Exercises Present Simple - Continuous

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I (not/like) politics.

How many languages (you/speak) ?

Where (you/live) ?

What (you/do) at the moment?

I (not/believe) that you are a millionaire.

He (not/wear) a tie today.

He often (travel) abroad on business.

David is in Paris this week. He (stay) at the Hilton.

Every Monday, Sally (drive) her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I (work) as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study)


French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) .

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) .

5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) .

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) because everybody (talk) so
loudly.

7. Justin (write, currently) a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he


can find a good publisher when he is finished.

8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?


Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) to a movie tonight with some friends.

9. The business cards (be, normally ) printed by a company in New York. Their
prices (be) inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.

10. This delicious chocolate (be) made by a small chocolatier in Zurich,


Switzerland.
is leaving
1. Look! He (leave) the house.
2. Quiet please! I (write) a test.
3. She usually (walk) to school.
4. But look! Today she (go) by bike.
5. Every Sunday we (go) to see my grandparents.
6. He often (go) to the cinema.
7. We (play) Monopoly at the moment.
8. The child seldom (cry) .
9. I (not / do) anything at the moment.
10. (watch / he) the news regularly?

 I always ________ my best.


a. try
b. am trying

 I'm sorry, ________ to me?


a. are you talking
b. did you talk

 I ________ to the mountains this weekend.


a. go
b. am going

 What time ________ lunch?


a. do you normally eat
b. are you normally eating

 I have to go to bed early tonight because my train ________ at 6 AM tomorrow morning.


a. is leaving
b. leaves

 We normally eat lunch at noon, but today ________ at 1.


a. we're eating
b. we eat

 How long ________ the flu.


a. did you have
b. were you having

 ________ a good time? Yes, I'm really enjoying this.


a. Are you having
b. Do you have
 We ________ breakfast when she walked into the room.
a. had
b. were having

 Don't talk so loudly - Brian ________ to sleep.


a. tries
b. is trying

 I usually ________ my teeth twice a day.


a. brush
b. am brushing
 She's a student. The train always (leave) on time.

2. What's the matter? Why (cry/you)?

3. That's strange. Our kids (not/watch) TV because they are too tired.

4. He (not/speak) very good English.

5. Please be quiet. I (do) my homework!

6. Where (live/they)?

7. Listen! John (play) music!

8. I never (go) to the swimming-pool.

9. Harold Black is a famous pianist. He (give) two or three concerts every week.

10. He (travel) a lot and this week he's in New York.

11. He (stay) at an expensive hotel.

12. He's at his hotel now. He (have) his breakfast in the dining-room.

13. He (drink) a cup of coffee, and...

14. ... he (read) a newspaper.

15. Harold's always very busy. He (play) the piano regularly.

16. He (practise) for four hours every day.

17. He (go) to bed late and...

18. ... he always (get up) early.

19. But he sometimes (get) dressed too quickly...

20. ... and this morning he (wear) one blue sock and one red one!

1. When ________________ the company? a) have you joined b) did you joined c) did
you join d) have you ever joined
2. ___________________ in Pakistan? a) Did you ever worked b) Have you ever
worked c) Worked you d) Didn't you have worked

3. That's the best presentation ______________ a) I never heard b) I didn't hear c) I


used to hear d) I've ever heard

4. He's the most difficult customer _____________________ a) I never dealt with. b) I


never had to deal with. c) I've ever had to deal with. d) I've never had to deal with.

5. ___________________ to him last week. a) I spoke b) I've already spoken c) I didn't


spoke d) I speaked

6. ______________ a binding contract last year and it is still valid. a) We have signed
b) We signed c) We haven't signed d) We have sign

7. The reason I look so brown is that _______________ from a business trip to Barbados
a) I come back b) I came back c) I never came back d) I've just come back

8. Sales ________ in 1995 but then _____ in 1996. a) rised falled b)


rose fell c) have risen have fallen d) rose have fallen

9. You ____________ to a word ____________ a) listened I haven't


said b) didn't listen I say c) listened saying d) haven't
listened I've said

10. It's obvious that ________________ this report. a) you haven't read b) you didn't
read c) you don't read d) you read not
- He ..... there when he was a child
has lived
lived

Q2 - I ........ her since last year


haven't seen
didn't see

Q3 - They ......... a few minutes ago


left
have left

Q4 - She .......... unemployed since she left school


has not been
was not

Q5 - They ....... the contract last week


finalised
have finalised

Q6 - The film .......... yet


hasn't started
didn't start

Q7 - She ........ ill since Thursday


was
has been

Q8 - I ........ the project last night


have finished
finished

Q9 - Look- someone ....... their handbag in the room


left
has left

Q10 - ............ to Rome?


