English Seminar 1

English Seminar 1 – Revision Present Simple & Continuous
Vocabulary Consolidation
Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
A. Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense:
1. Monica ………………… (to try) to finish her work earlier today. She …………………….
(to go) to the cinema tonight.
2. It ………………………… (to get) colder and colder. Winter ……….………………… (to
come).
3. The wind …………… (blow) hard outsite. It often ……………….. (blow) hard in autumn.
4. The play ………………….. (begin) now. Plays always ……………………….(begin) at
8.15 p.m.
5. I sometimes ……………… (forget) to take my keys when I ………………(leave) the
house.
6. Victor …………..……. (live) in Brasov. At present he ………………………. (live) in
Bucharest.
7. Mr Brad ……………… (write) historical novels. Now he …………………….. (write) a
novel about Vlad The Impaler.
8. Every morning I ………...... (get up) early. On Sunday mornings I ….………………
(sleep) late.
9. I ………………………. (want) to buy a bike soon.
10. Today I …………………………. (not read) the newspaper that I usually ……………….
(read).
11. He …………….. (smoke) ten cigarettes daily. But he ……………………… (smoke)
right now.
12. John ……………. (get up) at 5 o’clock in the morning.
13. His wife ……………… (feed) the chickens now.
14. Father and mother …………….. (watch) TV at night.
15. Mr. Field …………. (not/ help) his wife with cooking at the moment.
16. Cathy …………………. (not/ ride) her horse now.
17. My parents and I …………..(go) to my grandparents weekly.
18. My parents ……………. (wash) the dishes right now.
19. Carol ……………… (dance) right now.
20. They ………………. (go) to Egypt on holidays.
21. I…………….. (be) very happy now.
22. We (go)………. to the cinema almost every day.
23. I (play)……………….. tennis now.
24. They usually …………………………… (travel) to Greece in the summer.
25. Kate …………………………….. (take) her dog for a walk every day.
26. He …………………………… (work) in the garden every week.
27. Mother ………………………………… (cook) a lot for Christmas.
28. ………….. the cat ……….. on the wall now? (sit)
29. Jane ……………. (read) a book at the moment.
30. Mark …………….. (do) his homework right now.
31. They …………………. at 6.30 every morning. (not wake up)
32. …………….. Susan and Jerry……….. TV every night? (watch)
33. Tom ……………….. (not collect) stamps.
34. I ………………. (not play) the piano every day.
35. Sarah ………………………… (watch) TV at the moment.
36. You (sometimes, forget)…………………………… to do your homework.
37. (you, study)………………………………. at Maths this week?
38. (they, collect)………………………………. comics every year?
39. When ………………. usually ………………… (you, get up)?
40. Mike and I always …………………….. (go) home at 2 o’clock.
41. I …………………….. (do) my homework at the moment.
42. (they, watch) ………………………………. television now?
43. Mike ……………………. (not play) tennis every day.
44. The children ……………………………. (not listen) to the radio right now.
45. The pupils ………………………... (to have) the English class right now.
46. My father is an engineer. At present, he ………………………. (to work) as a taxi
driver.
47. At the moment the children ……………………………. (to study) English.
48. The dogs ………………………. (to run) in the park right now.
49. George ………………………… (to have) a cup of tea now.
50. What ………………………………………….………… (you; to do) now?
51. The Sun ………………. (shine) every day.
52. Where ………………………………………………….. (the schoolboys; to go) right
now?
53. Usually my parents …………………………. (to spend) their holidays in the
mountains.
54. George ……………………….. (to have) a new house now.
55. Wood ……………….. (float) on water.
B. Complete the sentences:
In summer I usually ……………. (leave) home at about 5.30 in the morning. I …………….
(have) a small van, and I …………… (carry) all my tools and equipment in that. It’s autumn
now so I ………………. (pick) leaves. I……………. (plant) lots of tulips. After work I
always ………………. (go) home and …………… (relax) in a hot bath. I usually ………….
(cook) our evening meal because my wife …………….. (get) home from work after me. At
weekend we often …………. (drive) into the country and …………. (go) to antique shops
and antique sales. We ………………. (have not) a television. Everybody ………… (have)
one these days, but we ……………. (do not). I ………….…. (collect) old radios and my wife
………………… (collect) old cookery books. I’ve just bought two 1930s radios and I
………………… (clean) them and ………………….. (mend) them. I never ……………
(play) any sports. I ………….. (not earn) much in autumn and winter so I ……………… (not
earn) much at the moment.
C. Complete the following sentences using the verbs in italics. Use the Present Continuous or
Present Simple.
a. come
Alec and Mary are Scottish. They ……………. from Glasgow.
They’ll be here soon. They ………………. by car.
Look! Mike …………………… home.
b. not enjoy
We ……………….. this party at all. The music’s too loud.
We ……………….. going to big parties.
c. watch
Be quiet! I ………………… my favourite programme.
I always …………………. it on Thursday evenings.
d. see
John’s not at home. He ………………….. the doctor about his sore throat.
I ………………….…… the problem but I can’t help you.
We ……………………. tomorrow in the office, ok?
e. have
Dan ………………………… a pizza for lunch right now.
He ………………………… a new BMW at the moment.
His sister ………………………. the German lesson at the moment.
We ……………………… dinner at 7 o’clock in the evening.
My wife …………………………. an egg and a cup of milk every day for breakfast.
His friends ……………………….. a party at the moment.
Father …………………………… a shower and he cannot answer the phone.
D. Correct the following sentences if necessary.
a. I don’t understand English newspapers.

b. What are you wanting to drink?
c. Jim isn’t wanting an ice cream. He doesn’t like it.
d. We’re enjoying the course very much. We’re learning a lot.
e. I’m understanding you but I’m not agreeing with you.
f. Do you think Vanessa plays golf well?
g. I’m sorry. I’m not knowing the answer.
h. I’m not believing you. You’re telling lies.
i. They know the car costs a lot of money but they want to buy it.
j. She listens to a French song but she doesn’t understand what it is meaning.
E. Complete the table with the expression bellow.
a glass of coke, a bath, a car, dinner, a new red pen, a shower, a sandwich, a mug of milk, a
lot of friends, breakfast, a phone, a snack, a bag, a lesson, an exam, a course, a new laptop,
classes, a pair of jeans, the French class, a hi-tech computer, History.
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English Seminar 1 – Revision Present Simple & Continuous

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

A. Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense:

B. Complete the sentences:

D. Correct the following sentences if necessary.

a. I don’t understand English newspapers.

E. Complete the table with the expression bellow.

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