PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS TEST

Choose the correct form.

1. My brothers ...... letters every week.
a) writes b) are writing c) write

2. The bus sometimes ...... in the morning.

a) is arriving b) arrive c) arrives

3. James is a student. But he ...... this week.

a) works b) work c) is working

4. Lions ..... in Africa.

a) are living b) live c) is living

5. Our train ...... the platform.

a) just leaves b) just leave c) is just leaving

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets.

Example:
Mary ........................... in Germany. (work)
Mary works in Germany.

6. They usually ............................ on Sunday. (leave)

7. Please, stop! You ........................... so fast! (drive)

8. We .............................. in Berlin each year. (meet)

9. We ................................. to discos on Fridays. (go)

10. He normally ................................. on time. (come)

Jumbled sentences - make sentences with words in brackets.

Example:
(live/here/I)
I live here.

11. (just/dinner/have/Jill)
.....................................................................................................

12. (move/very often/we)

.....................................................................................................

13. (at the moment/Jim and Susan/watch TV)

.....................................................................................................

14. (teach/she/in New York/these days)

.....................................................................................................

Make questions.
Example:
Where do you work?
I work in Leeds.
15. Where ............................................................................ ?
She usually does the shopping at a shopping centre.

16. Who ................................................ with shopping bags?

Our son helps her.

17. ................................................................ together today?

No, they aren't shopping together today.

Make questions.
Example:
(where/work/you)
Where do you work?

18. (help/teacher/your/need)
......................................................................................................... ?

19. (Simon/why/now/cry)
......................................................................................................... ?

20. (just/my parents/come)

......................................................................................................... ?

21. (go out/your friends/at weekends)

......................................................................................................... ?

22. (do/at the moment/you/anything)

......................................................................................................... ?

Make these sentences negative.

Example:
I like chocolate.
I don't like chocolate.

23. Why are you listening to us?

Why................................................................................. to us?

24. What does Jack do?

What ....................................................................................... ?

25. She's sitting over there.

................................................................................. over there.

26. They have a house in the mountains.

....................................................................... in the mountains.

27. We're having fun.

............................................................................................ fun.

Make negative answers.

Example:
Do you work at night?
I don't work at night.
28. Do your friends play cricket on Fridays?
................................................................................. cricket on Fridays.

29. Does your mother come from Brixham?

....................................................................................... from Brixham.

30. Is your partner watching you at the moment?

................................................................................. me at the moment.

31. Am I writing this test with you?

................................................................................... this test with me.

32. Do all people in your country speak English?

................................................................................................. English.

Choose the correct form in each pair.

33. a) Is your girlfriend having a good time at this party?

b) Has your girlfriend a good time at this party?

34. a) We spend a month at the seaside each year.

b) We are spending a month at the seaside each year.

35. a) Excuse me. What times do the early morning trains leave on Fridays?
b) What times are the early morning trains leaving on Fridays?

36. a) I can see Jane over there. She talks to Bill.

b) I can see Jane over there. She is talking to Bill.

37. a) Steve and I doesn't go out together.

b) Steve and I don't go out together.

Complete these sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple
passive.
Most common internet activities

38. Telephone and video calls ........................................ . (make)

39. Videos and films ........................................ . (watch)

40. Listening and music streaming activities ............................................... . (carry out)

41. Hotel accommodation ............................................... by travellers. (search for)

42. Financial transactions through internet banking............................................ . (do)

Use the passive voice to rewrite these sentences.

43. Poachers kill hundreds of tigers every year.

......................................................................................................................................................

44. Most African governments protect rhinos.

......................................................................................................................................................
45. He doesn't expect us to offer him the job.
......................................................................................................................................................

46. Students at this course do a lot of homework.

......................................................................................................................................................

47. They don't make these cars in Japan.

......................................................................................................................................................

Use these words to make sentences in the passive voice.

Major environmental problems

48. cut down | in South America and Asia | rain forests

......................................................................................................................................................

49. fill | water | toxic pollutants

......................................................................................................................................................

50. see | can | on the climate | the human influence

......................................................................................................................................................

51. overpopulate | our planet

......................................................................................................................................................

52. do | about it | nothing

......................................................................................................................................................

Write correct forms or words next to each sentence.

53. Spanish teaches | is taught in most schools in Britain. ..................................

54. Baseball and basketball is played | are played in many places in Cuba. ...............................

55. In Turkey tea isn't drunk | don't drink with milk. ..................................

56. Bad news are published | is published more often than good news. ..................................

57. The man is cut by | with a knife. ..................................

58. Bananas are grown | are growing in Costa Rica. ..................................

59. The most expensive smartphones are sold | sells by Apple. ..................................

Complete these sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the present
continuous passive.

60. Because of the fire children .............................................. at their classrooms. (not - teach)

61. I can't use my PC. A new operating system ..................................................... on it. (instal)

62. The pool is now full of hair because swim caps .......................................... in it. (not - use)

63. Christmas is coming and much more goods ........................................... in shops. (display)
64. I'm sorry, it's 10 o'clock. Customers ................................................. anymore. (not - serve)

Use the present continuous passive to rewrite these sentences.

65. Look, they are killing the ants.

Look, the ............................................................................................................

66. Can you see that? The policemen are chasing a robber.
Can you see that? A .........................................................................................

67. I don't know why they aren't cutting the trees today.
I don't know why the .............................................................................. today.

68. They are writing a test in this lesson.

A ................................................................................................ in this lesson.

69. They aren't decorating the hall because Sam is ill.

The ........................................................................................ because Sam is ill.

Use these words to make sentences in the present continuous passive.

70. cut down | just now | on this planet | millions of trees

......................................................................................................................................................

71. use | for this shot | a different camera

......................................................................................................................................................

72. in the cinema | today | show | two films

......................................................................................................................................................

73. the economy | by consumer spending | this year | drive

......................................................................................................................................................

74. do | about it | these days | nothing

......................................................................................................................................................

Write correct forms or words next to each sentence.

75. German doesn't teach | isn't being taught in this school this year. ........................................

76. The finals are being played | are played today. ...............................................

77. Be careful. This door is just painting | is just being painted. ................................................

78. Sad stories are being published | is being published nowadays. ...........................................

79. Your car is checked | is being checked. We are working on it. ............................................

80. Bananas aren't grown | aren't being grown on our farm this season. ....................................