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Use Present Simple or Continuous

1. Look! That lady  ______________ her uniform. (not/ wear)


2. Our cat seldom _______________ on the sofa. ( lie)
3.  ____________they ______________  at the moment? ( text)
4. I ______________ supermarkets, but my father doesn't. ( like)
5. What ______________ the man ______________ in our garden? (do)
6. We ______________ the bus to school. (not/to take)
7. Where ______________ you ______________ from? (come)
8. ______________ your girlfriend always ______________ green T-shirts? (wear)
9. I ______________ a cup of tea now. (have)
10. ______________ the boy ______________ in the pool right now? (swim)

Make the sentences negative in Present Simple

1. I  stay at home.
2. We  wash the family car.
3. Doris does her homework.
4. They go to bed at 8.30 pm.
5. Kevin opens his workbook.
6. Our hamster eats apples.
7. You chat with your friends.
8. She uses a ruler.
9. Max, Frank and Steve  skate in the yard.
10. The boy  throws  stones.
Complete the sentences with the negative form of the present simple or present
continuous tense.

I __________ (not like) spicy food.

They __________ (not play) football right now.

She __________ (not believe) in ghosts.

We __________ (not watch) TV in the evenings.

He __________ (not enjoy) going to parties.


Use present simple or present continuous tense.

__________ (you/do) your homework every day?

__________ (she/work) at the new company?

__________ (they/visit) their grandparents this weekend?

__________ (he/enjoy) playing the guitar?

__________ (we/have) dinner at the new restaurant?

I _____________ (not understand) what you're saying.

______________ (you/understand) the instructions?

They _____________ (not run) marathons.

______________ (she/run) in the park every morning?

She _____________ (not love) horror movies.

_____________ (you/love) chocolate?

We __________ (not read) books very often.

______________ (he/read) the newspaper every day?

He _____________ (not prefer) tea over coffee.

______________ (we/prefer) to stay home tonight?

Complete the sentences in Present Simple.

____________________ (your parents / work) in London?

How____________________ (I / do) this exercise?

____________________ (you / play) tennis every day?

____________________ (Delia / like) her new teacher?

Which school____________________ (they / go) to?

What time____________________ (Tim / get up) at the weekend?

____________________ (we / have) an English test today?

Who____________________ (you / walk) to school with?


Our teacher, Mrs Jones, ____________________ (never / be) late for lessons.

I____________________ (often / clean) my bedroom at the weekend.

My brother____________________ (hardly ever / help) me with my homework.

I____________________ (sometimes / be) bored in the maths lessons.

We____________________ (rarely / watch) football on TV.

You and Tony____________________ (never / play) computer games with me.

You____________________ (usually / be) at the sports centre on Sunday.

The school bus____________________ (always / arrive) at half past eight.

Use the present continuous form of the verb in brackets.

1. You____________________ (use) my mobile phone!

2. My dad____________________ (not/wash) his car.

3. It____________________ (not rain) today.

4. Who____________________ (she / chat) to now?

5. What____________________ (you / do) at the moment?

6. We____________________ (sit) on the train now

7. The students____________________ (have) lunch in the canteen.

8. 'Are you making dinner?' 'Yes, I____________-

Use Present simple or continuous

1. John isn't here at the moment.________________ (he/play) in the park.

2. Are you thirsty?_______________ some water? (You/ want)

3. We ______________ (no/understand) exercise.


4. Right now, the children __________________ (not/study). It is summer

5. Elsa_______________________ (usually/ not/ go) on school nights.

6. You ____________________ (no/ wear) new jeans today.

7. Fish ________________ (not/ live) in grass..

8. I don't want to go out now. I ________________ (watch) match on TV.

Choose Present Simple or Continues.

 It's seven o'clock and they ______________ ___ to school now. (go)

It’s Monday but today ther __________________ to school (not/go)

2. Mrs Cooper ______________ ___ in the restaurant every Sunday. (eat)

3. Our cat never ______________ ___ on the kitchen table. (jump)

4. Look! The men ______________ _____ clothes. (not/wear)

5. Curt always ______________ ___ his guitar in the afternoon. (play)

6. The taxi ______________ ___ for them at the moment. (wait)

7. He always ______________ ___ his grandmother. (help)

8. They ______________ ___ very much. (not/eat)

9. Listen! Bill ______________ ___ his electric guitar. (play)

10. He ______________ ___ his car every Sunday. (wash)

11. The alarm ______________ ___ at seven o'clock every morning. (ring)

But today it ________________ (ring)

12. They __________________ a tree for Christmas. (decorate)

13. She ______________ ___ a red pullover and black jeans today. (wear)

14. The boys ______________ ___ snowballs at the girls now. (throw)

15. Mr Black ______________ ___ into the classroom at the moment. (walk)


Write the adjective or the adverb

He is a   boy. (clever)

2. He is tired because he has worked  . (hard)

3. He isn't tired because he has   worked. (hard)

4. She is a   girl. (quiet)

5. She went to bed  . (quiet)

6. He is not a good student, but he writes  . (good)

7. You should speak more  . (soft)

8. The children behaved  . (bad)

9. The brave men fought  . (brave)

1. Choose Present Simple or Continues.

Would you like some beer? No, thank you I __________alcohol. (not drink)

2. Why __________Spanish? Because I want to go to Madrid next summer. (you study)

3. Where __________from? (you come)

4. What __________for a living? (your father do)

5. My sister __________to be a nurse. (train)

6. That's an interesting article. It __________you a lot about British teenagers. (tell)

7. What __________? A thriller. (you read)

8. Where __________a ticket, please? (I get)

9. I don't like Mr Smith. He __________too much. (talk)

10. Susan, hurry up! What __________in the bathroom all the time? (you do)

13. I think it __________colder. We'd better take coats. (get)


14. Andy __________like his brother, doesn't he? (look)

15. What's that noise? It ___________like a helicopter. (sound)

Form the questions

Peter goes to the party

2. His schoolbag is brown.

3. Mary can ski.

4. I meet my friends.

5. The teacher hands out the books.

6. Pat is a clever boy.

7. The monkey takes the banana.

8. Tony is hungry.

9. Tim goes to school.

10. They are at Sarah's party.

11. You like apples.

12. Winter begins in December.

13. They are at home.

14. Tom can play football.

15. His mother speaks Spanish.

Make negative in Present Continuous

My brothers ___________________their bikes now. (clean)

2. Listen, Michelle ___________________in the shower anymore. (sing)

3. I ___________________the play for school right now. (read)

4. They ___________________a great time at the party. (have)


5. Tim is his room, but he ___________________for the test. (study)

6. Look, I ___________________a cake for my brother's birthday. (bake)

7. My parents ___________________for work now. (leave)

8. He ___________________the flowers in the garden. (water)

10. I ___________________on my iPad at the moment. (play)

11. Look, our cat ___________________its food. (eat)

Form the questions

1. Joan is having a shower. 

2. The girls are playing in the garden. 

3. We are studying for our French test. 

4. I am watching TV in the living room. 

5. My mother is cooking dinner. 

6. Our baby is sleeping right now. 

7. The boys are cleaning their bikes. 

8. The cat is eating its food. 

9. We are playing computer games now. 

10. Michael is meeting his friends. 

11. Amy is having her piano lesson. 

12. My sisters are baking cookies. 

15. I am doing my morning workout right now. 

16. The noise is coming from the garden shed. 

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