Present Simple or Present Continuous?

A. Complete the following sentences using the simple present or the present
continuous of the verbs in brackets.

1. Usually, Nathalie and Chantal _____play___ (play) in the park but today
they __are studying____ (study) at school. The teacher _is giving_ ( give)
them an exam.

2. Kathy always _smiles_ (smile) in class and at the moment some of the other
pupils __are smiling___ (smile) as well.

3. Right now the pupils __are reading__ (read) a book and the teacher
_____is writing_____ (write) on the board.

4. Almost every day class___begins____(begin) at 8:00, but on Tuesdays the

class __starts__(start) at 8:30.

5. She_likes_(like) to bake cookies, but at the moment she

_isn´t baking__(not bake) cookies because she__is studying__(study) at
school.

6. Dany __enjoys__(enjoy) climbing mountains during his vacation, but this

year he__didnt take__(not take) any vacation because he
_is studying___(study) English.

7. Martine__is doing___(do) computer exercises at the moment. She usually

__does__(do) computer exercises on Tuesday.

8. Isabelle _likes__(like) to read at the moment.

She__is reading___________(read) a very good novel about Ghandi.

9. Suzanne__comes__(come) from France, and __is returning___(return)

there for a holiday in the near future.

10. Claude __is trying___(try) to complete the on-line exercises at the

moment.