I. Read the following sentences very carefully and underline the correct verb to complete them.

Susan (love loves loving ) Thomas very much.

I (work works working) eight hours every day.

The English class always ( starts- start starting ) on time.

The banks dont ( open opens opening ) early on holiday.

Bernadette ( has have having ) an apartment in Paris.

Those children dont ( have - has - having ) books for the class.

My daughter doesnt ( lives- live- living ) with us now.

We sometimes ( sleep sleeps sleeping ) until noon.

The coffee table doesnt ( go - goes going ) in the bedroom.

You (get gets getting ) up very late.

II. - Simple Present or Present Continuous? Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense
1. Look! Robert (leave) the house.

2. Quiet please! I (write) a test.

3. Brenda usually (walk) to school.

4. But look! Today she (go) by bike.

5. Every Sunday we (go) to see my grandparents.

6. He often (go) to the cinema.

7. We (play) Monopoly at the moment.

8. The child seldom (cry) .

9. I (not / do) anything at the moment.

10. (watch / he) the news regularly?

Andy sometimes comics. (to read)

We never TV in the morning. (to watch)

Listen! Sandy in the bathroom. (to sing)

My sister usually in the kitchen. (to help)

My mother breakfast now. (to make)

They often the bathroom. (to clean)

Look! The children home. (to come)

Every day his grandfather for a walk. (to go)

I with my friend at the moment. (to chat)

Cats mice. (to eat)

III. - Complete the following dialogues with the simple present or present continuous of the verbs in parentheses.
A: What are you doing? _______ you ________________? (study)
B: No, I ______________________________. (not/study). I _____________________ (clean) my car
A: _______ you _________ your car every week? (wash)
B: Yes, I ___________________ a clean car. (like)

IV. - Read the following text very carefully and fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb in
parentheses: present continuous or simple present tense.

Tracy Chapman is a student from England. This year, she ________________________ (study) Arts in The English
School of Arts. She ____________ (have) a wonderful family. Her parents ____________ (visit) her every weekend.
They are very worried because at the moment Tracy and her roommate Elisa ___________________ (get) back home
very late so Tracy _____________________ (not/pay) attention to her classes and her grades are very low. Tracy's
mother thinks that Tracy and also her friend Elisa need some help.
That is the reason today Tracy ____________________ (take) extra classes with a teacher. Her parents think that now her
grades can be excellent.
V.- Complete the following texts with the present progressive or simple present of the verbs in parentheses.

1.- A: ______________________________________________ a black cap? (Tom / have)

___________________________________________________ it every day? (wear)
B: No, and thats not my problem.
A: ______________________________________________________________ it right now? (wear)
B: I ________________________________. (not / know) Why do you care so much about Toms hat?

2.- A: ___________________________________________________________your coat? (be / this)

B: No, Why?
A: _______________________________________________________________ this coat? (you/want)
B: No, I already have one. My coat ______________________________________ in the closet. (hang)