Exercise on Simple Present - Present Progressive
Exercise 1
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).
- Look! He (leave) the house.
- Quiet please! I (write) a test.
- She usually (walk) to school.
- But look! Today she (go) by bike.
- Every Sunday we (go) to see my grandparents.
- He often (go) to the cinema.
- We (play) Monopoly at the moment.
- The child seldom (cry) .
- I (not / do) anything at the moment.
- (watch / he) the news regularly?
Exercise 7
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.
- I (be) very busy today.
- At noon I (visit) my friend Tanya.
- We (want) to have lunch together.
- In the afternoon I (play) squash with Emily.
- In the evening, I (meet) Rob.
- We (go) to the cinema.
- The film (start) at 8 pm.
Form
Write the verbs in Present Progressive.
- speak - I
- jump - you
- bake - she
- play - they
- run - we
Write the verbs in Simple Present, 3rd person singular.
- be - it
- have - he
- eat - she
- can - he
- wash - she
Use
When to use which tense? Write Simple Present or Present Continuous.
- For actions happening regularly, often or never, we use _________________
- For actions happening now, we use ________________________.
- The verbs 'be', 'have', 'like' and 'want' are normally only used in _______________.
- The signal word 'usually' indicates that we have to use _____________________.
- The signal word 'now' indicates that we have to use ________________________.
Positive sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
- Look! They (leave) the house.
- Brian (cycle) 30 km every day.
- Samantha (do) her homework at the moment.
- My parents (shop) right now.
- He usually (get up) early in the morning.
Negative sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
- You (see / not) her every day.
- The baby (sleep / not) at the moment.
- I (read / not) a book now.
- We (go / not) to school on Sundays.
- He (watch / not) the news every day.
questions
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
- (you / go) on holiday by plane sometimes?
- (they / play) computer games every day?
- (she / eat) dinner at the moment?
- What (they / do) right now?
- (she / visit) her grandma very often?