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A - Complete using simple present. 1. Mary _____________ (enjoy) singing. 2. Peter sometimes __________(lend) me his bike. 3. I ________________(be) Peter. I ____________(not be) Paul. 4. Cows ____________ (eat) grass. 5. Polar bears ________________ (live) at the North Pole. 6. Monkeys ___________ (like) bananas. 7. Tom _____________ (collect) stamps. 8. The earth _____________ (go) around the sun. 9. It often ______________ (snow) in winter. 10. We ______________(eat) three meals a day. 11. She ____________ (be) Miss Lee. She ____________(be) a teacher. 12. Father _______________ (take) the dog for a walk every morning 13. We always _______________(wash) our hands before meals. 14. The children___________ (go) to school by bus. 15. Bats ______________ (sleep) during the day. 16. These toys _____________ (belong) to Kathy. 17. Every pupil _____________ (have) a good dictionary. 18. Most children ___________(learn) very fast. 19. They __________ (be) good friends. They___________ (be not) enemies. 20. Mr. Thomas ______________ (teach) us science. 21. We never ______________ (cross) the street without looking. 22. This shop ________________ (close) on Sunday. 23. Winter ________ (come) after autumn. 24. We ___________(be) in the same class, but we _____________(be not) on the same team. 25. A dog ________(bark). 26. You ________ (look) tired. 27. He ___________(be) my father. He __________ (be) a doctor. He ________ (be not) a lawyer. 28. Everyone ________ (make) mistakes. 29. Ali ________ (work) in a department store. 30. Judy ________ (speak) English very well. B - Make present continuous affirmative (+) and negative (-) sentences. 1- The lesson ________________________ now. (start +) 2- Joan ________________________ today (work -) 3- Bill ________________________ dinner now (cook +) 4- The cat ________________________ a bird (eat +) 5- You ________________________ too fast (talk +) 6- I ________________________ this party (enjoy -)

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Exercises on the Present Simple & Continuous

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Page 1: Present Simple or Present Continuous

A - Complete using simple present.

1. Mary _____________ (enjoy) singing.

2. Peter sometimes __________(lend) me his bike.

3. I ________________(be) Peter. I ____________(not be) Paul.

4. Cows ____________ (eat) grass.

5. Polar bears ________________ (live) at the North Pole.

6. Monkeys ___________ (like) bananas.

7. Tom _____________ (collect) stamps.

8. The earth _____________ (go) around the sun.

9. It often ______________ (snow) in winter.

10. We ______________(eat) three meals a day.

11. She ____________ (be) Miss Lee. She ____________(be) a teacher.

12. Father _______________ (take) the dog for a walk every morning

13. We always _______________(wash) our hands before meals.

14. The children___________ (go) to school by bus.

15. Bats ______________ (sleep) during the day.

16. These toys _____________ (belong) to Kathy.

17. Every pupil _____________ (have) a good dictionary.

18. Most children ___________(learn) very fast.

19. They __________ (be) good friends. They___________ (be not) enemies.

20. Mr. Thomas ______________ (teach) us science.

21. We never ______________ (cross) the street without looking.

22. This shop ________________ (close) on Sunday.

23. Winter ________ (come) after autumn.

24. We ___________(be) in the same class, but we _____________(be not) on the same team.

25. A dog ________(bark).

26. You ________ (look) tired.

27. He ___________(be) my father. He __________ (be) a doctor. He ________ (be not) a lawyer.

28. Everyone ________ (make) mistakes.

29. Ali ________ (work) in a department store.

30. Judy ________ (speak) English very well.

B - Make present continuous affirmative (+) and negative (-) sentences.

1- The lesson ________________________ now. (start +)

2- Joan ________________________ today (work -)

3- Bill ________________________ dinner now (cook +)

4- The cat ________________________ a bird (eat +)

5- You ________________________ too fast (talk +)

6- I ________________________ this party (enjoy -)

Page 2: Present Simple or Present Continuous

7- I ________________________ a good book (read+)

8- It ________________________ now. (rain -)

9- You ________________________ to me (listen -)

10- I ________________________ very happy today (fell +)

11- Peter ________________________ to school this week. (go-)

12- We ________________________ a bit of English (learn +)

C - Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1. She_______________(run) because she's late for her lesson.

2. Our teacher always_________________(give) us lots of homework.

3. We________________(not want) to go to the concert.

4. What time__________________(you / meet) Pete tomorrow?

5. I_____________________(not work) today. I'm on holiday.

6. People_______________(speak) English in Jamaica.

7. Archie__________________(not use) his computer at the moment.

8. _________________(Tony / live) near the park?

9. Andy sometimes ________________comics. (to read)

10. We never _________________TV in the morning. (to watch)

11. Listen! Sandy _______________in the bathroom. (to sing)

12. My sister usually _________________in the kitchen. (to help)

13. My mother _______________breakfast now. (to make)

14. They often _____________the bathroom. (to clean)

15. Look! The boys ______________home. (to come)

16. Every day his grandfather ______________for a walk. (to go)

17. I _______________with my friend at the moment. (to chat)

18. Cats _______________mice. (to eat)