3 REVIEW THE PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT PROGRESS Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets: simple present or present continuous 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! Oh no! Look! It (snow) ………………………………………………… again It always (snow) ………………………………………………… in this country Mary (swim) ………………………………………………… very well, but she (not run) ………………………………………………… very fast Sorry I can't help you I (not know) ………………………………………………… where she keeps her files 10 I (think) ………………………………………… your new hat (look) ………………………………………………… nice on you Exercise 2: Put the verbs in brackets: simple present or present continuous I (live) ………………………………………………… with my parents but right now I (stay) ………………………………………………… with some friends for a few days I can't talk on the phone now I (drive) ………………………………………………… home Where are the children? They (lie) ……………………………………… on the beach over there He (not understand) ………………………………………………… what you (talk) ………………………………………………… about He's foreign How much your suitcase (weigh) ………………………………………………… ? It (look) ………………………………………………… really heavy 6 Normally I (start) ………………………………………………… work at eight o'clock but I (start) ………………………………………………… at this week We are busy just now What's that smell? Something (burn) ………………………………………………… in the kitchen I (work) ………………………………………………… overtime this month because I (save up) ………………………………………………… to buy a car He (smoke) ………………………………………………… thirty cigarettes a day but at the moment he (try) ………………………………………………… very hard to cut down 10 We usually (read) ………………………………………… books, (listen) ………………………………………… to music or (watch) ………………………………………………… TV Exercise 3: Put the verbs in brackets: simple present or present continuous What (you/ do) ………………………………………………… now? He (water) ………………………………………………… flowers in the garden 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 Her favourite subject (be) ………………………………………………… English Keep silent! I (listen) ………………………………………………… to the radio Every morning, I (watch) ………………………………………………… TV at 10.00, but today I (listen) ………………………………………………… to music at 10.00 At the moment, I (read) ………………………………………………… a book and my brother (watch) ………………………………………………… TV 10 They usually (get up) ………………………………………………… at 6.00 in the morning Exercise 4: Choose the present simple or the present continuous 1) ………………………………………………… (you/come) tonight? 2) ………………………………………………… (he/eat) rice every day? 3) I ………………………………………………… (work) at the moment 4) ………………………………………………… (he/come) to London often? 5) He ………………………………………………… (play) tennis now 6) ………………………………………………… (you/come) to the cinema later? 7) They ………………………………………………… (not/come) to the party tomorrow 8) He ………………………………………………… (not/play) golf now 9) ………………………………………………… (you/play) tennis this Sunday? 10) They ………………………………………………… (go) to a restaurant every Saturday 11) She ………………………………………………… (not/go) to the cinema very often 12) You usually ………………………………………………… (arrive) late 13) He normally ………………………………………………… (eat) dinner at home 14) ………………………………………………… (you/study) every night? 15) ………………………………………………… (they/work) late usually? 16) You ………………………………………………… (not/go) out later 17) I ………………………………………………… (not/work) tonight 18) ………………………………………………… (she/work) at the moment? 19) I ………………………………………………… (not/drink) coffee very often 20) Julie ………………………………………………… (sleep) now Exercise 4: Complete the story Use Simple Present and Present Progressive It (be) ………………………………………………… early in the morning Sally (get) ………………………………………………… out of bed, (open) ………………………………………………… the window and (go) ………………………………………………… into the bathroom Then she (have) ………………………………………………… breakfast After breakfast, Sally usually (cycle) ………………………………………………… to school After school, she (go) ………………………………………………… back home Sally usually (eat) ………………………………………………… her lunch at home In the afternoons, she first (do) ………………………………………………… her homework and then she (meet) ………………………………………………… her friends in the park What (do / she) ………………………………………………… now? She (play) ………………………………………………… the guitar 10 Her friends (listen) ………………………………………………… and some of them (sing) ………………………………………………… along 11 When Sally (come) ………………………………………………… home in the evening, she (have) ………………………………………………… dinner and then she (watch) ………………………………………………… TV 12 She (go) ………………………………………………… to bed at about o'clock every day Exercise 5: Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous She ………………………………………………… (run) because she's late for her lesson Our teacher always ………………………………………………… (give) us lots of homework We ………………………………………………… (not want) to go to the concert What time………………………………………………… (you / meet) Pete tomorrow? I ………………………………………………… (not work) today I'm on holiday People ………………………………………………… (speak) English in Jamaica Archie ………………………………………………… (not use) his computer at the moment ………………………………………………… (Tony / live) near the park? Andy sometimes ………………………………………………… comics (to read) 10 We never ………………………………………………… TV in the morning (to watch) 11 Listen! Sandy ………………………………………………… in the bathroom (to sing) 12 My sister usually ………………………………………………… in the kitchen (to help) 13 My mother ………………………………………………… breakfast now (to make) 14 They often ………………………………………………… the bathroom (to clean) 15 Look! The boys ………………………………………………… home (to come) 16 Every day his grandfather ………………………………………………… for a walk (to go) 17 I ………………………………………………… with my friend at the moment (to chat) 18 Cats ………………………………………………… mice (to eat) 19 What is he doing? He ………………………………………………… at his desk (sit) 20 Listen, someone ………………………………………………… at the door (knock) 21 On my way home I usually ……………………………………………… to drink a cup of coffee (stop) 22 Architects ………………………………………………… plans of the buildings (make) 23 Look at Betty: she ………………………………………………… the piano (play) 24 At this moment I ………………………………………………… my pupils' exercises (correct) ... continuous 1) ………………………………………………… (you/come) tonight? 2) ………………………………………………… (he/eat) rice every day? 3) I ………………………………………………… (work) at the moment 4) ………………………………………………… (he/come) to London... ………………………………………………… at this week We are busy just now What's that smell? Something (burn) ………………………………………………… in the kitchen I (work) ………………………………………………… overtime this month because I (save up)... continuous She ………………………………………………… (run) because she's late for her lesson Our teacher always ………………………………………………… (give) us lots of homework We ………………………………………………… (not want) to go to the concert