We use Present Simple for: We use Present Continuous for:

* things in general or things that happen
repeatedly;
e.g. (+) Water boils at 1000Celsius.
( - ) It doesn’t rain very much in summer.
( ? ) What do you usually do at weekends?
* a permanent situation;
e.g. (+) My parents live in London.
( - ) He is lazy. He doesn’t work very hard
most of the time.
( ? ) What subjects do you learn at school?
Choose the correct answer:
* something that is happening at or around the
moment of speaking (the action is not finished);
e.g. (+) The water is boiling. Can you turn it off?
( - ) Let’s go out. It isn’t raining now.
( ? ) What are you doing in the kitchen, dad?
* a temporary situation;
e.g. (+) I am living with some friends until I find
a flat.
( - ) “You are working very hard today.” “Yes,
I’ve got a lot to do.”
( ? ) “What are you learning?” “Maths.”

1. Every day he ....... a bottle of 5. Fred usually .... football on 9. “Where are you going?”
beer. Sunday morning. “I…… to school.”
a) is drinking a) plays a) go
b) drinks b) are playing b) am going
c) drink c) is playing c) are going
d) are drinking d) play d) goes
2. She ........ a good novel at 6. Margaret .... tennis at 10. We often ....... a roast
present. the moment. chicken on Sundays.
a) read a) plays
b) reads b) are playing a) eat
c) is reading c) is playing b) is eating
d) are reading d) play c) are eating
d) eats
3. He ................ a sandwich 7. He has so much money that 11. We ............. pizza
now. he ...... a new car every year. right now.
a) eats a) buy a) eat
b) are eating b) are buying b) is eating
c) eat c) is buying c) are eating
d) is eating d) buys d) eats

4. They usually .......... a party 8. I ........... to school every 12. She ..............
on Saturdays. weekday. a coffee at the
a) go moment.
a) are having
b) am going a) have
b) have
c) goes b) is having
c) has
d) is going c) are having
d) is having
d) has
13. They always ….. their d) is finding d) are raining
presents under the Christmas 14. It ......... very often in this 15. I ………….. .
tree.
country. a) don’t smoke
a) find
a) rain b) am not smoking
b) finds
b) is raining c) doesn’t smoke
c) are finding
c) rains d) don’t smokes
16. In her free time she...... b) cycle dinner.
books. c) cycles a) have
a) read d) is cycling b) is having
b) reads c) are having
22. It ..... very often in
c) is reading d) has
winter.
d) are reading
a) is snowing 28. On Sundays he usually ....
17. We often ................. fruit b) snow at 11 o’clock.
and vegetables. c) are snowing a) get up
d) snows b) gets up
a) are buying
c) are getting up
b) buys 23. .... she often .... juice for
d) is getting up
c) is buying breakfast?
d) buy 29. I often ...........
a) Does/drink to the radio.
18. I .......... a shower b) Is/drinking a) listens
every day. c) Do/drinks b) listen
a) have d) Is/drinks c) is listening
b) am having 24. The children usually d) are listening
c) has .... snowmen in winter.
d) is having 30. We always ......
a) makes tennis at six.
19. He often .............. b) are making a) plays
TV in the evening. c) make b) play
a) watch d) is making c) are playing
b) is watching d) is playing
25. I never ..... letters in my
c) are watching office. 31. The weather is fantastic! It’s
d) watches a) type warm and the sun ….. . Let’s
20. “David, what ........ you b) is typing have a picnic!
…….?” “I am c) am typing
a) shines
reading a book.” d) types
b) shine
a) do/do 26. I ...... all the c) is shining
b) are/doing letters at the d) are shining
c) are /do moment. 32. I often ..........
d) does/doing a) type milk before
b) am typing going to bed.
21. They usually .... ten miles
c) is typing a) drink
every day.
d) types b) drinks
a) are cycling c) am drinking
27. We usually ..... coffee after
d) are drinking a party just now. c) take
a) have d) takes
33. Shhh! Be quiet. The
b) are having
baby……. . 38. I rarely ............. junk
c) has
a) sleeps food.
d) is having
b) are sleeping a) is eating
c) is sleeping 36. I always............. breakfast in b) am eating
d) sleep the morning. c) eat
d) eats
34. They never ...... chess on a) have
Sundays. b) has 39. My ballet lessons ............. at
a) are playing c) am having 5 o’clock every day.
b) is playing d) are having
c) play a) start
37. He ........ his dog for a walk 3 b) starts
d) plays
times a day. c) is starting
35. They ......... a) are taking d) are starting
b) is taking

We use Present Simple for: We use Present Continuous for:

