4ESO Tenses: Present Simple / Present Continuous

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Present Simple / Present Continuous

A Complete the sentences with the Present Simple form of the verbs in brackets.

1 Stan and I ...................... (meet) our friends at football practice twice a week.
2 That jacket ...................... (look) great.
3 Brian ....................... (watch) television every evening.
4 We usually ...................... (do) our homework together.
5 Tom and Mark ...................... (not want) to go to the museum.
6 ...................... Peter ...................... (wash) the car on Sundays?

B Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 They ...................................... (not work) on their computer at the moment.
2 ...................... Brenda ...................... (take) her sister to the park now?
3 Jill ...................................... (not write) an e-mail right now.
4 ...................... you ...................... (sit) in the classroom now?
5 Don’t make a noise! The teacher ...................................... (speak) now.
6 Mary ...................................... (travel) home at the moment.

C Choose the correct time expression.

1 Christmas is in December every year / now.
2 I am playing soccer every Thursday / tonight.
3 Does Mike visit his grandmother every week / this week?
4 I always walk to school to school today / on Tuesdays.
5 We are learning about the Internet every day / today.
6 That band is playing my favourite song at the moment / on Sundays.

D Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verbs
in brackets.

1 Jane and her team ...................................... (want) to win the gym competition today.
2 ...................... you usually ...................... (work) on Saturdays?
3 Bill ...................................... (write) a book report at the moment.
4 Robert often ...................................... (study) in the evening.
5 ...................... you ...................... (look) for information on the Internet now?
6 I ...................................... (not know) anything about the theatre.


Present Simple / Present Continuous – Answers

A

1 meet 4 do
2 looks 5 don’t want
3 watches 6 Does … wash

B

1 aren’t working 4 Are … sitting
2 Is … taking 5 is speaking
3 isn’t writing 6 is travelling

C

1 every year 4 on Tuesdays
2 tonight 5 today
3 every week 6 at the moment

D

1 want 4 studies
2 Do … work 5 Are … looking
3 is writing 6 don’t know