The Present Tense Simple and Continuous

THE PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE and CONTINUOUS
N a m e: _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __
Cl a s s: _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __
SIMPLE
a) Affirmative
I work
You work
He/She/It works
We work
You work
They work
b) Negative
I do not work
You do not work
He/She/It does not work
We do not work
You do not work
They do not work
c) Interrogative
Do I work?
Do you work?
Does he/she/it work?
Do we work?
Do you work?
Do they work?
Frequency
Habits and routines
General truths, laws of
nature
Facts, permanent states
Timetables, programmes,
schedules
Feelings and emotions
1. Use the verbs in brackets into Present Tense Simple or

Continuous:
CONTINUOUS
a) Affirmative
1.Stop making noise! I .............................(work).

I am working
2.Im sorry, you cant see him now. He ..........................(sleep).
3.We can go now. It ................................(not snow) any more. You are working
4............you ..................(come) from Spain?
He/She/It is working
5.He ......................(work) in a shop.
We are working
6.How often ..........she ...............(go) to the gym?
You are working
7.Im exhausted, I ..............................(go) to bed right now.
8.She is on holiday this week. She ...............................(travel) They are working
to Italy.
9.He is a taxi driver. He ...........................(drive) a taxi in
Birmingham.
b) Negative
10.My friend usually ............................( do) a lot of housework. I am not working
11.His sister usually ...........................(not do) anything to help
You are not working
him.
12.Lucy ..........................(not drink) coffee so often.
He/She/It is not working
13.What............... you ................ (do)? I .........................(try)
We are not working
to make a cake.
You are not working
14.I hate living in England. It often........................(rain).
15.She ..................................(not walk) to school today. She
They are not working
.................................(use) her bike.
16.His child rarely ............................(cry).
17..............he .................... (watch) Discovery regularly?
c) Interrogative
18.Today it ......................(be) hot. Thats why we
Am I working?
......................................(wear) T-shirts.
Are you working?
19.Tom.................................(not like) vegetables although
they..................................(be) healthy.
Is he/she/it working?
20.His cousin .............................(not listen) to music right now,
Are we working?
he ......................................(be) busy with his homework.
21.What ..........you .............(study)? Oh, I ............................. Are you working?
(read) a magazine
Are they working?
22.What time ..............he usually ......................(wake up)?
23.Where ............your grandparents ...............................(live)?
at the moment of
24.Hurry up, please! Everybody ..................................(wait) for
speaking (now).
you now.
25.The manager always .............................(stay) at Hilton, but
a limited period of time,
this time he ....................................(go) to the nearest resort.
temporary action.
26.Normally he ................................(finish) work at 5 p.m., but
today he .................................(work) until 6 p.m.
arrangements for the near
27.Lucy .......................(be) at the pool at this moment; she
future, planned actions.
...............................(learn) to swim.
Changing, developing
28.It ..................................(not rain) very much in autumn in
this region.
situations
29.It..............................(take) me ten minutes to go to my
Anger or irritation for a
dentist. How long .............. it .............(take) to you?
repeated action
30.Look! Jerry ....................................(swim)!

SIMPLE
a) Affirmative
I work
You work
He/She/It works
We work
You work
They work
b) Negative
I do not work
You do not work
2. Use the verbs in brackets into Present Tense Simple or Continuous:
Sue: Could you turn the TV down? I _______________ (try) to read a

book.
Tom: OK. What ________________ (you/read)?
Sue: Its about a journalist. She __________________ (work) for the
BBC.
Shes
in
New
York
at
the
moment
and
she
_______________________ (interview) people about the mafia.
Tom: Thats interesting. I _________________ (watch) a series about
New York at the moment. Its on Tuesday evenings. Who is she
interviewing?
Sue: Shes talking to lots of different people. Theres one man who
__________________
(drive)
a
black
Cadillac.
She
____________________ (not like) him very much, but he has got lots of
information about mafia families. Its exciting because
Tom: Sorry, can smell anything? Maybe the neighbours
___________________ (have) a barbecue.
Sue: No, they arent. I ___________________ (cook) sausages for
supper! They __________________ (burn)!!!!!

