Practice - Present Simple & Present Continuous

Exercise 1 - A1
Put verb to be in a correct present form (is / are / am).
1. Winter _____ cold.
2. You _____ friends.
3. Cara _____ happy.
4. My parents _____ not doctors. They _____ journalists.
5. My brother and I _____ from England.
6. I _____ a student.
7. The cat _____ black.
8. Jenny and Michael _____ married.
9. Chrismas _____ in December.
10. I _____ not thirsty.
Exercise 2 - A1
Put verb to be in a correct present continuous form (is / are / am).
1. (I/read) → a good book at the moment.
2. (it/rain) →
3. (Bill/wait) → for the bus.
4. (Laura/walk) → the dog.
5. (the baby/cry) →
6. (he/ride) → his bike in the forest.
7. (they/learn) → the guitar.
8. (I/sing) → in the rain.
9. (the kids/play) → Monopoly.

10. (Mum and Dad/drink) → wine.
Exercise 3 - A2
Complete the sentences with the correct verb form. Choose Present Simple or Present
Continuous.
1. Lisa (wakes up / is waking up) at 5.30am every morning to take her dog Poochie for
a walk.
2. She (goes / is going) into the kitchen and (makes / is making) a cup of tea.
3. Then she (puts / is putting) her walking shoes on.
4. She (whistles / is whistling) to Poochie and he (runs / is running) to the front door.
5. Before they go, Lisa (checks / is checking) that she has doggie treats and poo bags
and they (leave / are leaving) the house.
6. When they get to the park, Lisa (lets / is letting) Poochie off the leash so he can run
around.
7. Then they (walk / are walking) around the pond and over the bridge.
8. Now Poochie (chases / is chasing) the birds.
9. And Lisa (chat / is chatting) to her dog walking friend Jimmy.
10. It's a beautiful morning and the sun (shines / is shining), but now it’s time to go home.
Exercise 4 - A2
It’s Saturday night and Finn and Carla are on a first date. Complete the real-world dialogue
with the correct verb form. Choose Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. Finn: So (what/you/do)?
2. Carla: (I/be) a doctor.
3. Finn: Wow! (you/enjoy) it?
4. Carla: (It/be) hard sometimes, but generally I love it. What about you?
5. Finn: My job (not/be) as impressive, (I/be) a personal trainer.
6. Carla: (That/be) cool! (Where/you/work)? (you/work) privately?
7. Finn: Normally I work at Fitness First. (you/know) it?
8. Carla: (My sister/go) to that gym! Maybe (she/know) you.
9. Finn: (It/be) a small world! (What/be) her name?
10. Carla: (Her name/be) Lauren, but (she/not/go) very often!
11. Finn: I get it, sometimes (I/not/want) to go there either!

Exercise 5 - B1
Complete the sentences with the correct verb form. Choose Present Simple or Present
Continuous.
1. Our flight (depart) at 8.55 tomorrow morning.
2. The meeting (be) at eleven o’clock on Friday 1st March.
3. The play (start) at 7pm sharp.
4. School (finish) at 3:05.
5. The bus (leave) in ten minutes.
6. The festival (begin) on Monday.
7. Her train (arrive) at 23:09.
8. We (fly) to New York on 28th July.
9. The concert (last) one hour.
10. The last bus (go) at midnight tonight.
Exercise 6 - B2
British papers are suffering from a changing situation. They are losing readers to other
media such as TV, internet and social media.
Put the verbs into the correct form. Choose Present Simple or Present Continuous. Use the
long form as this is more typical for formal articles.
1. Newspapers (lose) readers.
2. For the first time in ten years, the Daily Mail (lose) readers.
3. Young people just (not/buy) newspapers the way their parents did.
4. This generation (grow up) with no particular brand loyalty to any newspaper.
5. Young Britons (get) their news either online or from television or radio.
6. Sensing the trend, advertisers (shift) to other media to get their messages across.
7. Some businesses, such as fashion, (advertise/still), but others are not.
8. Now the Sun (unsuccessfully/try) to recapture younger readers.
9. The Mirror (hunt/now) for new readers.

10. Some papers (think) of launching new titles to survive in this contracting market.
Exercise 7 - B2
1. I (have / am having) lunch with Kayla next week.
Kayla (has / is having) brown hair.
2. The ice-cream (taste / sis tasting) delicious.

Look! The chef (tastes / is tasting) the soup to check the seasoning.
3. The jacket is so soft it (feels / is feeling) like cashmere.

Rosetta is going home because she (doesn’t feel / isn’t feeling) well.
4. I (smell / am smelling) the fish because I think it has gone off.

The fish market (smells / is smelling) really fishy today.
5. What do you (think / are you thinking) about capitalism?

What do you (think / are you thinking) about now?

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Exercise 1 - A1

Put verb to be in a correct present form (is / are / am).

1. Winter _____ cold.

2. You _____ friends.

3. Cara _____ happy.

4. My parents _____ not doctors. They _____ journalists.

5. My brother and I _____ from England.

7. The cat _____ black.

8. Jenny and Michael _____ married.

9. Chrismas _____ in December.

10. I _____ not thirsty.

1. (I/read) → a good book at the moment.

3. (Bill/wait) → for the bus.

4. (Laura/walk) → the dog.

6. (he/ride) → his bike in the forest.

7. (they/learn) → the guitar.

8. (I/sing) → in the rain.

9. (the kids/play) → Monopoly.

2. Carla: (I/be) a doctor.

3. Finn: Wow! (you/enjoy) it?

5. Finn: My job (not/be) as impressive, (I/be) a personal trainer.

6. Carla: (That/be) cool! (Where/you/work)? (you/work) privately?

7. Finn: Normally I work at Fitness First. (you/know) it?

8. Carla: (My sister/go) to that gym! Maybe (she/know) you.

9. Finn: (It/be) a small world! (What/be) her name?

10. Carla: (Her name/be) Lauren, but (she/not/go) very often!

11. Finn: I get it, sometimes (I/not/want) to go there either!

2. The meeting (be) at eleven o’clock on Friday 1st March.

3. The play (start) at 7pm sharp.

4. School (finish) at 3:05.

5. The bus (leave) in ten minutes.

6. The festival (begin) on Monday.

7. Her train (arrive) at 23:09.

8. We (fly) to New York on 28th July.

9. The concert (last) one hour.

10. The last bus (go) at midnight tonight.

1. Newspapers (lose) readers.

7. Some businesses, such as fashion, (advertise/still), but others are not.

8. Now the Sun (unsuccessfully/try) to recapture younger readers.

9. The Mirror (hunt/now) for new readers.

2. The ice-cream (taste / sis tasting) delicious.

3. The jacket is so soft it (feels / is feeling) like cashmere.

4. I (smell / am smelling) the fish because I think it has gone off.

5. What do you (think / are you thinking) about capitalism?

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