Mixed exercises only present simple and progressive. Helps you get more attention and practice harder when you do your test at school. Furthermore, it also helps you with your speaking skill outside because youll understand well when to use the present simple tense or when to use the present continuous. I hope you enjoy it
Simple Present- Present Continuous Exercises 1: Listen! My mother (sing) a song Every night, We (go) to bed at 10p.m Giang (like) _Music but I (like) Math Now, they (stay) _in Hue My father (read) a newspaper in the morning Look! Ha (run) Trang usually (listen) to the teacher in the class, but she (not listen) _now Where _ your father(be)? -He (be) in the living room He (watch) TV 9. they (go) to school by bus today? 10.There(be) _many flowers in our garden 11.Everyday,Mr.Hung (not go) _to work by car 12.In the autumn, I rarely (go) _ sailing and (go) to school 13.I (write) _ a letter to my friend now 14.At 12 a.m every day, I (have) _ lunch and (go) to bed 15.On Monday, I (have) math and Art 16.On Friday, I (have) English 17.At the moment, I (eat) _an orange and My sisters (Play) _Tennis 18.Now, He (look) _ at his cat It (eat) a mouse in the garden 19.Phong, An , Ha, Lan (be) close friends 20. _your mother(walk) _to market? 21.It (be) 10.00.We (learn) _our lesson 22.What _you (do) now? 23. your mother (walk) to work every day? 24.They (not play) soccer in the morning 25 Hai(work) in the garden at the moment? 26.My brother (do) his homework in his room now He (do) it every day 27.James and his brother (play) soccer at the moment They (play) _ it every afternoon 28.Where the old man (live) _now? 29.Mr.Smith often (teach) class 4A,but this morning he (teach) _class 4B 30.It's 7.30 now She (study) _ science in the classroom Exercises 2: Where _you (live) ? I (live) in Hai Duong town What _he (do) now? He (water) _flowers in the garden What _she (do) _? She (be) a teacher Where _you (be) from? At the moment, my sisters (play) volleyball and my brother (play) soccer It is 9.00; my family (watch) _TV In the summer, I usually (go) to the park with my friends, and in the spring, we (have) _Tet Holiday; I (be) happy because I always (visit) my grandparents your father (go) _to work by bus? How _your sister (go) _to school? 10 What time _they (get up) _? 11 What they (do) in the winter? 12 Today, we (have) English class 13 Her favourite subject (be) English 14 Now, my brother (like) _eating bananas 15 Look! Aman (call) _you 16 Keep silent ! I (listen) to the radio 17 you (play) _badminton now? 18 Everyday, my father (get up) _ at 5.00 a.m, but today, he (get up) at 6.00 am 19 Every morning , I (watch) _tv at 10.00, but today I (Listen) to music at 10.00 20 Everyday , I (go) to school by bike but today I go to school by motorbike 21 Every morning, my father (have) a cup of coffee but today he (drink) milk 22 At the moment, I(read) _a book and my brother (watch) _ TV 23 Hoa (live) in Hanoi, and Ha (live) in HCM City 24 Hung and his friend (play) _badminton 25 They usually (get up) _at 6.oo in the morning 26 Ha never (go) fishing in the winter but she always (do) _ it in the summer 27 My teacher (tell) Hoa about Math 28 There (be) animals in the circus 29 _he (watch) TV at 7.00 every morning? 30 What _she (do) _at 7.00 am? 31 How old _she (be)? 32 How _she (be)? 33 My children (Go) to school by bike 34 We (go) _to supermarket to buy some food 35 Mr Hien (go) on business to Hanoi every month 36 Ha (like) coffee very much, but I (not like) it 37 She (like) Tea, but she (not like) coffee 38 I (love) _ cats, but I (not love) dogs 39 Everyday ,I (go) to school on foot, but today I (go) to school by bike 40 Who you _(wait) for Nam? - No, I _(wait) for Mr Hai 41 My sister (get) dressed and (brush) _her teeth herself at 6.30 everyday 42 Mrs Smith (not live) in downtown She (rent) _in an apartment in the suburb 43 How _your children (go) _to school everyday? 44 It's o'clock in the morning Lien (be) in her room She (listen) _to music 45 We _(play) soccer in the yard now 46 My father (go) _ to work by bike Sometimes he(walk) 47 _You (live) near a market? _ It (be) noisy? 48 Now I (do) _the cooking while Hoa (listen) _to music 49 At the moment, Nam and his friends (go) _shopping at the mall 50 In the autumn, I rarely (go) sailing and (go) to school 51 I (write) _ a letter to my friend now 52 At 12 a.m every day, I (have) lunch and (go) to bed 53 On Monday, I (have) math and Art 54 On Friday, I (have) English 55 At the moment, I (eat) an orange, and My sisters (Play) _ Tennis 56 _they her bags (be)? - No, they(not be) 57 What time _your children (go) to school? 58 He (live) in HCM City 59 What time _your brother usually (get) _up? 60 My house (be) _in the city and it (be) _small 61 Every morning , we (have) breakfast at 7.00 am 62 This (be) a book and they (be) _pens 63 Mr Quang (live) in the countryside He (have) a big garden 64 John (not have) Literature lesson on Friday 65 What time _you (start) _your class? 66 _you (be) in class 12A3? 67 Mrs Ha (learn) in Hanoi, but she (not live) there 68 My brother (not live) in London; he (live) _ in Manchester 69 Now Mr Long (design) his dream house 70 He (like) _APPLES, but he (not like) _bananas 71 she (like) apples? 