We do not work
You do not work
They do not work
c) Interrogative
Do I work?
Do you work?
Do we work?
Do you work?
Do they work?
Frequency
Habits and routines
nature
schedules
CONTINUOUS
a) Affirmative
I am working
You are working
We are working
You are working
They are working
b) Negative
I am not working
You are not working
Wally ____________________ (do) a very dangerous and

stressful job, but it is very interesting and he
_________________________ (enjoy) working outdoors. He usually
___________________ (work) abroad in places like the USA, Indonesia
and the Middle East. At the moment he _____________________ (work)
in the east of England. His company ____________________ (build) a
new port for very large ships.
Wally ____________________ (come) from Wales and he
_________________ (go) home to see his family when he can. He
_____________________ (miss) his wife and children and he
____________________ (want) to give up the job when he is a bit older.
The job he is on at the moment is well-paid and he
___________________ (save) quite a bit of money.
4. Underline the correct form of the verbs (Present Tense Simple or
Continuous):
a. About 1,000 people visit/are visiting Machu Picchu every

day.
b. The mountains in Peru are/are being over 4,000 meters
high.
c. I dont understand/am not understanding why people like
camping.
d. We spend/are spending three days camping in the
mountains next week.
e. The paths become/are becoming worn away by tourists.
f. Do people drop/are dropping litter in your street?
g. She studies/is studying microbiology at university at the
moment.
h. I think/am thinking the sea is too dirty to swim in.
i. The River Amazon flows/is flowing into the Atlantic Ocean.
j. The number of tourists increases/is increasing fast.
We are not working

You are not working
c) Interrogative
Am I working?
Are you working?
Are we working?
Are you working?
Are they working?
at the moment of
speaking (now).
temporary action.
situations
repeated action

SIMPLE
a) Affirmative
I work
You work
He/She/It works
We work
You work
They work
b) Negative
I do not work
You do not work
We do not work
You do not work
They do not work
c) Interrogative
Do I work?
Do you work?
Do we work?
Do you work?
Do they work?
Next week, my friends and I _____________(go) camping in

the woods. I _______________(organize) the food, because
I ______________(like) cooking. Dave _____________(have)
a big car with a trailer, so he _______________(plan) the
transportation. Sam _______________(bring) the tent he
______________(go) camping every year, so he
______________ (have) a great tent and lots of other
equipment. My wife ______________(think) we're crazy.
She _______________(like) holidays in comfortable hotels,
so she ____________(take) a trip to Paris instead.
1. We ____________________ our friends very often. (not /
visit)
2. Tom ___________________ in London. (not / live)
3. __________________ to Lake Balaton every summer. (we /
go)
4. I can't go now. _____________________ your dinner. (I /
cook)
5. ________________ your homework in the afternoon? (you /
do)
6. When ____________________ (Mary / usually / get up)?
7. Where ____________________? It's only six o'clock! (you /
go)
8. Excuse me, but __________________ on my foot. (you /
stand)
9. _____________________ books in your free time? (you /
read)
10. ____________________ your homework at night? (you /
always / do)
11. Mary _____________________ her mother. (never / help)
12. ____________________ her teeth at the moment. (she /
clean)
CONTINUOUS
a) Affirmative
I am working
You are working
We are working
You are working
They are working
b) Negative
I am not working
You are not working
We are not working
You are not working
c) Interrogative
Am I working?
Are you working?
Are we working?
Are you working?
Are they working?
7. Mix and match. Draw lines between the question and the answer:
Frequency
Habits and routines
nature
schedules
Are they coming to the party?

Do we have to pay for it?
No, they dont.

Yes, it does, at this time of
year.
Yes, it is.
No, we arent. We cant
afford it.
I dont think she is.
Yes, I am. Hes very late.
Is she coming back?

Does she eat meat?
Is it still raining?
Does it always rain so much
here?
Do they have everything they
need?
Are you waiting to see the
doctor?
Do you see him very often?
Are we going to Greece this
year?
Yes, we do.
No, I dont.
No, she doesnt.
No, they arent.
at the moment of
speaking (now).
temporary action.
situations
repeated action

