Exercise PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINOUS

1) I _____ (work) for the Government.

2) The sun _____ (set) in the west.

3) The milk _____ (boil) already. Can you turn off the stove?

4) Peter is sick, so he _____ (not work) tomorrow.

5) I _____ to the radio in my way to work every morning.

6) I have a chronic condition, so I _____(take) a pill daily.

7) Who is that girl? Why _____ she _____ (dance) alone?

8) My mother _____ (say) she's 55, but nobody _____ (believe) her.

9) Where _____ you _____(work)?

10) Listen! They are _____(play) that song you really like.

11) I have cabin fever, I really _____(want) to go outside.

12) My grandparents _____(love) each other so much -it's very sweet!

13) I _____(stay) at this hostel during my next trip.

14) Please, stay quiet. I_____ (try) to work here!

15) My cousin _____(have) really long hair.

16) I often _____(sing) in the shower - I just can't help it!

17) It looks like Carlos _____(come) to the party tonight.

18) Right now I _____(spend) time with my sister.

19) Pedro _____(travel) to Madrid for work a lot.

20) Ssshhh! The baby _____(sleep).

2.

1) You 6) We

(not/like) chocolate. (not/study) every night.

2) She 7)

(not/study) at the moment. (you/like) spicy food?

3) We often 8)

(go) to the cinema. (she/go) to Scotland often?

4) He usually 9)

(not/do) his homework. (he/eat) now?

5) They 10) We

(not/eat) rice every day. (go) to the cinema this weekend.

11) They 15) I

(study) now. (go) on holiday tomorrow.

12) I 16) How long

(clean) the kitchen every day. (she/stay) in London?

13) She 17) I often

(work) every Sunday. (read) at night.

14) We 18) We

(not/sleep) now. (not/drink) much wine.

3 Completa las frases con la forma correcta del verbo que est entre parntesis,
separando las respuestas con una coma cuando sea necesario.
Sample
I ____ (work) now.
am w orking

Q1 of 8
Nell ____ (not/watch) television at the moment.

Q2 of 8
They ____ (go) to the cinema.
Q3 of 8
_____ you _____ (call) your mother?
Q4 of 8
John ____ (read) the newspaper.
Q5 of 8
_____ Valerie _____ (study) English?
Q6 of 8
We ____ (not/play) video games.
Q7 of 8
I ____ (not/drink) water.
Q8 of 8
We ____ (know) her.

Present Forms

Las formas del presente

Pone los verbos entre parantesis en la forma del presente adecuada (Present Simple o Present
Progressive). Las frases pueden ser afirmativas, negativas o interrogativas.
Tom: Hi, Mary! What you (do) here?

Mary: I' (wait) for Jane. We (walk) home together every day. We (live) in the

same street.

Tom: Oh, I (think) Jane (talk) with the French teacher at the moment.

Mary: Yes, I (know). She usually (study) German, but this year she (study)

French. She (love) foreign languages.

Tom: I (not speak) French, but my brother (speak) it fluently. He (travel) a

lot to Paris for his job. He (work) for a computer company and he really (enjoy) it. But

he (not like) flying.

Mary: he (live) with you?

Tom: Yes, he still (live) with us, but this week he (stay) in his girlfriend's flat. They

would like to buy a house together but they (not know) where.
 Ejercicios de presente simple y continuo I

Elige el verbo en presente simple o continuo, segn

corresponda.

1 Mar y ne ver __ __ T V at we e ke nds.

w atche s

is w atc hin g

2 T he dr ug sto re __ __ unt il nine o clo ck o n wo r kdays.

doe sn' t clo se

isn' t clo sin g

3 Kate _ __ _ the gu itar at ni ghts .

is o fte n play ing

o fte n pla ys

4 __ __ in L o ndo n th is mo n th?

Is he li vin g

Doe s he l ive

5 __ __ th at wo man o ve r the r e yo ur mum? She __ _ at yo u.

Is / is lo o kin g

Is be in g / lo o ks

6 T he y __ __ be cause the y are bus y.

are n' t co ming

do n' t co me

7 Jo hn __ __ in the ho sp ita l savi ng live s.

 wo r ks

is w o r king

8 My fa the r and I __ __ sun bath ing o n the be ach.

lo ve

is lo v ing

9 __ __ the tr adi tio nal Spa niar d music?

Do yo u like

Are yo u lik ing

1 0 My fr ie nd T o m _ __ _ a par ty ne xt Fr i day nigh t.

is g ivi ng

give s