Complete each sentence. Use the words in brackets. Use present simple orpresent continuous.

a) Richard (always, get up) ................................. before 7.00.

b) Hurry up! The bus (wait) .................................................. for us!
c) Where (we, go) .......................................................... ? This is the wrong road!
d) My friends (not believe) .................................................................... my story.
e) Please be quiet! I (read) ............................................... a very interesting book.
f) (like, Susan) ................................................................................. horror films?
3.Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
Use the simple present or the present continuous tense.
1 My brother __________________________ (like) this CD very much.
2 He __________________________ (travel) in China this summer.
3 We __________________________ (go) to lunch now. Would you like to join us?
4 We always __________________________ (visit) Grandma on Sundays.
5 In this photo, we __________________________ (play) volleyball on the beach.
6 I __________________________ (play) tennis every day.
7 My father cant come to the phone now.He __________________________(take) a shower.
8 My father __________________________ (work) as an accountant in a big company.
9 I think this pen __________________________ (cost) HK$8.
10 I cant play online games now. My brother __________________________(use) the computer
to do his homework.
11 A: ______________ you ___________________ (do) your homework now?
B: Yes, I __________________________.
12 This photo was taken when I was three. My father__________________________ (carry) me on
his shoulders.
13 People ______________ always ___________________ (buy) new mobilephones.
14 Can you see Anna? She __________________________ (stand) at the bus
stop.
15______________ you still ___________________ (watch) TV?
16 A: ______________ they _________________ (go) to Ocean Park on Sunday?
B: No, they __________________________.

17 She often __________________________ (miss) class because of illness.

18 A: ______________ you _________________ (like) Kelly Chans songs?
B: Yes, I ______________, but my brother _________________.
4. Fill in the gaps with Present Simple or Present Continuous.
John lives in a small village near the sea. He................(work) at the local post office. He
............................(not drive) to work because the office is near his home. He always
......................(walk) to work. In the afternoons, he.........................(play) cricket with his friends.
They .........................(not have) much to do in the evenings, but John ........................(love) his life
in the village.This week everything is different. He........................(stay) with his brother in London.
He .......................(drive)everywhere, but he.........................(not like) it. He........................(want) to
go back to his village.
5. Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense. Underline the clues for your choice, if possible.
1. ..................................................... (you, work) at the moment?
2. How many brothers and sisters ................................................... (you, have got)?
3. Be quiet! My favourite writer .................................................. (speak) right now on TV.
4. ..................................................... (you, speak) English?
5. Oh, hello. Sit down. We .......................................... (talk) about yesterday's party!
6. On Mondays my father ............................................ (go) to the gym.
7. Every weekend my friends and I ...................................... (meet) in a big disco nearby.
8. I ................................................... (not do) anything in the evening this year.
9. Why ................................................................ (you, always, think) that?!
10. Let me see... What book ....................................... (you, read)?
11. My sister ............................................... (not see) very well.
12. (continues) She ....................................... (wear) glasses.
13. Leonora ................................................ (work) in a library.
14. (continues) She ........................................ (be) a librarian.
15. (continues) But this weekend she ....................................... (work) as a tattooist!
16. (continues) You see, .................................... (there be) an international Tattoo Weekend with
artists from all over the world.
17. (continues) And, of course, she ................................. (want) to be there!
18. ............................................ (you, like) tattoos?
19. Oh, yes! I ................................ (love) them!

20. (continues) Which .................................... (be) your favourite tattoos?