SIMPLE
a) Affirmative
I work
You work
He/She/It works
We work
You work
They work
b) Negative
I do not work
You do not work
We do not work
You do not work
They do not work
CONTINUOUS
1. I _________________ from 9 to 5 every day. (work)
2. She _________________ TV right now. (watch)
a) Affirmative
3. My brother always _________________ soccer on Saturday. (play)
I am working
4. Can your mother _________________ English? (speak)
5. What _________ you ____________ ? (do) I'm drinking a cup of You are working
coffee.
6. He _________________ a letter to his girlfriend. (write)
7. We need an umbrella because it _________________ outside. We are working
(rain)
You are working
8. They _________________ to go right now. (want)
They are working
9. Please be quiet because the baby _________________. (sleep)
10. Why _________ you _________? (cry) Because I am sad.
11. _________ your sister _________ chocolate? (like)
b) Negative
12. _________ your friends _________ ? (smoke) No, they don't.
13. Why _________ you _________ TV? (watch) Because I like this I am not working
program.
You are not working
14. She _________________ her teeth after every meal. (brush)
15. What _________ Mary _________ today? (wear)
16. John _________________ his parents twice a week. (visit)
We are not working
17. Did you make this cake? It _________________ good. (taste)
You are not working
18. I _________________ about you every day. (think)
19. What _________ you _________ now? (do)
I _________________ a book. (read)
c) Interrogative
9. Make questions into Present Tense Simple or Continuous:
c) Interrogative
Do I work?
1) (what time / you / go to the cinema)?

________________________________________________________
2) (why / you / study)?
________________________________________________________
3) (when / you / leave)?
________________________________________________________
4) (you / smoke)?
________________________________________________________
5) (he / play / tennis later)?
________________________________________________________
6) (you / go / shopping at the weekend)?
________________________________________________________
7) (you / drink / wine)?
________________________________________________________
8) (what / you / drink now)?
________________________________________________________
9) (what / you / think)?
________________________________________________________
10) (she / work / in an office at the moment?)?
________________________________________________________
11) (they / study / Portuguese)?
________________________________________________________
12) (what time / she/ come)?
________________________________________________________
13) (where / you / play tennis tonight)?
________________________________________________________
14) (you / meet / your friends on Friday)?
________________________________________________________
15) (you / read / now)?
________________________________________________________
Am I working?
Do you work?
Do we work?
Do you work?
Do they work?
Frequency
Habits and routines
nature
schedules
Are you working?

Are we working?
Are you working?
Are they working?
at the moment of
speaking (now).
temporary action.
situations
repeated action

SIMPLE
a) Affirmative
I work
You work
He/She/It works
We work
You work
They work
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
I can't help you now. I ...............................(have) a shower.

It always .................................(rain) here in summer.
I .................................. (think) I should go now.
It ................................. (rain). Take your umbrella with you.
Listen! Somebody ...................................... (make) a noise.
I'm tired. I ................................... (want) to go now.
Where are you? I'm in the kitchen. I ........................................(cook).
I ...................................... (not/watch) the TV. You can turn it off.
Excuse me! You ...................................... (stand) on my foot.
George ................................. (watch) TV at the moment.
CONTINUOUS
a) Affirmative
I am working
You are working
We are working
You are working
They are working
b) Negative
I do not work
You do not work
We do not work
You do not work
They do not work
c) Interrogative
Do I work?
Do you work?
Do we work?
Do you work?
Do they work?
b) Negative
1) ____________________ (you/come) tonight?
2) ____________________ (he/eat) rice every day?
I am not working
3) I ____________________ (work) at the moment.
You are not working
4) ____________________ (he/come) to London often?
5) He ____________________ (play) tennis now.
6) ____________________ (you/come) to the cinema later?
We are not working
7) They ____________________ (not/come) to the party
You are not working
tomorrow.
8) He ____________________ (not/play) golf now.
9) ____________________ (play) tennis this Sunday?
10) They ____________________ (go) to a restaurant every
Saturday.
c) Interrogative
11) She ____________________ (not/go) to the cinema very often.
Am I working?
12) You usually ____________________ (arrive) late.
Are you working?
13) He normally ____________________ (eat) dinner at home.
14) ____________________ (you/study) every night? .
15) ____________________ (they/work) late usually? .
Are we working?
16) You ____________________ (not/go) out later. .
17) I ____________________ (not/work) tonight. .
Are you working?
18) ____________________ (she/work) at the moment? .
Are they working?
19) I ____________________ (not/drink) coffee very often. 20)
Julie ____________________ (sleep) now.
Frequency
Habits and routines
nature
schedules
1. We ...................... (to go) to school 5 days a

week.
2. She ...................... (to read) the newspaper at the
moment.
3. The sun usually ...................... (to shine) in Spain.
4. She ...................... (to watch) TV every evening.
5. Every day I ...................... (to walk) to school.
6. Mum ...................... (to do) her shopping in the
morning.
7. He never ...................... (to believe) what I say to
him.
8.
Hurry up! We ...................... (to wait) !
5
at the moment of
speaking (now).
temporary action.
situations
repeated action

