Exercise 1

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present continuous).
1. Look! He (leave) the house.
2. Quiet please! I (rite) a test.
!. "he usuall# (alk) to school.
$. %ut look! &o'a# she ((o) b# bike.
). Ever# "un'a# e ((o) to see m# (ran'parents.
*. He o+ten ((o) to the cinema.
,. -e (pla#) .onopol# at the moment.
/. &he chil' sel'om (cr#) .
0. I (not 1 'o) an#thin( at the moment.
12. (atch 1 he) the nes re(ularl#3
Exercise 2
.arc
Look at the picture on the ri(ht an' complete the sentences ("imple Present or Present
Pro(ressive).
1. &his (be) .arc.
2. He (ear) a t4shirt an' shorts to'a#.
!. He (eat) an apple at the moment.
$. .arc (like) +ruits an' ve(etables.
). He (eat) some ever# 'a#.
*. .arc (kno) that apples (be) (oo' +or his health.
Exercise !
5aroline
Look at the picture on the ri(ht an' complete the sentences ("imple Present or Present
Pro(ressive).
1. &his (be) 5aroline.
2. 5aroline (have) lon( blon' hair.
!. "he usuall# (ear) (lasses6 but no she (ear) contact lenses.
$. 5aroline (like) sports.
). "he (pla#) han'ball ever# .on'a# an' &hurs'a#.
Exercise $
Look at the picture on the ri(ht an' complete the sentences ("imple Present or Present
Pro(ressive).
1. 7oe an' 8ennis (be) best +rien's.
2. &he# o+ten (meet) in the a+ternoon.
!. -hat ('o 1 the#) at the moment3
$. &he# (pla#) +ootball.
). &he# (love) +ootball.
*. 7oe (practise) ith his +ather ever# eeken'6 but 8ennis (not 1 pla#) +ootball ver# o+ten.
Exercise on "imple Present 9 Present Pro(ressive
Lin'a an' 7e++
Exercise )
Look at the picture on the ri(ht an' complete the sentences ("imple Present or Present
Pro(ressive).
1. &hese (be) Lin'a an' 7e++.
2. Lin'a (be) 7e++:s little sister.
!. ;t the moment6 the to ki's (sit) on the +loor.
$. 7e++ (hol') a book ri(ht no6 he (rea') a stor# to Lin'a.
). Look! Lin'a (listen) care+ull# an' she (look) at the beauti+ul pictures.
*. Lin'a (love) 7e++:s stories.
,. He (rea') a stor# to her ever# 'a#.
/. 7e++ sometimes even (rite) his on stories.
Exercise on "imple Present 9 Present Pro(ressive
1. Exercise *
5omplete the stor#. <se "imple Present an' Present Pro(ressive.
1. It (be) earl# in the mornin(.
2. "all# ((et) out o+ be'6 (open) the in'o an' ((o) into the bathroom.
!. &hen she (have) break+ast.
$. ;+ter break+ast6 "all# usuall# (c#cle) to school.
). ;+ter school6 she ((o) back home.
*. "all# usuall# (eat) her lunch at home.
,. In the a+ternoons6 she +irst ('o) her homeork an' then she (meet) her +rien's in
the park.
/. -hat ('o 1 she) no3
0. "he (pla#) the (uitar.
12. Her +rien's (listen) an' some o+ them (sin() alon(.
11. -hen "all# (come) home in the evenin(6 she (have) 'inner an' then
she (atch) &=.
12. "he ((o) to be' at about / o:clock ever# 'a#.
Exercise ,
5omplete the sentences. <se "imple Present an' Present Pro(ressive.
1!. I (be) ver# bus# to'a#.
1$. ;t noon I (visit) m# +rien' &an#a.
1). -e (ant) to have lunch to(ether.
1*. In the a+ternoon I (pla#) s>uash ith Emil#.
1,. In the evenin(6 I (meet) ?ob.
1/. -e ((o) to the cinema.
10. &he +ilm (start) at / pm.
Exercise /
5omplete the sentences. <se "imple Present an' Present Pro(ressive.
22. Look! 7enn# ((o) to school.
21. "he (ear) a raincoat an' ellies an' she (carr#) an umbrella.
22. 7enn# usuall# (c#cle) to school6 but to'a# she (take) the bus because it (rain) .
2!. &he bus (leave) at ,.!) an' (arrive) at 7enn#:s school at ,.$).
2$. &he +irst lesson (be(in) at / o:clock.
Exercise 0
5omplete the sentences. <se "imple Present an' Present Pro(ressive.
2). 7ames (live) in a little villa(e.
2*. He (be) in his last #ear at school.
2,. ;+ter school6 7ames (ant) to become a banker.
2/. "o this eek6 he ('o) a practical course in a bank.
20. &here (be) a bank in a nearb# ton6 but 7ames (have) to take the bus to (et there.
!2. &he bus (leave) at ).!2 in the mornin( an' (return) at /.1) in the evenin(.
!1. 7ames (not 1 like) to spen' so much time in ton be+ore an' a+ter ork6 aitin(
+or the bus.
!2. &here+ore6 this eek he (sta#) ith his aunt6 ho (live) in ton.
!!. 7ames usuall# (ear) @eans an' t4shirts6 but hile he (ork) +or the bank no6
he (ear) a suit an' a tie.