1. The document provides a grammar exercise to choose between the present simple and present continuous tenses by filling in blanks with verbs. 2. It gives 14 sentences with missing verbs and a key of verbs to choose from to complete the sentences. 3. The key provides the correct verbs to fill in the blanks for each sentence in the present simple or present continuous tenses.

1. PRESENT: SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS?
Fill in the blanks with the correct verb in the present simple or continuous. Choose from the list:
1. Tom usually 2. Carol ……………
HELP ………………………… in a restaurant. She
lunch. He ………… …………………
GO ……………………… customers. Today,
BE now and he she …………………
………………… too. breakfast.
RAKE (2)
DO 3. Dan ……………… 4. I ……………… Jim
a zoo keeper. He …………………
SWIM (2) …………………… the ……………… (not)
LIE animals now. The what he ……………
lion ………………… …………………………
WATCH him.
SURF
5. Tim ……………… 6. Alice ………………
CRY
the leaves at the reading. She ………
SELL (2) moment. He ……………… on the
……………… them floor and ……………
EAT
twice a week in a book right now.
SPEND autumn.
READ (2)
7. My brother …… 8. Cheng ……………
WORK ……………… most of Chinese very well
his time doing because he …………
LIVE
nothing. Now he from Shanghai, but
SIT ……………………… he ………………………
on the armchair. in New York now.
LIKE
He ……………………
SOLVE pop corn.
PLAY 9. Luke sometimes 10. The children
……………………… ………………… the
SERVE (2) surfing in summer. drums on Monday.
COOK He …………………… They ………………
now. now.
LIVE
SPEAK 11. Alan …………… 12. Lewis ……………
…………… (not) maths. In fact, he
FEED very well, so today …………………………
MAKE a shark…………… a difficult problem
……………… next to now. He always
THINK him. He …………… …………………………
FEEL really frightened. me with my maths
homework.
PRACTISE 13. Patrick ………… 14. My parents
COME papers every day. often …………………
He …………………… the shopping on
UNDER- papers at the Fridays, but this
STAND moment. week they …………
………………… it on
Saturday.
KEY
1. MAKES- IS COOOKING- IS CRYING 8. SPEAKS- COMES- IS LIVING
2. WORKS- SERVES- IS SERVING 9. GOES- IS SURFING
3. IS- FEEDS- IS WATCHING 10. PLAY- ARE PRACTISING
4. THINK- DOESN’T UNDERSTAND- IS 11. DOESN’T SWIM- IS SWIMMING- FEELS
READING 12. LIKES/LOVES- IS SOLVING- HELPS
5. IS RAKING- RAKES 13. SELLS- IS SELLING
6. LOVES/LIKES- IS LYING- IS READING 14. DO- ARE DOING
7. SPENDS- IS SITIITNG- IS EATING