Present: Simple and Continuous

Complete the following sentences using the Simple Complete the sentences using one of
Present Tense of the verbs given in parentheses. the following:

1. The children ________________________at this time cause(s) open(s) close(s) speak(s)

every morning. (get up) drink(s) live(s) take(s) place
2. We seldom ___________________________ to the North
in the summer. (go) 1. Ann ________________ German very
3. I ______________________________ breakfast at 7:15 well.
every morning. (have) 2. I never __________________ coffee.
4. John _______________________ the newspaper on the 3. The swimming pool
train every day. (read) _________________at 9:00 a.m and
5. The students sometimes ___________________ at 6:30 p.m. every
_________________________rugby at school. (play) day.
6. Peter ___________________ bridge with his friends 4. Bad driving____________________
every Friday night. (play) many accidents.
7. The train ______________________in London at 7:50 5. My grand parents _________________
every morning. (arrive) in a very small apartment.
8. Myriam __________________________ the floor once or 6. The Olympic
twice a week. (wash) Games______________every four years.
9. I never
____________________________________Spanish at
school. (speak)
10. The manager generally _________________ the office
after 8:00 p.m. (leave)
11. My wife and I often _____________________________
in that restaurant. (eat)
12. Mr Smith ________________________ TV after dinner
every evening. (watch)

Use the Present Continuous or the Simple Present, of the verb given in parentheses

1. My brother Jim __________________________ in Boston at present. (work)

2. The secretary generally _________________________the office at 7:30 every evening. (leave)
3. Mr. Scott ____________________________ the news on TV at the moment. (watch) 4. We seldom
_______________________ to the coast in the winter. (go)
5. Look! John __________________________ over there. (come)
6. Mary __________________________ to visit us once or twice a month. (come)
7. For the time being, Tom _____________________________ as a mechanic. (work)
8. Where ________________ they _____________________at present? (live)
9. Where ________________ they usually _________________ in the summer? (go)
10. What _________________ the boy ___________________at the moment? (do)
11. Look! It __________________________ to rain! Let´s go inside. (begin)
12. The bar _______________________ at 6:45 and _____________________at 10:30 every day. (open /
close)
13. We ________not ___________________ anything special right now. We _______ just ____________
TV. (do / watch)
14. Hello, Bob! What _____________you _______________ there now? (do)
15. You must always speak to him in English. He ______________ not ________________ Spanish.
(understand)
16. Listen! Somebody _______________________ the piano upstairs. Who can it be? (play)
17. What ___________ you ______________________doing when you are at home? (like)
18. Why ____________ you ______________________English now? Are you planning to go to the USA?
(study)
19. Why ____________ you always ____________________ home so late every night? (Get)
20. Look at that man. He ___________________________a green uniform. He must be a police officer.
(wear)