Choose the correct tense:

Look, some children … .

a. swims
b. are swimming
c. swim
Tim … a very diligent boy, he always …. his
homework after he ….. from school.
a. is - does - comes
b. is - is doing - is coming
c. is - is doing - comes
Whenever I … my sister’s best friend she ….
me how happy she … .
a. am meeting - tells - is
b. meet - is telling - is
c. meet - tells - is
Why …. your little sister …..? ….. you ….. ?
a. is … crying - do … know
b. does … cry - do … know
c. is … crying - are … knowing
I …tennis, because I … football. I usually …
tickets when my favourite player … a match.
a. love - am hating - buy - is having
b. am loving - hate - am buying - has
c. love - hate - buy - has
But all my friends … watching a match, they
…. to join me when there …. a competition.
a. enjoy - don’t want - is
b. are enjoying - don’t want - is
c. enjoy - don’t want - is being
School … at 8 o’clock every morning, we ….
hurry to arrive on time.
a. is starting - must
b. starts - must
c. starts - are having
Where … you … this summer? … you … some
time at the seaside?
a. are … going - are … spending
b. are … going - do … spend
c. do … go - are … spending
… forget to pick me up, I … for you right
here, in front of the school.
a. don’t - am waiting
b. must - wait
c. do - am waiting
Sam … come now, he … in his room. What …
you … to talk to him about?
a. doesn’t - sleeps - do … want
b. won’t - sleep - do … want
c. can’t - is sleeping - do … want
Fill in the blanks with the correct tense, Present Simple or Continuous:
♣ Jonathan usually ……………(to go) to the
mountains every summer, but this summer he
…………… (to go) to the seaside with all his friends.
♣ It ………(to be) a fine day today, the sun ……………
(to shine) and the children…………(to be) happy
because they …………… (to play) in the park. They
…………… (to ride) their bikes and they ……………
(to eat) lots of ice-cream. There …………… (not to
be) any clouds in the sky.
♣ What a strange woman! What …………… (she – to
do) there and whom …………… (she – to talk) to?
…………… (you – to know) her? …………… (she – to
be) one of your sister’s friends?
♣ I …………… (to hate) visiting my grandparents
because they ……………………… (always – to ask) me
silly questions about my personal life!
♣ Don’t enter his room, I …………… (to think) he
…………… (to study) for his French exam and he
…………… (not to want) to be disturbed.
♣ Be quiet, please, the teacher …………… (to correct)
our papers and she …………… (to need) silence to
concentrate. Why …………………….(you – to
whistle)?
♣ Every Friday afternoon my parents …………… (to
go) shopping and they usually …………… (to take) us
with them, but this afternoon we …………… (to stay)
home because we …………… (to watch) a new movie,
we …………… (not to want) to go with them anymore.