WORKSHEET

RUIZ ORBEGOSO DIEGO EMMANUEL

PRESENT SIMPLE

I. Write the HE/SHE/IT forms

Catch (catches) read (reads) come (comes) run
(runs)
Cook (cooks) smoke (smokes) drink (drinks)
stand
Wash (washes) start (starts) fix (fixes) touch
(touches)
Live (lives) watch (watches) miss (misses) wish
(wishes)
Learn (learns) write (writes) buy (buys) carry
(carries)

II. Write positive sentences with the following prompts

1. The ticket (cost) $5. ____The ticket costs
$5_________________________
2. Alan and John (live) near me. ____They live near me__________________________
3. John (fly) to NY every Monday. ____John flies to NY every Monday.__________
4. My father (teach) English. ____My father teachs English_____________
5. She (try) to go skiing every winter. ____She tries to go skiing every winter.__________

III. Choose one verb to make each sentence negative

1. It ___isn´t snowing___________ in Trujillo (snow, sing, play)
2. I like football, but I ___don´t like__________tennis at all. (think, like, remember)
3. She lives in Japan, but she __doesn´t speak_______ a word of Japanese (sing, work,
speak)
4. I’m sorry – I ___´m not remember__________________________ your name. (eat,
remember, work)
5. Phil _doesn´t work________very hard, but he makes a lot of money. (work, stand, stop)

IV. Make questions

1. What / you do? _____What are you doing?_________
2. What time/ the class / start? _____What time do the class start?____
3. He / live / with her parents? _____Does he live with her parents?___
4. You /usually give/ her a birthday present? _____Do you usually give her a birthday
present?
5. Your sister / help / you / very much? _____Does your sister help you very
much?

V. Rewrite these sentences including the word in brackets

1. Susan is polite. (always)
____Susan is always polite______________________________________
 2. I finish work at 5 o’clock (sometimes)
____I sometimes finish work at 5 oclock______________________________________
3. What do you have for breakfast? (usually)
_____What do you usually have for breakfast?
_____________________________________
4. They stay in the same hotel. (hardly ever)
______Thet hardly ever stary in the same hotel_________________________
5. Janet works in the same place (every summer)
_____Janet every summer works in the same
place_____________________________________
6. They are busy in the mornings. (never)
______They are never busy in the mornings___________________________
7. My children help their grandparents (twice a week)
_____My children help their grandparents twice a
week._____________________________________
PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I. Write the –ING FORM of these verbs.

Break (breaking) save (saving) wash (washing)
live (living)
Come (coming) lie (lying) enjoy (enjoying)
go(going)
Sit (sitting) talk(talking) sing(singing)
jump (jumping)
Write (writing) start (starting) get (getting) feel
(feeling)
bake (baking) put(putting) ride (riding) rain
(raining)

II. Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the present continuous tense
1. John and I _____are staying____________________ (stay) in a beautiful hotel.
2. It ____is snowing_________________ (snow).
3. We ___________are planning__________ (plan) our next holiday.
4. The baby ________________is learning__________ (learn) how to walk.
5. Bill _______________is writting_______________ (write) something on the wall.

III. Rewrite the sentences in the negative. Use the present continuous
1. They _____aren´t buying_____________ (buy) a new car.
2. He ________is not learning__________________ (learn) to read.
3. I ______am not looking__________________ (look) for your keys.
4. We _____________aren´t selling______________ (sell) the house.
5. They _________aren´t drinking_________________ (drink) tea.
6. You _____aren´t working____________________ (work) very hard.
7. Jack and Jill ___________aren´t running____________ (run) downhill.
8. I _____am not going__________________ (go) home now.
9. She______isn´t wearing______________ (wear) a coat.
10. The baby _________is not crying______________ (cry).
IV. Write the questions. Use the present continuous
1. What /Jessica / do? __What is Jessica doing?
2. What book / you / read? __What book are you reading? _____
3. Where / they / stay? __Where are they staying? ____________
4. It / rain? __It is raining? _______________________
5. You / learn / French / at school? __Are you learning French at school? _______

V. Complete the following passage with the correct form of the verb. Pay attention to
the correct spelling.
It is a warm, lovely day today. The Cohens __are getting__ (get) ready for a picnic in the
Carmel Woods. Mrs. Cohen __is preparing_____ (prepare) the sandwiches and Mr. Cohen _is
packing____ (pack) some warm clothes and some food.
Uri, the oldest son, ___washes___________ (wash) the family car and Ronen, his brother
___is planning____ (plan) the route on the map.

