Present Simple & Present Continuous

1. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the

affirmative or negative form of the Present Simple or Present
Continuous.

1. Mark _______________ (talk) on his mobile phone at the moment.

2. Mum and Dad rarely _________ (have) coffee for breakfast.
3. _________ Julia ____________ (swim) to the island?
4. The camels ________________ (carry) our bags and tents.
5. I _____________ (visit) my friend on Friday evening.
6. _____ the people in the picture __________ (watch) a football match?
7. ___________ Mary _____________ (go) shopping every Sunday?
8. We _________________ (not feel) very well at this moment.
9. We ________________ (have) lunch now. We’ve got pizza!
10. John ________________ (not have) lunch in his house, because he
___________ (work) a lot of hours.

2. Choose the correct answer. Do you need Present Simple or Present

Continuous.

1. Janet always reads / is reading magazines in the library.

2. Do Paul and Jean take / Are Paul and Jen taking photos at the
cinema?
3. Do you like / Are you liking pizza? It’s my favourite food.
4. People don’t use / aren’t using sandals in the winter.
5. I don’t sleep / am not sleeping at the moment because I’m not tired.
6. My mum goes / is going shopping every weekend.
7. Look at Hal. He sits / is sitting near the island.
8. Debbie reads / is reading magazines now.
9. We don’t hike / aren’t hiking in the forest at the moment.
10. Ed usually tidies / is tidying his room on Sunday.
11. Do you like / Are you liking my new jacket?
12. Do the camels run / Are the camels running in the desert right now?
13. Does Miss Smith teach / Is Miss Smith teaching P.E. every day?
 3. Complete the text with correct form of the verb in brackets.
Remember: you can use the Present Simple or Present
Continuous!

Text 1
Roberto Lopez __________ (play) football for Huelva, the same team as
Juan. Roberto ____________ (come) from Salamanca. At the moment they
_______________ (play) basketball together. They always __________
(speak) Portuguese because Juan ____________ (not speak) a word of
Spanish. Juan _____________ (have) a strong Portuguese accent which
Roberto sometimes __________________ (not understand).

Text 2
From Monday to Friday Victor _____________ (wake up) at seven o’clock.
He ____________ (stay) in bed until a quarter past seven, and then he
__________ (get up). Then he ___________ (have) a shower. After that he
gets dressed and _______________ (go) downstairs to have breakfast. At
exactly eight o’clock he _____________ (leave) his house and drives to
work.
At ten-thirty, he ________________ (usually have) a coffee. Unfortunately,
today is Friday, the busiest day of the week. Now, Victor _____________
(have) his coffee at his desk. Victor thinks he ____________________ (not
leave) the office until five or six o’clock today, approximately one hour later.
To cheer himself up, Victor starts thinking about the weekend.
Tomorrow is Saturday and Victor has some plans, he ________________
(get up) very late, about ten o’clock. He is going to meet his best friend
Marco at the coffee shop and then, they _____________ (visit) the art
gallery.
On Sunday, they normally stay in bed reading the newspapers, but this
Sunday they are going for a walk in the mountains with some friends. It’s
three hours to reach the top and two and a half hours to come down. They
_____________ (have) a picnic at the top of the mountain and Victor is
looking forward to enjoying the view, the peace and, of course, not being in
the office!