PRESENT SIMPLE, CONTINUOUS and CONTRAST

PRESENT SIMPLE: Complete the sentences with the correct verb form in PRESENT SIMPLE.

• My friends _________________ (go) to school from Monday to Friday.

• Why _________________ (you/go) to work by bus when you own a car? – Because I _________________ (not/have) a
driving license.
• His mother ________________ (like) working with people and that´s why she _________________ (be) a teacher.
• He _________________ (not/sleep) eight hours a day, he _________________ (sleep) only five hours.
• We _________________ (not/be) in London, we _________________ (be) in Prague.
• Where _________________ (she/work)? – She _________________ (work) in a bank.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS: Complete the sentences with the correct verb form in PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
• Look at him! He _________________ (smile) at us.
• I _________________ (not/wash) the dishes, I _________________ (hoover).
• Why _________________ (they/lie) on the ground? – Because they _________________ (enjoy) the sunny weather
today.
• I´m lucky today because I _________________ (win) each game.
• Don´t disturb us, please. We _________________ (write) a story.
• They aren´t at home. They _________________ (run).
• She _________________ (always/lose) her keys, it´s so annoying!
• I _________________ (bake) a surprise cake for you now.

CONTRAST: Decide if the sentence is in Present Simple or Present Continuous tense and complete
it with the correct verb form.

• Be quiet, please. Something _________________ (beep).

• What _________________ (you/do) now? – I _________________ (play) chess with my dad.
• He _________________ (usually/spend) two hours in his car a day.
• Why _________________ (they/buy) only expensive cars? – Because they _________________ (prefer) luxury.
• This book _________________ (cost) a lot of money so I _________________ (not/want) to buy it.
• We _________________ (visit) a new country every summer.
• She _________________ (not/like) fast cars, she _________________ (enjoy) safe ones.
• Mark, where _________________ (you/go)?
• Listen! They _________________ (practise) the piano.
• My daughter _________________ (read) a book every time she _________________ (go) to bed.