* things in general or things that happen
repeatedly;
e.g. (+) Water boils at 1000Celsius.
( - ) It doesn’t rain very much in summer.
( ? ) What do you usually do at weekends?
* a permanent situation;
e.g. (+) My parents live in London.
( - ) He is lazy. He doesn’t work very hard
most of the time.
( ? ) What subjects do you learn at school?
Choose the correct answer:
* something that is happening at or around the
moment of speaking (the action is not finished);
e.g. (+) The water is boiling. Can you turn it off?
( - ) Let’s go out. It isn’t raining now.
( ? ) What are you doing in the kitchen, dad?
* a temporary situation;
e.g. (+) I am living with some friends until I find
a flat.
( - ) “You are working very hard today.” “Yes,
I’ve got a lot to do.”
( ? ) “What are you learning?” “Maths.”

1. Every day he ....... a bottle of 3. He ................ a sandwich d) is having

beer. now.
a) is drinking 5. Fred usually .... football on
a) eats Sunday morning.
b) drinks b) are eating
c) drink c) eat a) plays
d) are drinking d) is eating b) are playing
c) is playing
2. She ........ a good novel at 4. They usually .......... a party d) play
present. on Saturdays.
a) read a) are having
b) reads b) have 6. Margaret .... tennis at
c) is reading c) has the moment.
d) are reading a) plays
b) are playing 14. It ......... very often in this c) cycles
c) is playing country. d) is cycling
d) play a) rain 22. It ..... very often in
7. He has so much money that b) is raining winter.
he ...... a new car every year. c) rains a) is snowing
a) buy d) are raining b) snow
b) are buying 15. I ………….. . c) are snowing
c) is buying a) don’t smoke d) snows
d) buys b) am not smoking 23. .... she often .... juice for
8. I ........... to school every c) doesn’t smoke breakfast?
weekday. d) don’t smoke
a) go a) Does/drink
b) am going 16. In her free time she...... b) Is/drinking
c) goes books. c) Do/drinks
d) is going a) read d) Is/drinks
b) reads 24. The children usually
9. “Where are you going?” c) is reading .... snowmen in winter.
“I…… to school.” d) are reading
a) go a) makes
b) am going 17. We often ................. fruit b) are making
c) are going and vegetables. c) make
d) goes d) is making
a) are buying
b) buys 25. I never ..... letters in my
10. We often ....... a roast c) is buying
chicken on Sundays. office.
d) buy a) type
a) eat
b) is eating b) is typing
18. I .......... a shower c) am typing
c) are eating every day.
d) eats d) types
a) have
b) am having 26. I ...... all the
c) has letters at the
11. We ............. pizza d) is having moment.
right now. a) type
19. He often ..............
a) eat b) am typing
TV in the evening.
b) is eating c) is typing
c) are eating a) watch d) types
d) eats b) is watching
c) are watching 27. We usually ..... coffee after
12. She .............. d) watches dinner.
a coffee at the
a) have
moment. 20. “David, what ........ you
b) is having
a) have …….?” “I am
c) are having
b) is having reading a book.”
d) has
c) are having a) do/do
d) has b) are/doing 28. On Sundays he usually ....
c) are /do at 11 o’clock.
13. They always ..... their
d) does/doing a) get up
presents under the
b) gets up
Christmas tree. 21. They usually .... ten miles c) are getting up
a) find every day. d) is getting up
b) finds
c) are finding a) are cycling 29. I often ...........
d) is finding b) cycle
to the radio. d) are having
a) listens
b) listen 37. He ........ his dog for a walk 3
c) is listening times a day.
d) are listening a) are taking
b) is taking
30. We always ...... c) take
tennis at six. d) takes
a) plays
38. I rarely ............. junk
b) play
food.
c) are playing
a) is eating
d) is playing
b) am eating
31. The weather is fantastic! It’s c) eat
warm and the sun ….. . Let’s d) eats
have a picnic!
39. My ballet lessons ............. at
a) shines 5 o’clock every day.
b) shine
a) start
c) is shining
b) starts
d) are shining
c) is starting
32. I often ..........
d) are starting
milk before
going to bed.
a) drink
b) drinks
c) am drinking
d) are drinking

33. Shhh! Be quiet. The

baby……. .
a) sleeps
b) are sleeping
c) is sleeping
d) sleep

34. They never ...... chess on

Sundays.
a) are playing
b) is playing
c) play
d) plays

35. They .........

a party just now.
a) have
b) are having
c) has
d) is having

36. I always............. breakfast in

the morning.
a) have
b) has
c) am having