UNIT 1: PRESENT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS?

Con estos ejercicios , podrás practicar el presente simple y el presente continuo y su uso correcto.

Present continuous and present simple

Exercises

Present simple or present continuous?

1. María ____________ (work) for a TV station.

2. At the moment she ____________ (travel) in the Sahara Desert.

3. Dan ____________ (love) wild animals.

4. He ____________ (not visit) Alaska at the moment.

5. Marta ____________ (not live) in Africa.

6. She ____________ (stay) in Africa at the moment.

7. Dad usually ____________ (cook) dinner.

8. My parents ____________ (go) to Italy every year.

9. My sister ____________ (walk) to school every day.

10. We ____________ (have) lunch now.

11. I never ____________ (stay in) on Saturday evening.

12. I ____________ (go) to the cinema now.

13. My mum ____________ (not work) today.

14. Peter ____________ (not like) rap music.

15. He ____________ (listen) to pop music at the moment.

16. Donna usually ____________ (go) shopping on Saturdays.

17. Let´s go out. It ____________ (not rain) now.

18. Hurry up! Everybody ____________ (wait) for you!

19. The sun ____________ (rise) in the east.

20. Water ____________ (boil) at 100 degrees.

21. The water ____________ (boil). Can you turn it off?

22. I must go now. It ____________ (get) late.

23. I usually ____________ (go) to work by car.

24. It ____________ (not rain) very much in the summer.

25. The moon ____________ (go) round the earth.

Present simple or present continuous?

1. I __________ (play) cricket right now.

2. I __________ (play) cricket on Saturdays.

3. Silvia __________ (cook) in the kitchen now.

4. Silvia __________ (cook) for her father on Sundays.

5. Maila __________ (like) Chinese food.

6. Keep silent, Manolo __________ (read) a book.

7. Erik __________ (love) María.

8. Ann __________ (jog) in the park today.

9. George __________ (want) to go outside.

10. Barbara __________ (eat) chicken wings at the moment.

11. What __________ you __________ (do)? I´m sleeping.

12. How many languages __________ you __________ (speak)?

13. I __________ (not like) politics.

14. What __________ you __________ (do) at the moment?

15. Where __________ you __________ (live)?

16. I __________ (want) to be a millionaire.

17. Nacho __________ (not wear) a tie today.

18. Jesus is in Amsterdam this week. He __________ (stay) at the Hilton.

19. Look! Miguel __________ (jump) into the water.

20. Lili is rich, she __________ (drive) a Mercedes.

21. Once a week, I __________ (go) to my yoga lessons.

22. I __________ (think) you´re amazing.

23. Bea sometimes __________ (read) comics.

24. We never __________ (watch) TV in the morning.

25. Listen! Blanca __________ (sing) in the bathroom.