Worksheet 1

PRESENT CONTINUOUS VS. SIMPLE PRESENT

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the Present Simple or

Progressive as appropriate.

Dear Sara:

I ________(write) to you from our hotel. I am on vacation

with my family and we_________(have) a great time.

The weather is great and the sun __________(shine).

I___________(look) outside my window and people

_________(go) towards the beach. There are some people

who ___________(swim) and others _______(sail).

I________

(look) at some children. They________(play) near the edge of

the beach and others ________________(build) sandcastles.

On the left of our hotel,there ________(be) a big restaurant. There, some people

_____________(sit) and _________(drink) some kind of drink that looks delicious.

The waiter_________(go) towards them and I am sure that they _________(be)

ready to order. They look very hungry. At the momen, my brother__________ (watch)

television and my mother _____________(tell) him to get ready because

we__________(go) to do some sightseeing. My father___________(wait) for us

downstairs, so I will write to you again later in the week.

Have to go now.

Love Paula.

B. Answer these questions about the reading using the correct tense.

1. Where is Paula? _________________________________________________

2. How is the weather? ______________________________________________

3. What is Paula doing at the moment? ___________________________________

4. What are the people doing? _________________________________________

5. What are the children doing? _______________________________________

6. Where is the restaurant located? ____________________________________

7. Do the people at the restaurant look hungry? ____________________________

8. What is Paula’s brother doing? _______________________________________

9. What is Paula’s father doing? _______________________________________

10. Whom is Paula writing to? __________________________________________

Present Simple or Present Continuous?

A. Complete the following sentences using the simple present or the present

continuous of the verbs in brackets.

1. Usually, Nathalie and Chantal ____________________ (to play) in the

park but today they ____________________ (to study) at school. The

teacher ____________________ (to give) them an exam.

2. Kathy always ____________ (smile) in class and at the moment some of

the other pupils ____________________ (smile) as well.

3. Right now the pupils __________ (read) a book and the teacher

____________________ (to write) on the board.

4. Almost every day, class_______(begin) at 8:00, but on Tuesdays the class

_________(start) at 8:30.

5. She_______(like) to bake cookies, but at the moment she

___________(not bake) cookies because she___________(study) at school.

6. Dany _________(enjoy) climbing mountains during his vacation, but this

year he_________(not take) any vacation because he________(study)

English.

7. Martine___________(do) computer exercises at the moment. She usually

______(do) computer exercises on Tuesday.

8. Isabelle __________(like) to read at the moment.

She_____________(read) a very good novel about Ghandi.

9. Suzanne_________(come) from France, and ___________(return) there

for a holiday in the near future.

10. Claude _____________(try) to complete the on-line exercises at the

moment.

Worksheet #2

Simple Present, Present Continuous, Simple Past and Past Continuous

1) Fill in the gaps with the present simple, present continuous, simple past, or past continuous:

1. I (to play) _______________________ tennis yesterday but I (not to win)

_______________________

2. John (not to write) _______________________ letters very often; he (to prefer)

_______________________phoning.

3. She (not to go) _______________________ to work yesterday because she (not to feel)

_______________________ well.

4. The polar ice cap (to consist) _______________________ of millions of tons of ice.

5. You (not to help) _______________________ your brother, didn't you?

- No, I (to go) _______________________to the dentist.

6. Where (Mr Moore - to fish) _______________________ at the moment?

- I (not, to know) _______________________

7. How (you - to go) _______________________ to school?

- I (to go - always) _______________________ by bike.

8. My grandfather (not to go) _______________________ to school by bike, he (to go)

_______________________ on foot.

9. Last month, we (to enjoy) _______________________ swimming in a five star hotel. It (to be)

_______________________ wonderful.

10. He last (to write) _______________________ three months ago.

11. Be quiet, please! I (to watch)

_______________________ a film.

12. (You - to know) _______________________ where your brother is?

- Oh, I (to meet) _______________________ him an hour ago, at Richmond Brigde.

13. (You - to know) _______________________ where your brother (to be)

_______________________ last night? - He (to spend) _______________________ the evening

with his friends.

14. James!! Where (Dorothy - to be) _______________________ ?

- She is outside. She (to play) _______________________ with her baby sister.

15. What (Dorothy - to do) _______________________ last night?

- She (study) _______________________ French and (talk) _______________________ to

her friends on the phone. (She - to study) _______________________ hard?

