WORKSHEET: PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

A. Write the verbs in Present Progressive.

B. Write the verbs in Simple Present, 3rd

person singular.

speak I _______________________
jump you _______________________
bake she _______________________
play they _______________________
run we _______________________

be it _______________________
have he _______________________
eat she _______________________
can he _______________________
wash she _____________________

C. Use: When to use which tense?

For actions happening regularly, often or never, we use _______________________ .
For actions happening now or around now, we use _______________________.
The verbs 'be', 'have', 'like', 'want' and 'know' are normally only used in _______________________ .
The signal word 'usually' indicates that we have to use _______________________.
The signal word 'now' indicates that we have to use _______________________.

D. Positive sentences: Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1.

Look! They _______________________ (leave) the house.

2.

Brian _______________________ (cycle) 30 km every day.

3. Samantha _______________________ (study) at the moment.

4. The Bensons _______________________ (want) to buy a new house.
5. My parents _______________________ (shop) right now.
6. He usually _______________________ (get up) early in the morning.
7. My grandparents _______________________ (stay) with us this week.
8. My birthday _______________________ (be) in September.
E. Negative sentences: Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1. You _______________________ (see / not) her every day.
2. The baby _______________________ (sleep / not) at the moment.
3. I _______________________ (read / not) a book now.
4. We _______________________ (go / not) to school on Sundays.

5. He _______________________ (watch / not) the news every day.

6. Jenny _______________________ (go / not) to school today.
7. They _______________________ (not / know) the answer.
8. We _______________________ (not / stay) at home tonight.

F. Questions: Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1.

_______________________ (you / go) on holiday by plane sometimes?

2. _______________________ (they / play) computer games every day?

3._______________________ (she / eat) dinner at the moment?
4. What _______________________ (they / do) right now?
5. _______________________ (she / visit) her grandma very often?
6. _______________________ (he / drive) to work tomorrow?
7. What time _______________________ (you / get up) in the mornings?
8. _______________________ (visit / you) Jane in hospital today?

G. Complete the text with the verbs in brackets (Present Simple or Present Continuous).
Look! Jenny 1)_______________________ (go) to school. On her back, Jenny 2)_______________________
(carry) her school bag. The school bag 3)_______________________ (be) very heavy. Normally, Jenny
4)_______________________ (wear) black shoes, but today she 5)_______________________ (wear) red wellies.
And look, she 6)_______________________ (wear) a raincoat because it 7)_______________________ (rain)
outside. Jenny 8)_______________________ (not / want) to get wet.

H. Complete the text. Use Present Simple or Present Continuous.

I 1)_______________________ (live) in London. This weekend, I 2)_______________________ (visit) my friends in
Brighton. The train to Brighton 3)_______________________ (leave) London at 6.45 in the morning. In the
early afternoon, we 4)_______________________ (want) to go on a sightseeing tour. In the evening, we
5)_______________________ (go) to a concert. The concert 6)_______________________ (start) at 8 o'clock. I
7)_______________________ (come) back to London on Sunday. My train 8)_______________________ (arrive) in
London at 7.50 in the evening.