EXERCISES ON SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

EXERCISE A: Circle the correct form. EXERCISE B: Fill in the blanks with the Simple
Present Tense or Present Continuous Tense.

EXERCISE C: Fill in the blanks with the Simple EXERCISE D: Are these sentences right or wrong?
Present Tense or Present Continuous Tense. Correct the wrong ones.
EXERCISE E: Fill in the blanks with “Simple Present Tense” or “Present Continuous Tense”.
1. The children …………………...........................……….. (play) outside now.
2. She usually ………………....................………. (read) the newspaper in the morning.
3. I …………………..............................………… (do) my homework now.
4. I ……………………................................…… (eat) my dinner now.
5. ……………………..........................………. (you / want) a pizza?
6. They …………………..............................………….. (watch) TV now.
7. I …………………………...............................…. (not / like) spaghetti.
8. The baby ……………...............................……………. (sleep) now.
9. My mother usually ……………........................……. (cook) dinner in the evening.
10. He ………………….......................….. (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month.
11. She …………………................................……. (not / like) football.
12. Mary …………………......................……….. (listen) to music now.
13. Tom usually ……………..........………(drink) coffee, but he …………..................….……. (drink) tea now.
14. We ………………….........................................……. (go) to the disco tonight.
15. …………………….......................................…… (he / go) to work by bus everyday.

EXERCISE F: Fill in the blanks with “Simple Present Tense” or “Present Continuous Tense”.
1. Look! Jane ………………….......……… (sing) again. She often …………..........………….. (sing) this song.
2. My father ………………………...………(have) a lot of work to do every weekend.
3. The girls …………………………………….. (not / talk) now. All of them ………………………… (watch) a film.
4. …………………… you …………............………….. (like) watching TV?
5. He usually ……………................……….. (go) at 9:00 o’clock, but now he .………………................……………..
(leave) home late.
6. I …………………………. (visit) my grandparents every Friday. My sister often ……………………. (visit) them.
7. The boys ……………………....……………….. (swim) in the pool now but they usually …….................…………
(swim) in the sea.
8. She …………………...............…………….(write) a letter to her pen-friend at the moment.
9. They sometimes ………………………….. (have) lunch at work, but today they ………………………………….
(have) at a restaurant.
10. She can’t talk to you. She ………………………………………. (have) a shower.
11. “Where …………………… Alex ……………………… (live)?“ In France.”
12. Tom ………………………………………… (like / ride) a horse in his free times.
13. The children ………………………… (play) the piano and ……………………… (sing) a song at the moment.
14. My mother ………………………………………. (always / cook) in the morning.
15. What …………………………………………… (you / usually / do) at weekends?
16. Jane ………………………………… (give) a party today because it ………………………… (be) her birthday.
17. The lesson …………………………… (start) at 9 o’clock every morning.
18. Adam is in his room now. He …………………………………. (write) a letter to his pen-friend. He
…………………………………….. (always / write) him a letter.
EXERCISE G: Fill in the blanks with “Simple Present Tense” or “Present Continuous Tense”.
1. Susan usually ………………………. (go) to school by bus, but now she …………………………………….. (go)
to school by train.
2. Mary often ……………….. (read) in bed, but now she is very tired and she ………………………. (not / read).
3. The boys usually ………………… (ride) their bikes to school. They ……………. ………………… (like / ride)
their bikes. They ……………… (be) very naughty boys. They always …………………… (go) to school late.
Today their teacher …………………. (be) very angry, because they ………………… (be) late again.
4. Mary ……………………….. (like / eat) sweets. Every morning she ……………. (have) coffee with a lot of
sweets and chocolate. For lunch she and her friends often ……………….. (eat) sweets or ice-cream. She
……………………… (not / like / eat) fruit or vegetables. She ……………………… (eat / never) eggs or cheese.
Today she ………………….. (be) sick. She …………………… (sleep) in her room now.

EXERCISE H: Fill in the blanks with “Simple Present Tense” or “Present Continuous Tense”.
Father: Alice, what are you doing (you / do)?
Alice: I ……………………… (clean) the house. I usually …………………… (do) my homework but today I
………………………….. (not / go) to school.
Father: Where’s your mum?
Alice: She …………………… (make) a cake. She usually …………………….. (go) to the market but
today my friends …………………………. (come).

