EXERCISES ON SIMPLE PRESENT & PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSES

Exercise A: Fill in the blanks with “the Simple Present Tense” or “the Present Continuous Tense”.

1. My brother _________________________ (like) 9. I _____________________ (play) tennis every day.

this CD very much.
10. A: _____________ you _________________ (do)
2. He __________________________ (go) to China your homework now?
next summer. B: Yes, I __________.

3. We __________________________ (have) lunch 11. The earth ______________ (get) dirtier and dirtier.
now. Would you like to join us?
12. Can you see Anna? She ____________________
4. We always __________________________ (visit) (wait) at the bus stop.
grandma on Sundays.
13. ________ you still _______________ (watch) TV?
5. In this photo, we ______________________ (play)
14. A: _____________ they ________________ (go)
volleyball on the beach.
to Ocean Park next Sunday?
6. George can’t come to the phone at the moment. He B: No, they __________________________.
__________________________ (take) a shower.
15. She usually _________________________ (miss)
7. My father __________________________ (work) class because of illness.
as an accountant in a big company.
16. A: _____________ you ________________ (love)
8. I can’t play online games now because my dad Shakira’s songs?
______________ (use) the computer to do his project. B: Yes, I _________, but my brother _____________.

Exercise B: Fill in the blanks with “the Simple Present Tense” or “the Present Continuous Tense”.

1. A: Where is Jack? 8. A: Tom _________________________ (not know)

B: He ________________ (play) in the garden now. how to swim.

2. Sarah is busy. She _________________________ B: It is because he is only four years old.

(work) very hard these days. 9. People often ________ (buy) new mobile phones.

3. Fred can’t help you now. Because he 10. A: Where is Ben?

_______________ (wash) his hair. B: He ___________________ (have) a shower.
4. A: What ___________ you ________________ (do) 11. Selena ____________________________ (wash)
at weekends? her hair in the evenings.
B: I clean the house and wash the clothes. 12. A: Look! It ___________________ (snow) outside.
5. Please, be quiet! I ____________________ (study) B: It’s beautiful! This is the first time I’ve ever seen
my homework. snow. It never ______________ (snow) in my country.
6. The environmental pollution __________________ 13. Water _________________ (evaporate) at 100 oC.
(increase) day by day.
14. I ____________________ (think) she is a student.
7. A: Mr. Watson looks very fit.
15. Every morning, the sun _____________________
B: Yes. He ______________________ (take) a lot (shine) in my bedroom and ___________________
of exercise nowadays.
 (wake) me up.

Exercise C: Fill in the blanks with “the Simple Present Tense” or “the Present Continuous Tense”.

1. The manager _________________________ (talk) 9. Can you hear those girls? What _______________
with the workers at present. they ____________________ (talk) about?

2. I _________________ (have) a good time but Olga 10. Temperature usually ____________________
___________________ (have) a hard time nowadays. (rise) in the afternoons.

3. Why ___________ you _________________ (look) 11. A: What is this noise?

at me angrily? B: Tom__________________ (practice) the piano.
4. They usually go skiing every year, but this year they 12. Are you thirsty? ______________________ you
________________ (not go) anywhere. __________________ (want) something to drink?
5. The earth ________________ (go) around the sun. 13. I _______________________ (give) a birthday
6. I ________________________ (not love) politics. party tomorrow evening. Will you come?

7. My mom always ________________________ (go) 14. Excuse me! ___________ you _______________
to work by train. (speak) English?

8. A: How is your father? Is he still ill? 15. We ______________ (work) too much these days.

B: No, he ______________ (get) better day by day. 16. Listen! Somebody ___________________ (sing).

Exercise D: Fill in the blanks with “the Simple Present Tense” or “the Present Continuous Tense”.

1. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It 11. Be quiet! My father __________________ (sleep).
_______________________ (rain). 12. Don’t go out! It _______ still ___________ (snow).
2. How often ____________ you _________________ 13. A: ___________ they ________ (come) to the
(go) to the theatre? party tonight?
3. Turn the volume down! I ______________ (study) B. Yes, they _________.
for my exams.
14. Normally I ____________________ (walk) to
4. A: Where is Paul? school every day, but now I _____________________
B: He is in the kitchen. He ____________________ (take) the bus.
(cook) something. 15. The leaves of trees __________________ (fall)
5. Look! The child ______________ (play) with the down in autumn.
spider. 16. He rarely _____________________ (get up) late.
6. She ______________ (clean) her teeth at the 17. Come here! What __________________ you
moment. __________________ (do) there?
7. Excuse me but, you ________________________ 18. David ________________ (not enjoy) eating leek.
(stand) on my foot.
19. We ____________________ (not see) our parents
8. A: Would you like some chocolate? every week.
B: No, thanks. I ______________ (hate) chocolate. 20. I’m sorry, I can’t talk to you now. I
9. She ____________ (go) to the library once a week. ______________________ (go) out.
10. Answer the door, please! Somebody 21. Melissa _________________________ (become)
__________________________ (ring) the bell. more and more beautiful.

