English Grammar Exercises: Present continuous and present simple 2

Exercise 1   

Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.

1   Are you hungry? ……………………. (you / want) something to eat?

2   Don’t put the dictionary away. ……………………. (I / use) it.

3   Don’t put the dictionary away. ……………………. (I / need) it.

4   Who is that man? What ……………………. (he / want)?

5   Who is that man? Why ……………………. (he / look) at us?

6   Alan says he’s 80 years old, but nobody ……………………. (believe) him.

7   She told me her name, but ……………………. (I / not / remember) it now.

8   ……………………. (I / think) of selling my car. Would you be interested in buying it?

9   ……………………. (I / think) you should sell your car. ……………………. (you / not / use) it very often.

10   Air ……………………. (consist) mainly of nitrogen and oxygen.

Exercise 2   

Use the words in brackets to make sentences.

1   (you / not / seem / very happy today) …………………….

2   (what / you / do?) …………………….

     Be quiet! (I / think) …………………….

3   (who / this umbrella / belong to?) …………………….

     I have no idea

4   (the dinner / smell / good) …………………….

5   Excuse me. (anybody / sit / there?) …………………….

     No, it’s free.

6   (these gloves / not / fit / me) …………………….

     They’re too small.

Exercise 3   

Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.

1   Nicky is thinking of giving up her job.   …………………….

2   Are you believing in God?   …………………….

3   I‘m feeling hungry. Is there anything to eat?   …………………….

4   This sauce is great. It‘s tasting really good.   …………………….

5   I‘m thinking this is your key. Am I right?   …………………….

Exercise 4   

Complete the sentences using the most suitable form of be. Use am/is/are being (continuous) where possible; otherwise use am/is/are (simple).

1   I can’t understand why ……………………. so selfish. He isn’t usually like that.

2   Sarah ……………………. very nice to me at the moment. I wonder why.

3   You’ll like Sophie when you meet her. She ……………………. very nice.

4   You’re usually very patient, so why ……………………. so unreasonable about waiting ten more minutes?

5   Why isn’t Steve at work today? ……………………. ill?