Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form

of the verbs in brackets.

1. She(run)………………………………….. now because she's late for her lesson.

2. Our teacher always(give)………………………………. us lots of homework.

3. We(not want)……………………………….. to go to the concert.

4. What time(you / meet)……………………………………….. Pete tomorrow?

5. I (not work)…………………………………….. today. I'm on holiday.

6. People(speak)………………………….. English in Jamaica.

7. Archie(not use) ………………………………..his computer at the moment.

8. (Tony / live)…………………………… near the park?

9. In Johannesburg most people (speak)……………………… at least five languages.

10. 2Languages (disappear)……………………..very fast. Half of world's languages will

disappear by 2100.

11. 3You can't see Tim now; he (have)………………………………. a bath.

12. 4Please keep quiet, I (listen)……………………….. to the radio. You know I (listen)

……………………………. to the news in the mornings.

13. 5What time the first train (leave) ……………………………………..?

14. 6I never (wear)………………………… a scarf, but today I (wear)

……………………….. one because it's unusually cold.

 15. 7I finished watching the series you recommended. Now I (watch)

…………………….. another one.

16. 8What you (do)…………………………… tonight? Would you like to come and watch

the game?

17. 9Nobody (think)…………………………………. they will win the match.

18. 10I (think)…………………………about buying a new car.

19. We (not like)…………………….. ...... Chinese food.

20. I often (buy)………………….. ...... fruit from the greengrocer's.

21. Sam (listen) …………………....... to the radio every evening.

22. My mother (drink) ……………………........ tea now.

23. My father always (cut) …………...... the grass.

24. That man (laugh)……………………...... at the moment.

25. She often (wear) ……………........ her red dress.

26. I (have)…………………....... a party next weekend.

27. she (do)……………………………. her homework at the moment?

28. She (drink)………………...... milk every morning.

29. What you (do)………………….. this weekend?

30. We (not go) …………………...... to Mary's party tonight.

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form

of the verbs in brackets.

1. Julie (read)……………………………….. in the garden at the moment.

2. What we (have)…………………………………… for dinner tonight?

3. She (have)……………………. 2 daughters.

4. I (stay)………………………………….in Spain for 2 weeks this summer.

5. He often (come)…………………………… over for dinner.

6. The class (begin)…………………………….. at 7 every day.

7. What you (eat)…………………………………..at the moment?

8. What Susie (do)…………………………………..today?

9. I (not work)……………………………………on Sundays.

10. She (not study)………………………now, she (watch)……………………………. TV.

11. How often you (go) ………………………………..to this restaurent.

12. I (not go)……………………………….. on holiday this summer.

13. I’m sorry, I (not understand)……………………………………

14. She (take)………………………………. a dancing class for every Tuesday.

15. It (be)………………………… cold here in the winter.

16. Take your umbrella, it (rain)…………………………….

17. This cake (taste)……………………………..delicious.

18. That bag (belong)……………………………….. to Jack.

19. When you (arrive)…………………………… tonight?

20. The Smiths always (have)…………………….. breakfast together.

21. I usually drive to work, but today I (take)……………………….. a taxi.

22. It (rain)………………………. very often here in Galicia.

23. Dear Sirs, I (write) …………………………..this letter to you because I am not happy with your

product.

24. It is 9 o'clock and the students (sit) ……………………………………..in their classroom.

25. Sallly is very tired because she (not sleep)…………………………………. well these days.

26. -"Where are you?" -"I (stand)…………………………….. in front of your house."

27. She is a translator. She (speak) …………………………..a lot of languages.

 28. In the evenings, Linda (watch)……………………………………. videos.

29. We (not wear)……………………………. uniforms at our school.

30. George! You (not listen)…………………………………. to me!

Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form

of the verbs in brackets.

1. Our model (wear)………………………. a black dress made of silk now.

2. I always (talk)…………………….. to my friends about my problems.

3. You can take the newspaper. I (not read)………………………………… it.

4. I usually (go)………………. to work by car, but today I'm going by bus.

5. 'Where is John?' 'He (take)………………………….. a shower.'

