Present Simple or Present Continuous?

Exercise 1.
Complete the sentences using Present Continuous or Present Simple.

1. I (not/like)......... politics.
2. How many languages (you/speak)..................?
3. Where (you/live).........?
4. What (you/do)........... at the moment?
5. I (not/believe)...................... that you are a millionaire.
6. He (not/wear)............... a tie today.
7. He often (travel)................... abroad on business.
8. David is in Paris this week. He (stay)................. at the Hilton.
9. I...............(read) a very interesting book.
10. Joanne...........(work) eight hours a day.
11. Tonight we............(see) a play at the thereatre.
12. Who.........(speak) to?
13. I.....(not/know) him very well.
14. What will you do if she...........(come) late?
15. My wife.........(prefer) coffee for breakfast.
16. What.....(you usually have) for breakfast?
17. Your train........(leave) at 17.25 from platform 3.

Exercise 2.
Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets using Present Simple.

1. Mr Smith .........(walk) to his offfice every morning.
2. Jake and Sue...........(like) each other very much.
3. Let's hurry. Our train ..........(leave) at 10.30!
4. Ms Richards.........(teach) us Biology.
5. You........(sing) very well.
6. I......(drink) too much coffee.
7. Myra......(know) a lot of people here.
8. This room..........(smell) of cigarettes!

Exercise 3.
Write detailed questions to the bold parts of sentences.

Example: Where does he live? He lives in Edinburgh.
1. ................? The bank opens at 9 a.m.
2. ................? The post office is near the library.
3. ................? They play tennis every Sunday.
4. ................? I go to work by car.
5. ................? She has lunch at the school canteen.
6. ................? They are from Canada.
7. ................? We always invite Steve to our parties.
8. ................? Mrs Beck teaches us History.

Exercise 4.
Write given features of character using the verbs in brackets and the adverbs of frequency.

Example: My brother's lazy. He never helps us with the housework. (never/help)

1. Our Maths teacher is very punctual. She.............late for classes. (never/be)
2. My sister is rather shy. She.................in public. (rarely/speak)
3. They're a very sociable couple. They..........their friends in the evenings. (often/see)
4. Mark is very keen on computers. He.........about new games and software. (always/talk)
5. Jeff is very hard-working. He..............in the office after working hours. (usually/stay)

Exercise 5.
Translate parts of sentences given in brackets using Present Simple or Present Continuous.

Karen (1) ........(mieszka) in London and she (2)..........(studiuje) medicine there. During the year she (3)............(spędza) most of her time studying and she (4) ............(nie ma) much free time. But at the moment it is the summer holiday and she (5)........(pracuje) at a large department store. She (6)...........(próbuje) to earn some extra money because she (7)...........(chce) to go to Greece with a group of friends. Next week they (8)........(lecą) to Athens and then they (9)...........(zabierają) a sailing boat to a small island. Karen (10)..........(uwielbia) travelling so she is really looking forward to this trip.

 

Correct answers:

Exercise 1.

1. don't like / do not like
2. do you speak
3. do you live
4. are you doing
5. don't believe / do not believe
6. isn't wearing / is not wearing
7. travels
8. is staying
9. am reading
10. works
11. are seeing
12. are you speaking
13. don't know
14. comes
15. prefers
16. do you usually have
17. leaves

Exercise 2.

1. walks
2. like
3. leaves
4. teaches
5. sing
6. drink
7. knows
8. smells

Exercise 3.

1. When does the bank open?
2. Where is the post office?
3. How often do they play?
4. How do you go to work?
5. Where does she have lunch?
6. Where are they from?
7. Who do you always invite to our parties?
8. What does Mrs beck teach you?

Exercise 4.

1. is never
2. rarely speaks
3. often see
4. always talks
5. usually stays

Exercise 5.

1. lives
2. studies
3. spends
4. hasn't got
5. is working
6. is trying
7. wants
8. are flying
9. are taking
10. loves