B1 Present Tense Simple and Progressive T016
NAME: Daniela Rubio Urrea
Complete the sentences using the correct form of the present tense.
1. It often _rains_ in Ireland. That’s why they call it the “Green Island”. But it _is not raining_ there at
the moment. (RAIN, NOT RAIN)
2. Such behavior normally _makes_ me furious (MAKE).
3. I _don’t believe_ a word he says. (NOT BELIEVE)
4. I _am wearing_ a hat today because it’s such a special event. (WEAR)
5. Susan _writes_ an email to her parents nearly every Saturday evening. (WRITE)
6. Stop right now! You _break_ the flowers every time the ball _lands_ in the flower bed. (BREAK,
LAND)
7. Where is Jimmy? – I don’t know. I _think_ he _is playing_ tennis with his younger brother, Mark.
(THINK, PLAY)
8. My mum _organizes_ a party for her best friends once a year. (ORGANISE)
9. She _lives_ in London, but she _is currently staying_ with friends up in Scotland. (LIVE, CURRENTLY
STAY)
10. Our headmaster rarely _teaches_ a class. He _has_ a lot of administrative work to do. (TEACH, HAVE)
11. As the private secretary of the boss, I _read_ up to a hundred emails every day. (READ)
12. Look at her! – She _is smoking_ in a non-smoking area. (SMOKE)
13. _Do you belong_ to a tennis club? (YOU BELONG)
14. Dana _loves_ reading a good novel (LOVE).
15. Songs that are not very popular _don’t sell_ very well. (NOT SELL)
16. My brother isn’t here. He _is touring_ Spain at the moment. (TOUR)
17. Tom always _asks_ the strangest questions in class. (ASK)
18. I _buy_ lottery tickets every week, but I _never win_ anything (BUY, NEVER WIN)
19. You can’t disturb them. They _are playing_ a game of cards. (PLAY)
20. Can’t you see that I _am working_ on my thesis? – I _don’t want_ you to disturb me. (WORK, NOT
WANT)
21. Our children _enjoy_ going skiing with us. (ENJOY)
22. The plane _is leaving_ the runway now. You are too late. (LEAVE)
23. I _create_ websites for a living. What _do you do_? (CREATE, YOU DO)
24. She _is thinking_ of leaving home and going to Australia for a year. (THINK)
25. I told you that I _don’t work_ with you anymore. You’re simply not a team player. (NOT WORK)