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Pr. Simple and Cont. Exercises

This document provides an English grammar exercise on the present simple and present continuous tenses. It contains examples of verbs used correctly and incorrectly in sentences. There are also exercises where students must fill in verbs in the proper present tense. The exercises cover using the tenses to talk about habitual actions, current actions, and future plans.

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Pr. Simple and Cont. Exercises

This document provides an English grammar exercise on the present simple and present continuous tenses. It contains examples of verbs used correctly and incorrectly in sentences. There are also exercises where students must fill in verbs in the proper present tense. The exercises cover using the tenses to talk about habitual actions, current actions, and future plans.

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English Grammar Exercises– Present simple and continuous

1. Some of the verbs in these sentences are incorrect. Correct them if necessary.

1 She’s driving to work every day. ✗


She drives to work every day.

2 Do you need any help?


……………………………………….

3 What are you doing on Friday evening?


……………………………………….

4 I wear trainers today.


……………………………………….

5 I don’t like fast food.


……………………………………….

6 Look. That man wears pink shoes.


…………………………………….

7 ‘What’s Sam doing?’ ‘He’s a dentist.’


……………………………………….

2. Complete the text messages with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.
-Hi, Zoe. Help!
-Hey, Ryan. 1……………… you ……………… (have) a bad day? Where are you?
-I’m in town. I 2……………… (shop) with my mum.
-Oh dear. What 3……………… you ……………… (look for)?
-A smart suit and shoes. I 4……………… (never / wear) smart clothes! I only 5……………… (like)
T-shirts and trainers.
-I 6……………… (know). Why 7……………… you ……………… (need) a suit?
-I 8……………… (go) to my uncle’s birthday party this Saturday.

3. Complete the pairs of sentences with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs
in brackets.
1 a …………………… you …………………… (come) with us to the cinema?
b Where …………………… you …………………… (come) from?

2 a She never …………………… (wear) jeans to school.


b I …………………… (wear) a new top. Do you like it?

3 a …………………… she …………………… (see) Martin very often?


b …………………… you …………………… (see) Oliver this evening?

4 a My sister …………………… (play) bass in a rock band.


b Jo …………………… (play) the guitar. What a terrible noise!

5 a I …………………… (hate) this ice cream. It tastes funny.


b I …………………… (enjoy) this pizza. It tastes great.

4. Complete the conversation. Use the present continuous.


Millie What 1…………………… you …………………… (do)?
Tom I 2…………………… (text) Harry. We 3…………………… (go) to a football match on
Saturday.
Millie Can I come? … Why 4…………………… you …………………… (laugh)?
Tom You don’t like football! You only want to go because Harry 5…………………… (go)!
Millie That’s not fair. I won’t go then. What 6…………………… you …………………… (do) in
the evening?
Tom I 7…………………… (go) to the cinema. But Harry 8…………………… (not go). Do you
want to come?
Millie No, thanks.

5. Look again at exercise 4. Decide whether the present continuous is being used (a) for something
that is happening now or (b) for an arrangement in the future. Write a or b.
1 ……….
2 ……….
3 ……….
4 ……….
5 ……….
6 ……….
7 ……….
8 ……….

Challenge!
Write six sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous.
Two things that happen always, often, sometimes or never.
1 …………………………………………
2 …………………………………………
Two things that are happening now.
3 …………………………………………
4 …………………………………………

Two arrangements for the future.


5 …………………………………………
6 …………………………………………

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