Exercise 1 Present simple and continuous

Fill in the blanks with PRESENT CONTINUOUS or SIMPLE PRESENT:

1. The children ………………………….. outside now. (play)

2. She usually ………………………. the newspaper in the morning. (read) 

3. I …………………………… my homework now.  (do)

4. I ………………………… my dinner now. (eat)

5. ……………………………. you ............. a pizza? (want)

6. They …………………………….. TV now. (watch)

7. I …… not ......... spaghetti. (like)

8. The baby …………………………. now. (sleep)

9. My mother usually …………………. dinner in the evening. (cook)

10. He …………………….. a letter to his pen-friend every month. (write)

11. She  …… not ....... football. (like)

12. Mary …………… to music now. (listen)

13. Tom usually ……………………coffee, but he …………………. tea now. (drink) 

14. We ……………… to the disco tonight. (go)

15. ………………………… he .............  to work by bus everyday. (go)

Complete the sentences with SIMPLE PRESENT or PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

1.  Sunita usually ………………. (go) to school by bus, but now she …………………….. (go) to school by train.

2.      Manan often ……………….. (read) in bed, but today he is very tired and she ………………………. (not / read).

3.      The boys usually ………………… (ride) their bikes to school. They …………….  ………………… (like / ride) their bikes. They ……………… (be) very naughty boys. They always …………………… (go) to school late. Today their teacher …………………. (be) very angry, because they ………………… (be) late again.

4.      Marvi  ……………………….. (like / eat) sweets. Every morning she ……………. (have) coffee with a lot of sweets and chocolate. For lunch she and her friends often ……………….. (eat) sweets or ice-cream. She ………………………  (not / like / eat) fruit or vegetables. She ……………………… (eat / never) eggs or cheese. Today she ………………….. (be) sick. She …………………… (sleep) in her room now.

Circle the correct answer:

1. Look! Tanmay is bringing / brings his little sister to class.

2. My older sister is often listening / often listens to pop music.

3. We are writing / write an exercise now.

4. Mmmm! Mum is making / makes a cake.

5. Our teacher is giving / gives us a test every month.

6. Listen! Dad is reading / reads a story to Monty.

7. Mr. Mehta usually is growing / grows roses in his garden.

8. They are building / build a new house on the hill now.

7. Mona is drinking / drinks milk every morning.

8/  Look! Niyati is running / runs down the hill.

Tenses: Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

1.        Jahnvi is very good at languages. She ............................................ (speak) 4 languages fluently.

2.        Hurry up! Everybody ............................................ (wait) for you.

3.        a. ................. you....... (listen) to the radio?

           b. No, you can turn it off.

4.        a. ...........you............ (listen) to the radio everyday?

           b. No, just occasionally.

5.        The River Nile ............................................ (flow) into the Mediterranean.

6.        a. How’s your English?

           b. Not bad. It ..................... (improve) slowly.

7.        a. Can you drive?

b. I ............................................ (learn). My father ............................................ (teach) me.

8.        My parents ............................................ (live) in Bristol. Where .............................your parents ........... (live)?

9.        Sonia ............................................ (look) for a place to live. She ............................................ (stay) with her sister until she finds a flat.

10.      Usually I ............................................ (enjoy) parties, but I ............................................ (not/enjoy) this one very much.

11.       I must go now. It ............................................ (get) late.

12.      Can you hear those people? What ............ they........... (talk) about?:

13.      Are you hungry? ......................you .............. (want) something to eat?

14.      Jill is interested in politics but she ......................not ................ (belong) to a political party.

15.      Don’t put the dictionary away. I ............................................ (use) it.

16.      Don’t put the dictionary away. I ............................................ (need) it

17.      Who’s that man? What ................ he.............. (want)?

16.      Who’s that man? Why ................... he........... (look) at us?

17.      Girish says he is 45 years old but nobody ............................................ (believe) him.

18.      She told me her name but I .............. not.................. (remember) it now.

19.      I ............................................ (think) of selling my car. ................you  ............ (want) to buy it ?

20.      I think you should sell your car. You ..........not............... (use) it very often.

21.      I used to drink a lot of coffee but these days I ............................................ (prefer) tea.

22.      Air ............................................ (consist) mainly of nitrogen and oxygen.