Exercises To Be, Present Simple and Continuous

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REVISION

VERB TO BE

Complete

•Jim … eating ice cream. ✘

•The kids … playing in the park. ✘

•Birds … singing. ✔

•Henry and I … watching football. ✔

•Sarah and Thomas … getting married. ✔

•Tom and Karen … skiing. ✘

•Sam … washing her hands. ✔

•Tim … crying. ✘

•I … dancing. ✘

•I … drinking a coffee. ✔

PRESENT SIMPLE

Complete with present simple

•Ben … (work) in a hospital.

•… you … (like) fish?

•She … (not/teach) English.

•Matthew never … (watch) television.

•… she … (play) football?

•They always … (eat) dinner at 7 o'clock.

•We … (not/live) in a big house.

•Valerie … (study) English at university.

•… he … (want) to eat?

•Samantha … (play) tennis twice a week.

Order

•in / morning / drinks / She / coffee / usually / the


PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Complete

1. I … (write) a poem now. ✘

2. She … (leave) tomorrow morning. ✔

3. We … (build) a house. ✔

4. Paul and Jennifer … (study) French at university. ✘

5. Peter … (go) to the supermarket. ✔

6. Tom … (teach) English at that high school. ✘

7. You … (make) a great effort. ✔

8. They … (tell) Mary what happened yesterday. ✘

9. I … (watch) TV right now. ✔

10. She … (play) volleyball at the moment. ✘

Make questions

•(I/do/it/right)

•(you/sleep)

•(he/read/the paper)

PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

Complete with present simple or continuous

1) I … (work) for the Government.

2) The sun … (set) in the west.

3) The milk … (boil). Can you turn off the stove?

4) Peter is sick, so he … (not work) tomorrow.

5) I … to the radio in my way to work every morning.

6) I have a chronic condition, so I … (take) a pill daily.

7) Who is that girl? Why … she … (dance) alone?

8) My mother … (say) she’s 55, but nobody … (believe) her.

9) Where … you … (go)?

10) Listen! They are … (play) that song you really like.

11) She … (not/like) maths.


12) My grandparents … (love) each other so much -it’s very sweet!

13) I … (stay) at this hostel during my next trip.

14) Please, stay quiet. I … (try) to work here!

15) My cousin … (have) really long hair.

16) I often … (sing) in the shower – I just can’t help it!

17) It looks like Carlos … (come) to the party tonight.

18) Right now I … (spend) time with my sister.

19) Pedro … (travel) to Madrid for work a lot.

20) Ssshhh! The baby … (sleep).

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