EXERCISE I: Fill in the blanks with “Simple Present Tense” or “Present Continuous Tense”.
1) Sarah Star is a singer. She ………………….……….…(sing) and ………………….…….. (dance) on TV. She
………………… (drive) a red Mercedes. At the moment she is with Nick Pear. They …………..…………….. (eat)
in a restaurant. Sarah ……………………….. (drink) a cocktail and Nick ……………………….. (talk) to the waiter.
2) Ann is a doctor. She ……………..…….. (work) in a hospital but today she …………….……(stay) at home.
Now she ……………..…………….... (cook) dinner. Her friends …………….…………..…………..(visit) her today.
It ……………………. (be) her birthday.

EXERCISE J: Circle the correct answer.

1. Look! Thomas is bringing / brings his little sister to class.

2. My older sister is often listening / often listens to pop music.

3. We are writing / write an exercise now.

4. Mmmm! Mum is making / makes a cake.

5. Our teacher is giving / gives us a test every month.

6. Listen! Dad is reading / reads a story to Ricky.

7. Mr. Michael usually is growing / grows roses in his garden.

8. They are building / build a new house on the hill now.

9. Maria is drinking / drinks milk every morning.

10. Look! Nick is running / runs down the hill.

Exercise K: Fill in the blanks with “the Simple Present Tense” or “the Present Continuous Tense”.
1. My brother _________________________ (like)
this CD very much.
2. We __________________________ (have) lunch
now. Would you like to join us?
3. We always __________________________ (visit)
grandma on Sundays.
4. George can’t come to the phone at the moment. He
__________________________ (take) a shower
5. I _____________________ (play) tennis every day.
6. A: _____________ you _________________ (do)
your homework now?
B: Yes, I __________..
7. Can you see Anna? She ____________________
(wait) at the bus stop.
8. She usually _________________________ (miss)
class because of illness.
9. A: _____________ you ________________ (love)
Shakira’s songs?
B: Yes, I _______, but my brother _____________.
10. A: Where is Jack?
B: He ________________ (play) in the garden now.
11.
12. Fred can’t help you now. Because
_______________ (wash) his hair.
13. A: What ___________ you ________________
(do) at weekends?
B: I clean the house and wash the clothes.
14. Please, be quiet! I ____________________
(study) my homework.
15. A: Tom _________________________ (not know)
how to swim.
B: It is because he is only four years old.
16. People often ________ (buy) new mobile phones.
17. A: Where is Ben?
B: He ___________________ (have) a shower.
18. Selena ____________________________ (wash)
her hair in the evenings.
19. Look! It ___________________ (snow) outside.
20. Water _____________________ (boil) at 100 oC.
21. Every morning, the sun _______________ (shine)
in my bedroom and _______________ (wake) me up.
22. The manager _________________________
(talk) with the workers at present.
23. Can you hear those girls? What ______________
they ____________________ (talk) about?
24. They usually____________ (go) skiing every year.
25. The earth _______________ (go) around the sun.
26. I ________________________ (not love) politics.
27. My mom always _______________________ (go)
to work by train.
28. Temperature usually ____________________
(rise) in the afternoons.
29. A: What is this noise?
B: Tom_____________________ (play) the piano.
30. Are you thirsty? ______________________ you
__________________ (want) something to drink?
31. Listen! Somebody ___________________ (sing).
32. How often ___________ you _________________
(go) to the theatre?
33. Turn the volume down! I ______________ (study)
for my exams.
34. A: Where is Paul?
B: He is in the kitchen. He ___________________
he (cook) something.
35. Look! The child __________ (play) with the spider.
36. She __________ (clean) her teeth at the moment.
37. Excuse me but, you ________________________
(stand) on my foot now.
38. A: Would you like some chocolate?
B: No, thanks. I ______________ (hate) chocolate.
39. She ___________ (go) to the library once a week.
40. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It
_______________________ (rain).
41. Be quiet! My father __________________ (sleep).
42. The leaves of trees __________________ (fall)
down in autumn.
43. He rarely _____________________ (get up) late.
44. David ________________ (not enjoy) eating leek.
45. We ____________________ (not see) our parents
every week.
46. I ____________________ (walk) to school every
day, but now I ___________________ (take) the bus.