- Yes, of course, she _______________________

16. John (to work) _______________________ in the garden at the moment. He (to like)

_______________________ doing this, anyway. Although he (to hate)

_______________________ it when he (to be) _______________________ younger.

17. When I phoned my friends, they (play) __________________monopoly.

18. Yesterday at six I (prepare) __________________ dinner.

19. The kids (play) __________________ in the garden when it suddenly (begin)

____________________ to rain.

20. I (practice) __________________ the guitar when he (come) __________________ home.

21. We (not / cycle) __________________ all day.

22. While Alan (work) __________________ in his room, his friends

(swim)__________________in

the pool.

23. I tried to tell them the truth but they (not / listen ) __________________.

24. What (you / do) __________________ yesterday?

25. Most of the time we (sit) __________________ in the park.

26. I (listen) __________________to the radio while my sister (watch) __________________TV.

27. When I arrived, they (play) __________________ cards.

28. We (study) __________________ English yesterday at 4:00 p.m.

Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST CONTINUOUS:

1. We ___________________________ (play) volleyball with Mary, when you

___________________________(call) me.

2. When the teacher ___________________________(come) in, they

___________________________ (study) English.

3. The baby ___________________________ (sleep) when the telephone

___________________________(ring).

4. As I ___________________________ (walk) in the streets of Holland, I

___________________________ (meet) an old friend of mine.

5. I ___________________________ (lose) my car keys.

6. I was looking for my purse when I ___________________________ (drop) my credit card.

7. My uncle ___________________________ (take) me to the airport yesterday.

8. She ___________________________ (dance) when she hurt her ankle.

9. It ___________________________ (rain) heavily when I got up.

10. I ___________________________ (see) the thief while he ___________________________

(get) into my neighbor’s house.

Worksheet 3

Present Perfect and Present Perfect Progressive

Fill in the gaps with the present perfect or present perfect continuous:

1. ___________________ (you / buy) your train ticket yet?

2. The kitchen is a complete mess! What ___________________ (the children / do)?

3. Julie ___________________ (learn) to drive for six years!

4. Amanda ___________________ (already / have) lunch, so she’ll meet us later.

5. How much coffee ___________________ (she / drink) this morning?

6. Simon ___________________ (write) three books.

7. I ___________________ (do) everything I needed to do today! Hurray!

8. It ___________________ (not / rain) all summer, so the garden is dead.

9. I ___________________ (read) your book. Here it is, thank you.

10. She ___________________ (forget) how to get to my house.

11. I ___________________ (work) in the garden all day and I need a rest.

12. She ___________________ (make) three cakes. They look delicious!

13. David feels great these days. He ___________________ (get) up early lately.

14. We ___________________ (always / hate) rush hour traffic.

15. Recently, I ___________________ (study) a lot. My exams are in a few weeks.

16. We ___________________ (write) this book for months and months.

17. I ___________________ (always / love) chocolate.

18. I ___________________ (want) to go back to university for a long time.

19. What’s that delicious smell? ___________________ (you / cook)?

20. I ___________________ (watch) seven films this week!

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. At last! I ___________ (solve) the problem.

2. What ______________ recently? (You / do) Anything interesting?

3. My brother ____________ (buy) a new motorbike. It looks great.

4. _____________ (you / swim)? Your hair looks wet.

5. Oh, There you are! I ____________ (look) for you everywhere.

6. Sorry we are late. How long _______________ (you / wait)?

7. I ____________ (know) Peter for a long time.

8. My friends _____________ (run) for two hours already.

9. I ____________ (never / understand) Maths and Physics.

10. The children are tired because they ___________ (play) all day.

11. Susan _____________ (never / believe) in ghosts and fairies.

12. I _______________ (write) emails all day.

13. John ______________ (never / see) this film before.

14. What on earth ___________ (you / do)? You’re covered in mud.

15. _______________ (you / ever / see) Altamira Cave? I hear it’s incredibly beautiful.

16. How long ________________ (he / learn) English?

17. I ____________ (just / speak) to my cousins. They told me the news.

18. I’m sorry. Monica is not here. She _____________ (go) out.

19. We’re really tired because we ______________ (train) for the marathon since eight o’clock.

20. _______________ (you / finish) doing your homework yet?

21. The students ________ (revise) for their Spanish exam for two hours.

22. Peter, why are you sweating? Because I _________ (hoover) the carpets.

23. Is the lawn finished? Yes, Gonzalo ____________ (cut) the grass.

24. It’s still raining. It _____________ (rain) for hours.

25. How much money _____________ (you / spend) this week.