Simple present and present continuous tense

Monday's Assignment

Tenses Practice

Good evening everyone,

In order to master any skill, we need to practice it a lot. Here is a link that has a lot of practice exercises for Present Simple and Progressive. Click on this link and answer the worksheet on your blog. 

TENSES T 7 Present Tense – Simple or Progressive: Fill in the correct form.

1. You can’t see Tom now. He _____is having____________ a bath. (have)

2. He usually ______drinks ___________ coffee, but today he ____is drinking__tea.(drink, drink)  

3. I won’t go out now because it ____is raining__and I __don’t have____an umbrella.(rain, not have)

4. In Spain women usually ___don’t wear______________ hats.(not wear)

 5. Who ___is_making____that terrible noise? It is John. He _is blowing____his nose.(make, blow)

 6. My dentist  always keeps __telling_____me to clean my teeth. I hate that. (tell)

7. He never _____goes____________ to the theatre. (go)

 8. I __am spending__ this weekend in Eastbourne. I ____go____ there nearly every week. (spend, go)

9. My wife always keeps ___asking______ for more money at the end of the week.(ask)

10. Who _are you speaking____to on the phone? (you speak)

11. Anne __makes__all her clothes. At the moment she __is making__ a dress for herself. (make, make)

 12. What’s that smell? Something ___is burning____in the kitchen. (burn)

13. I __am working__overtime this month because I _am saving_up to buy a new car. (work, save)

14. He   smokes__thirty cigarettes a day but at the moment he _is trying_very hard to stop. (smoke, try)

15. The sun ___rises______________ in the east and ____sets_____________ in the west. (rise, set)

16. She usually __learns__languages very fast but she __is having__ problems with Chinese at the moment. (learn, have)

17. He never __goes_______to the theatre. (go)

18. Do _you watch___ television every night? (you watch) 19. He always _pays__his bills on time. (pay)

20. My father usually ____eats_____________ his breakfast at eight. (eat)

 21. How long __does it take__to get to the office? It _takes__me half an hour. (it take, take)

22. The boat __leaves______Victoria Station at 9. (leave)

23. _Do you know________________ how old I am? (you know)

24. Jane’s husband _doesn’t smoke_________ . (not smoke)

25. It _doesn’t often rain______in Egypt. (not often rain)

26. Florence ___lies______________ on the river Arno. (lie)

27. He usually ___speaks_____ so quickly that I don’t understand  him. (speak, not understand)

28. How _do you get______ to work? – I usually __go____ by car but tomorrow I _am going___ in Tom’s car. (you get, go, go)

29. Why _do you put___on your raincoat? – I _am going__for a walk. – __Do you want_to come with me? (you put, go, you want)

30. I always _buy_____lottery tickets but I never __win_______________ .(buy, win)

31. _Do you love__him? – I ___like__him, but I _don’t love___ him. (you love, like, not love)

32. _Are you writing___ to him tonight? – Yes, I always __write___ to him on his birthday. ___Do you want_____ to send him a message? (you write, write, you want)

33. That car ___is makeing__ a very strange noise. _Do you think___it’s all right? – Oh yes, that noise __doesn’t matter__. It always  makes a noise like that. (make, you think, not matter, make)

34. The plane that you _are looking__at now _is taking off______for Paris. (look, take off)

35. What _is he doing__to his car now? – I think he __is polishing__ it. (he do, polish)

TENSES T 7 Present Tense – Simple or Progressive: Key

1. You can’t see Tom now. He is having a bath.

2. He usually drinks coffee, but today he is drinking tea.

3. I won’t go out now because it is raining and I don’t have an umbrella.

4. In Spain women usually do not wear hats.

5. Who is making that terrible noise? It is john. He is blowing his nose.

6. My dentist always keeps telling me to clean my teeth. I hate that.

7. He never goes to the theater.

8. I am spending this weekend in Eastbourne. I go there nearly every week.

9. My wife always keeps asking for more money at the end of the week.

 10. Who are you speaking to on the phone?

11. Anne makes all her clothes. At the moment she is making a dress for herself.

12. What’s that smell? Something is burning in the kitchen.

 13. I am working overtime this month because I am saving up to buy a new car.

14. He smokes thirty cigarettes a day but at the moment he is trying very hard to stop.

15. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

16. She usually learns languages very fast but she is having problems with Chinese at the moment.

17. He never goes to the theater.

 18. Do you watch television every night? 19. He always pays his bills on time.

20. My father usually eats his breakfast at eight.

21. How long does it take to get to the office? It takes me half an hour.

22. The boat leaves Victoria Station at 9.

23. Do you know how old I am?

24. Jane’s husband does not smoke.

25. It does not often rain in Egypt.

26. Florence lies on the river Arno.

27. He usually speaks so quickly that I don’t understand him.

28. How do you get to work? – I usually go by car but tomorrow I am going in Tom’s car.

29. Why are you putting on your raincoat? – I am going for a walk. – Do you want to come with me?

30. I always buy lottery tickets but I never win.

31. Do you love him? – I like him, but I don’t love him.

32. Are you writing him tonight? – Yes, I always write to him on his birthday. Do you want to send him a message?

33. That car is making a very strange noise. Do you think it’s all right? – Oh yes, that noise does not matter. It always makes a noise like that.

34. The plane that you are looking at now is taking off for Paris.

35. What is he doing to his car now? – I think he is polishing it.