Present Simple vs Present Conituous Test 2011

1) Complete with the correct form of the Present

Continuous:
a) Andy and Paul___________ (play) tennis.
b) Susan ___________ (cook) some pasta.
c) He __________ (ski) in Las Leñas.
d) The dog __________ (bark).
e) What ____ you _____ (do)?
f) Where ______ you ____ (go)?
g) ________ he ________ (sleep)?
h) ________ you _________ (have) a good time?
i) I _____________ (not clean) my house.
j) Peter, Matt and Kaleb ________ (not talk) to
each other.
k) My mum _________ (not listen) to the radio.
l) ________ we __________ (learn)?
4) Complete the chart with the correct form of the
2) Answer the following questions: verbs in the Present Continuous:
a) Is your father working at the moment?
________________________ Infinitive P.C Infinitive P.C
b) Are your friends learning French? Lie Write
________________________________ Call Try
c) Is the cat chasing the mouse? Put Cry
________________________________ Die Be
d) Are you drinking orange juice? Dance Run
________________________________ Travel Open
e) Am I teaching Spanish? Stop Receive
________________________________

3) What are they doing? Write sentences using all 5) Complete with the Present Simple form:
the pictures: a) She __________ (watch) TV every day.
a) __________________________________ b) I _____________ (study) at night.
b) ___________________________________ c) _______ your dad ______ (have) a car?
c) ___________________________________ d) _________ you ________ (like) birds?
d) ___________________________________ e) No, I _________
e) ___________________________________ f) Yes, she ________
f) ___________________________________ g) Roy ________ (not work) on Sundays.
g) ___________________________________ h) Today __________ (be) Wednesday.
h) ___________________________________ i) Martin __________ (not eat) meat.
i) ___________________________________ j) Sarah usually _______ (wash) the car.
j) ___________________________________ k) My sister ________ (love) painting.
k) ___________________________________ l) Bill ________ (cut) his hair every month.
l) ___________________________________ m) Mice _________ (eat) cheese.
m) ___________________________________ n) Jane and I __________ (not want) to go.
o) What _______ your mother ______ (do)?
p) How _______ you _______ (do)?

Name: ____________ Date: __/___/___

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6) Answer the following questions: 8) Complete the chart with the correct form of the
a) Do you practice any sport? verbs in the Present Simple with He/She/It:
__________________
b) Does the dog like his food? Infinitive P.S Infinitive P.S
__________________ Watch Be
c) Does Kenny watch El elegido? Put Go
__________________ Marry Hate
d) Do you go to the club every summer? Try Die
__________________ Play Lie
e) Does your little brother cry a lot? Stay Have
__________________ Buy Study
f) Does the cat meow at night? Pass Hurry
__________________ Relax Enjoy
Do Fly
7) What does she do every day? Write sentences
using all the pictures and the verbs in the box:
9) Mix tenses. Put the verbs in the correct form. Be
careful! You may use Present Simple or
GET UP - WORK - WASH - BRUSH – CRY - SPEAK
Continuous:
- DRIVE – EAT – DRINK – GO OUT – TAKE – GO –
DO Hi! This is my friend Rita. She ________ (live)
a) ________________________________ in Japan. It ____ (be) winter here now and it
b) ________________________________ ___(be) the rainy season. It ________ (rain)
c) ________________________________ all day . Rita ______ (wake up) at 7.30 am
d) ________________________________ every day and ______ (take) the bus to go to
e) ________________________________ school. But today something strange happened!
f) ________________________________ She woke up really late so now she _________
g) ________________________________ (have) breakfast in a hurry and she
h) ________________________________ _____________ (cycle) to school. She ______
i) ________________________________
(wear) rain boots, a skirt, a t-shirt and a
j) ________________________________
raincoat. She ________ (hold) an umbrella! At
k) ________________________________
school she ________ (study) French and
l) ________________________________
Spanish. She __________ (work) at the school
library during the breaks and __________
(practice) Judo at P.E . She _________ (not
like) Maths but she _______ (love) Language
lessons. She is my best friend and I ______
(love) her! We ________ (have) fun a lot!!! I
forgot to tell you a secret!!! Rita is my pet!
She is a snail! Don’t tell her!!!

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