Grammar exercises on Present Simple vs. Present Progressive. (class A, advanced)

Grammar exercises on Present Simple vs. Present Progressive. (class A, advanced)

Name ……………………Class ……………………………….date ……………………………….

A.      Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense or present continuous tense.

My favourite aunt, Monica, ____________ (teach) archeology at the university. Right now she ____________ (give) a class on the art of ancient Egypt. She ____________ (do) a lot of sports and ____________ (go) to the cinema regularly. This month, she ____________ (learn) to hang glide. But she also ____________ (climb) mountains every weekend and ____________ (do) scuba diving when she is on holidays.

B.      Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

1.        This coat                                   ( feel) very soft.

2.       What _____________________ (you/think) of the new English teacher?

3.        My parents ____________________ (come) to visit me every Christmas.

4.        I ________________________ (not/want) to leave yet. I _________________ (have) such a good time.

5.        She ______________________ (wear) a smart suit whenever she ___________________(go) for a job interview.

6.        Right now, Christine                                        on the computer. (work)

7.         a: What                                         (you/do)?  b: I’m an architect.

8.       I_______________________(not/belong) to a political party.

9.       What time _______________________ (the banks / close) in Britain?

10.   The economic situation is already bad and ____________________(it/get/) worse.

11.   He is a teacher but he ______________(work) at the moment.

12.   Ron is in London at the moment. He _________________________(stay) at the Hilton Hotel. He usually ____________(stay) at the Hilton Hotel when he is in London.

13.   She _____________________________(think) they are studying now.

14.   Mary ___________________________(believe) you, but I know you are lying.

15.   What are you doing? I ________________________(feel) the radiator to see if it’s getting warm.

16.   Why don’t you comb your hair? It _________________________(look) awful.

17.   Tom’s trainers _______________________(smell) terrible. I must wash them.

18.   Granny ______________________(hold) the baby in her arms now.

19.   She ______________(have) dinner with her boss right now.

20.   I don’t _______________________(understand) this word. What ____________________ (it / mean)?

21.   I__________________(wait) for Tim. We _____________(want) to go swimming.

22.   Your perfume _____________(smell) nice. What is it?

23.   A: She ______________________(be) generous, isn’t she? B: Yes, she has never been a mean person.

24.   He _________________(be) very quiet today, isn’t he? B: Yes, I think he has some problems.

25.   In five days , Sue _______________(go) back to France because the next term at university _______________(start) in ten days.

C.      Make questions.

1.       What /you /do/tonight?

2.       How/you/pronounce/this word?

3.       How/spell/that?

4.       She/see/her doctor/at four?

5.       What /this word/mean?

6.       How much/ they/cost?

7.       Where/ you/live?

8.       What time/plane/leave?

9.       They/listen/now?

10.   He/ play/ tennis/later?