PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple or continuous:

1.      My father ____________________ (wash) the car. He always _________________ (wash) it on Saturday morning.

2.     “What ___________________ (Peter/ do)?” “I _________________ (think) he _________________ (do) the homework in his bedroom”

3.    “Don’t make a noise! The baby ____________________ (sleep) at the moment.

4.    Mary’s father usually _______________________ (drive) her to school, but this week she _________________________ (take) the bus.

5.     We __________________ (start) school at 8:30 and the last lesson _____________ (be) at 2:30 p.m.

6.    “Where ____________________ (you/ go) on holiday, Susan?” “I ________________ (not/ know), my parents __________________ (not/ want) to go to the beach again.”

7.     I ____________ (be) afraid I _____________ (can/ not/ go) to the cinema this evening, I __________________ (revise) for tomorrow’s exam this afternoon.

8.    Hurry up, children! The bus _____________________ (come).

9.    __________________ (Mandy/ like) pasta? No, she _______________.

10. The newsagent’s _______________ (not/ open) at 9:30 a.m., it _______________ (open) at 9:45 a.m.

11.   Paul sometimes ________________ (watch) TV after lunch.

12. How often ________________________ (the children/ play) football?

13. Don’t go out! It ___________________ (rain) cats and dogs.

14.Mum __________________ (water) the flowers right now.

15.  Why ____________________ (you/ not/ come) to the café with me? I _____________ (meet) Susan there at 6:30 p.m.

16.  “__________________ (you/ like) my new dress, Alice?” “Yes, I ___________. You _________________ (look) great!”

17.   My brother ________________ (study) a lot these days; he ________________ (want) to pass his exams.

18. Tony never _______________ (have) lunch at the canteen because he ___________ (finish) school at 2:15 p.m.