Simple Present v.s. Present Continuous

Ex.1

1. Look! He (leave) the house.2. Quiet please! I (write) a test.3. She usually (walk) to school.4. But look! Today she (go) by bike.5. Every Sunday we (go) to see my grandparents.6. He often (go) to the cinema.7. We (play) Monopoly at the moment.8. The child seldom (cry) .9. I (not / do) anything at the moment.10. (watch / he) the news regularly?

Ex.2Look at the picture and answer the following:

1. This (be) Marc.2. He (wear) a t-shirt and shorts today.3. He (eat) an apple at the moment.4. Marc (like) fruits and vegetables.5. He (eat) some every day.6. Marc (know) that apples (be) good for his health.

Ex.3Look at the picture and answer the following:

7. This (be) Caroline.8. Caroline (have) long blond hair.9. She usually (wear) glasses, but now she (wear) contact lenses.10. Caroline (like) sports.11. She (play) handball every Monday and Thursday.12.

Ex. 4Look at the picture and answer the following:

13. Joe and Dennis (be) best friends.14. They often (meet) in the afternoon.15. What (do / they) at the moment?16. They (play) football.17. They (love) football.18. Joe (practise) with his father every weekend, but Dennis

(not / play) football very often.

Ex.5

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Continuous

1. I (be) very busy today.2. At noon I (visit) my friend Tanya.3. We (want) to have lunch together.

Simple Present v.s. Present Continuous

4. In the afternoon I (play) squash with Emily.5. In the evening, I (meet) Rob.6. We (go) to the cinema.7. The film (start) at 8 pm.

Ex.6

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

8. Look! Jenny (go) to school.9. She (wear) a raincoat and wellies and she (carry) an umbrella.10. Jenny usually (cycle) to school, but today she (take) the bus because it (rain) .11. The bus (leave) at 7.35 and (arrive) at Jenny's school at 7.45.12. The first lesson (begin) at 8 o'clock.

Ex. 7

13. James (live) in a little village.14. He (be) in his last year at school.15. After school, James (want) to become a banker.16. So this week, he (do) a practical course in a bank.17. There (be) a bank in a nearby town, but James (have) to take the bus to get

there.18. The bus (leave) at 5.30 in the morning and (return) at 8.15 in the evening.19. James (not / like) to spend so much time in town before and after work, waiting

for the bus.20. Therefore, this week he (stay) with his aunt, who (live) in town.21. James usually (wear) jeans and t-shirts, but while he (work) for the bank now, he

(wear) a suit and a tie.

Ex.8

22. These (be) Linda and Jeff.23. Linda (be) Jeff's little sister.24. At the moment, the two kids (sit) on the floor.25. Jeff (hold) a book right now, he (read) a story to

Linda.26. Look! Linda (listen) carefully and she (look) at the

beautiful pictures.27. Linda (love) Jeff's stories.28. He (read) a story to her every day.29. Jeff sometimes even (write) his own stories.

Ex.9

Complete the story. Use Simple Present and Present Continuous.

1. It (be) early in the morning.2. Sally (get) out of bed, (open) the window and (go) into the bathroom.3. Then she (have) breakfast.4. After breakfast, Sally usually (cycle) to school.5. After school, she (go) back home.

Simple Present v.s. Present Continuous

6. Sally usually (eat) her lunch at home.7. In the afternoons, she first (do) her homework and then she (meet) her friends in

the park.8. What (do / she) now?9. She (play) the guitar.10. Her friends (listen) and some of them (sing) along.11. When Sally (come) home in the evening, she (have) dinner and then she

(watch) TV.12. She (go) to bed at about 8 o'clock every day.

Ex. 10

13. Today (be) Betty's birthday.14. Betty (love) birthdays.15. She (be) always very excited and (wake up) very early.16. At six o'clock in the morning, Betty (hear) a noise.17. She (get up) and (go) into the sitting room.18. What (go on) ?19. Look! Betty's cat Carlos (sit) on the table and he (play) with Betty's present.

Ex.11

20. Sue (be) a student from South Korea.21. She (live) in Seoul and (study) medicine.22. At the moment, however, Sue (live) in London.23. She (do) a six-months practical course in a London hospital.24. In five days, Sue (go) back to South Korea because the next term at university

(start) in ten days.

Ex. 12

25. Mary and Joe (be) in a clothes shop at the moment.26. They (look) at some jeans.27. Joe only (have) one very old pair of jeans.28. So he (want) to buy a new pair of jeans now.29. Right now, he (try on) a pair of blue jeans.30. »These jeans (fit) very well,« he (say) .31. »But they (not suit) you,« Mary (reply) .»Try on another pair.«32. »What (think / you) ?« he (ask) Mary, when has tried on another pair.33. »Great! How much (cost / they) ?«