Present Simple & Continuous

Present Simple and Present Continuous

Fill­in­the­blank Exercises

Questions

Fill in the gaps with the Simple Present or Present Continuous Tense

It ______________ (be) winter and it ____________ (snow). It usually _____________ (snow) in January here. Betty and James ______________ (play) in the garden. They ____________ (build) a snowman and they ____________ (throw) snowballs. They ______________(like) the snow very much. Their father and mother _____________ (not/like) it. They always ___________(stay) in the house when it is cold. Their mother usually ________________ (watch) TV and their father ______________(listen) to the radio or _____________ (read) a book. At the moment, they ______________ (sit) in the living room. Mother _______________ (write) a letter and father ____________ (read) a book. They often _____________ (look) out the window to watch their children playing.

Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in the box. Use the simple present or present continuous tense.

learn (2) / think / enjoy / spend / watch (2) / know

Many parents think that their children (1.) ______________ too much time in front of the TV, but TV can be educational. For example, Sylvia and Eddie (2.) ____________ an interesting TV program on animals now. Another program they (3.)____________is about the latest developments in computer technology. Sylvia now (4.)____________ how to send e­mail and how to use the Internet. Eddie (5.)____________about all the new computer games. Sylvia and Eddie's parents don't worry about TV; they (6.) ____________ their children (7.) ____________ a lot from the programs they (8.) _____________.

Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Use the simple present or present continuous tense.

BOB: Hey, Pat. What (1. you/do) ___________________?

PAT: Hi, Bob. I (2. listen)__________________ to the latest CD by The Broken Bones Band.

BOB: Oh yeah? I (3. think)______________ they have some great songs on there.

PAT: They do. I really (4. like) ___"Crash" and "Forget About It."

BOB: I (5. know, neg.)__________________ those songs, but I love their old ones.

PAT: What (6. you/do) _____________________ after class? (7. you/want) ____________________ to come over to my place and _____________ (8. listen) to their new CD?

BOB: That (8. sound) ____________ great, but I can't. I (9. have) _____________

an appointment. I (10. meet) ________________ an old friend this evening.

PAT: Too bad. Another time, maybe.

Complete the text with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

I 1_____________________ (travel/ often) to other countries, so I 2_______________ (spend) a lot of time at airports. Today I 3_______________ (travel) to Greece and at the moment I 4__________________ (wait) for my plane.

But I 5________________ (waste) my time. What 6_________________ (I/ do)? I 7____________ (play) my favorite game — people­watching. Whenever I have the time, I 8__________________ (watch) other people.

Take that couple, for example. They 9_____________ (buy) magazines at the moment. 10____________________ (they/ go) on holiday or 11_______________ (they/ travel) on business? They 12_________________ (wear) business clothes, but he 13________________ (carry) a briefcase. Every few seconds she looks round.

14__________________ (someone/ follow) them? Perhaps they 15_________________ (run) away and ... Just a minute, there 16_________ (be) a story in this newspaper. A bank clerk stole one million pounds last week and disappeared with his wife. There 17______________ (be) a picture of them here. Hmmm, they 18_____________ (look) similar. That's it! The money 19_____________ (be) in the briefcase. I must stop them.

They 19______________ (go) to the departure lounge now. Quick. Oh, just a minute. They 20__________________ (say) goodbye to each other. The woman 21_______________ (not/ go) into the departure lounge. She 22_______________ (walk) away. Oh well, I 23__________ (be) excited. Oh, what 24__________________ (she/ do) now? She 25_______________ (talk) to another man. They 26_____________ (hide) something. Now, I wonder ...

Complete the text with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

I 1____________ (work) for a construction company. We 2____________(build) roads, dams, bridges and things like that. At the moment my company 3____________ (produce) a plan for a new motorway. I usually 4______________(work) in the roads department, but this month I 5______________(work) in the department that 6______________ (build) bridges. So my whole working day is different just now. I normally 7_____________(spend) a

lot of time outdoors, because I 8_______(go) to the construction sites. But with this new project I 9_____________ (spend) a lot of time in the workshop. At the moment we 10_________________(test) a model of one of the new bridges. I 11___________ (enjoy) it a lot, because I 12____________ (learn) a lot of new things.

QUESTION WORDS ­ WH QUESTIONS

A­ Change the following sentences to questions beginning with the given question word.

1. They live in Brooklyn. Where________________________ ?

2. The lesson begins at 8 o´clock. What time ________________________ ?

3. They get home at 6 o´clock every night. What time________________________ ?

4. She speaks French very well.

What________________________ ?

5. Those books cost one dollar. How much ________________________?

6. They travel by car. How________________________ ?

7. She wants to learn English because she wants a better job. Why ________________________ ?

8. They meet on the corner every morning. Where ________________________ ?

9. She teaches us grammar. What ________________________ ?

10.

He gets up at seven every morning. When ________________________ ?

11.

Those girls sell newspaper there. What __________________________ ?

Supply DO or DOES to complete the following present tense questions.

1. Where ________________________ John live?

2. What time ________________________ the plane leave?

3. Where ________________________ you hang your hat and coat during the lesson?

4. Where ________________________ they live?

5. What ________________________ these girls generally do over the weekend?

6. How ________________________ that child go to school?

7. Who ________________________ Helen help at home?

8. When ________________________ we eat lunch in the cafeteria?

9. What ________________________ the children eat there?

10.

Where ________________________ George live?

Choose the best WH word:

1. ________________________ do you want to eat? Pasta and cheese.

2. ________________________ do they smoke? Cigarettes.

3. ________________________ does John drive? Cars.

4. ________________________ do we get up? Early in the morning.

5. ________________________ does that girl go swimming? At the club.

Form questions ­ Exercise

1. John is writing a letter.

2.

She walks home from school.

3. The children are sitting in the garden.

4. Peter runs with his dog on Sundays.

5. My rabbit has a cage in the garden.

6. They go to work by bus.

7. David likes cats because they are nice.

8.

Jenny isn't sleeping late today.

9. We are going to the cinema.

10.

I'm leaving now.

11.

She never cleans the van

12.

Kim and Tim are playing football in the garden.

13.

They are running home.

14.

Mr Johnson has been living in Montreal for ten years.

15.

Anne likes her new job very much.

16.

The Barnes are planning a trip to Norway.

17.

The shop will be closed until next month.

18.

Beverly usually gets up at 6.30 am.

19.

He can't meet Sharon because she is very ill.

20.

Every evening Steven listens to his new CDs.

21.

She never cleans the van.

22.

Kim and Tina are playing ball in the garden.

23.

They are running home.

24.

Mr Johnson has been living in Montreal for ten years.

25.

Anne likes her new job very much.

26.

The Barnes are planning a trip to Norway.

27.

The shop will be closed until next month.

28.

Beverly usually gets up at 6.30 am.

29.

He can't meet Sharon because she is very ill.

30.

Every evening Steven listens to his new CDs.