Present simple or continuous?

1. Soccer becomes / is becoming popular in the United States.

2. I can't come right now because I have / am having breakfast.
3. My neighbour always goes / is always going to work at 6.30 a.m.
4. Listen! The baby cries / is crying. It must be hungry.
5. We play / are playing cards every Wednesday morning.
6. Where is Nelson? He plays / is playing cards at the Sheraton Royal Gardens.
7. It never rains / is never raining in Mexico at this time of the year.
8. It rains / is raining again; I'll give you her umbrella.
9. Most people enjoy / are enjoying travelling by plane.
10. Mary usually does / is doing her shopping on Friday evening.
11. How much does it cost / is it costing? 40 EUR.
12. Are you seeing / Can you see my glasses anywhere? Well, I am looking / look for them
but I can’t find them.
13. Every year he goes / is going back to his cottage in Cornwall. He is staying / stays
there for 2 months and paints / is painting new landscapes.
14. You know you have to be kind to him because he’s had a hard day. I see / am seeing.
15. I am liking / like eating chocolate. The problem is that it makes you fat.
16. 8. This shirt isn’t belonging / doesn’t belong to me, it’s my brother’s.
17. 9. She never is listening / listens to rock music. She says you can’t call that music.
18. Are you recognising / Do you recognise him? He has grown so much recently.

1. Look! He (leave) ----------------------------- the house.

2. Quiet please! I (write) ----------------------------- a test.
3. She usually (walk) ----------------------------- to school.
4. But look! Today she (go) ----------------------------- by bike.
5. Every Sunday we (go) ----------------------------- to see my grandparents.
6. He often (go) ----------------------------- to the cinema.
7. We (play) ----------------------------- Monopoly at the moment.
8. The child seldom (cry) -----------------------------.
9. I (not / do) ----------------------------- anything at the moment.
10. (watch / he) ----------------------------- the news regularly?

1. Ted ____________ (take) a shower right now.

2. What ____________ (we / have) for dinner tonight?
3. My brother __________________ (have) a daughter and a son.
4. I __________________ (not / solve) some math problems at the moment.
5. My grandfather often _________________ (come) over for dinner at the weekends.
6. My school _________________ (begin) at nine every day.
7. What time ________________ (you / wake up) on weekdays?
8. What ________________ (you / do) tomorrow night?
9. I usually ____________ (not / work) on Sundays but today I _______________ (work).
10. She _______________ (not / sleep) now, she _______________ (study).
11. How often _________________ (you / review) your lessons?
12. I _________________ (not / go) on holiday this summer.
13. Can you speak slowly please, I ___________________ (not / understand) you.
14. She _________________ (work) as a secretary in a big company.
15. Miss Clara __________________ (take) a violin class every Wednesday.
16. It _______________ (be) usually so humid here in summer time.
17. Don’t forget to take your coat, it ___________________ (be) cold outside.
18. This flower __________________ (smell) so good.
19. That coat over there ___________________ (not / belong) to me.
20. Where _________________ (you / live)?

Past simple or continuous?

1) I ……………………………………………. (sit) in a cafe when you …………………………………………….

(call) .

2) When you ……………………………………………. (arrive) at the party, who

……………………………………………. (be) there?

3) Susie ……………………………………………. (watch) a film when she

……………………………………………. (hear) the noise.

4) Yesterday I ……………………………………………. (go) to the library, next I

……………………………………………. (have) a swim, later I ……………………………………………. (meet)
Julie for coffee.

5) We ……………………………………………. (play) tennis when John …………………………………………….

(hurt) his ankle.
6) What ……………………………………………. (they/do) at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?

7) He ……………………………………………. (take) a shower when the telephone

……………………………………………. (ring).

8) He ……………………………………………. (be) in the shower when the telephone

……………………………………………. (ring).

9) When I ……………………………………………. (walk) into the room, everyone

……………………………………………. (work).

10) It ……………………………………………. (be) a day last September. The sun

……………………………………………. (shine) and the birds ……………………………………………. (sing) . I

……………………………………………. (walk) along the street when I …………………………………………….

(meet) an old friend.

11) He ……………………………………………. (live) in Russia when the Revolution

……………………………………………. (start).

12) When her train ……………………………………………. (get) to the station, we

……………………………………………. (wait) on the platform.

13) He ……………………………………………. (be) so annoying! He …………………………………………….

(always leave) his things everywhere.

14) On holiday we ……………………………………………. (visit) Rome, …………………………………………….

(see) the Vatican, and ……………………………………………. (spend) a few days at the beach.

15) Why ……………………………………………. (stand) on a chair when I

……………………………………………. (come) into the room?

16) They ……………………………………………. (live) in Germany when they

……………………………………………. (be) young.

17) At 7pm yesterday, we ……………………………………………. (listen) to music.

18) When I ……………………………………………. (leave) the house, it …………………………………………….

(snow).

19) He ……………………………………………. (work) in a bank when he

……………………………………………. (meet) his wife.

20) What ……………………………………………. (you/do) when I ……………………………………………. (call)

you last night?
Questions

1. They heard a terrifying noise.

2. They wrote down the address.

3. They look at our flowers and vegetables.

4. Andy did his homework very quickly.

5. My mum pays for the ticket.

6. He kicked the ball high into the air.

7. They had new mobile phones.

8. Andy saw a red sports car.

9. He ate an apple.

10. He repaired everything carefully.

11. Tom lived in Chicago.

12. He drank some lemonade.

13. They stayed at a hotel.