SIMPLE
a) Affirmative
I work
You work
He/She/It works
We work
You work
They work
b) Negative
I do not work
1. Women ....................... (to drive) more carefully than

men.
2. Ann ......................... (to take) a shower at the
moment.
3. Water .......................... (to boil) at 100 degrees
Celsius.
4. This summer my father ......................... (to work) in
Australia.
5. I ......................... (not - to smoke) because it's a bad
habit.
6. He's a dentist. He ......................... (to repair) people's
teeth.
7. Shhh. I ................................. (to listen) to the radio.
8.
John .................................... (to hate) cats.
CONTINUOUS
a) Affirmative
I am working
You are working
We are working
You are working
They are working
b) Negative
I am not working
You do not work
You are not working
1. It's seven o'clock and they _______________ to school now.

(go)
2. Mrs Cooper _______________ in the restaurant every
Sunday. (eat)
3. Our cat never _______________ on the kitchen table. (jump)
4. Look! The men _______________ blue uniforms. (wear)
5. Curt always _______________ his guitar in the afternoon.
(play)
6. The taxi _______________ for them at the moment. (wait)
7. He always _______________ his grandmother in the coat.
(help)
8. They never _______________ very much. (eat)
9. Listen! Bill _______________ his electric guitar. (play)
10. He _______________ his car every Sunday. (wash)
11. The bell _______________ at seven o'clock every morning.
(ring)
12. They always _______________ their aunt a tree for
Christmas. (bring)
13. She _______________ a red pullover and black jeans today.
(wear)
14. The boys _______________ snowballs at the girls now.
(throw)
15. Mr Black _______________ into the classroom at the
moment. (walk)
We do not work
You do not work
They do not work
c) Interrogative
Do I work?
Do you work?
Do we work?
Do you work?
Do they work?
Frequency
Habits and routines
nature
schedules
We are not working

You are not working
c) Interrogative
Am I working?
Are you working?
Are we working?
Are you working?
Are they working?
at the moment of
speaking (now).
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
He usually ............................ (to cheat) at cards.

The wind ............................ (to blow) very strong today.
.......................... (you - to like) this necklace?
The kettle ............................ (to boil) now.
I .......................... (to wear) my sunglasses today.
I .......................... (not - to recognize) that man.
Cuckoos .......................... (to use) nests of other birds.
Listen ! The wind ......................... (to blow) through the
trees.
temporary action.
situations
repeated action

SIMPLE
a) Affirmative
I work
You work
He/She/It works
We work
You work
They work
b) Negative
I do not work
You do not work
We do not work
You do not work
They do not work
c) Interrogative
Do I work?
Do you work?
Do we work?
Do you work?
Do they work?
Frequency
Habits and routines
1. I never of ghosts. (dream)

2. Tom English at school. (learn)
3. Listen! Ann the piano. (play)
4. What are you doing? I a model plane.
(make)
5. Can you help me? No, sorry, I the baby.
(look after)
6. Mum always coffee in the afternoon. (drink)
7. Where is mum? She dinner. (cook)
8. Who ? This is Mr Blackwell. (speak)
9. We often eggs for breakfast. (have)
10. What are you doing? I English. (learn)
11. Tom his bike at the moment. (clean)
12. He his uncle every Wednesday. (visit)
13. What are you doing? I TV. (watch)
14. Today it (not rain), the sun
(shine).
15. They sometimes to the cinema on
Sundays. (go)
Dear Michael. I (1. to live) _____________________________

in a large flat in Madrid.
I (2. to have) _____________________________ two sisters:
Tia and Maria.
We (3. to get up) _____________________________ at seven
o'clock every morning.
I (4. to leave) _____________________________ the flat at
eight to go to university.
This month I (5. to work) _____________________________
very hard for my first exams.
At the moment I (6. to eat) _____________________________
breakfast in the kitchen.
On Saturday afternoons I (7. to play)
_____________________________ tennis with my friends,
or I (8. to go) _____________________________ to the
cinema.
Today, I (9. to go) _____________________________ to see a
new film!
(10. you - to like) _____________________________ films?
I hope to hear from you soon, love, Karen.

nature
schedules
1. _____ TV in the afternoon? (you / watch)

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
_____ to Lake Balaton every summer. (we / go)

