Question

Fill in the blanks with PRESENT CONTINUOUS or SIMPLE PRESENT 1. The children ………………………….. (play) outside now. *
2. She usually ………………………. (read) the newspaper in the morning. *
3. I …………………………… (do) my homework now. *
4. I ………………………… (eat) my dinner now. *
5. ……………………………. (you / want) a pizza? *
6. They …………………………….. (watch) TV now. *
7. I ……………………………. (not / like) spaghetti. *
8. The baby …………………………. (sleep) now. *
9. My mother usually …………………. (cook) dinner in the evening. *
10. He …………………….. (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month. *
11. She ………………………. (not / like) football. *
12. Mary ………………………….. (listen) to music now. *
13. Tom usually ……………………(drink) coffee, but he …………………. (drink) tea now. *
14. We ………………………. (go) to the disco tonight. *
15. ………………………… (he / go) to work by bus everyday. *
16. Susan usually ………………. (go) to school by bus, but now she …………………….. (go) to school by train.
17. Mary often ……………….. (read) in bed, but today she is very tired and she ………………………. (not / read). *
18. Look! Jane ………………………… (sing) again. She often …………………….. (sing) this song. *
19. My father ………………………………(have) a lot of work to do every weekend. *
20. The girls …………………………………….. (not / talk) now. All of them ………………………… (watch) a film. *
21. …………………… you …………………….. (like) watching TV? *
22. He …………………………………….. (usually / go) at 9:00 o’clock, but this morning he ………………………………….. (leave) home late. *
23. I ……………………………………. (visit) my grandparents every Friday. My sister ………………………………………. (often / visit) them. *
24. The boys …………………………………….. (swim) in the pool now but they ………………………………………… (usually / swim) in the sea. *
25. She ……………………………….(write) a letter to her pen-friend at the moment. *

26. They …………………………………….. (sometimes / have) lunch at work, but today they …………………………………. (have) at a restaurant. *
27. She can’t talk to you. She ………………………………………. (have) a shower. *
28. “Where …………………………… Alex ……………………… (live)?“In France.” *
29. The children ………………………… (play) the piano and ……………………… (sing) a song at the moment. *
30. My mother ………………………………………. (always / cook) in the morning.

Answer 1

1 are playing

2 reads

3 am doing

4 am eating

5 Do you want

6 are watching

7 don't like

8 is sleeping

9 cooks

10 writes

11 doesn't like

12 is listening

13 drinks, is drinking

14 go

15 he goes

16 goes, is going

17 reads, doesn't read

18 is singing, sings

19 have

20 aren't talking,are watching

21 Do you like

22 usually goes

23 visit,often visits

24 are swimming, usually swim

25 is writing

26 sometimes have, have

27 is having

28 does Alex live

29 are playing and singing

30 always cooks

Answer 2

1. are playing

2. reads

3. i'm doing

4. i'm eating

5. Do you want

6. are watching

7. I don't like

8. is sleeping

9. cooks

10. writes

11. she doesn't like

12. is listening

13. drinks, is drinking

14. are going

15. He goes

16. goes, is going

17. reads, doesn't read

18. is singing, sings

19. have

20. aren't talking,are watching

21. Do you like

22. usually goes

23. visit,often visits

24. are swimming, usually swim

25. is writing

26. sometimes have, have

27. is having

28. does Alex live

29. are playing and singing

30. always cooks