6. I (not do)…………………………… exercise very often.

7. Can you hear that? Our neighbours (argue)……………………………………………

8. Our neighbours (argue)…………………… almost every day.

9. What time she (start)……………………………… work on Fridays?

10. I'm hungry now. I (want) ………………………to eat something.

11. Where is Jane?' 'In the living room. She (watch)……………………………. a movie.'

12. I never (watch)……………………………. TV when I'm having dinner.

13. What is he doing? He (sit)…………………………..at his desk.

14. Listen! Someone (knock)…………………………….. at the door.

15. On my way home I usually (stop)………………………………. to drink a cup of coffee.

16. Architects (make)………………………….. plans of the buildings.

17. Look at Betty: she (play)………………………….. the piano.

18. At this moment I (correct)…………………………….. my pupils' exercises.

19. Where are you? I (prepare)…………………………………… my lessons in the study.

20. She (earn)……………………. a lot of money.

 21. Chris (stand)…………………………….. near the table at present.

22. William (come)…………………. to our workshop on Mondays.

23. I must run home, mother (wait)………………………………. for me now.

24. The telephone often (ring)………………………. during supper.

25. Stephen (smoke)……………………….. a cigarette now.

26. It (snow)………………………… hard at the moment.

27. I always (go)…………………… to my office early.

28. Two and two (make)…………………. four.

29. What are you doing here? I (look)……………………….. for my book.

30. They usually (catch)…………………………the ten o'clock bus.

Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form

of the verbs in brackets.

1. Listen! My mother (sing)________________________a song.

2. Every night, we (go)________________________to bed at 10p.m

3. Giang (like)_______________music but I (like)____________________Maths.

4. Now, they (stay)___________________________in Hue .

5. My father (read)__________________________a newspaper in the morning.

6. Look! Ha (run)______________________.

7. Trang usually (listen) __________________ to the teacher in the class, but she (not listen)

__________________now.

8. Where _____________________ your father(be)?

-He (be) _________ living room. He (watch) _______________________TV.

9. _________________________they (go) to school by bus today?

10.There(be)___________many flowers in our garden.

11. Every morning, my father (have) ______________a cup of coffee but today he

(drink)____________milk.

12. At the moment, I (read)_______________a book and my brother (watch)_______ TV.

13. Hoa (live)________________in Hanoi, and Ha (live)________________in HCM City.

14. Hung and his friend (play)_______________badminton.

15. They usually (get up)___________________at 6.oo in the morning.

16. Ha never (go)______________fishing in the winter but she always (do)_____________ it in

the summer.

17. My teacher (tell)__________________Hoa about Math.

18. There (be)____________________ animals in the circus.

19. _______________he (watch)______________TV at 7.00 every morning?

20. What _____________she (do) _________________at 7.00 am?

21. How old _________she (be)?

22. How ___________she (be)?

23. My children (Go)________________to school by bike.

24. We (go)_______________to supermarket to buy some food.

25. Mr. Hien (go)________________on business to Hanoi every month.

26. Ha (like)______________coffee very much, but I (not like)______________it.

27. She (like)________________Tea, but she (not like)____________________coffee.

28. I (love)_______________ cats, but I (not love)__________________dogs.

29. Everyday ,I (go)______________to school on foot, but today I (go)________________to

school by bike.

30. Who you _________________(wait) for Nam?

- No, I _______________________(wait) for Mr. Hai.

31. My sister (get)______________ dressed and (brush)_______________her teeth herself at

6.30 everyday.

32. Mrs. Smith (not live)____________in downtown. She (rent)___________in an apartment in

the suburb.

33. How _________your children (go)_________________to school everyday?

34. It's 9 o'clock in the morning. Lien (be)________in her room. She (listen) _______________to

music.

35. We_______________________(play) soccer in the yard now.

36. My father (go)___________ to work by bike. Sometimes he(walk)______________.

37. My house (be)_________in the city and it (be)_________small.

38. Every morning , we (have)__________breakfast at 7.00 am.

39. This (be)________a book and there (be)_________pens.

40. Mr. Quang (live)____________in the countryside. He (have)__________a big garden.

41. John (not have)______________Literature lesson on Friday.

42. What time _________you (start)___________your class?

43. ___________you (be) in class 12A3?

