WorksheetsPresent Simple and Present Continuous 1
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 25mins
Choose the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous, in the following sentences.
I __________ on Niko's sofa until I find a place of my own.
'm sleeping
sleep
Choose the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous, in the following sentences.
I ________ there for a couple of months because I'm going abroad in the summer.
'm only working
only work
Choose the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous, in the following sentences.
His only bad habit is that he ______ too loudly.
talks
is talking
Choose the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous, in the following sentences.
So in the first scene we ____ him getting up and then he _______ and ______ a strange women
see / goes out / meets
are seeing / is going out / is meeting
Choose the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous, in the following sentences.
If you __________ to the radio, why don't you switch it off?
don't listen
aren't listening
Choose the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous, in the following sentences.
You _________ goulash using meat, vegetables and paprika.
are making
make
Choose the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous, in the following sentences.
I never do anything I ________ is against my principles.
feel
am feeling
Choose the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous, in the following sentences.
He ___________ to be very friendly but I don't know him very well.
appears
is appearing
Choose the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous, in the following sentences.
There's nobody at the door; you _____________ things.
just hear
are just hearing
Choose the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous, in the following sentences.
I'm thinking of doing a postgraduate degree - what _________ ? Is it a good idea?
do you think
are you thinking
Complete this letter with the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
Dear Jill, I (write) to you from Granada
(a)
Complete this letter with the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
where everything (seem) to be going just fine;
(a)
Complete this letter with the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
we (feel) nice and relaxed.
(a)
Complete this letter with the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
We (stay) in a gorgeous hotel just down the road from the Alhambra,
(a)
Complete this letter with the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
which (be) an old fortress built by the Moors.
(a)
Complete this letter with the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
It (stand) at the top of the hill just opposite our hotel and we can see this wonderful building through our window.
(a)
Complete this letter with the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
It (look) absolutely magnificent!
(a)
Complete this letter with the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
The hotel is lovely, but unfortunately it (cost) a lot to stay here! Eating out is great.
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Complete this letter with the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
Have you heard of gazpacho? It's a cold cucumber and tomato soup which they (make)
(a)
Complete this letter with the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
with oil, vinegar and garlic and it (taste) delicious.
(a)
Complete this letter with the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
Well, outside the sun (shine) so I'm off to get a bit of a suntan; I hope everything's OK back in Birmingham. Lucy
(a)
Read the text below and look carefully at each line. In most of the lines there is one word too many, a word that does not fit grammatically. Write this unwanted word below. If a line is correct, just type correct.
You are looking for two words that don't belong.
This week in Kyoto in Japan the latest conference on the environment is being taking place. The whole world is today watching to see what happens
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You are looking for two words that don't belong.
as delegates from more than 165 countries discuss what measures need not to be taken to reduce the fumes that do create the Greenhouse Effect. They
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You are looking for two words that don't belong.
are hope to agree on ways of reducing the amount of carbon dioxide and other gases that we send into the atmosphere. These gases to act the way a
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You are looking for two words that don't belong.
greenhouse does and, as a result, the Earth is be getting hotter and hotter all the time. The temperature it is rising gradually and
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You are looking for two words that don't belong.
in 100 years' time the Earth will be hotter by about 4°C. The problem is be getting worse as more cars are make an appearance on our already crowded roads.
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You are looking for one word that don't belong.
The solution in Kyoto is depends on what the United States, the most powerful nation on Earth, feels is in its interests.
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