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Exercise On Simple Present & Present Cont 2

The document contains multiple exercises that test the use of simple present tense and present continuous tense. It provides sentences with blanks that must be filled in with either "Simple Present Tense" or "Present Continuous Tense" depending on whether the simple present or present continuous form of the verb is required to correctly complete the sentence. There are multiple parts with varying numbers of sentences testing these tenses.

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Exercise On Simple Present & Present Cont 2

The document contains multiple exercises that test the use of simple present tense and present continuous tense. It provides sentences with blanks that must be filled in with either "Simple Present Tense" or "Present Continuous Tense" depending on whether the simple present or present continuous form of the verb is required to correctly complete the sentence. There are multiple parts with varying numbers of sentences testing these tenses.

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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 morning.
3. I …………………………… (do) my homework now.
4. I ………………………… (eat) my dinner now.
5. ……………………………. (you / want) a pizza?
6. They …………………………….. (watch) TV now.
7. I ……………………………. (not / like) spaghetti.
8. The baby …………………………. (sleep) now.
9. My mother usually …………………. (cook) dinner in the evening.
10. He …………………….. (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month.
11. She ………………………. (not / like) football.
12. Mary ………………………….. (listen) to music now.
13. Tom usually ……………………(drink) coffee, but he …………………. (drink) tea now.
14. We ………………………. (go) to the disco tonight.
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. All of them ………………………… (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 C: Fill in the blanks with “Simple Present Tense” or “Present Continuous Tense”.
EXERCISE D: Fill in the blanks with “Simple Present Tense” or “Present Continuous Tense”.
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.


Fill in the blanks with “Simple Present Tense”. Fill in the blanks with “Present Continuous Tense”.

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