EXTRA EXERCISES

PRESENT SIMPLE x PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1 - Complete the sentences with Present Simple or Present Continuous:

a) I often _________ (watch) TV in the evenings, but tonight I _________ (go) to the
movies.
b) Tim _________ (run) ten miles a day, but he _________ (not run) now because he
broke his leg.
c) Alice and Peter _________ (look) for a new house. They _________ (not like) living in
London.
d) I always _________ (wear) nice clothes for work. Today I _________ (wear) a blue
jeans, jacket and skirt.
e) “Why _________ you _________ (go) to bed? It’s only 10.” “I always _________ (go)
to bed early.”
f) Jane _________ (work) in a bank, but today she’s at home. She _________ (write) e-
mails.
g) Sarah Star is a singer. She ………(sing) and ……………….. (dance) on TV. She
………………… (drive) a red Mercedes. At the moment she is with Nick Pear. They
…………………….. (eat) in a restaurant. Sarah …………………….. (drink) a cocktail
and Nick …………………….. (talk) to the waiter.
h) Ann is a doctor. She ………………….. (work) in a hospital but today she
……………(stay) at home. Now she ……………………….. (cook) dinner. Her friends
…………………..(visit) her today. It …………. (be) her birthday.

2 - Fill in with PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

Father: Alice, what are you doing (you / do)?

Alice: I ……………………… (clean) the house. I usually …………………… (do) my
homework but today I ………………………….. (not / go) to school.
Father: Where’s your mum?
Alice: She …………………… (make) a cake. She usually …………………….. (go) to
the market but today my friends …………………………. (come).

3 - Circle the correct answer:

1. Look! Thomas is bringing / brings his little sister to class.

2. My older sister is often listening / often listens to pop music.
3. We are writing / write an exercise now.
4. Mmmm! Mum is making / makes a cake.
5. Our teacher is giving / gives us a test every month.
6. Listen! Dad is reading / reads a story to Ricky.
7. Mr. Michael usually is growing / grows roses in his garden.
8. They are building / build a new house on the hill now.
9. Maria is drinking / drinks milk every morning.
10. Look! Nick is running / runs down the hill.

PAST SIMPLE x PAST CONTINUOUS

4 - Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past progressive form of the verbs in
parentheses.
I ________ (not / switch on) the TV on, while you ________ (sleep).
They ________ (not / listen) to music while they ________ (study).
 While I ________ (cook) dinner, Paul ________ (called) me.
Were you ________ (work) when the phone ________ (ring)?
I ________ (walk) down the road when I ________ (see) Jacob.

5 - Complete the text. Use past simple and continuous.

It _____ (be) a rainy day of November. We __________ (come) from

school at 2 o’clock. We ________ (not be) very hungry but we ______
(be) too cold. While we ____________ (walk) with my umbrella, we
______ (find) a coin. It _____ (not be) a normal coin, it _____ (be) a
strange coin.
We ________ (not continue) walking. We _____ (be) a bit nervous. What
should we do? Maybe, we ______ to (have) put the coin where we ______
(find) it. We _____ (do) this. We ________ (walk) on the street, when a
tall man ______ (ask) us for the coin. We ______ (tell) him that the coin
_____ (be) at the beginning of the street. We _________ (know) what
______________ (happen), so we ________ (continue) walking.

6 – Rewrite the sentences using the verbs in the past simple or past continuous.

a) While I (drive), I (have) an accident.

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b) Kate (have) dinner and then she (do) her homework.

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c) The thieves (hide) in the kitchen when the police (come) in.
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d) Sam (plan) a party and then he (phone) his friends.

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e) While we (clean) the house, we (break) some glasses.

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f) Alan (look) out of the window when he (see) a UFO.

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