1. Circle the correct tense.
1 ‘What do you do / are you doing tonight?’ ‘I stay / I’m staying at home.’
2 Can you text me when you get / ‘re getting home?
3 The sun rises / is rising in the east and sets / is setting in the west.
4 Why do you laugh / are you laughing? It isn’t funny!
5 My dad leaves / is leaving home every day at eight o’clock.
6 My sister always borrows / is always borrowing my clothes. It’s really annoying!
7 What time does your train arrive / is your train arriving?
Answer
1 are you doing, I’m staying 2 get 3 rises, sets
4 are you laughing 5 leaves 6 is always borrowing
7 does your train arrive
2. Match sentences 1-7 in exercise 1 with the uses of tense a-g below.
Present simple
a for habits and routines
b for a permanent situation or fact
c for timetables and schedules
d in future time clauses (starting with when, as soon as, after, if, etc.)
Present continuous
e for something happening now or about now
f for describing annoying behaviour (with always)
g for future arrangements
Answer
a 5 b 3 c 7 d 2 e 4 f 6 g 1
3. Complete the dialogue with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
Martin Hurry up! The film 1………………………… (start) in ten minutes.
Hannah I 2………………………… (look for) my phone. 3………………………… you ………………………… (know) where it is?
Martin No. Why 4………………………… you always ………………………… (lose) things? It’s so annoying!
Hannah I usually 5………………………… (keep) it on my bedside table, but it isn’t there.
Martin 6………………………… you ………………………… (remember) when you last used it?
Hannah No – that’s the problem.
Martin You 7………………………… (not need) your phone at the cinema. Look for it when we 8………………………… (get back).
Hannah I won’t have time when we get back. I 9………………………… (go) straight out again … It’s OK. Here it is! It was in my pocket!
Answer
1 starts 2 ‘m looking for 3 Do, know 4 are, losing
5 keep 6 Do, remember 7 don’t need
8 get back 9 ‘m going
4. Some of the sentences are incorrect. Rewrite them correctly. Tick the correct sentences.
1 Mel is belonging to the drama club.
…………………………………………….
2 Do you prefer beach holidays or adventure holidays?
…………………………………………….
3 Call me as soon as you’re arriving.
…………………………………………….
4 Jack is hating spaghetti.
…………………………………………….
5 Why are you always interrupting?
…………………………………………….
6 I’m not understanding this maths calculation.
…………………………………………….
Answer
1 Mel belongs to the drama club.
2 ✓
3 Call me as soon as you arrive.
4 Jack hates spaghetti.
5 ✓
6 I don’t understand this maths calculation.
5. Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the same verb in each pair of sentences. Use the present simple and present continuous.
have look think
1 a That food …………………………………… delicious!
b What …………………………… you …………………………… at?
2 a What …………………………… you …………………………… about?
b Who …………………………… you …………………………… will win the match?
3 a ‘Where’s Tom?’ ‘He …………………………… a shower.’
b Dogs …………………………… a good sense of smell.
Answer
1 looks; are, looking
2 are, thinking; do, think
3 ‘s having; have
6. Complete the questions with the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple or present continuous. Then write true answers, in complete sentences.
1 Where …………………………… you usually …………………………… on Saturday mornings? (go)
…………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………
2 What …………………………… you usually …………………………… on Saturday mornings? (do)
…………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………
3 What time …………………………… school …………………………… and ……………………………? (start / finish)
…………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………
4 What …………………………… your parents …………………………… now? (do)
…………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………
Answer
1 do, go 2 do, do 3 does, start, finish are, doing
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