72 Usually, I (have) _lunch at 12.00 - you (have) _lunch at 11.00? 73 He can (swim) _but I can't(swim) _ 74 At the moment, my sister (read) _ a comic book 75 I (like) ice-cream 76 Where _Mr Ha (live) _? 77 Monkeys can (climb) _ the tree 78 Hang (go) to the bookshop now because she (want) _to buy some books 79 We (go) to market and (buy) _some fruits 80 Now, Lan (study) English and Lien (listen) to music 81 Every night , she (have) dinner at 7.00 p.m 82 Every year, I usually (go) to Vietnam 83 In the summer, I sometimes (go) swimming 84 Every evening, my mother (like) _ watching television 85 Lan (have) _breakfast and (go) _to school at 6.30 a.m 86 We (not read) _after lunch 87 Tom (be) _my friend He (play) sports everyday 88 your students (play) soccer every afternoon? 89 He (go) _to bed at 11.30 p.m 90 They (go) _home and (have) _lunch 91 _he (play) sports? 92 He (teach) _English in a big school in town 93 Everyday she (go) to work by bike 94 We usually (read) _books, (listen) _to music or (watch) _TV 95 Sometimes, I (play) badminton 96 Ann (like) her job very much 97 _your mother (walk) _to the market? 98 Look! They (run) _together Exercise 3: Change verb into correct tenses Where's John? He (listen) to a new CD in his room Don't forget to take your umbrella with you to London You know it always (rain) in England Jean (work) hard all day but she (not work) at the moment Look! That boy (run) after the bus He (want) to catch it He (speak) German so well because he (come) from Germany Shh! The boss (come) We (meet) him in an hour and nothing is ready! you usually (go) away for Christmas or you (stay) at home? She (hold) some roses They (smell) lovely Oh no! Look! It (snow) again It always (snow) in this country 10 Mary (swim) very well, but she (not run) very fast 11 you (enjoy) this party? Yes, I (have) a great time! 12 Sorry I can't help you I (not know) where she keeps her files 13 What you (do) next Saturday? Nothing special I (stay) at home 14 I (think) your new hat (look) nice on you 15 I (live) with my parents but right now I (stay) with some friends for a few days 16 I can't talk on the phone now I (drive) home 17 Where are the children? They (lie) on the beach over there 18 You never (listen) to a word I say! You always (listen) to that mp3 player! 19 He (not understand) what you (talk) about He's foreign 20 How much your suitcase (weigh)? It (look) really heavy Exercise 4: 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 10 (watch/ he) the news regularly? Exercise 7: Simple Present - Present Progressive Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present Progressive) Joe and Dennis (be) best friends They often (meet) in the afternoon What (do/ they) at the moment? They (play) football They (love) football Joe (practise) with his father every weekend, but Dennis (not/ play) football very often Exercise 8: It (0 be) is Sunday evening and my friends and I (1 be) at Jane's birthday party Jane (2 wear) a beautiful long dress and (3 stand) next to her boyfriend Some guests (4 drink) wine or beer in the corner of the room Some of her relatives (5 dance) in the middle of the room Most people (6 sit) on chairs, (7 enjoy) foods and (8 chat) with one another We often (9 go) to our friends' birthday parties We always (10 dress) well and (11 travel) by taxi Parties never (12 make) us bored because we like them Exercise 9: Sit down! A strange dog (run) to you My mom often (buy) meat from the butcher's My brothers (not/ drink) coffee at the moment Look! Those people (climb) the mountain so fast 5 That girl (cry) loudly in the party now These students always (wear) warm clothes in summer What (you/ do) in the kitchen? I never (eat) potatoes The 203 bus (set off) every fifteen minutes 10 Tonight we (not/ go) to our teacher's wedding party Exercise 10: He/ often/ have/ breakfast/ late You/ do/ the housework/ at the moment? I/ not/ go/ to school/ on weekends John's girlfriend/ wear/ a red T-shirt/ now They/ like/ beer or wine? What/ he/ usually/ do/ at night? The teacher/ never/ lose/ his temper Why/ you/ listen/ to music/ loudly now? Exercise 11: 1) I (be) in a cafe now 2) (she/play) tennis every week? 3) They (go) to the cinema every Wednesday 4) (she/be) a singer? 5) You (find) the weather here cold 6) (they/be) on the bus? 7) Lucy (ride) her bicycle to work 8) Why (he/be) in France? 9) I (not/play) the piano very often 10) It (not/be) cold today 11) We (be) from Portugal 12) (we/make) too much noise at night? 13) Where (Harry/study)? 14) (it/be) foggy today? 15) We (not/be) late 16) They (not/like) animals 17) Where (you/be)? 18) He (not/be) an accountant 19) (the dog/eat) chicken? 20) She (be) my sister ... he) the news regularly? Exercise 7: Simple Present - Present Progressive Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present Progressive) Joe and Dennis (be) best... (talk) about He's foreign 20 How much your suitcase (weigh)? It (look) really heavy Exercise 4: Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive) Look!... verb into correct tenses Where's John? He (listen) to a new CD in his room Don't forget to take your umbrella with you to London You know it always (rain) in England Jean (work) hard