PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Complete the sentences with the present continuous of the verbs in brackets:
1. What ________ they __________ (do) ?
2. Look! It ________________ (snow)
3. They _________________ to a story (listen)
4. He _______________ on his coat (put)
5. ________you ___________ as well (come) ?
6. We ________________ a cartoon (not / watch)
7. She ________________ very fast (swim)
8. ________John _________ in the yard (smoke) ?
9. You _________________ carefully (not /listen)
10. He _______________ an exam (do)
11. The children __________________ in the playground (run)
12. Where _________ you __________ (go) ?
13. I _________________ the plants (not /water)
14. What _________ Tracy _________ (eat) ?
15. You ____________________ me (bother)
16. Dad __________________ the car (not / repair)
17. Look! The bus ____________________ (come)
18. Julia ____________________ (teach) Spanish this term.
19. Carol ____________________ (study) French right now.
20. The kids ____________________ (sing) a song.
21. Tina ____________________ (wear) a black dress.
22. My brothers ____________________ (sit) on a bench.
23. Barbara ____________________ (not / go) to school.
24. Christine ____________________ (travel) by plane.
25. Those cats ____________________ (play) with a ball.
26. That bird ____________________ (fly) very high.
27. The mechanic ____________________ (repair) the cars.
28. My sister ____________________ (do) some housework.
29. At the moment it ____________________ (snow)
30. My mother ____________________ (bake) biscuits
31. The Harrison family ____________________ (enjoy) the football match.
32. Alice ____________________ (prepare) the party.
33. We ____________________ (not / break) anything.
34. Tom and Anne ____________________ (behave) correctly.
35. My neighbour ____________________ (plant) some trees.
KEYS
1. are ... doing 2. is snowing 3. are listening 4. is putting 5. Are ... coming 6. isn't watching 7. is swimming 8. is ...
smoking 9. are not listening 10. is doing 11. are running 12. are ... going 13. am not watering 14. is ... eating
15. are bothering 16. isn't repairing 17. is coming 18. is teaching 19. is studying 20. are singing 21. is wearing
22. are sitting 23. isn't going 24. is travelling 25. are playing 26. is flying 27. is repairing 28. is doing 29. is
snowing 30. is baking 32. is preparing 33. aren't breaking 34. are behaving 35. is planting
PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS?
Write the verbs in brackets either in present continuous or in present simple:
1. Mr Jones usually _______________ (wear) a shirt and a tie but today he _______________
(wear) a t-shirt.
2. On Mondays, I _______________ to the swimming-pool with my friends (go)
3. Stop singing! I ______________________ my lessons (learn)
4. Where are the children ? They _________________ outside (play)
5. What _________ you __________ (do) now?
6. Katherine _______________ (work) in the farm in summer.
7. John often_______________ (go) to bed late on Saturdays.
8. Alan usually _______________ (brush) his teeth..
9. They _______________ (run) to catch the bus now.
10. Sarah _______________ (hate) eating soup.
11. My cousin _______________ (live) in San Francisco at the moment.
12. Some teachers _______________ (correct) the exams right now.
13. Lucia sometimes _______________ (participate) in the festival.
14. The photographer always _______________ (take) nice photos.
15. Lucas _______________ (direct) the new film now.
16. Listen! They _______________ (play) your favourite song.
17. You (not / like) _______________ chocolate.
18. She (not / study) _______________ at the moment.
19. We often (go) _______________ to the cinema.
20. He usually (not / do) _______________ his homework.
21. They (not / eat) _______________ rice every day.
22. We (not / study) _______________ every night.
23. (You / like) _______________ spicy food?
24. (She / go / often) _______________ to Scotland?
25. (He / eat) _______________ now?
26. I (clean) _______________ the kitchen every day.
27. She (work) _______________ every Sunday.
28. We (not / sleep) _______________ now.
29. He (not / go) _______________ to the park very often.
30. I often (read) _______________ at night.
KEYS
1. wears / is wearing 2. go 3. am learning 4. are playing 5. are ... doing 6. works 7. goes 8. brushes 9. are
running 10. hates 11. is living 12. are correcting 13. participates 14. takes 15. is directing 16. are playing 17.
don't like 18. isn't studying 19. go 20. doesn't usually do 21. don't eat 22. don't study 23. Do you like 24. Does
she often go 25. Is he eating 26. clean 27. works 28. aren't sleeping 29. doesn't go 30. read
