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I. Put The Verb in The Correct Form, Present Simple or Present Progressive

This document contains exercises for students to practice using the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It includes filling in verbs in sentences, completing sentences with verbs from a word bank, writing full sentences using given words, and identifying whether the present simple or present continuous form of verbs should be used. The exercises cover a variety of situations involving actions that happen regularly or repeatedly, actions happening now or temporarily, and identifying habits or general truths.

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I. Put The Verb in The Correct Form, Present Simple or Present Progressive

This document contains exercises for students to practice using the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It includes filling in verbs in sentences, completing sentences with verbs from a word bank, writing full sentences using given words, and identifying whether the present simple or present continuous form of verbs should be used. The exercises cover a variety of situations involving actions that happen regularly or repeatedly, actions happening now or temporarily, and identifying habits or general truths.

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EXERCISES:

I. Put the verb in the correct form, present simple or present progressive.
1. Sit down! A strange dog (run) to you.
2. My mom often (buy) meat from the butcher’s.
3. My brothers (not/ drink) coffee at the moment.
4. Look! Those people (climb) the mountain so fast.
5. That girl (cry) loudly in the party now.
6. These students always (wear) warm clothes in summer.
7. What (you/ do) in the kitchen?
8. I never (eat) potatoes.
9. The 203 bus (set off) every fifteen minutes.
10.Tonight we (not/ go) to our teacher’s wedding party.
II. Put the verb in the correct form, present simple or present progressive.
1. A: What !(you/ do)?
B: I (write) to my parents. I (write) to them every weekend.
2. A: Look, it (snow).
B: It’s beautiful! This is the first time I’ve ever seen snow. It (not snow) in my
country.
3. A: Oh, that’s Adrian. He’s new here.
B: Really? Where (he/ live)? (you/ know)?
A: Yes. He (live) in Milan, but now he (stay) with his aunt on Shirley Road.
4. A: What time (you/ usually/ finish) work?
B: Normally I (finish) work at five o’clock, but this week I (work) until six to
earn a bit more money.
5. A: How (you/ travel) to work?
B: I haven’t got a car at the moment, so I (go) to work on the bus this week.
Usually I (drive) to work.
6. A: I think we’re going the wrong way.
B: I don’t think so. The sun (rise) in the east, remember. It’s behind us, so we
(travel) west.
7. A: (you/ look) for someone?
B: Yes, I (need) to speak to Neil. Is he in?
A: Yes, but I (think) he’s busy. He (talk) to the boss at the moment.
8. A: I (want) a new computer. I (save) up to buy one.
B: But computers (cost) so much money. What’s wrong with the one we’ve got?
A: It (get) out of date now.
9. A: Your new dress (look) very nice.
B: Thank you. The trouble is it (not/ fit) properly. I (not/ know) why I bought
them, really.
10. A: What (you/ do)?
B: I (taste) the sauce. It (taste) too salty.
III. Put the verb in the correct form, present simple or present progressive.
It (0. be) is Sunday evening and my friends and I (1. be) at Jane's birthday party.
Jane (2. wear) a beautiful long dress and (3. stand) next to her boyfriend. Some
guests (4. drink) wine or beer in the comer of the room. Some of her relatives (5.
dance) in the middle of the room. Most people (6. sit) on chairs, (7. enjoy) foods
and (8. chat) with one another. We often (9. go) to our friends' birthday parties. We
always (10. dress) well and (11. travel) by taxi. Parties never (12. make) us bored
because we like them.
IV. Complete the sentences by using either the present simple or the present
progressive of the verbs in the box.
bite bleed flow rain leave grow
belong take seem shine wake
1. The River Nile _____________ into the Mediterranean.
2. This book is mine. That one _____________to Pierre.
3. Look at Joan. She_____________ her fingernails. She must be nervous.
4. We usually _____________ vegetables in our garden.
5. Let’s go out. It (not)_____________ now.
6. Every morning, the sun _____________in my bedroom window and
_____________ me up.
7. Jim is very untidy. He (always)_____________his things all over the place.
8. Ann _____________ very happy at the moment.
9. He’s a photographer. He _____________ a lots of photos.
10.Oh! What’s the matter with your hand? It _____________.
V. Complete these sentences, using the future simple or the present simple of
the verbs in brackets.
1. I (phone) you when I (get) home from work.
2. I want to see Margaret before she (go) out.
3. We're going on holiday tomorrow. I (tell) you all about it when we (come) back.
4. Brian looks very different now. When you (see) him again, you (not/ recognize)
him. 5. We must do something soon before it (be) too late.
6. I don’t want to go out without you. I (wait) until you (be) ready.
7. Sue has applied for the job but she isn’t very well qualified for it. I (be)
surprised if she (get) it.
8. I’d like to play tennis tomorrow if the weather (be) nice.
9. I’m going out now. If anybody (phone) me while I (be) out, can you take a
message? 10. It’s raining hard. We (get) wet if we (go) out. As soon as it (stop)
raining, we (leave).
VI. Write in full sentences using the given words. (Use the present simple or
present continuous)
1. He/ often/ have/ breakfast/ late.
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2. You/ do/ the housework/ at the moment?
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3. I/ not/ go/ to school/ on weekends.
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4. John’s girlfriend/ wear/ a red T-shirt/ now.
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5. They/ like/ beer or wine?
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6. What/ he/ usually/ do/ at night?
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7. The teacher/ never/ lose/ his temper.
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8. Why/ you/ listen/ to music/ loudly/ now?
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