TEST

PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINUOUS

FREQUENCY ADVERBS

Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

1. A zookeeper (feed) animals.

2. Computer programmers (write) software.

3. Photographers (take) photos.

4. A chef (cook) food.

5. A firefighter (fight) fires.

6. Musicians (play) instruments.

7. A farmer (work) on a farm.

8. A dancer (dance).

9. She (say) that she is hungry.

10. The lawyer (hurry) to the court.

11. My brother (have) a car.

12. Julie (buy) some tomatoes.

Complete the paragraphs with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

Manuel and Lila Vega (have) a busy lifestyle. Manuel (be) a doctor at a hospital. He (work) at
night, so he (go) to work at 7:00 p.m. and comes home at 7:00 a.m. His wife Lila (work) at a
bank. She (go) to work at 8:00 a.m. and (come) home at 6:00 p.m. They don’t see each other a
lot during the week.

Manuel and Lila also (have) two children, Luis and Carla. Every morning they all (have)
breakfast together at 7:30. Then, Luis and Carla (go) to school, and Lila (go) to work. Manuel
(do) the dishes, and then (go) to bed. Carla usually (do) her homework at a friend’s house in
the afternoon, and Luis (have) soccer practice. Manuel (get up) at 4:00 p.m. At 6:00 p.m., he
(have) dinner with Lila, Luis, and Carla. After dinner, he (go) to work. Manuel and Lila (have) a
busy schedule during the week, but on weekends they (relax).

Find and correct the errors.

Bill is a mechanic. He know a lot about cars. He work at a garage. He fix cars and talks to
customers. They asks questions about their cars. Bill works from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. every
day. He haves a busy schedule, but he like his job very much.
Change each affirmative statement to a negative statement.

1. My brother has a job:

2. I drive to work:

3. Pilots fix planes:

4. Our teacher does homework:

5. He go to the gym in the morning:

6. We have class on Sunday.

7. She teaches biology:

8. We have an exam on Saturday night:

9. Lucy (catch) the ball:

10. Luke (miss) the bus every week:

11. She (pass) the salt:

12. John (stay) in a hotel:

13. The cook (mix) the ingredients:

24. He (play) football:

Complete.

1. How late ________________________ (he / work)?

2. ________________________ (she / be) at home?

3. How ________________________ (we / find) the restaurant?

4. ________________________ (they / be) in Berlin?

5. We ________________________ (be) on our way.

6. Where ________________________ (she / play) tennis?

7. How much ________________________ (it / be)?

8. What kind ________________________ (he / like)?

9. You ________________________ (not / be) in the right place.

10. Who ________________________ (I / talk) to?

11. Where ________________________ (he / be)?

13. When ________________________ (it / snow)?

14. You ________________________ (be) late.

15. Why ________________________ (he / eat) so much chocolate?

16. How ________________________ (you / be)?

17. Why ________________________ (they / stay) at home?

18. ________________________ (you / be) tired?

19. Why ________________________ (she / drink) so much coffee?

20. They ________________________ (not / be) French.

Make the present continuous.

1. (she / go home now)

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2. (I / read a great book)

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3. (you / not / run)

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4. (why / he / leave?)

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5. (how / I / travel?)

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6. (it / not / rain)

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7. (when / we / arrive?)

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8. (where / they / stay?)

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9. (it / rain)

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10. (she / come at six)

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11. (he / watch a film at the moment)

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12. (we / not / sleep)

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Choose between present simple or present continuous.

1. Look. I think he .......................................... to us. (listen)

2. We .............................. at a hotel in the mountains this week. (stay)

3. I ............................. to bed early on Saturdays and Sundays. (go)

4. My mum is at the shop. She .................................. a new dress for my younger sister. (buy)

5. Jill ................................ a lot of money because she is hard-working. (have)

6. They usually ............................ on Sunday evening. (leave)

7. Please, slow down a little bit! You ........................... so fast! (drive)

8. We .............................. in Berlin for a school reunion each year. (meet)

9. We ................................. to discos with my classmates on Fridays. (go)

10. He normally ................................. on time to our meetings. (come)

11. I can't hear you, Betty! I .................................... a shower. (have)

12. Sam .......................... his English homework late at night. (do)

13. I usually wash up and my brother Bill ........................... the dishes. (dry)

14. I'm afraid my grandma is ill. She .............................. in bed all day. (lie)

Choose between present simple or present continuous.

Make these sentences negative.

1. Susan (look) very good:

2. Why (read) such magazines?:

3. I (do) housework at the moment:

4. We (play football) on Tuesdays:

5. My Spanish friend (send) me postcards:

6. Why (scream) to us?:

7. She (sit) over there:

9. We (have) fun right now:

Write the adverb in the correct place.

Translate.

1. He________ listens to the radio________. (never)

2. I ________ go ________ to the movies. (often)

3. They ________ are ________ tired. (always)

4. We ________ watch ________ the news. (sometimes)

5. She ________ is ________ at home in the morning. (usually)

LISTENING
1. Watch the second video from 0:59 to the end and transcript the audio.
2. Find the verbs.
3. Translate.