EXERCISE A: Fill in the blanks with “Simple Present Tense” or “Present Continuous Tense”.
1. The children ………………………….. (play) outside now.
2. She usually ………………………. (read) the newspaper in the mornings.
3. I …………………………… (do) my homework at the moment.
4. I ………………………… (eat) my dinner at present.
5. ……………………………. (you / want) a pizza?
6. They …………………………….. (watch) TV now.
7. I ……………………………. (not / like) spaghetti.
8. Be quiet! The baby …………………………. (sleep).
9. My mother usually …………………. (cook) dinner in the evenings.
10. He …………………….. (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month.
11. She ………………………. (not / like) football.
12. Mary ………………………….. (listen) to music at the moment.
13. Tom usually ……………………(drink) coffee, but he …………………. (drink) tea at present.
14. We ………………………. (go) to the disco at weekends.
15. ………………………… (he / go) to work by bus everyday?

EXERCISE B: Fill in the blanks with “Simple Present Tense” or “Present Continuous Tense”.
1. Look! Jane ………………………… (sing) again. She often …………………….. (sing) this song.
2. My father ………………………………(have) a lot of work to do every weekend.
3. The girls …………………………………….. (not / talk) now. They ………………………… (watch) a film.
4. …………………… you …………………….. (like) watching TV?
5. He usually ………………………………….. (go) at 9:00 o’clock, but now he .…………………………….. (leave)
home late.
6. I ……………………………………. (visit) my grandparents every Friday. My sister ……………………………….
(often / visit) them.
7. The boys …………………………………….. (swim) in the pool now but they ……………………………...………
(usually / swim) in the sea.
8. She ……………………………….(write) a letter to her pen-friend at the moment.
9. They …………………………………….. (sometimes / have) lunch at work, but today they
…………………………………. (have) at a restaurant.
10. She can’t talk to you. She ………………………………………. (have) a shower.
11. “Where …………………………… Alex ……………………… (live)?“In France.”
12. Tom ………………………………………… (like / ride) a horse in his free times.
13. The children ………………………… (play) the piano and ……………………… (sing) a song at the moment.
14. My mother ………………………………………. (always / cook) in the morning.
15. What …………………………………………… (you / usually / do) at weekends?
16. Jane ………………………………… (give) a party today because it ………………………… (be) her birthday.
17. The lesson …………………………… (start) at 9 o’clock every morning.
18. Adam is in his room now. He …………………………………. (write) a letter to his pen-friend. He
…………………………………….. (always / write) him a letter.
EXERCISE E: Fill in the blanks with “Simple Present Tense” or “Present Continuous Tense”.
1. Susan usually ………………. (go) to school by bus, but now she …………………….. (go) to school by train.
2. Mary often ……………….. (read) in bed, but today she is very tired and she ………………………. (not / read).
3. The boys usually ………………… (ride) their bikes to school. They ……………. ………………… (like / ride)
their bikes. They ……………… (be) very naughty boys. They always …………………… (go) to school late.
Today their teacher …………………. (be) very angry, because they ………………… (be) late again.
4. Mary ……………………….. (like / eat) sweets. Every morning she ……………. (have) coffee with a lot of
sweets and chocolate. For lunch she and her friends often ……………….. (eat) sweets or ice-cream. She
……………………… (not / like / eat) fruit or vegetables. She ……………………… (eat / never) eggs or cheese.
Today she ………………….. (be) sick. She …………………… (sleep) in her room now.

EXERCISE F: Fill in the blanks with “Simple Present Tense” or “Present Continuous Tense”.
Father: Alice, what are you doing (you / do)?
Alice: I ……………………… (clean) the house. I usually …………………… (do) my homework but today I
………………………….. (not / go) to school.
Father: Where’s your mum?
Alice: She …………………… (make) a cake. She usually …………………….. (go) to the market but
today my friends …………………………. (come).

EXERCISE G: Fill in the blanks with “Simple Present Tense” or “Present Continuous Tense”.
1) Sarah Star is a singer. She sings (sing) and ………….....................................…….. (dance) on TV. She
………………............................…… (drive) a red Mercedes. At the moment she is with Nick Pear. They
……………...........................……….. (eat) in a restaurant. Sarah …………….................................……….. (drink)
a cocktail and Nick …………………............................................….. (talk) to the waiter.
2) Ann is a doctor. She ………………................................................….. (work) in a hospital but today she
…….............................................………(stay) at home. Now she ……………………….. (cook) dinner. Her friends
…………….................……..(visit) her today. It ……................……………. (be) her birthday.

EXERCISE H: Circle the correct answer.

1. Look! Thomas is bringing / brings his little sister to class.

2. My older sister is often listening / often listens to pop music.

3. We are writing / write an exercise now.

4. Mmmm! Mum is making / makes a cake.

5. Our teacher is giving / gives us a test every month.

6. Listen! Dad is reading / reads a story to Ricky.

7. Mr. Michael usually is growing / grows roses in his garden.

8. They are building / build a new house on the hill now.

9. Maria is drinking / drinks milk every morning.

10. Look! Nick is running / runs down the hill.