4 ESO present simple or present continuous?

1 .Fill in the gaps with the correct verbal tense: present simple or present continuous.

What___________________ (you/do)? I ___________________ (read) the newspaper.

Jim ________________ (usually /work) in an office, but today he______________ (work) in
the street.
Jack _______________ (travel) to Madrid every Christmas.
Peters children _________________ (go) to Japanese classes on Mondays.
Be quiet! The baby _________________ (sleep).
What ____________________ (you/do) on Fridays afternoons? I _____________ (visit) my
grandma.
Look! That man _________________ (try) to break into the house.
Next summer, I ______________ (spend) the summer in England.

2. Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or the present continuous form of the
verbs in the box.

not buy/ not listen/ not live /not work/ revise/ smell/ stop /think /wait/ wear

1 _____ you ______ Joes a sensitive person?

2 Look! I __________ my new jeans.
3 My sister __________ smart clothes. She prefers sporty clothes.
4 Gerry and Leo __________ in the library at the moment.
5 We __________ to the radio, turn it off.
6 These eggs __________ disgusting!
7 You have to __________ at traffic lights when theyre red.
8 Dont be late! Pete __________ for you at the sports centre.
9 I __________ in a block of flats. I live in a house.
10 We cant play computer games, my PC __________ today.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

a. Sally always .. (have) a shower in the morning.

b. What .. (you/do)? Right now I . (read) a book.
c. Madonna and her husband (live) in England.
d. We .. (travel) to Italy once a month.
e. The students (not understand) the question.
f. This year you . (do) Technology.
g. Martha (not be) alright. She .. (sleep) now.
h. . (Peter/speak) French? No,
i. Michael . (not do) his homework every afternoon.
j. Listen! The boys .. (sing) but they .. (not like) dancing.

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

Dear mother,

How.............. (be) you? I .................... (sit) in a caf near my house. I .................. (like) my
work, but it................ (be) difficult sometimes. Today, David....................... (mend) his boat.
Every Saturday he..................... (work) on it. I ................... (drink) a cup of coffee and I
.................... (think) of your coffee at home! Every day I .................... (drive) to work.
It....................... (take) me half an hour...................................... (Dad/still/work) at the office?
During the week David................... (work) in a shop in the centre. He................... (travel) a lot
by car too. The sun..................... (shine) at the moment, and the weather .................... (be)
beautiful for autumn. ....................... (you/enjoy) your new job? Well I must go now.
David.................... (come) across the road.

Write soon.

5. Rewrite the sentences. Put in the PRESENT CONTINUOUS or SIMPLE of the verbs:

a. My mum is in the kitchen now and I (think) she (cook) the supper.
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b. Today is my day off, so I (not work).
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c. I usually (study) three hours a day.
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d. Look! The students (tidy up) their classroom.
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e. My mum (not go) to the hairdressers very often, but she has gone this morning because she
(have) a wedding today.
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f. Emily (not study) at the moment, but she usually (study) in the evening.
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6. Past simple, past continuous

1. When I (do) _____________the washing-up, I (break) _____________ a plate.

2. While Tom (play) _____________the piano, his mother (do) ___________the washing-up.
3. He (drink) _____________some juice and then he (eat) _____________a few chips.
4. I (have) _____________dinner when I suddenly (hear) _____________a loud bang.
5. When my father (work) ____________in the garden, an old friend (pass) _____________by
to see him.
6. She (go) ________to school, (take) __________out her textbook and (begin) __________to
read.
7. When it (start) _____________to rain, our dog (want) _____________to come inside.
8. When Jane (do) _________a language course in Ireland, she (visit) ________Blarney Castle.
9. When I (be) _____________on my way home, I (see) _____________an accident.
10. I (not / understand) _____________what they (talk) _____________about.

7. Past simple, past continuous

1. When I (get) ____________ up yesterday, the sun (shine) ____________.

2. It (is) ____________ a beautiful morning.
3. So I (decide) ____________ to cycle around a little.
4. I (go) ____________ to the shed and (take) ____________ out my bike.
5. While I (cycle) _________ past some villages, I (see) ______some people in their gardens.
6. One man (mow) ____________ the grass while his wife (pick) __________ strawberries.
7. After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly (appear) _________and
it (start) ________ to rain.
8. Luckily, a farmer (notice) ____________ me and (tell) ____________ me to come in.
9. While it (rain) ____________ outside, I (sit) ____________ in the farmer's house.
10. After a while, the sun (come) ____________ out again.
11. I (thank) ____________ the farmer for his hospitality and (move) ____________ on.

8. Gerund or Infinitive. Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets in the appropriate form.
1. I can't stand ________________ in queues. ( to wait )
2. Jim loves ________________ in Thailand. ( to work )
3. I hate ________________ the shopping on Saturday. ( to do )
4. Blast! I forgot ________________ milk. ( to buy )
5. In the end we decided ________________ in. ( to stay )
6. I need ________________ some information about Portugal. ( to find )
7. My parents like ________________ for long walks at the weekend. ( to go )
8. Tony gave up ________________ years ago. ( to smoke )
9. I wanted ________________ and see Troy but no one else was interested. ( to go )
10. Clare refused ________________ clean up after the party. ( to help )
11. I tried ________________ him to come but it was no use. ( to persuade )
12. Do you mind not ________________? ( to smoke )
13. Everybody really enjoyed ________________ the cha-cha-cha. ( to dance )
14. Lionel admitted ________________ my chocolate mousse. ( to eat )