PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. Adults always (think) that they (know) everything.
2. It (rain) right now so we (wear) our new boots.
3. I (not want) to watch a film because I (write) a book report.
4. Mum (not usually allow) us to stay out late at night. Thats why we (go) home now.
5. Mary, I (not understand) what you (say).
2 Complete the dialogue with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
Tom: Hi Mary! What ________________ you ________________ (do) here?
Mary: I______________________ (wait) for Jane. We ______________________ (walk) home together every day,
because we_____________________ (live) in the same street.
Tom: Oh, I ____________________ (think) Jane ____________________ (talk) with the French teacher at the moment.
Mary: Yes, I ________________ (know). She usually ______________ (study) German, but this year she _____________
(study) French. She ________________ (love) foreign languages.
Tom: I ________________ (not speak) French, but my brother Kevin _______________ (speak) it fluently.
Mary: Oh, your brother Kevin! ____________ he ____________ (live) with you?
Tom: Yes, he still ________________ (live) with us, but this week he ____________________ (stay) in his girlfriend's
flat. They would like to buy a house together but they __________________ (not know) where.
3 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. She . (not go) swimming with her friends today because she (not know)
how to swim. She . (want) to learn and she .. (wait) for the swimming course
to start next month.
2. Teacher: Graham, you (listen) to me?
Student: Yes, Mrs Black, but I still . (not understand) the story.
3. The world (get) warmer and most world leaders . (believe) that this is a big
problem. Next month, many of these leaders (meet) to talk about the problem.
4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
Many people who (1) (look) for a job today wont find one. Steve Jeffes has got some
important advice if you (2) .. (try) to find a job. He (3) (believe) that the
reason that many people today (4) (not be) successful job-hunters is because of their
appearance. In his book Appearance is Everything, he (5) (explain) that attractive people often
(6) (find) jobs more easily. Jeffes (7) (not think) that this is fair.
Therefore, right now, Jeffes (8) (collect) data to prove his point. He
(9) (want) to suggest a law so everybody has an equal chance of finding a job.
5 Choose the correct answer.
1. What are you cooking? It smells / is smelling wonderful.
2. What time do you usually go / are you usually going to bed?
3. Be quiet! The baby sleeps / is sleeping.
4. How often do you visit / are you visiting your grandmother?
5. In most US schools, the students dont wear / arent wearing uniforms.
6. You dont need an umbrella this morning. It doesnt rain / isnt raining.
7. He is a vegetarian. He doesnt eat / isnt eating meat.