Javier Pinales Pérez

2021-1398
Group: 23

Practice #2
Make the present continuous:

1. (he / walk to school now)

____He’s walking to school now.__________________________________

2. (I / study at the moment)

____ I’m studding at the moment______________________
3. (I / not / sleep)
____ I’m not sleeping______________________________________
4. (you / play badminton tonight)
_____You’re playing badminton tonight____________________________________
5. (we / watch TV)
_______We are watching TV______________________________
6. (she / not / work in Spain)
____She isn’t working in Spain__________________________
7. (he / not / wait for the bus)
___He isn’t waiting for the bus___________________
8. (they / read)
____They’re reading________________________________________
9. (we / not / go to the cinema tonight)
___We aren’t going to the cinema tonight___________________
10. (you / not / read the newspaper)
____You aren’t reading the newspaper______________
11. (she / eat chocolate)
____She’s eating chocolate_________
12. (I / not / live in Paris)
____I’m not living in Paris__________________________________
13. (we / study French)
_____We’re studding French__________________________
14. (they / not / leave now)
______They aren’t leaving now___________
15. (they / live in London)
_____They’re living in London_______
16. (he / work in a restaurant now)
_____He’s working in a restaurant now______________________
17. (I / not / meet my father at four)
___I’m not meeting my father at four______________________
18. (she / not / drink tea now)
_____She isn’t drinking tea now_____________________
19. (she / play the guitar)u
____She’s playing the guitar__________________________________________
20. (we / cook)
_____We’re cooking_________________
21(they / not / visit their parents)
___They aren’t visiting their parents_____________________
22 (he / meet his friend tonight)
__He’s meeting his friend tonight __________________________
23. (he / not / walk to school now)
___He isn’t walking to now ______________
24. (we / not / watch TV at the moment)
___We aren’t watching TV at the moment________________________
25. (you / not / read a book)
_____You aren’t reading a book___________________
26. (I / visit Linda tonight)
_____I’m visiting Lina tonight _________________
27. (she / not / eat dinner now)
____She isn’t eating dinner now_________________
28. (Lucy / not / work in a bookshop this summer)
___Lucy isn’t working in a bookshop this summer__________________________
29. (they / watch a film)
___They’re watching a film_____________
30. (we / buy a new car)
____We’re buying a new car____________________________________

31. (David / have a party tomorrow)

______David having a party tomorrow______________________________
32. (I / get a bike)
___I’m getting a bike _____________________________
33. (you / take a long time)
_____You’re taking a long time____________________________________
34. (I / not / come until later)
_____I’m not coming until later___________________
35. (Jill and Susan / walk)
____Jill and Susan are walking_____________________________
36. (we / not / listen to the radio)
____We aren’t listening to the radio_____________________________
37. (they / not / speak to each other)
___They aren’t speaking to each other_________________________________
38. (he / take a shower)
____He’s taking a shower_________________________
39. (you / get fat)
____You’re getting fat_________________________________
40. (I / not / use the computer)
___I’m not using the computer_______________________________
Make present continuous questions (yes / no and ‘wh’):
41. (you / eat / cake?)
____Are you eating cake? Yes, I do. ________________________
42. (what time / you / go to the cinema?)
_____What time you’re going to the cinema? ______________________
43. (why / you / study?)
___Why are you studding? _____________________________
44. (when / you / leave?)
_____When are you leaving? _________________
45. (you / smoke?)
__ Are you smoking? No, I don’t._______________________
46. (he / play / tennis later?)
____Is he playing tennis later? _Yes, he does. __________________

47. (you / go / shopping at the weekend?)

_____Are you going shopping at the weekend? _Yes, I do.______
48. (you / drink / wine)
___Are you drinking wine? Yes, I do. ___________________________
49. (what / you / drink now?)
___What are you drinking now? ______________________________
50. (what / you / think?)
____What are you thinking? _________________________________

51. (she / work / in an office at the moment?)

___Is she working in an office at the moment? No, she doesn’t. __________
52. (they / study / Portuguese?)
_____Are they studding Portuguese? Yes, they do. _________________________
53. (what time / she/ come?)
___What time is she coming? ______________________________________
54. (where / you / play tennis tonight?)
______Where are you playing tennis tonight? __________________________
55. (you / meet / your friends on Friday?)
____Are you meeting your friends on Friday? No, I don’t. ____________
56. (you / read / now?)
____Are you reading now? Yes, I do __________________________________
57. (where / you / go now?)
___Where are you going now? _________________________________
58. (what / you / do?)
____What are you doing? ______________________
59. (she / live / in London?)
____Is she living in London? .____________________________
60. (they / study now?)
___Are they studding now? _____________________________________