44. Mrs. Ha (learn)__________________in Hanoi, but she (not live)__________________ there.

45. My brother (not live)____________________in London; he (live)_______________ in

Manchester.

46. Now Mr. Long (design) ____________________his dream house.

47. He (like)_____________APPLES, but he (not like)_____________________bananas.

48. __________________she (like)______________apples?

49. Usually, I (have)_________________lunch at 12.00.

-__________________you (have) ___________________lunch at 11.00?

50. He can (swim)_______________but I can't(swim)_____________________.

51. At the moment, my sister (read)___________________ a comic book.

52. I (like)__________________ice-cream.

53. Where ___________________Mr. Ha (live)_______________?

54. Monkeys can (climb)_________________ the tree.

55. Hang (go)__________________to the bookshop now because she (want) ___________to buy

some books.

56. We (go) ______________to market and (buy)_________________some fruits.

57. Now, Lan (study)________________English and Lien (listen)______________to music.

58. Every night , she (have)____________________dinner at 7.00 p.m.

59. Every year, I usually (go)______________________Vietnam.

60. In the summer, I sometimes (go)____________________swimming.

61. Hung (come) ........… .................. from Vinh but he (stay) ............................. with his relatives

in Ho Chi Minh city at the moment.

62. We (not drive) ............................. to work every day. We (go) ............................. by bus.

63. Who you (talk) ............................. to on the phone now, Minh?

64. Where your new friend (live) ............................., Nga?

- She (live) ............................. on Hang Bai street.

65. you (be) ............................. in class 7A?

- No, I (be) ............................. in class 7D.

66. Look! Jane (play) ............................. the guitar. This afternoon, she will play table tennis.

67. I (not talk) ............................. to her at present.

68. How often ............................. she (go) ............................. fishing?

- She (go) ............................. once a year.

69. Lan (not have) ............................. many friends in her new school.

70. It often __________________ in Ireland. That’s why they call it the “Green Island”. But it

__________________ there at the moment. (rain, not rain)

71. Such behaviour normally __________________ me furious. (make)

72. Where is Tom? - I don’t know. I __________________ he __________________ tennis with

his younger brother, Mark. (think, play)

73. Our children __________________ going skiing with us. (enjoy)

74. My brother isn’t here. He __________________ Spain at the moment. (tour)

75. She usually ____________ (go) to the gym in Tan Binh District every evening.

76. I ____________ (enjoy) reading science fiction novels.

77. I____________ (study) for my university entrance exams at the moment.

78. They____________ (build) a new house in the neighborhood at present.

79. They ____________ (speak) Spanish fluently and confidently.

80. My cat ____________ (sleep) in the sun every afternoon.

81. We____________ (have) dinner with some of my best friends tonight.

82. She ____________ (write) an article for the school magazine which is launching this year.
83. The kids ____________ (play) with model cooking tools in the garden now.

84. We ____________ (visit) our grandparents who are living in a small town every Sunday.

85. The train ____________ (arrive) at 8 AM every morning.

86. He ____________ (play) the guitar in a band and they perform different shows in many

coffeeshops every weekend.

87. He ____________ (travel) to different countries such as Korea or Singapore for his job.

88. It ____________ (rain) outside, so take a convenient black umbrella.

89. The sun _____________ (rise) in the east.

90. The chef ____________ (prepare) a variety of special dishes for tonight’s menu and the

customers are eagerly awaiting for it.

91. We ____________ (watch) a horror and action movie named “My Name” this evening.

92. They ____________ (learn) how to dance at the dance studio which is located downtown

now.

93. She ____________ (work) at a local bakery which was established in 2023 and is developing

well now.

94. They ____________ (eat) lunch together at the office which they ordered on Grab app and

they share food as well as costs together.

95. He (like) ____________ ice cream for dessert which has a mixture of vanilla and chocolate

flavors and it tastes really good.

96. They (watch) _____________________ a movie at the cinema this weekend.

97. The students (study) ______________________ hard for the upcoming exams.

98. The sun (shine) _________________in the sky.

99. The chef (create) ____________________a new recipe for the restaurant at the moment.

100. They (move) ________________to their new house next month.