Name: _________________________________________________; group A
I Circle the correct answer - Present Simple or Present Continuous. ___/ 5
1. She _______________ to the new boy in her class at the moment.
a) speaks b) is speaking c) spoke
2. She usually listens to pop music but she _____________ to jazz these days.
a) is listening b) listens c) doesn't listen
3. A: ____________________________ nowadays? B: He is studying at a university.
a) What is John doing b) What does John do c) What was John doing
4. Be careful. That water ___________.
a) boils b) boil c) is boiling
5. Hurry up. The school bus __________ for you.
a) waited b) is waiting c) waited
II Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Present Simple or Present Continuous. ___/10
1. I can't hear you! I (have) _____________________________ a shower.
2. Sam (do)_____________________________ his homework at night.
3. Look at the boy. (watch, he)____________________________________ us?
4. Our team is in Madrid this week. They (take) ________________________ part in a contest.
5. I (not, get)____________________________ up very early on weekdays.
6. My dad (be) _________________ in the garage. He (clean)_____________________ his car.
7. Dan (not, have)___________________________ a lot of friends.
8. I can see that you (not, have) __________________________ fun at this party.
9. My little sister (dry)________________________ the dishes on Saturdays and Sundays.
III Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Present Simple or Present Continuous. ___/15
Hi Maria!
My name is Alice and I’m from Manchester. I (live) ________________ with my family near the city
centre. My mom works in a bank and my dad writes books.
At the moment my mom (try) __________________to get a promotion to manager of her office at
the bank, so she (work)________________ much harder than usual to impress her boss. Because of
the extra work, she (seem) ________________________ quite stressed, so dad and I (do)
______________________ a bit more than usual around the house so that she (have)
______________________ some time to relax.
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Name: _________________________________________________; group A
My dad can work when he (want) ______________________so can be very flexible, sometimes he
(feel) ________________________ very inspired and writes a lot, at other times he (seem)
____________________ to find it more difficult, so (go)________________________ for a walk or
(do) _________________________something to take his mind of things. I (not think)
_____________________ that he (realise) ________________________ how lucky he his, I (not
know) ______________________ any other dads who (have) _____________________so much
freedom!
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