PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct from 2. Fill in the blanks with the correct from
of the verbs in brackets (simple present). of the verbs in brackets (present
continuous).
1. Carol (study) French,
but she 1. Dad
(not/ like) it. (prepare) a delicious lunch today.
2. The children (not/ 2. (Tom/
be) at school; they (be) swim) now? No, he
at the museum. 3. A strong wind
3. My sister (help) me (blow) this evening, but fortunately it
with my homework, but I (not/ rain).
(not/ help) her. 4. We (travel) to
4. Dave (not/ work) Scotland next summer.
in an office. He (teach) at 5. What time (you/
university. leave) home today?
5. (there/ be) a 6. Tom and Alice
reality show on Monday? No, there (wait) for the bus in front of the cinema.
7. (the
6. My brother rarely (do) baby/ sleep)? Yes, it .
homework, but he usually 8. Carol (have) a
(get) good marks. cold shower now.
7. How (Liz/ go) 9. (Joe/ jog) in
to school? She always the park right now?
(walk) there. 10. Why
8. Mandy and I (you/watch) that boring TV programme,
(not/ like) fast food; we Tim?
(prefer) healthy food. 11. Hurry up! The underground
9. The shop on the corner
(come).
(not/sell) flowers. 12. Dad (fly) to
Boston on a business trip next week.
13. Wheres Tony? Look! He

(sit) next to Dave.
14. What (Sam/
do) now? He
(tidy) his room.
10. 15. Carol (meet) her
(Martha/know) the new teacher? No, friends tonight.
she 16. What
11. Pat (not/ drink) (you/wear) today, Pat? I
milk. She (be) allergic to it. (wear) a blue
12. Nobody sweater and jeans.
(understand) the maths teacher. 17. Im afraid Carl
13. My grandparents usually (not/ revise) for
(have) tea in the the exams; he
garden. (chat) with his friends.
14. My brother (collect) 18. I (knit) a
1. Carol STUDIES (study) French,
but she DOESNT LIKE (not/like) it.
2. The children ARENT (not/be) at
school; they ARE (be) at the
museum.
3. My sister HELPS (help) me with
my homework, but I DONT HELP
(not/ help) her.
4. Dave DOESNT WORK (not/work)
in an office. He TEACHES (teach) at
university.
5. IS THERE (there/be) a reality
show on Monday? No, there ISNT.
6. My brother rarely DOES (do)
homework, but he usually GETS
(get) good marks.
7. How DOES LIZ GO (Liz/go) to
school? She always WALKS (walk)
there.
8. Mandy and I DONT LIKE
(not/like) fast food; we PREFER
(prefer) healthy food.
9. The shop on the corner DOESNT
SELL (not/sell) flowers.
10. DOES MARTHA KNOW
(Martha/know) the new teacher?
No, she DOESNT.
11. Pat DOESNT DRINK (not/ drink)
milk. She IS (be) allergic to it.
12. Nobody UNDERSTANDS
(understand) the maths teacher.
13. My grandparents usually HAVE
(have) tea in the garden.
14. My brother COLLECTS (collect)
stamps and badges, but I DONT
COLLECT (not/ collect) anything.
15. DOES YOUR DOG BARK (your
dog/ bark) to strangers? Yes, it
DOES and I HATE (hate) it.
16. Pubs DONT SERVE (not/ serve)
alcohol to people under 21.
17. Who SETS (set) the table at
home? My sister Candy DOES,
1. Dad IS PREPARING (prepare) a
delicious lunch today.
2. IS TOM SWIMMING (Tom/ swim)
now? No, he ISNT
3. A strong wind IS BLOWING (blow)
this evening, but fortunately it
ISNT RAINING (not/ rain).
4. We ARE TRAVELLING (travel) to
Scotland next summer.
5. What time ARE YOU LEAVING
HOME (you/ leave) home today?
6. Tom and Alice ARE WAITING
(wait) for the bus in front of the
cinema.
7. IS THE BABY SLEEPING (the
baby/ sleep)? Yes, it IS.
8. Carol IS HAVING (have) a cold
shower now.
9. IS JOE JOGGING (Joe/ jog) in the
park right now?
10. Why ARE YOU WATCHING
(you/watch) that boring TV
programme, Tim?
11. Hurry up! The underground IS
COMING (come).
12. Dad IS FLYING (fly) to Boston on
a business trip next week.
13. Wheres Tony? Look! He IS
SITTING (sit) next to Dave.
14. What IS SAM DOING (Sam/ do)
now? He IS TIDYING (tidy) his
room.
15. Carol IS MEETING (meet) her
friends tonight.
16. What ARE YOU WEARING
(you/wear) today, Pat? I AM
WEARING (wear) a blue sweater
and jeans.
17. Im afraid Carl ISNT REVISING
(not/ revise) for the exams; he IS
CHATTING (chat) with his friends.
18. I AM KNITTING (knit) a colourful
scarf for my sister.
19. Granddad ISNT FEELING (not/