Present
Continuous VS Present Simple
1. Add –ing to the verbs and put them in
the correct boxes.
talk, dive, swim, shop, lie, study, mend, write, try,
take, cook, stop, sleep, die, sit
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2. Fill in the gaps with the present
continuous.
E. g. Listen to those people. What language ...are
they speaking ... (they/speak) ?
1 Please be quiet.
I......................................(try) to concentrate.
2 Look! It...........................................(snow).
3
Why...........................................(you/look) at me like that? Have
I said something wrong?
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You...........................................(make) a lot of noise. Can you be
a bit quieter?
5 Excuse me,
I...........................................(look) for a phone box. Is there
one near here?
6 {in the cinema) It's a good film, isn't
it?...........................................(you/enjoy) it?
7 Listen! Can you hear those people next door?
They...........................................(shout) at each other again.
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Why...........................................(you/wear) your coat today? It's
very warm.
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I...........................................(not/work) this week. I'm on
holiday.
10 I want to lose weight.
I...........................................(not/eat) anything today.
3. Put the verbs below into the correct
present continuous form as in the example.
Mow, ride, have, not go, play, wash, not clean, water,
stay, eat.
1. Gary is mowing the lawn.
2. Juan and Maria ……………….. a sandwich.
3. I ……….……….. my room. I ………………..chess.
4. Kelly ……………….. a horse.
5. I ……………….. to the party. I ……………….. in.
6. She ……………….. the flowers.
7. We ………………… the car.
8. They ……………… a dinner party on Saturday.
4. Fill in the correct present simple form
of the verbs in brackets.
This 1) ……………..(be) Ingrid and she 2) …………… (come)
from Sweden. She 3) ……………(live) with her family in a flat in the city of
Stockholm. In the winter it 4) …………… (get) dark very early in Sweden and it 5)
…………… (snow) a lot. Most people there 6) …………… (love) skiing and children 7)
…………….. (learn) to ski at a very young age. In the summer, they 8) ……………
(ride) bicycles and 9) …………… (spend) most of the day outdoors. Sweden 10) ……………
(be) a beautiful country. Ingrid really 11) ……………… (enjoy) living there!
5.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the present simple or
present continuous.
1. I (to read) now. I (to read) every day.
2. He (to sleep) now. He (to sleep) every night.
3. We (to drink) tea now. We (to drink) tea every
morn¬ing.
4. They (to go) to school now. They (to go) to school
every morning.
5. I (not to sleep) now. I (not to sleep) in the
daytime.
6. She (not to drink) coffee now. She (not to drink)
coffee after lunch.
7. We (not to watch) TV now. We (not to watch) TV in
the morning.
8. They (not to eat) now. They (not to eat) at the
lesson.
9. My mother (not to work) now. My mother (not to
work) at an office.
10. You (to work) now? You (to work) every day?
11. He (to play) now? He (to play) in the afternoon?
12. They (to eat) now? They (to eat) at school?
13. Your sister (to rest) now? Your sister (to rest)
after school?
14. What you (to do) now? What you (to do) every
morning?
15. What you (to read) now? What you (to read) after
dinner?
6. Put the verbs in brackets into the
correct form of the present simple or present continuous.
A: Carlos 1) ……………….. (fly) to Italy next week?
B: Where 2) ……………….. (he usually / stay)?
A: When he 3) ……………….. (go) there, he 4) ……………….
(always / stay) with his cousin.
B: Why 5) ……………….. (he/go) there?
A: He 6) ……………….. (study) at University.
B: 7) ………………… (he/come) back to England?
A: Yes, after he 8) ………………… (finish) his exams next
month.
7. Put the verbs in brackets into the
correct form of the present simple or present continuous.
1. Jason ………………...…..(not/come) with us this evening.
2. What ………………………… (this sign/mean)?
3. We …………………………… (usually/meet) at the sports centre
every Wednesday afternoon.
4. Greg ………………………………(train) for the next Olympic
Games.
5. Michael Burns is very rich. He ……………………… (own) a
department store.
6. John and Mary …………………………. (play) chess at the
moment.
7. Peter ………………………. (not/usually/have) bacon and eggs
for breakfast.
8. My father ………………… (buy) a newspaper every day.
9. Mr and Mrs Dean ……………………….. (not/go) to Mexico
tomorrow.
10. “………………………… (Piere/speak) English?”
“No, but he ……………………. (speak) French.”
8.
Correct the mistakes.
1. Steve goes fishing tomorrow.
2. Rebecca wash her hair every day.
3. I am visiting my grandparents every week.
4. Tim doesn’t wants to do his homework.
5. He sits on the floor at the moment.
6. Sarah is drinking coffee every morning.
7. Peter looks for a new house at the moment.
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