Exercises on Present Simple - Present Continuous

A

 Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).

1. Look! He (leave)  the house.
2. Quiet please! I (write)  a test.
3. She usually (walk)  to school.
4. But look! Today she (go)  by bike.
5. Every Sunday we (go)  to see my grandparents.
6. He often (go)  to the cinema.
7. We (play)  Monopoly at the moment.
8. The child seldom (cry) .
9. I (not / do)  anything at the moment.
10. (watch / he)  the news regularly?

B

1. This (be)  Marc.
2. He (wear)  a t-shirt and shorts today.
3. He (eat)  an apple at the moment.
4. Marc (like)  fruits and vegetables.
5. He (eat)  some every day.
6. Marc (know)  that apples (be)  good for his health.

C

1. Today (be)  Betty's birthday.
2. Betty (love)  birthdays.
3. She (be)  always very excited and (wake up)  very early.
4. At six o'clock in the morning, Betty (hear)  a noise.
5. She (get up)  and (go)  into the sitting room.
6. What (go on) ?
7. Look! Betty's cat Carlos (sit)  on the table and he (play)  with Betty's present.

D

1. I (be)  very busy today.
2. At noon I (visit)  my friend Tanya.
3. We (want)  to have lunch together.
4. In the afternoon I (play)  squash with Emily.
5. In the evening, I (meet)  Rob.
6. We (go)  to the cinema.
7. The film (start)  at 8 pm.

E

1. The lesson (start)  at 9 o'clock.
2. He often (wear)  a black cap.
3. I (meet)  my friends in the youth club tonight.
4. My friend (move)  house tomorrow.
5. My birthday (be)  in September.

F

1. When (arrive / the plane) ?
2. (visit / you)  Jane in hospital today?
3. What time (get up / you)  in the mornings?
4. Why (cry / she)  now?
5. (swim / they)  in the pool at the moment?

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