21. (continues) Which .................................... (be) your favourite type of tattoos, I mean?
22. (continues) Well, I .................................... (like) tribals very much.
23. Dear Head Shrink: I ................................... (have) a problem.
24. (continues) I ........................................... (not make) friends easily.
25. I .......................................... (feel) very bad about that, really.
26. You ...................................... (be) a very nice person. So you should feel more confident. Come
on, go home.
27. (continues) Why .............................................. (you, look) at me like that!
28. (continues) ............................................. (you, be) a psychiatrist or not?
29. (continues) ............................................. (that, be) an answer?
30. Hey, it .................................. (smell) like something ................................... (burn)!
31. (continues) Oh, my! My trainers ............................................ (be) on fire!!!
Correct each sentence or question.
a) I doesnt likes this film. dont like.............................................................
b) What do you wants? .............................................................
c) Jim walk sometimes to school. .............................................................
d) When the lesson begins? .............................................................
e) I dont gets up early on Saturdays. .............................................................
f) Tina not like computer games. .............................................................
g) Figen watchs television every night. .............................................................
2Put one word in each space. Contractions are one word.
a) What do you usually eat for lunch?..................
b) George and Terry .................. speak Portuguese. They speak English.
c) Its 9.30 and the children .................. sitting at their desks.
d) Ken .................. like tea. In fact, he hates it.
e) When it rains, .................. you take an umbrella?
f) What .................. it say on the board? I cant see from here.
Change each sentence. Use the words in brackets.
a) Jo goes to school by bus. (usually)
Jo usually goes to school by bus...................................................................
b) Im working hard. (not) ..................................................................

c) Sara likes sport. (not) ..................................................................

d) I get up at 6.30. (always) ..................................................................
e) We speak German. (not) ..................................................................
f) Pierre goes to the beach. (often) ..................................................................
g) George drinks beer. (never) ..................................................................
h) Were having a good time. (not) ..................................................................
Present simple or present continuous? Change the verb if it is wrong.
a) Are you having a motorbike?
Do you have a motorbike?
............................................................................................................................
b) Im staying in a hotel near the sea.
............................................................................................................................
c) Id like to buy this coat. How much is it costing?
............................................................................................................................
d) What you doing?
............................................................................................................................
e) Im usually getting up at 6.00.
............................................................................................................................
f) This book is difficult. Im not understanding it.
............................................................................................................................
g) I watch a lot of TV every night.
............................................................................................................................
h) Excuse me. Are you knowing the way to the museum?
...........................................................................................................................
A Trekking Journal
November 12, 1997
Today (be)

the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am exhausted and

my legs (shake)

; I just hope I am able to complete the trek. My feet (kill, really)

me and my toes (bleed)

, but I (want, still)

to continue.

Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything (be)

so

different, and I (try)

a little

to adapt to the new way of life here. I (learn)

bit of the language to make communication easier; unfortunately, I (learn, not)

languages quickly. Although I (understand, not)
(improve, gradually)
I (travel, currently)
He (be)
(complain)

foreign

much yet, I believe that I

.
with Liam, a student from Leeds University in England.
a nice guy, but impatient. He (walk, always)
that I am too slow. I (do)

ahead of me and

my best to keep up with him, but he

is younger and stronger than I am. Maybe, I am just feeling sorry for myself because I am getting
old.
Right now, Liam (sit)

with the owner of the inn. They (discuss)

differences between life in England and life in Nepal. I (know, not)

the owner, but everybody (call, just)
well and he (try)

the
the real name of

him Tam. Tam (speak)

English very

to teach Liam some words in Nepali. Every time Tam (say)

a new word, Liam (try)

to repeat it. Unfortunately, Liam (seem, also)

to have difficulty learning foreign languages. I just hope we don't get lost and have to
ask for directions.

Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in the box. Use the simple present or
present continuous tense.
learn (2) / think / enjoy / spend / watch (2) / know
Many parents think that their children (1.) ______________ too much time in front of the TV, but
TV can be educational. For example, Sylvia and Eddie (2.) ____________ an interesting TV
program on animals now. Another program they (3.)____________is about the latest developments
in computer technology. Sylvia now (4.)____________ how to send e-mail and how to use the
Internet. Eddie (5.)____________about all the new computer games. Sylvia and Eddie's parents
don't worry about TV; they (6.) ____________ their children (7.) ____________ a lot from the
programs they (8.) _____________.
2. Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Use the simple
present or present continuous tense.
BOB: Hey, Pat. What (1. you/do) ___________________?
PAT:

Hi, Bob. I (2. listen)__________________ to the latest CD by The Broken Bones Band.

BOB: Oh yeah? I (3. hear)______________ they have some great songs on there.
PAT:

They do. I really (4. like) ___"Crash" and "Forget About It."

BOB: I (5. know, neg.)__________________ those songs, but I love their old ones.
PAT: What (6. you/do) _____________________ after class? (7. you/want)
____________________ to come over to my place and _____________ (8. listen) to their new CD?
BOB: That (8. sound) ____________ great, but I can't. I (9. have) _____________
an appointment. I (10. meet) ________________ an old friend this evening.
PAT:

Too bad. Another time, maybe.

