Present Tenses Simple and Continuous MC

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Present simple and present continuous (multiple choice)

1) A: What ................ ? B: He's an engineer.

a. is your father doing

b. is your father do

c. does your father do

d. does your father doing

2) Why ................... sunglasses? It's cloudy today.

a. do you wear

b. are you wearing

c. do you wearing

d. are you wear

) A: How often .................... to the cine!a? B: About once a !onth.

a. do you go

b. are you going

c. are you go

d. do you going

") ............... a really good boo# at the !o!ent.

a. I read

b. I'! reading

c. I reading$) He................... an i%hone& an i%ad and a co!%uter. He's so luc#y

a. is ha(ing

b. ha(e

c. has

) Bill ................... really hard at the !o!ent because his co!%any has *ust recei(ed a big

order fro! +hina.

a. wor#s

b. is wor#ing

c. is wor#

,) It ............. a lot in -a %e/ia in winter.

a. rains

b. rain

c. is raining

0) A: Where's ohn? B: He's in the bathroo!. He ............... a shower.

a. has

b. is ha(ingc. is !a#ing



d. is doing

) A: What ........................ ? B: I'! loo#ing for !y glasses.

a. are you doing

b. do you do

c. you are doing

13) A: ..................... the %arty? B: 4es& (ery !uch& than# you.

a. Are you en*oying

b. 5o you en*oy

c. Are you en*oy

d. 5o you en*oying

II.67-8I9- +H;I+

1 ohn <<<<<<<<<< at this !o!ent.

arri(e

arri(es

are arri(ing

is arri(ing

2 ohn always <<<<<<<<<< on ti!e for !eetings.

arri(e

arri(es

are arri(ing

is arri(ing

Barbara usually <<<<<<<<<< dinner for her husband after wor#.

coo#

coo#s

are coo#ing

is coo#ing

" 8his wee# Barbara is away on business so 8o! <<<<<<<<<< dinner forhi!self.

coo#

coo#s

are coo#ing

is coo#ing

$ 6r. and 6rs. 9arsons <<<<<<<<<< to wor# together e(ery day.

dri(e

dri(es are dri(ing



is dri(ing

8oday 6r. and 6rs. 9arsons <<<<<<<<<< to wor# se%arately because 6r.

9arsons has to go to a !eeting at another branch.

dri(e

dri(es

are dri(ing

is dri(ing

, 6y %arents nor!ally <<<<<<<<<< brea#fast at ,:33 a.!.

eat

eats

are eating

is eating

0At the !o!ent !y %arents are on (acation& so they <<<<<<<<<< brea#fast

!uch later.

eat

eats

are eating

is eating

6y husband and his colleague<<<<<<<<<< golf right now.

%lay

%lays

are %laying

is %laying

136y husband and his colleague <<<<<<<<<< golf whene(er they are not too

busy.

%lay

%lays

are %laying

is %laying

III. 9resent si!%le or continuous?

1) 6ost !ornings !y husband ==.. >to wal#) for wor# at ,.3.

2) I =.. >to lea(e) for wor# earlier this wee# as I ha(e so!e i!%ortant *obs to get done.

) te(e=..>to %lay) guitar for a local grou%.

") shh& I =..>to hear) to the news.

$) I =..>to go) to the gy! whene(er I get the chance.

) I =..>to read) a good boo# at the !o!ent.

,) 6y youngest daughter ==.>to #now) all the words to that song.0) I =..>to hate) getting u% for school on cold winter !ornings.



I. Put the verb into the correct form.

1.

I'! the door.

2.

8hey are now.

3.

I a! a hea(y bag.

4.

8he dog is on the floor.

5.

Ann and @ate are fruit now.

6.

I'! a good ti!e.7.

8he car is now.

8.

8he birds are high.

.

He is ho!e now.

1!.

I'! to ngland.

11.

8he baby is at the !o!ent.

12.

8hey are trees.

13.

I'! to school now.

14.

6y %arents are out of the building.

15.

ulie is on the sofa.

16.

I'! in a hotel at the !o!ent.

17.

It is hea(ily now.

18.

8he duc#s are in the %ond.

1.

6y grand!other is sandwiches now.2!.



he is (ery fast.

. +hoose the correct (erb for!.

1. I to school by bus e(ery day.

2. What ti!e on wee#days?

. 8hey to the cine!a to!orrow.

". 6y father 0 hours a day& but this wee# he 13 hours.

$. In the %icture there are two boys. 8hey co!%uter ga!es.

. in your country?

,. Where are the children? I thin# they in the garden.

0. I !y grand%arents twice a wee#.

. 6y sister can't go out now. he her ho!ewor#.

13. What I as a teacher.

I. Put the verbs in the correct forms" present continuous or present simple.

1. -et's go out. It >notrain) now.

2. ulia is (ery good at languages. he >s%ea#) four languages

(ery well.

. Hurry u% (erybody >wait) for you.

". >youlisten) to the radio?

o& you can turn it off.

$. >youlisten) to the radio e(ery day?

o& *ust occasionally.



. 8he Ci(er ile >flow) into the 6editerranean.

,. -oo# at the ri(er. It >flow) (ery fast today D !uch faster

than usual.

0. We usually >grow) (egetables in our garden but this year we

>notgrow) any.

. How is your nglish?

ot bad. It >i!%ro(e) slowly.

13. Con is in -ondon at the !o!ent. He >stay) at the 9ar#

Hotel. He >alwaysstay) there when he's in -ondon.

11. +an we sto% wal#ing soon? I to feel tired.

12. +an you dri(e?

I >learn). 6y father >teach) !e.

1. or!ally I finish >finish) wor# at $.33& but this wee# I

>wor#) until .33 to earn a bit !ore !oney.

1". 6y %arents >li(e) in Bristol. 8hey were born there and ha(e

ne(er li(ed anywhere else. Where >your %arentsli(e)?

1$. onia >loo#) for a %lace to li(e. he >stay)

with her sister until she finds so!ewhere.

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