VERBS

present continuous versus present simple

to have (present idea) – future (going to)

Exercise 1: Put the verb into the correct form. Use present continuous or present simple according to the
context. Sometimes you need the negative.

1. Please ................................................ (make) so much noise. I ............................................... (try) to work.

2. Let’s go to the beach now. It ................................................ (rain) any more.

3. Julie ................................................ (drink). She usually ................................................ (have) juice or soda.

4. Kate is so happy. She ................................................ (spend) her vacation in Spain. Now she is in Madrid, but
she is going to Barcelona tomorrow. She ................................................ (have) a great time and
................................................ (want) to come back soon.

5. Too bad it ................................................ (rain)! I ................................................ (have) my umbrella now.

6. What time ................................................ (the banks/close) in Brazil?

7. Andrew is going to have his final exam next week. He ................................................ (study) German.

8. My grandmother ................................................ (have) a computer, but she ............................................... (know)

how to use it.

9. “What ................................................ (you/do)?” “I’m a surgeon.”

10. Tim ................................................ (work) this month. He’s on vacation.

11.Look at this sentence. I ................................................ (know) this new word here. What
................................................ (it/mean)?

12. David is kind of heavy because he ................................................ (do) any sports.

Exercise 2: Complete the questions with have. Use subjective pronouns when necessary: I, you (singular),
he/she/it, we, you (plural) and they.

1. “Excuse me, ................................................ a pen to lend me?” “Sure, here it’s.”

2. “Sally is coughing a lot.” “................................................ a cold?”

3. “Cathy seems very tired.” “Yeah, ................................................ any problem?”

4. “................................................ the time?” “Yes, it’s ten oh five.

5. “Let’s make a cake.” “Good idea! ................................................ all the ingredients?”

6. “Peter and I are going to the movies tomorrow. Do you want to come?” Yeah, but….............................................
the tickets.

7. “Look, it’s raining a lot!” “Oh, really? Peter is at school and he is going to leave it in 10 minutes.”
”................................................ the umbrella?” “I don’t think so.”
Exercise 3: Complete the sentences using going to + the following verbs. Pay attention to negative sentences.
Don’t forget the subjective pronoun when necessary.

travel – have – write – rest – play – throw (a party) – turn in – arrive – take – begin

1. We ................................................ by train because plane tickets are too expensive.

2. Martin ................................................ soccer this weekend because he has English exercises to do.

3. Cindy wants to call her friends to go to the movies. She ................................................ an e-mail because her
cell phone is not working.

4. The Millers ................................................ a party at home to celebrate their son’s birthday.

5. I’m very tired. I ................................................ for a little while.

6. “Gee! The streets are jammed all around.” “ ................................................ the subway, Dad?” (we)

7. Suzy is still at home and our meeting ................................................ in 10 minutes. I think she
................................................ in time (i.e. before the meeting).

8. “When ................................................ your homework and LCP?” “Next class. They’re due on
December 8th.” (you)

9. "................................................ beer?” “No, he isn’t . He doesn’t drink.” (Mr. Simpson)

REFERENCE

MURPHY, Raymond. English Grammar in Use. 3rd ed. UK: Cambridge University Press, 2011.