Choose the present simple or present continuous (these verbs are sometimes
stative):
61. She __is having___ (have) a bath every evening.
62. My husband _always taste_ (always / taste) the food while I’m cooking! It’s
very annoying.
63. A: Where’s Luke?
B: He _is seeing__ (see) the doctor now.
64. I _ don’t think__ (not / think) that’s a good idea.
65. He __has__ (have) a party at the weekend.
66. This coffee _does not taste___ (not / taste) right.
67. We _ seeing_ (see) John and Susie next weekend.
68. What _do you think_ (you / think) about the war in Iraq?
69. She __has__ (have) a headache.
70. It __is__ (be) cold today.
71. They __don’t have__ (not / have) a car.
72. I _don’t see___ (not / see) anything, I can’t work the telescope.
73. The waiter ___tastes___ (taste) the wine now.
74. She _isn’t be__ (not / be) a doctor.
75. A: What ____is that doing____ (that child / do)?
B: He _____is being______ (be) silly.
76. ____Are you______ (you / be) hungry? _Do you want_ (you / want) a sandwich?
77. A: What __are you doing___ (you / do)?
B: I ___am thinking______ (think) about my ex-boyfriend.
78. I __am having___ (have) fun today!
79. I __see__ (see) Julie every Tuesday.
80. I __have__ (have) an idea!
81. A: Achoo!
B: Bless you! __do__ (you / have) a cold?
82. They often ______see_______ (see) a film on Fridays.
83. A: How’s the cake?
B: It ____tastes______ (taste) funny.
84. ______Are you having? _______ (you / have) a good time at the moment?
PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES
1. Put the verbs into the correct tense (present simple OR present continuous):
The train always _______leaves_________(1: leave) on time.

"What's the matter? Why __are you crying? ___ (2: cry/you)?"

That's strange. They _don’t watch_ (3: not to watch) TV

. He __doesn’t speak___ (4: not to speak) very good English.

Please be quiet! I ______doing__________ (5: do) my homework.

Where ____do they live______ (6: live/they)?

Listen! John ___is playing___ music! (7: play)

I never ________go________(8: go) to the swimming pool.

Harold Black's a famous pianist. He _______gives_________(9: give) two or three concerts

every week. He ____travels____ (10: travel) a lot and this week he's in New York. He
____stays_______ (11: stay) at an expensive hotel. He's at his hotel now. He
________has________ (12: have) his breakfast in the dining−room.

He ____is drinking____ (13: drink) a cup of coffee and he _is reading_(14: read) a newspaper.
Harold's always very busy. He _______plays_________ (15: play) the piano regularly. He
______practices__________ (16: practice) for four hours every day.

He _____goes________ (17: go) to bed late and he always ____gets up_____ (18: get up)
early. But he sometimes ______getting__________ (19: get) dressed too quickly, and this
morning he ___is wearing___ (20: wear) one blue sock and one red one!
Complete the sentences below using one of the verbs in the box in the correct form. You
may use each verb once only.

enjoy -prefer- play -produce- work -seem -know- interview- wait -talk- finish

1. I always ___play_____ tennis on Fridays.

2. He ___produces_____ his report. He will bring it into the office when it is complete.

3. "My parents phoned me this morning. They ___are enjoying______ themselves in the
Seychelles. Champagne every night! In fact, they don't want to leave." 4. We ___prefer___ to
entertain our guests in a local restaurant rather than the canteen. Although it is expensive, we
can talk freely there.

5. I __know__ the answer to your problem. Get a new computer.

6. "Where is John?" "In his office _talking_ for an important telephone call." 7. I can't make
the meeting tomorrow. I __will interview__ the applicants for the sales manager's job. 8. My
brother _____works________ for Shink Inc. which makes bathroom fittings. 9. Who
___________ to Bill? Is it the new secretary? 10. The new contract _______seem_________
fine to me. However, could you just check it through once more?

Choose the correct form for each verb.

1. Marie-Claude isn't a Canadian. I ________ she comes from France
. A. believe
B.? am believing
2. Look! Junko ________ into the water.
A.? jumps
B.? is jumping
3. I ________ you're crazy!
A.? think
B.? am thinking
4. Don't give Jan any cheese. She ________ it!
A.? hates
B.? is hating
5. I ________ to Toronto next Thursday. Do you want to come?
A.? go
B.? am going
6. Once a week, I ________ to an art class at the college.
A. ? go
B. ? am going
7. I ________ lunch in the cafeteria every day.
A. ? have
B. ? am having
8. Salman is rich — he ________ a Mercedes.
A. ? drives
B. ? is driving
9. You won't find Jerry at home right now. He ________ in the library.
A. ? studies
B. ? is studying
10. It ________ quite hard — perhaps we shouldn't go out tonight.
A. ? snows
B. ? is snowing
4. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (present simple or present continuous)
Next week, my friends and I ____go_____ (go) camping in the woods. I
__organizing___ (organize) the food, because I ______like_______ (like) cooking.
Dave ______has________ (have) a big car with a trailer, so he ______plans_______
(plan) the transportation. Sam __is bringing__ (bring) the tent — he __goes__ (go)
camping every year, so he ____has_____ (have) a great tent and lots of other
equipment. My wife ___thinks____ (think) we're crazy. She (like)
______likes_________ holidays in comfortable hotels, so she ______________ (take) a
trip to Paris instead.
5. Present Simple or Continuous? Choose the correct alternative(s) in the
sentences 1-8 below.
1 Today she ’s spending/spends time with her grandmother.
2 They usually are going/go to the gym on Sundays.
3 We ’re having/have a barbecue later on. Do you want to come?
4 No, she can’t answer the phone, she has/is having a shower.
5 I always have/am having a coffee before I ’m leaving/leave for work in the morning.
6 They sometimes fly/are flying to Sweden, but usually they are going/go by boat.
7 Where are you? I ’m sitting/sit outside in the sunshine!
8 He always brings/is bringing a monolingual dictionary to his English class.