Wake up - open - speak - take - do - cause - live - play - close - live - drink

1. Ann

handball very well.

2. I never

coffee.

3. The swimming pool

4. It

at 7:00 in the morning.

at 9:00 in the evening.

5. Bad driving

many accidents.

6. My parents

in a very small flat.

7. The Olympic Games

place every four years.

8. They are good students. They always

9. My students

10. I always

their homework.

a little English.

early in the morning.

Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form:

1. Jane (not/drink)

tea very often.

2. What time (the banks/open)

3. Where (John/come)

4. It (take)

in Britain?

from?

me an hour to get to work.

5. She (not/wake)

up early on Sundays.

Choose the right verbs to complete the sentences. Sometimes you need the negative:
write - turn - eat - tell - rise
1. The earth

2. The sun

around the sun.

in the east.

3. Vegetarians

meat.

4. A liar is someone who

5. A novelist

the truth.

novels.

Exercises
Choose the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).
1. Oliver a book at the moment.
Caroline an SMS to her boyfriend every day.
I usually at seven.
Look, the kids to the zoo.
We every Tuesday.
Complete the sentences. Decide if you need to use the simple present or the present
progressive.
1. (he/wear/a
(he/not/wear/a hat)

hat/often)

but

today.

2. (we/have/breakfast/now)

although

(we/not/have/breakfast/normally)

at this time.

3. (while/Grace/clean/the
(her kids/play/in the garden)

house)

4. I must hurry to the bus stop because (I/meet/Ian)

and (the bus/leave)

5. Listen! (you/hear/that noise)

in an hour

in ten minutes.

6. I grew up with dogs but now (I/have/a cat)

1. Completati spatiile libere cu forma potrivita a verbului din parateza (Prezentul simplusau
continuu).
1.Hes tired. He ........................ (lie) down for a while.
2.Marie (go) to the supermarket by car every Thursday.
3 . J a c k a l w a y s ( d r i n k ) w i n e a t d i n n e r.
4.What exam (your sister / study) for at
themoment?
5.Mary (have) a party today because its her birthday.
6.What you . (wait) for? The bus. Ah! there
i t i s , i t (come).
7.Christines cakes (rise) very quickly in her new oven.
8.Bill often .. (sleep) on the couch while
. . (watch) TV.

2. Completati propozitiile folosind forma corecta a timpului prezent.1.The river

Thames ....................... (flow) through London.2.Where is Emily?
(have) her dinner.3 . A t n i g h t , o u r t o m c a t
( c a t c h ) m i c e . 4.Listen to those girls. What language ..
(speak)?5 . I n s u m m e r w e ( e a t ) i n t h e g a r d e n . 6.Dont switch
the TV off, I .. (watch) it.

EXERCITII
1.

Completati spatiile libere cu forma potrivita a verbului din parateza (Prezentul

simplusau continuu).Jack is a teacher, he .................... (teach) at a
University. He (notteach) at the moment, he is holiday.
He .. (read) a newspaper on the beach.E m m a a n d B e n a r e
brother and sister. Emma .. (love ) Ben and
B e n .. (love) Emma. They usually (play)
together, but todayEmma is .. (help) her mother to make a
cake. It is Bens birthday and (have) a party. His father
.. (prepare) the decorationsand games because Ben
(like) to have fun and games at his parties. Benusually
(invite) ten friends, but only nine (come)
today.Henry (not come), he .. (not
feel) well, he has acold. He often .. (catch) a cold in winter.2.
Completati spatiile libere cu forma potrivita a verbului din parateza (Prezentul
simplusau continuu).1 . M y r o s e s u s u a l l y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(flower) in June, but its only May
a n d they .................................. (flower) already!2.I am pleased to see you
(wear) your new red dress today.3 . I
(hear) Jack wants to change jobs.4. you
( k n o w ) h e r ? 5.Turn the music down. It
.. (play) too loud.6 . P r o f e s s o r H a n k s
usually .. (speak) so quickly
t h a t I (not understand) him.7.What
.. Susan .. (do) this evening?8.What
.. Simon (do) in the evenings?9 . F r a n k
n e v e r . . ( l i s t e n ) t o w h a t I s a y . 1 0 . We
(save) up because we .. (want)
t o g o t o Italy in August.

1. Puneti verbele din paranteze la timpul Prezentul Continuu:Exemplu:

Diana (play) with Tim now.Diana is playing with Tim now.
1. Everybody (wear) blue T-shirts today.
2. I (listen) to classic music at this moment.
3. What (do) mother in the kitchen?
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4. We (organize) a study trip this week.

5. Our colleagues (plan) a surprise party for John's birthday these days
.6. I (meet) with my best friend at the cinema tonight.
7. My father (work) in the garage now.
8. This week, you (go) to the theatre with your geography teacher.
9. At this moment, in Bucharest, it (rain).
10. My friends (travel) to Egypt this week.
2. Corectati afirmatiile false ca in exemplul urmator:Exemplu:Jim is playing basketball.
(watch TV) No, Jim is not playing basketball. Jim is watching TV.
1. Mother is cooking at this moment. (iron)
2. My brother is learning English now. (study French)
3. All my colleagues are working hard for their final exams these days. (plan their
holiday)
4. The cat is climbing the tree now. (eat a mouse)
5. I am taking some photos for my album. (read a book)
6. You are drinking Coke Cola now. (drink a coffee)
7. Joana is swimming in the pool. (play voleyball on the beach
)8. I am making an apple-pie now. (do my homeworks)
9. It is raining today. (snow)
10. We are riding by bycicle to school. (go by bus)
3. Scrieti forma interogativa a urmatoarelor propozitii:Exemplu:I am having lunch at this
moment.Am I having lunch at this moment?
1. We are playing cards.
2. Mother is washing dishes.
3. My brother is reading a newspaper.
4. We are serving breakfast.
5. They are decorating the Christmas tree.
6. My family is planning a trip to Maldive Islands these days
.7. Father is sleeping in the bedroom.
8. You are watching a horror movie.
9. Your sister is doing her homeworks.
10. I am sending a postcard in France now.
4. Alegeti varianta corecta la Prezentul Continuu:
1. We ............... basketball in the schoolyard.a) play; b) prepare; c) ski
2. They ............... a movie in the dining-room.a) watch; b) play; c) eat
3. My friends and I ............... some flowers in the garden.a) read; b) water; c) travel
4. I ............... my homeworks at Maths.a) do; b) make; c) give
5. You ............... a novel to your little brother.a) read; b) create; c) put
6. The poet ............... a poem about love at this moment.a) create; b) give; c) look
7. I ............... after my lost cat.a) look; b) search; c) spend8. ........ we ............... to the cinema
tonight?a) go; b) watch; c) eat
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9. The sun ............... brightly.a) show; b) shine; c) rain

10. My friends ............... on a picnic without me.a) go; b) play; c) read