EXERCISES 2 Present Simple and Present Continuous

1- Fill in the blanks with the Present Simple form of the verbs in

brackets.

1- She never _______________ (visit) us on Sundays.

2- ___________________ (you/always travel) to work by train?

3- The moon _________________ (revolve) around the earth.

4- _________________ (he/phone) you every week?

5- Every winter, my family _____________ (go) to Chamoix for a

week.

6- The plane ____________ (not leave) until midnight.

7- Water _____________ (not boil) at 90º centigrade.

8- Sheila ____________ (practise) the piano twice a day.

9- I’ve got a joke for her. There ___________ (be) this tall man. He

________ (go) into a café and ….

10-The school years ___________ (begin) on September 1st.

2- Write sentences using the words given below in the correct

order. Make any necessary changes.

1- they / at night / not travel / long distances / usually

2- at night / seldom / go out / they

3- sometimes / forget / you / to lock the door?

4- eat / my neighbours / meat / never

5- on time / be / in the morning / we / generally

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EXERCISES 2 Present Simple and Present Continuous

6- problems / discuss / he / often / with me

7- shop / usually / she / at the shopping centre?

8- any more / never / I / abroad / go

3- Fill in the blanks with the Present Continuous form of the

verbs in brackets.

1- Rita _______________ (rest) on the sofa. She’s tired.

2- Rodney ________________ (write) another report.

3- ___________________ (the Johnsons / go) to Italy this year?

4- ___________________ (she / come) home late tonight?

5- ___________________ (it / snow) now?

6- Dave ________________ (always lend) money to his friends.

7- We _________________ (not enjoy) this concert, so let’s go home.

8- Tina_________________ (sew) a dress for herself.

9- ___________________ (you / do) anything at the moment?

10-Miss Taylor _________________ (take) the class today. Mrs Jones

________________ (not feel) well.

4- Fill in the blanks with the Present Simple or the Present

Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1- She ___________ (prefer) her coffee without sugar.

2- I _______________ (have) a shower now. Please answer the

phone!

3- What _________________ (this word / mean)?

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EXERCISES 2 Present Simple and Present Continuous

4- Sarah _________________ (see) the dentist at four o’clock on

Wednesday.

5- How many rooms ________________ (this house / have)?

6- They ______________ (think) of selling their house.

7- I _______________ (not believe) how much this jacket

______________ (cost).

8- The doctor says that he _______________ (doubt) that you will

need to take medicine.

9- Elephants ___________ (live) as old as humans.

10-He _____________ (live) in town now.

11-My boss ______________ (always complain) about the amount of

talking in the office.

12-Now I ________________ (realise) that I made a mistake.

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