Present tenses
Present tenses
Present tenses
Present Simple
Choose the best present tense to complete these
facts
sentences
The moon revolves
round the Earth. 1. They ______ (go) to the seaside every year but
this year they __________ (go) to the mountains.
habits and routines 2. I can’t open the door. I ________ (lose) my key.
I usually have 3. Who _______ (know) what she ____________
breakfast before I go (talk) about? She never __________ (make) any
sense.
to work.
4. Everybody _________ (know) the world’s
rainforests ____________ (disappear).
5. My dress is ruined. What __________ (you, do)?
Present Continuous 6. ________ you ________ (see) Laura yet? She
____________ (stay) with us this week while her
house ___________ (be) redecorated.
action happening at
7. More and more people ___________ (become)
the time of speaking redundant.
Look! She’s crying. 8. I’m sorry, but she ______________ (not, work)
temporary action today. She _____________ (take) a day off.
I’m working as a waitress 9. The sun ____________ (rise) in the east and
this summer. __________ (set) in the west.
10. Our math teacher usually ___________ (give) us
ongoing changes
a lot of homework - but not today.
The Earth is getting
11. People ___________ (get) frustrated with the
warmer. prices going up every day.
12. Look how well he ____________ (play) today. I
Present Perfect _______________ (never, see) him move so fast.
13. This season he ____________ (play) for
Liverpool. Who __________ (know) whether he will
one’s experiences / stay or not?
I’ve never swum in the 14. What ______________ (you, do)? Why
ocean. _____________ (you, lie) in bed? ___________ (I,
action that has an not, tell) you to tidy up your room?
effect in the present 15. Tom ____________ (sell) his car. _____ you
______ (know) how much he ________ (want) for it?
He can’t drive. He’s
16. I can’t stand here in the rain. I _________
broken his toe.
(get) wet.
action started in the 17. Listen! Somebody ____________ (play) my
past lasting up to now favourite song. I __________ (not, hear) it for such
She’s lived in London a long time.
since last year.
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