Simple present or present continuous: grammar exercise Fill in the blanks with the simple present or the present continuous form of the verb Wild animals ……………… in forests a) live b) are living I ………………… for California next week a) leave b) am leaving Sita cannot come out to play now, as she …………………… her mother in the kitchen a) helps b) is helping We ………………… Bangalore every summer a) visit b) are visiting An honest person always ……………… the truth a) speak b) is speaking He …………… his lunch Please wait a) has b) is having There are some birds that …………… every year a) migrate b) are migrating The rain …………… from the clouds a) fall b) is falling A person who ……………… provisions is known as a grocer a) sells b) is selling 10 We …………… with our eyes …………… with our ears and …………… with our nose a) see, hear, smell b) are seeing, are hearing, are smelling Answers Wild animals live in forests I am leaving for California next week Sita cannot come out to play now, as she is helping her mother in the kitchen We visit Bangalore every summer An honest person always speaks the truth He is having his lunch Please wait There are some birds that migrate every year The rain falls from the clouds A person who sells provisions is known as a grocer 10 We see with our eyes hear with our ears and smell with our nose Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)