PRESENT SIMPLE vs.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Fill in the gap with the correct tense of the verb in brackets:

1) She …………….. (wear) a smart suit whenever she ……………(go) for a job interview.
2) New technology ……………….it easier to learn languages. (make)
3) We often ………………………golf at the weekend if the weather is fine. (play)
4) He……………………….on the phone right now. (speak)
5) Now he …………………out of the window. (look)
6) This folder …………………..to me. (not/ belong)
7) How…………………………. to work? (you/ normally/ get)
8) The sun …………………..in the east. (rise)
9) Mr Brown always ………………..a pound of rice (buy)
10) The shop assistant ………………….the door now. (close)
11) Mark and Alison never ……………………away glass bottles. (throw)
12) Look! Peter …………………………two baskets. (carry)
13) My mother always ………………….. a box of eggs before buying them. (open)
14) Jane often ........................the shopping every Friday morning. (do)
15) I …………………the money at the moment. (count)
16) Listen! Your mobile ………………….(ring)
17) Grandfather ………………….his change very often. (forget)
18) I can’t go out tonight because I ………………………for the maths exam. (study)
19) ……………………(you/ want) to try this salad I ……………(make)?
20) What …………………..(she/ think) of the new History teacher?
21) I …………………(not/ want) to leave the party yet. I ………..(have) such a good
time.
22) Marianne is a bore. She ……………………about things. (always/ complain)
23) The moon ………………. round the earth. (turn)
24) We ………………(go) for a walk every day but today we …………………(stay) in.

ANSWERS
1. wears ……..goes 13. opens
2. makes 14. does
3. play 15. am counting
4. is speaking 16. is ringing
5. is looking 17. forgets
6. doesn’t belong 18. am studying
7. do you normally get 19. Do you want ………….. am making
8. rises 20. does she think
9. buys 21. don’t want………………. I am having
10. is closing 22. is always complaining
11. throw 23. turns
12. is carrying 24. go …………….are staying