Tom _____ in London. (not / live)
_____ your homework at night? (you / always / do)
Where _____? It's only six o'clock! (you / go)
Mary _____ her mother. (never / help)
We _____ our friends very often. (not / visit)
_____ books in your free time? (you / read)
CONTINUOUS
a) Affirmative
I am working
You are working
We are working
You are working
They are working
b) Negative
I am not working
You are not working
We are not working
You are not working
c) Interrogative
Am I working?
Are you working?
Are we working?
Are you working?
Are they working?
at the moment of
speaking (now).
temporary action.
situations
repeated action

SIMPLE
CONTINUOUS
1. you / to have / dinner / at the moment

____________________________________
2. he / every day / to read / the newspaper
____________________________________
3. it / to snow / much / in your country
____________________________________
4. you / to do / usually / your homework / on a computer
____________________________________
5. you / now / to drink / coffee
____________________________________
6. they / to drink / every day / tea
____________________________________
7. she / to work / right now
____________________________________
8. children / to eat / at school / lunch
____________________________________
a) Affirmative
You do not work
You are not working
They do not work
1. Listen! The baby... (cry)

2. Sue sometimes ... an egg for breakfast.
(have)
3. We always ... to school but today we
... the bus. (walk / take)
4. What are you doing? I ... the dishes. (clean)
5. I never ... beer. (drink)
6. Who ... in the garden now? (play)
7. Look! I ... a picture. (paint)
8. English children ... French in their school.
(learn)
9. Can you help me? No, sorry, I ... for the test.
(learn)
10. Joe often ... to school with me. (go)
11. It's nine o'clock and we ... lunch now. (eat)
12. My sister never ... table - tennis. (play)
13. I always ... breakfast at 7 o'clock. (eat)
14. Susan ... TV now. (watch)
15. We ... a book at this moment. (read)
a) Affirmative
I work
You work
He/She/It works
We work
You work
They work
b) Negative
I do not work
You do not work
We do not work
c) Interrogative
Do I work?
Do you work?
Do we work?
Do you work?
Do they work?
Frequency
Habits and routines
nature
schedules
1. Sam ....................... to the radio every evening.

2. I ...... a party next weekend.
3. Father always ...... the grass.
4. We ...... Chinese food.
5. That man ...... at the moment.
6. ...... she ...... her homework at the moment?
7. She often ...... her red dress.
8. Look! The cat ...... up the tree.
9. What ...... you ...... this weekend?
10. We ...... to Mary's party tonight.
8
I am working
You are working
We are working
You are working
They are working
b) Negative
I am not working
You are not working
We are not working
c) Interrogative
Am I working?
Are you working?
Are we working?
Are you working?
Are they working?
at the moment of
speaking (now).
temporary action.
situations
repeated action

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1. Use the verbs in brackets into Present Tense Simple or

1.Stop making noise! I .............................(work).

THE PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE and CONTINUOUS

2. Use the verbs in brackets into Present Tense Simple or Continuous:

Sue: Could you turn the TV down? I _______________ (try) to read a

He/She/It does not work

3. Use the verbs in brackets into Present Tense Simple or Continuous:

Wally ____________________ (do) a very dangerous and

a. About 1,000 people visit/are visiting Machu Picchu every

We are not working

THE PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE and CONTINUOUS

5. Use the verbs in brackets into Present Tense Simple or Continuous:

Next week, my friends and I _____________(go) camping in

Are they coming to the party?

No, they dont.

Is she coming back?

THE PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE and CONTINUOUS

9. Make questions into Present Tense Simple or Continuous:

1) (what time / you / go to the cinema)?

Are you working?

THE PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE and CONTINUOUS

I can't help you now. I ...............................(have) a shower.

1. We ...................... (to go) to school 5 days a

THE PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE and CONTINUOUS

1. Women ....................... (to drive) more carefully than

You do not work

You are not working

He/She/It does not work

1. It's seven o'clock and they _______________ to school now.

He/She/It is not working

We are not working

He usually ............................ (to cheat) at cards.

THE PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE and CONTINUOUS

1. I never of ghosts. (dream)

Dear Michael. I (1. to live) _____________________________

General truths, laws of

1. _____ TV in the afternoon? (you / watch)

_____ to Lake Balaton every summer. (we / go)

THE PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE and CONTINUOUS

1. you / to have / dinner / at the moment

You do not work

You are not working

They do not work

1. Listen! The baby... (cry)

They are not working

1. Sam ....................... to the radio every evening.

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