Below, there is an exercise that aims at practicing the present simple and the present continuous tenses. Your job is to read the sentences and put the verbs either in the present simple or the present continuous.
Put the verbs between brackets in the present simple or the present continuous tense.
- Look! They (leave) ——————- the house.
- Brian (cycle) ——————– 30 km every day.
- Samantha (do) ———————- her homework at the moment.
- My parents (shop) ————————- right now.
- He usually (get up) ——————— early in the morning.
- You (see / not) ———————– her every day.
- The baby (sleep / not) ————————– at the moment.
- I (read / not) ————————– a book now.
- We (go / not) ——————- to school on Sundays.
- He (watch / not) ———————- the news every day.
- (you / go) ————————- on holiday by plane sometimes?
- (they / play) ———————— computer games every day?
- (she / eat) ————————— dinner at the moment?
- What (they / do) ————————— right now?
- (she / visit) ———————- her grandma very often?
- We ———————– (write) an English test at the moment.
- We never ———————- (write) more than six tests per year.
- In the morning we usually —————— (eat) cornflakes and —————— (drink) tea.
- After we —————— (finish) our homework my friend and I —————– (go) shopping.
- Before we ———————- (walk) to school we ——————— (have) breakfast together.
- ———————– (you/ ever /eat) spaghetti in breakfast?
- Look! Jenny (go) —————— to school. On her back, she (carry) ——————– her school bag. The school bag (be) —————– very heavy. Normally, Jenny (wear) —————– black shoes, but today she (wear) ——————– red wellies. And look, she (wear)————— a raincoat because it (rain) ————– outside. Jenny (not / want) ——————– to get wet.
- Quiet, please! I (write) ——————— a test.
- She usually (walk) ———————- to school.
- But look! Today she (go) ————————– by bike.
- Every Sunday we (go) ————————- to see my grandparents.
- The child seldom (cry) ———————–.
- I (not / do) —————————- anything at the moment.
- Marc (like) —————- — fruits and vegetables.
- Marc (know) —————————- that apples (be) ———————— good for his health.
