Student: Andres Felipe Atencia Nieto

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Complete the following sentences with Present Simple:

a) My sister doesn’t play (not/ play) tennis every day.
b) I study (study) English at school from Monday to Friday.
c) Chimpanzees do not speak (not/ speak) any language.
d) She always wearing (wear) skirts.
e) Do they travel (travel) by bus?
f) Does your mum cook (cook) dinner at night?
g) Jim and Joe don’t go (not/ go) to the theater on Sundays.
h) I never comb (comb) my hair in the morning.

2. Complete the following sentences with Present Continuous:

a) What are you eating (eat)?
b) Kat is opening (open) the window because she’s hot.
c) My dog isn’t sleeping (not/ sleep) now.
d) The girls are listening to (listen to) music now.
e) My brothers are not watching (not/ watch) TV now.
f) Is she combing (comb) her hair?
g) Is Mary copying (copy) from the blackboard?
h) We are practicing (practice) exercises in English.

3. Complete the following sentences with Present Simple or Present Continuous:

a) I am not studying (not/ study) French now.
b) We always play (play) cards during break time.
c) Where is your granny living (live)?
d) Peter doesn’t take (not/ take) the children to school in the morning.
e) What does your brother do (do) every morning?
f) You talk (talk) a lot!!!
g) What is John writing (write) now?
h) What’s that noise? Peter plays (play) the guitar.
i) We usually travel (usually/ travel) to England in summer.
j) This kind of animal eats (eat) meat.
k) Look! She speaks (speak) to a stranger.
l) I’m looking at that girl. She is wearing (wear) a beautiful skirt.
m) I never drink (never/ drink) wine at night.
n) What languages are you speaking (speak)?
4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Present Simple or Present Continuous.
a. We usually go (go) to Spain on holiday, but this year we will go (go) to Florida.
b. A: Why do you buy (buy) so much food?
B: Because we will have (have) a party tonight.
c. My dad lives (live) in a house near the sea because he likes (like) sailing.
d. Aren’t you watching (watch) the television? Can I turn it off?
e. A: How often do you go (go) swimming?
B: About once a week.
f. What newspaper do you usually read (read)?
g. A: The telephone ringing (ring)!!
B: OK, I’ll answer it. Hello? No, Sally isn’t here at the moment. She playing (play) tennis.
Can I take the message? OK. Bye!

5. Put the verbs in brackets in the “ Present Simple”

My friend Cathy has (have) a horse. It is (be) a beautiful animal with big eyes and a long tail. Its
name is Bella and it loves (love) people. It doesn’t bite (not bite) or kick and it is always friendly. It eats (eat)
apples and hay but it doesn’t eat (not eat) meat. Horses don’t like (not like) meat. Cathy usually rides (ride)
her horse every day after school. She does not go (not go ) into the town because there is too much traffic.
There aren’t (not be) many cars in the country so she takes (take) Bella there. It often rains (rain) in England
so at night Bella and the other horses sleep (sleep).

6. Present Simple / Continuous

Susan is making a video about a typical day in her life. Put the verbs in brackets into the
Present Simple or Continuous.
Hi, my name’s Susan Smith and this is my family. As you can see we have (have) it at this time.
Look, everyone smiles (smile) and happy. That is because I filmed them - usually we: don't talk each other
in the morning
This is where I catch (catch) the bus to school every day. It’s the number 13, and it arrived now.
These two girls are my friends. Tina and Becky. We all go (go) to the same school. Tina is wearing (wear) a
skirt today, which is unusual. She hardly ever wears (wear) skirts.
I sit (sit) on the bus now. It usually arrives (arrive) at school at about a quarter to nine. The bus
driver shouted (shout) at the children at the back of the bus at the moment. He tells (tell) them to sit down.
The kids on the bus usually behaved (behave) very well. I don’t know (not know) what’s wrong with them
today.
This is my classroom. I always sit (sit) at this desk, next to my friend Becky. Our teacher usually
comes (come) in at five past nine. She won’t be very happy today because everyone is making (make) a lot
of noise. Oh, here she is! I have to (have to ) turn off the camera now. See you later!

7. a. Fill in the gaps with the correct tense: Present Simple or Present Continuous.