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Page 1: Sentences present simple or present continuous

Complete with the correct form of the verb:1. You won't find Jerry at home right now. He ________ in the library.

1.   studies2.    is studying

2. I ________ you're crazy!1.   think2.   am thinking

3. Don't give Jan any cheese. She ________ it!1.   hates2.   is hating

4. Salman is rich — he ________ a Mercedes.1.   drives2.   is driving

5. I ________ lunch in the cafeteria every day.1.   have2.   am having

6. Marie-Claude isn't a Canadian. I ________ she comes from France.1.    believe2.   am believing

7. I ________ to Toronto next Thursday. Do you want to come?1.   go2.   am going

8. Once a week, I ________ to an art class at the college.1.   go2.   am going

9. It ________ quite hard — perhaps we shouldn't go out tonight.1.    snows2.    is snowing

10. Look! Junko ________ into the water.1.     jumps2.     is jumping

Complete the text with present simple or present continuous:

Next week, my friends and I (go) camping in the woods. I

(organize) the food, because I (like) cooking. Dave (have) a big car with a

trailer, so he (plan) the transportation. Sam (bring) the tent — he

(go) camping every year, so he (have) a great tent and lots of other

equipment. My wife (think) we're crazy. She (like) holidays in

comfortable hotels, so she (take) a trip to Paris instead

Complete with the correct form of the verb in brackets:

Page 2: Sentences present simple or present continuous

1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I (work) as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study)

French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) .

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) .

5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) .

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) because everybody (talk)

so loudly.

7. Justin (write, currently) a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.

8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?

Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) to a movie tonight with some friends.

9. The business cards (be, normally ) printed by a company in New

York. Their prices (be) inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.

10. This delicious chocolate (be) made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.

11. I (to play)football right now.

12. I (to play)football on Saturdays.

13. I (to play)football every Tuesday.

14. I (to learn) English at school (2 hours a week).

15. Maggy (to cook)in the kitchen now.

16. Maggy (to cook) for her grandmother on Sundays.

Page 3: Sentences present simple or present continuous

17. Billy (to love)Mary.

18. Billy (to like)Chinese food.

19. Billy's father (to jog)in the park today.

20. Nicholas (to read)a fantastic book, keep silent !

21. Erik (to want) to go outside.

22. Patrick (to play)on his computer this afternoon.

23. Rupert (to eat) chicken wings at the moment: he is very hungry.

24. What (you /do) ?I'm sleeping.


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