PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Complete the sentences using Present Simple or Present Continuous

1. I …………………………(go) to school every day.

2. Mary and I …………………………….(listen) to music now.
3. What …………….……………….(you/do) at the moment?
4. My dad ………………………..(work) at the hospital. He’s a doctor.
5. It’s 9 o ‘clock and we ……………………………(have) dinner.
6. Paula ……………………(not / live) in Madrid. She …………………….(live) in Paris.
7. Listen! The baby ………………………….(cry).
8. Sam always ………………………(do) his homework in the evenings.
9. Where is Lucy? She …………………..(play) football with her friends.
10. Tom …………………….(go) shopping with his mum at the weekend.
11. My mum ……………………..(love) apples. She ……………..(eat) one every day.
12. Sabela ………………..(not / like) watching TV. She …………..(prefer) riding her horse.
13. Look! The boys ……………………..(run) very fast.
14. Diana sometimes ………………..(make) model aeroplanes with her friends.
15. Anna …………………..(run) very fast but she can’t jump.
16. Lessons …………………..(start) in my school at 09:30 in the morning.
17. We usually ………………………..(have) lunch at home but today we ……………….(have)
lunch in a restaurant.
18. I …………………………..(not / wear) a uniform to school.
19. Today, I ……………………………..(wear) a blue t-shirt and red shorts.
20. My friend ……………………………(walk) to school every day.
21. Monkeys …………………………….(climb) very high.
22. Listen! The birds…………………………….(sing) in the garden.
23. I never …………………………….(use) my mobile phone at school.
24. John ……………….(not / draw) a picture at the moment. He …………………(read) a comic.
25. Look at that dog! It ………………………………..(run) after a rabbit.
26. The cat ……………………………(drink) milk every day.
27. Today I ……………………………(have) a picnic with my family in the park.
28. Mary and I often ……………..(watch) TV after school.
29. ……………………………….(you / like) pizza? I …………………….(love) it!
30. John usually…………………………………. (tidy) his bedroom every weekend.
ANSWER KEY:

1. I ………GO…………………(go) to school every day.

2. Mary and I ……ARE LISTENING…………….(listen) to music now.
3. What ………ARE YOU DOING……………….(you/do) at the moment?
4. My dad ……………WORKS…………..(work) at the hospital. He’s a doctor.
5. It’s 9 o ‘clock and we ……ARE HAVING………………………(have) dinner.
6. Paula ……DOESN’T LIVE………(not / live) in Madrid. She ……LIVES……….(live) in Paris.
7. Listen! The baby ……IS CRYING…………………….(cry).
8. Sam always …………DOES……………(do) his homework in the evenings.
9. Where is Lucy? She ……IS PLAYING……………..(play) football with her friends.
10. Tom ………GOES…………….(go) shopping with his mum at the weekend.
11. My mum ……LOVES………………..(love) apples. She …EATS…………..(eat) one every day.
12. Sabela …DOESN’T LIKE..(not / like) watching TV. She …PREFERS…..(prefer) riding her
horse.
13. Look! The boys ……ARE RUNNING………………..(run) very fast.
14. Diana sometimes ……MAKES…………..(make) model aeroplanes with her friends.
15. Anna ……RUNS……………..(run) very fast but she can’t jump.
16. Lessons …START………………..(start) in my school at 09:30 in the morning.
17. We usually ………HAVE………………..(have) lunch at home but today we ……ARE
HAVING………….(have) lunch in a restaurant.
18. I ………DON’T WEAR…………………..(not / wear) a uniform to school.
19. Today, I ………AM WEARING……………………..(wear) a blue t-shirt and red shorts.
20. My friend ……WALKS………………………(walk) to school every day.
21. Monkeys …………CLIMB………………….(climb) very high.
22. Listen! The birds…ARE SINGING………………………….(sing) in the garden.
23. I never …………USE……………….(use) my mobile phone at school.
24. John ………ISN’T DRAWING……………….(not /draw) a picture at the moment. He ……IS
READING……………(read) a comic.
25. Look at that dog! It ……IS RUNNING…………………………..(run) after a rabbit.
26. The cat ……………DRINKS………………(drink) milk every day.
27. Today I ………AM HAVING……………………(have) a picnic with my family in the park.
28. Mary and I often ……WATCH………..(watch) TV after school.
29. ……DO YOU LIKE……………….(you / like) pizza? I ……LOVE……………….(love) it!
30. John usually …………TIDIES……………..(tidy) his bedroom every weekend.

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