Exercise: Fill in the Blanks with Present Simple or Present Progressive
Read the paragraph carefully and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses (present simple or present progressive). My Friend's Busy Week My friend Sarah is a very organized person. Every day, she (1. wake up) wakes up at 6:00 AM. She (2. drink) drinks a cup of coffee and (3. read) reads the newspaper before going to work. Sarah (4. work) Works as a marketing manager at a big company, and she (5. love) loves her job. Right now, she (6. plan) is planning a new marketing campaign for a big client. She (7. stay) is staying late at the office this week because there’s so much to do. Normally, Sarah (8. finish) finishes work at 5:00 PM, but these days she (9. leave) is leaving the office around 8:00 PM. In the evenings, Sarah usually (10. go) goes to the gym to exercise, but at the moment, she (11. not go) is not going because she’s too busy with work. Instead, she (12. try) is triying to relax at home after long days at the office. On weekends, Sarah and I (13. like) like to hang out together. We usually (14. watch) watch movies or (15. have) have dinner at our favorite restaurant. However, this weekend, Sarah (16. not join) is not joining me because she (17. work) is working on the campaign. A Day in the Life of a Student Alex is a college student, and he (1. study) studies business administration. Every morning, he (2. wake up) wakes up at 7:00 AM. He (3. eat) eats breakfast quickly and then (4. take) takes the bus to his university. Usually, his classes (5. start) start at 9:00 AM, but this semester he (6. have) has an 8:00 AM class twice a week. Right now, Alex (7. sit) is sitting in the library because he (8. prepare) is preparing for an important exam. He (9. not feel) does not feel nervous because he always (10. study) studies hard before exams. In the afternoons, Alex usually (11. play) plays basketball with his friends, but today he (12. not play) is not playing because he (13. work) is working on a group project. His friends (14. Hang out) are hanging out at the basketball court while he (15. finish) is finishing the last part of the project. In the evenings, Alex (16. like) likes to relax by watching TV or reading a book. However, tonight he (17. not watch) is not watching TV because he (18. meet) is meeting his study group to review for tomorrow’s exam