She ________________________________ (not/ go) on holiday every year.
6. ________________________________ (you/ usually/ help) your friends?

Present Simple or Present Continuous?

A. Complete the sentences by putting the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present
continuous.

1. Look outside. It ______________________________ (snow).

2. I _____________________________ (go) to bed now.
3. Normally I __________________________ (go) to bed at midnight.
4. Where’s Simon? He _______________________ (cook) the dinner.
5. __________________________________ (she/ get up) early every day?
6. The River Thames _______________________________ (flow) through London.
7. Sara has got an exam soon, so she ________________________ (work) very hard at the
moment.
8. Vegetarians ___________________________ (not/ eat) meat or fish.
9. What ____________________________________ (they/ do) now?
10. I ________________________ (want) a new car. I ___________________________ (save) up
to buy one.
11. John ______________________________ (often/ wash) the car on Sundays.
12. I’m afraid I have no time to help just now. I _________________________ (write) a report. But
I __________________________ (promise) I’ll give you some help later.
13. I haven’t got a car at the moment, so I ___________________________ (go) to work on the bus
this week.
14. What time _______________________ (the film/ start)?
15. Robert ___________________________ (catch) the bus to school every day.
16. How often a day _____________________________ (they/ play) football?
17. “Don’t make so much noise!” “I ________________________________ (not/ make) any noise.”
18. He __________________________ (always/ walk) to church with her parents but this week she
_________________________ (go) with her friends.
19. What __________________________ (your/ be) favourite sport?
20. You __________________________ (not/ write) to your pen friend very often, but he
______________________________ (write) to you every week.

SOLUTIONS
A.

1. spend
2. don’t live
3. Does he come
4. studies
5. doesn’t go
6. Do you usually help

B.
1. is snowing
2. am going
3. go
4. is cooking
5. Does she get up
6. flows
7. is working
8. don’t eat
9. are they doing
10. want/ am saving
11. often washes
12. am writing/ promise
13. am going
14. does the film start
15. catches
16. do they play
17. am not making
18. always walks/ is going
19. is your
20. don’t write/ writes