Present Simple or Present Continuous

1 Put the verbs in Present Simple or Present Continuous.

teach have (2) drive leave

It’s 7.30am. Suzanne Wells is in her kitchen at home. She (1) is having breakfast. She has(2) breakfast at this time every morning. She (3) is at home at 8.30am every day and (4)  works. Suzanne is a teacher. She teaches (5) at a school in Canberra.

2. Make questions in Simple Present or in Present Continuous

1 you | often | wear | jeans?

Do you often wear jeans?

2 you | wear | jeans now?

Are you wearing jeans now?

3 it | rain | now?

Is it raining now?

4 it | often | rain | in your country?

Does it rains in your country?

5 you | study | English every day?

Do you study Eanglish every day?

6. you | study | English at the moment?

Are you studying now?

3. Put Present Continuous or Present Simple

  1. I write English exercises twice a week. (to write)
  2. My friend does his homework in the afternoon as a rule. (to do)
  3. My sister is doing her homework now. (to do)
  4. Don’t shout! The baby is sleeping. (to sleep)
  5. The baby always sleeps after dinner. (to sleep)
  6. What are you reading now? (to read)
  7. What books do you readfor your literature lessons? (to read)
  8. What does your mother usually cook for lunch? (to cook)
  9. Is she cooking a cake now? (to cook)
  10. My wife normally works at home, but she is spending this month in Italy.
  11. Most days, Tom usually cycles to work.
  12. When does the lesson start today?
  13. What’s your brother doing? He is doing the crossword in the newspaper He does it every day.
  14. I’m afraid I’ll lose this game of chess. I (play) very badly. I usually play much better (play).
  15. What’s she doing? — She (mend) her husband’s socks. She always mends them. (mend)
  16. Yes, you can borrow my dictionary. I (use) it a lot, but I(not / use) it now.
  17. We travel (not travel) by train very often.
  18. It (snow) right now. It’s beautiful! I like (like) this weather.

4.. Put the verbs in Present Continuous or Present Simple

  1. The river is flowing (flow) very fast today — faster than usual.
  2. You always complain (always to complain) that waiters are rude!
  3. I (walk) to school every day. I (take, not) the bus.
  4. You borrow (always to borrow) money!
  5. Robert is a vegetarian. He eats (eat, not) meat.
  6. Do you (you, cook) your own dinner every day?
  7. Are you in a hurry? — No, I am walking (walk) quickly because I’m cold.
  8. Where’s your father? — He (be) in the bathroom. He(shave).
  9. The neighbours forever slams (slam) doors and shouts (shout) during the night.
  10. My sister takes (to take) part in the competitions almost every weekend.