Present simple and present continuous

Put the verb into the simple present tense:

1. It ___________ (take) me an hour to get to work. How long _____________ (it/take) you?
2. Joan ___________ (play) the piano but she _________________ (not/play) very well.
3. What ____________ (you/do)? I am a nurse.
4. I come from Australia. Where _________________ (you/come) from?
5. What _________________ (word/mean)?
6. Hes lazy. He ___________ (not/do) anything to help me.
7. Would you like a cigarette? No, thanks. I ______________ (not/smoke).
8. Bees ____________ (make) honey.
9. The River Amazon ___________ (flow) into the Atlantic Ocean.
10. Vegetarians _____________ (not eat) meat.
11. How often __________________ (you/go) to the cinema?
12. _________________ (your sister/play) tennis?
13. Which newspaper ______________ (you/read)?
14. Where ______________ (your mother/live)?

Put the verb into the present continuous tense:

1. It ______________ (get) dark. Shall I turn on the light?
2. Are you ready, Peter? Yes, I _______________ (come).
3. Wheres Marge? She _______________ (have) a bath.
4. I ______________(read) an interesting book at the moment. I can lend it to you when Ive finished it.
5. Why _______________ (you/look) at me like that? Whats the matter?
6. You ___________ (make) a lot of noise. Could you be quieter? I ______________ (try) to
concentrate.
7. Candy phoned me last night. Shes on holiday in Spain. She ___________ (have) a great time and
doesnt want to come back.
8. Christine has just started evening classes. She __________________ (learn) Putonghua.
9. Linda and John have had an argument. They ________________ (not speak) to each other.
10. Ken is still ill but he ____________ (get) better slowly.
11. The world _____________ (change). Things never stay the same.
12. Phil is a student at university. Is she? What _________________ (she/study)?
13. The cost of living ______________ (rise). Every year things are more expensive.
Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the verbs that are wrong.
1. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
2. The water Is boils. Can you turn it off?
3. Look! That man is try to open the door of your car.
4. Can you hear those people? What do they talk about?
5. The moon goes round the earth.
6. I must go now. It gets late.
7. I usually go to work by car.
8. Hurry up! Its time to leave. OK, I come.
9. I hear youve got a new job. How do you getting on?
Put the verb in the correct form, present continuous or present simple.

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Present simple and present continuous

1. My parents ___________ (live) in Beijing. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else.
Where ______________ (your parents/live)?
2. Sandy _______________ (look) for a place to live. She ___________ (stay) with her sister until she
finds somewhere.
3. The River Nile ____________ (flow) into the Mediterranean.
4. Look at the river. It _____________ (flow) very fast today much faster than usual.
5. How is your English? Not bad. It ____________ (improve) slowly.
6. Can you drive? I _____________ (learn). My father ____________ (teach) me.
7. Normally I ___________ (finish) work at 5.00, but this week I ______________ (work) until 6.00 to
earn a bit more money.
8. _______________ (you/listen) to the radio? No, you can turn it off.
9. _____________ (you/listen) to the radio every day? No, just occasionally.
10. Im afraid Ive lost my key again. Not again! ______________ (you/always/lose) your key.
11. (at a party) Usually I ___________ (enjoy) parties but I _____________ (not enjoy) this one very
much.
12. The train is never late. It ______________ (always/leave) on time.
13. Jim is very untidy. He _______________ (always/leave) his things all over the place.
14. I _____________ (promise) I wont be late again.
15. Its a nice day. I ___________ (suggest) we go out for a walk.