Q1. Read the sentences below and determine which type of present tense is being used. 4.

4. My sister often _________________ in bed but today she is so tired that she

1. The train leaves at 9:00 a.m. ___________________ anything at all. (READ, NOT READ)
2. John drinks tea every afternoon.
5. Look to your right! Mary _________________ her little sister to school. How sweet! (BRING)
3. Lisa is reading a novel.
4. The band is performing excellently. 6. Mom can't help you right now because she _________________ dinner. (PREPARE)
5. Sarah has just left.
6. I have known Julie for years. 7. The neighbours' boys always _________________ to school late. (COME)
7. I am drafting a new report. 8. My parents never _________________ cigarettes in front of us. (SMOKE)
8. The dog has been barking for hours.
9. They have been traveling for weeks. 9. I can't understand him because I _________________ any French. (NOT KNOW)
10. David has finished all the cake. 10. Mary _________________ eating sweets. Every morning she _________________ coffee with
11. I have completed all my tasks. lots of sweets. (LIKE, HAVE)
12. It snows every December.
13. My cousin is arriving tomorrow. 11. What _______________________? – I think they _________________ to be fed by the tourists.
14. I have injured my ankle. (THE DUCKS DO, WAIT)
15. The engineers have been constructing the bridge for several years.
12. It _________________ very hard at the moment. (RAIN)
Q2. Convert the sentences below into the present tense form as indicated in brackets.
13. They normally _________________ TV on Sundays but today they _________________ a nap.
1. The moon had been glowing brightly all night. (Present Perfect Continuous Tense) (WATCH, TAKE)
2. Rahul has finished all the ice cream. (Present Continuous Tense)
14. Dad _____________________ TV when he _________________ home from the office. (NOT
3. The baker kneads the dough. (Present Continuous Tense)
USUALLY WATCH, COME)
4. Mary is decorating the room. (Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
5. The play started yesterday. (Simple Present Tense) 15. Every Monday my dad ________________ to work by train because my mom ____________ the
6. We were listening to music. (Present Continuous Tense) car. (GO, NEED)
7. The principal wished to see you. (Simple Present Tense)
16. Our teacher often _________________ at us when she's in a bad mood. (SHOUT)
8. Mike ate all the sandwiches. (Simple Present Tense)
9. We were waiting for the concert to start at 6:00 P.M. (Present Perfect Continuous Tense) 17. I _________________ for a new car which I want to buy as soon as possible. (SAVE)
10. Alex just left. (Present Perfect Tense)
18. What _____________________ right now? – He _________________ in the river. (TOM DO,
Q3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Present Tense. SWIM)
1. Jeremy usually ______________ to school by bus but today his dad _________________ him.
(GO, DRIVE)

2. How often ____________________ to the park for a picnic? (YOU GO)

3. Northern California _________________ a lot of rain during the wintertime but this winter it
_________________ at all. (GET, NOT RAIN)