REVISION 1
GRAMMAR
Present Simple and Present Continuous
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present
Continuous.
1. Please listen! We ............................................................. (try) to tell you something important.
2. What music ............................................................. you ............................................................. (listen) to? It sounds nice.
3. I’m sorry, but I ............................................................. (not remember) your name.
4. Speak to Tom. He ............................................................. (know) a lot about digital media.
5. What ............................................................. you ............................................................. (wait) for? It’s time to go.
6. Something is wrong with my phone. It ............................................................. (not work) today.
7. I ............................................................. (drive), so I can’t send her a message.
8. You look sad. What ............................................................. you ............................................................. (think) about?
2 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
1. walk / we / twice a day / our dog / .
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2. this week / not / Nicole / bake / a cake / .
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3. good / this hamburger / taste / not / .
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4. they / how often / their grandparents / visit / ?
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5. to bring a pen / Tom / forget / always / .
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6. look for / your glasses / you / ?
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3 Rewrite the sentences using the time expression or the correct form of the verb in brackets. Do not change
the meaning of the original sentence.
1. He’s a regular visitor to our city. (often)
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2. Mark hasn’t got a bike. (own)
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3. I think he’s lying. (believe)
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4. Why do you think it’s so funny? (laugh)
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5. The children aren’t awake at the moment. (sleep)
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6. Are you interested in science? (like)
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4 Answer the questions with a suitable response. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. What are you thinking about?
2. What do you think of this?
3. What are you tasting?
4. What does she do?
5. What are you doing now?
6. What are you looking at?
7. How does she look?
5 Complete the message with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
Claire, look at the photo. 1. ............................................................. you ............................................................. (know) where we are? It’s Yellowstone
National Park – an amazing place! It’s a huge park, so every day, we 2. ............................................................. (drive) to a different
area and 3. ............................................................. (go) hiking. We’ve seen deer, elk and bison, but no bears. Actually,
I 4. ............................................................. (not think) I want to meet one! Right now, we 5. ............................................................. (sit) on a bench
opposite Old Faithful, the most famous geyser in the park. We 6.............................................................. (wait) for it to erupt. Old
Faithful 7. ............................................................. (erupt) every 60-110 minutes. It will erupt soon, so I 8. ............................................................. (get)
my camera ready. I 9. ............................................................. (want) video this spectacular phenomenon. 10. ............................................................. you
............................................................. (enjoy) your holiday in Italy?
6 Complete the sentences. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. When I have a headache, I .
2. It’s Sunday, so my friends and I .
3. On Saturdays, my friends and I .
4. I’m looking out of the window. Most people .
5. I’m a vegetarian. I .