Did you ever go
Have you ever been

Q11 - I can't get into my house because I ........ my keys


lost
have lost

Q12 - Nobody ....... the phone when it rang


answered
has answered

Q13 - I ......... up smoking last year


gave
have given

Q14 - You can't see her because she ......... home


has gone
went

Q15 - ............... to the United States?


Did you ever go
Have you ever been

Q16 - I never ......... my grandmother as she died before I was born


knew
have known

Q17 - It's the first time I ........ caviar


ate
have eaten

Q18 - The first time we ......... was just the other day
spoke
have spoken

Q19 - It stinks in here; someone ........... smoking


was
has been

Q20 - He's in hospital because he ............. leg


has broken
broke

Q21 - I've known her since we ......... at school together


were
have been

Q22 - It's ages since we ........


spoke
have spoken

Q23 - It's been ages since we ........ from Dave


have heard
heard

Q24 - The last time I saw Fran ........ ages ago


was
has been

Q25 - I ........ from her lately


haven't heard
didn't hear

Q26 - I just ........ the time to go to the cinema recently


didn't have
haven't had

Q27 - I ........ just Meg and Brian at the party


have seen
saw

Q28 - I ........ busy for the past fortnight


was
have been

Q29 - She ......... away for the last two weeks


has been
was

Q30 - ......... to the concert on Friday?


Did you go
Have you been

Q31 - This is the first time I ........ here


have been
was

Q32 - I ....... them since my schooldays


have known
knew

Q33 - He ......... yet


hasn't arrived
didn't arrive

Q34 - They ........... the contract yet


didn't sign
haven't signed

Q35 - The newspaper ......... very successful lately


hasn't been
wasn't

Q36 - He ...... during the war


died
has died

Q37 - I ......... breakfast before leaving home this morning


haven't had
didn't have

Q38 - I ....... a taxi so I came on the bus


haven't found
didn't find

Q39 - John's nervous because he .......... such a difficult test before


has never taken
never took

Q40 - My stereo ....... working last night


stopped
has stopped

Q41 - Two people ....... at the game on Saturday


were arrested
have been arrested

Q42 - I .......... a holiday for ages


didn't have
haven't had

Q43 - We ....... out on Saturday night


haven't gone
didn't go

Q44 - I ....... it last week


bought
have bought

Q45 - She hasn't ........ here for ages


been
gone

Q46 - I .......... to water-ski in 1993


learnt
have learnt

Q47 - She ....... an absolute fortune last year


has earned
earned

Q48 - The weather ....... dreadful for the whole two weeks we were there
was
has been

Q49 - No one ...... to do it yet


has managed
managed

Q50 - I ...... the dog for a walk because it was raining


haven't taken
didn't take

Q51 - I ........... finished the exam in time yesterday


only just finished
have only just finished

Q52 - The weather ..... dreadful at the weekend


has been
was
1. Jack (live) in Boston for the past 15 years.
2. Janet (work) for Smith and Brothers before she came to work for us.
3. Dad (you/finish) reading the paper yet?
4. I would love to visit Prague sometime. Unfortunately, I
(be/never) there.
5. Peter (play) Tennis for five years when he (be) at school.
6. Jane: Can you help me? I (finish) my homework, but I still don't
understand number 7.
7. I (work) in Italy for 5 years. I (begin) work as soon as I
arrived.
8. I'm afraid I'm not hungry. I (eat/already).
9. When Jack was at school, he (learn) to play the saxophone. He
(play) it ever since.
10. Could you give me some advice? I (buy) this sweater at Macy's. Do you
think I should take it back?
11. Maria lives in Boston. Before she (move)here, she (live) in
Seattle for 3 years.
12. Peter (go) to Paris last year. That means that he (be) to Paris
3 times!
13. Just a moment! I (think) of a good idea yet!
14. Maria (believe) that for ages!
15. How long (you/live) there before coming here?

His brother __________ London last year.


has visited
was visited
visited

2. I __________ this quiz.


haven't finished yet
haven't yet finished
yet haven't finished

3. __________ my car in 1991.


I've bought
I've owned
I bought

4. __________ my car for five years.


I've had
I bought
I've bought

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