3. Complete the text with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.
I 1_____________________ (travel/ often) to other countries, so I 2_______________ (spend) a lot
of time at airports. Today I 3_______________ (travel) to Greece and at the moment I
4
__________________ (wait) for my plane. But I 5________________ (waste) my time. What
6
_________________ (I/ do)? I 7____________ (play) my favorite game people-watching.
Whenever I have the time, I 8__________________ (watch) other people.
Take that couple, for example. They 9_____________ (buy) magazines at the moment.
10
____________________ (they/ go) on holiday or 11_______________ (they/ travel) on business?
They 12_________________ (wear) business clothes, but he 13________________ (carry) a
briefcase. Every few seconds she looks round. 14__________________ (someone/ follow) them?
Perhaps they 15_________________ (run) away and ... Just a minute, there 16_________ (be) a story
in this newspaper. A bank clerk stole one million pounds last week and disappeared with his wife.
There 17______________ (be) a picture of them here. Hmmm, they 18_____________ (look)
similar. That's it! The money 19_____________ (be) in the briefcase. I must stop them.
They 19______________ (go) to the departure lounge now. Quick. Oh, just a minute. They
20
__________________ (say) goodbye to each other. The woman 21_______________ (not/ go) into
the departure lounge. She 22_______________ (walk) away. Oh well, I 23__________ (be) excited.
Oh, what 24__________________ (she/ do) now? She 25_______________ (talk) to another man.
They 26_____________ (kiss). Now, I wonder ...
4. Complete the text with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.
I 1____________ (work) for a construction company. We 2____________(build) roads, dams,
bridges and things like that. At the moment my company 3____________ (produce) a plan for a new
motorway. I usually 4______________(work) in the roads department, but this month I
5
______________(work) in the department that 6______________ (build) bridges. So my whole
working day is different just now. I normally 7_____________(spend) a lot of time outdoors,
because I 8_______(go) to the construction sites. But with this new project I 9_____________
(spend) a lot of time in the workshop. At the moment we 10_________________(test) a model of
one of the new bridges. I 11___________ (enjoy) it a lot, because I 12____________ (learn) a lot of
new things.
5. Use the words in parentheses to complete the sentences .Use the Simple Present or Present
Continuous.

1.
Alice is in her room right now . She (read) a book . She
(like) the book .
2. It (snow) right now . Its beautiful! I (like) this
weather.
3.

I (know) Jessica Jones. Shes in my class.

4. The teacher (talk) to us right now. I (understand)

everything shes saying.

5. Don is at a restaurant right now. He (eat) dinner. He

(like) the food. It (taste) good.
6.

Look at the little girl! She _________________ (smell) the flowers in the garden one by one.

7. Jason (tell) us a story right now . I (believe) his story.

I (think) that his story is true.
8.

Ugh! The cigar (smell) terrible.

9. Look at the picture. Jane (sit) in a chair. A cat (sit)

on her lap. Jane (hate) cats.
10. Look at the picture. Mr. Allen (hold) a cat. He (love)
the cat. The cat (lick) Mr. Allens face.
11. The teacher (shout) in the class right now. It (mean)
shes very angry.
12. The movie is really boring ! I (want) to go home.
13. Im going to the shops. you (need) anything?

6. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous.
A: Can I help you, sir?
B: Yes, please. I (1)..........................(look) for a birthday present for my wife.
A: I see. What kind of things (2)...................(she/like)?
B: Oh, she (3)...........................(enjoy) reading books on interior decorating and she
(4)........................... (love) listening to Latin music.
A: How about this book then? It (5) ......................... (have) over a hundred pages of different ways
to decorate your home and lots of pictures, too.
B: I (6) ............................. (not/know) about that. Is there anything else you could show me?
A: Well, sir. I (7)............................(believe) this set of CD s with Latin bands is an excellent choice.
Your wife will enjoy it very much.
B: How much is it?
A: It (8)..................(cost) 25. They're on special offer.
B: Okay, then. I just (9)......................(hope) she won't play the music too loud because I
(10)...................... (hate) Latin music!!