Only Dafna, the youngest one, ____isn´t doing___________ (not do) anything helpful. She
__sits____ (sit) by the computer and ___chat________ (chat) with her best friend.
Mrs. Cohen ___isn´t saying_____ (not say) anything but the boys can see that she is very
angry.

PRESENT SIMPLE - PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I. Put the verbs in the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. Look out! My father _________is coming_____________ (come)
2. I _____play _______ (play) tennis every weekend.
3. Look! She ____is wearing______________ (wear) a lovely dress.
4. I ____am staying______________ (stay) with John this week until my flat is ready.
5. What time ____do you go___________ (you/go) to bed on Saturdays?
6. Why ____are you waiting___________ (you/wait) outside the door?
7. We can’t use the lift because it ______isn´t working___________ (not/work)
8. Look out of the window! It _____is snowing_____________ (snow).

II. Complete the negative sentences in the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT
CONTINUOUS form of the verbs in brackets.
1. We ____aren´t running________ (not run) in the park this week.
2. Ruth ____isn´t comming_______ (not come) home for lunch on Thursdays.
3. They ___aren´t listenning____________ (not listen) to the news at the weekend.
4. I ___am not watching___________ (not watch) TV in the evenings.
5. My parents _____aren´t travelling_______ (not travel) to Lima right now.
6. He ___isn´t reading__________ (not read) the news. That’s a video game!
 7. She _is not studying_____ (not study) this cycle. She doesn’t have money to pay the fees.

III. Make QUESTIONS for the following answers

Mark and George / work / right now?
____Are Mark and George working right now?_________________________________
Pam / start school early?
____Is Pam starting school early?_______________________________________
What / Bob / do / now?
_______What is Bob doing now?__________________________________
John / like football?
________Does John like football?_________________________________________
You / dance hip-hop?
_______Do you dance hip-hop?____________________________
Reggie / look at the teacher, now?
____ Is Reggie looking at the teacher now?____________________
Where / Susan go / at the weekends?
_____Where Susan goes at the weekends?_______________________________
IV. Complete the texts using Present simple or present continuous.

MADDY:
I’m an accountant and I _work__ (work) for a bank. I usually
____work_______ (work) in the city, but today I ____am
working_______ (work) at home because of the snow. At the
moment I ___am sitting__________ (sit) in the kitchen and I
_am writting__________ (write) emails on my laptop. I
______don´t work_____________ (not work) at home very
often, so I’m happy it ______is snowing____ (snow) today!

EVE:
On Mondays we usually
___drive________ (drive)
to London and (visit) some
friends. But we ____are
staying ______ (stay) at
home today because of the
snow. At the moment my
husband Paul, _is answering _______ (answer) his emails and I _____am watching_________
(watch) the news. Normally I ________don´t watch_______ (not watch) TV in the day, but I
want to know about the weather.
V. Fill in the gaps with DO, DOES, IS, ARE and the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. What ___is____________ Maddy ___doing__________? (do)
2. ___Is______________ she ____working______ in the city today? (work)
3. What __is____________ she ___doing__________ at the moment? (do)
4. ____Is________ she ____works_________ at home very often? (work)
5. What ___are_________ Paul and Eve usually ____do_____ on Mondays? (do)
6. What ____are_________ they ____doing_________ today? (do)
7. _____Is_________ Eve normally _____watching_______ TV in the day? (watch)
8. Why ___is________ she ___watching_______ it today? (watch)