Present Simple and Present Continuous

1. Put the verbs in the 3rd person singular:

a) I cry – He ______________ f) I try – He _________________
b) I say – He ______________ g) I do – He _________________
c) I play – He ______________ h) I go – He _________________
d) I finish – He _____________ i) I watch – He _______________
e) I study – He _____________ j) I kiss – He _________________

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous:

a) It (rain) ___________________!
b) I (watch) ____________________ TV now.
c) _______ you (listen)______________ to the radio?
d) Victor (play) ___________________ computer games at the moment.
e) We (sing) ______________________ now.
f) Tim and Julia (dance) _______________________ now.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present continuous:
a) In summer I (wear) _______________ my sunglasses, but now it’s cold and I (wear)
______________ a pair of gloves.
b) It’s sunny. Sarah (wear) _______________ a sunhat now, but in winter she (wear)
____________ a cap.
c) Mum and dad are at a party. They (wear) _________________ a pretty dress and a
smart suit now. At home they (wear) ______________ tracksuit or jeans and T-shirt.
d) What __________ you (wear) _____________ now? It’s cloudy and windy.

4. Underline the correct verb form:

a) Sandra writes / is writing a letter at the moment.
b) I usually drink / am drinking a lot of water.
c) Look! He comes / is coming back right now!
d) She always sleeps / is sleeping a lot.
e) What do you do / are you doing now?
f) You study / are studying every day.
g) It rains / is raining every autumn in Romania.
h) It rains / is raining! Take your umbrella!
i) They play / are playing chess now.
j) I don’t play / am not playing on the computer every day.

5. Fill in the sentences with the correct words from the box below:

sunny windy rainy snow frosty foggy

a) Where there is ____________ you can build a snowman.

b) I wear sunglasses when it’s _________________.
c) The grass turns white when it’s _______________.
d) When it’s _______________ you can fly a kite.
e) You cannot see very far when it’s ______________.
f) You need an umbrella when it’s ______________.
6. a) Read and answer the questions:

Hello! I’m Kitty! I’m a very happy little

cat! This is my daily programme!

I get up early every day and go to the front door to wait

for the milkman. He comes at about 6 o’clock every morning.
I love milk! This is my favourite thing for breakfast.
At about 10 o’clock, I go into the garden. I climb high
up on the cherry tree and I watch the birds and the
butterflies. They are very nice. Sometimes I sit on the fence
and I watch my neighbour’s tomcat: he’s very interesting...
Well, I’m in love with him?!...
At half past three it’s my lunch time. I usually have cat
food from a tin, but sometimes I get fish. In the afternoon, I
sleep on the sofa.
In the evening, I watch TV: Mickey Mouse is my favourite
cartoon. When it is hot, I usually go for a walk on my
neighbour’s roof!

a) What does Kitty do when she wakes up?

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b) What does Kitty like to drink?
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c) What does Kitty do in the garden?
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d) What time does Kitty have lunch?
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e) What does Kitty eat for lunch?
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f) What does Kitty do in the afternoon?
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g) What does Kitty do in the evening?
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h) What is Kitty’s favourite cartoon?
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b) Translate the underlined paragraph from the text: