Grammar

review
for
beginners
PRESENT
SIMPLE
AND
CONTINUO
Choose the correct form of the verb to be to complete
these sentences.
Lisa and her sisters _____ in a private school.
Our home ____ very small but we ____ very happy in it. Write the verb in bracket in the present simple:
My husband ______ handsome.
This landscape _______ very beautiful. Kathleen (get)_______ up every day at 7 am. She
Terry ______ my best friend. (have) ________breakfast, (wash)_________,
Mr and Mrs Smith ______ my teachers. (pick) _______out her clothes, (feed) _______her
pets and (leave)_______ for work. She
(go)________to the subway station. She then
(take) _______out a book and her headphones and
Write the following sentences in the interrogative and (let)_______ the stations (pass)________ her by.
negative forms.
She finally (arrive)________ at the belle étoile
My grandmother drives an old car.
station. She (get)_______ off, (climb)__________
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_____________________________________
the stairs and (find) ___________herself in the
open air. She (go)______ to the small bookshop,
Annette lives in a big city. (open)________ the door and (find)_____ the
______________________________________ wonderful world of books. Her customers
______________________________________ (love)_______ her and (come) ___________ in
great numbers.
Richard likes reading
______________________________________
______________________________________
Write the verb in bracket in the present continuous:
Gordon (prepare) _________a recipe for his family.
Lena (read)_________ a newspaper.
Jon (surf) _________________on the internet.
Gary (play) _________football and (win) _________the
match.
Elsa (blow) _______________out her birthday candles.
Carry and Mona (do) ___________some shopping.
They (buy) ___________ new clothes.

Write the following sentences in the interrogative and

negative forms.
Any is eating an ice cream.
_____________________________________
_____________________________________

Arthur is gardening in his backyard.

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______________________________________

They are flying to Brussels.

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______________________________________

Choose between present simple and past continuous.

Look! it (rain) __________ .
The Jones (go) ______________to the market every Sunday.
Mary always (sleep) _________ late on weekends.
The coronavirus (prevent) ___________ us from living normally.
The postman usually (come) ______________ in the morning.
At the moment Mr Teddy (teach) _____________ geometry.
My parents never (let) _______me go out after midnight.
The milk (escape) ______________ from the pan.
Ours neighbours (move) _______________ to Arizona.
I (eat) ______________ an ice cream on the waterfront.
 Keys
Choose the correct form of the verb to be to Write the following sentences in the
complete these sentences. interrogative and negative forms.
Lisa and her sisters are in a private school. My grandmother drives an old car.
Our home is very small but we are very happy in it. Does my grandmother drive an old car?
My husband is handsome. My grandmother doesn’t drive an old car.
This landscape is very beautiful. Annette lives in a big city.
Terry is my best friend. Does Annette live in a big city?
Mr and Mrs Smith are my teachers. Annette doesn’t live in a big city.
Richard likes reading
Does Richard like reading?
Write the verb in bracket in the present simple: Richard doesn’t like reading.

Kathleen gets up every day at 7 am. She has breakfast,

washes, picks out her clothes, feeds her pets and leaves for
work. She goes to the subway station. She then takes out a Write the following sentences in the
book and her headphones and lets the stations pass her by. interrogative and negative forms.
She finally arrives at the belle étoile station. She gets off, Any is eating an ice cream.
climbs the stairs and finds herself in the open air. She goes to Is Any eating an ice cream?
the small bookshop, opens the door and finds the wonderful Any is not eating an ice cream.
world of books. Her customers love her and come in great Arthur is gardening in his backyard.
numbers. Is Arthur gardening in the backyard?
Arthur is not gardening in the backyard.
They are flying to Brussels.
Are they flying to Brussels?
Write the verb in bracket in the present continuous: They are not flying to Brussels.
Gordon is preparing a recipe for his family.
Lena is reading a newspaper.
Jon is surfing on the internet.
Gary is playing football and is winning the match.
Elsa is blowing out her birthday candles.
Carry and Mona are doing some shopping.
They are buying new clothes.

Choose between present simple and past continuous.

Look! it is raining.
The Jones go to the market every Sunday.
Mary always sleeps late on weekends.
The coronavirus prevents us from living normally.
The postman usually comes in the morning.
At the moment Mr Teddy is teaching geometry.
My parents never let me go out after midnight.
The milk is escaping from the pan.
Ours neighbours are moving to Arizona.
I am eating an ice cream on the waterfront.