Simple Present vs Present Continuous

1. Worksheets
Answer key

2. Exercise 1
Fill in the correct form of the verb:
use the present simple:
positives, negatives and questions
1. My sister _______________ (hate) rock music.
2. _______________ Marc _______________ (play) soccor?
3. I _______________ (not - like) talking to people on the phone.
4. _______________ you _______________ (have) any siblings?
5. Sarah _______________ (play) football.
6. Michael _______________ (not - speak) Spanish.
7. We _______________ (not - go) on holiday often.
8. _______________ Yasmin _______________ (teach) dance classes?
9. _______________ you _______________ (play) an instrument?
10. Thom and I often _______________ (go) hiking.
Exercise 2
Fill in the correct form of the verb:
use the present simple:
positives, negatives and questions
1. I never _______________ (go) to school by bike.
2. When _______________ you _______________ leave for Europe?
3. My parents _______________ (visit) my grandparents every
weekend.
4. _______________ you _______________ (listen) to heavy metal?
5. I _______________ (see) the use of this. .
6. My sisters _______________ (not + like) pasta.
7. We rarely _______________ (forget) to water the plants.
8. _______________ Youssef _______________ (eat) here tonight?
9. My brother _______________ (play) the guitar very well.
10. Jen and Tim _______________ (not + remember) when they met.
Name: ________________________
Date: ________________________
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3. 1. What _______________ you _______________ (wait) for?
2. I _______________ (go) to find her right now.
3. She _______________ (chew) gum in the classroom.
4. What _______________ you _______________ (wear)?
5. Tim and Tom _______________ (not + play) in the garden.
6. My parents _______________ (buy) a new car at the moment.
7. I _______________ (wsh) the dishes.
8. We _______________ (read) poetry in class.
9. My teacher _______________ (explain) grammar.
10. Why _______________ you _______________ (clean) the basement?
11. We _______________ (not + have) a party for my birthday.
Exercise 3
Fill in the correct form of the verb:
use the present continuous:
positives, negatives and questions
1. Be quiet, my sister _______________ (to sleep).
2. Sarah _______________ (read) in the garden.
3. Why _______________ you _______________ (smile)?
4. My sister _______________ (to celebrate) New Year’s Eve at home.
5. What is Jen doing? – She _______________ (dance).
6. I _______________ (begin) to understand how this works.
7. I _______________ (not + laugh) at you!
8. James and Angela _______________ (travel).
9. I _______________ (not + feel) very well.
10. Mom _______________ (vaccum) the livingroom.
11. My brother _______________ (not + clean) his room.
Exercise 4
Fill in the correct form of the verb:
use the present continuous:
positives, negatives and questions
Name: ________________________
Date: ________________________
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4. 1. What languages _______________ you _______________ (speak)?
I _______________ (speak) English, Spanish and Portuguese.
2. What _______________ Dad _______________ (do)?
He _______________ (watch) TV.
He _______________ (do) that every night.
3. _______________ mom _______________ (call) the hotel right now?
Yes, she _______________ (cancel) the reservation.
4. My little brothers sometimes _______________ (fight)
But right now they _______________ (play) together nicely.
5. I usually _______________ (not + to eat) meat,.
But tonight I _______________ (make) an exception.
6. Monique _______________ (not + like) dogs.
But she _______________ (love) cats.
7. Why _______________ Mackenzie _______________ (wear) those glasses?
She _______________ (not + wear) glasses normally.
8. On Mondays I usually _______________ (go) to school.
And I always _______________ (play) football.
9. I _______________ (not + see) my family very often.
But today I _______________ (visit) my grandparents.
10. Every weekend my mum and I _______________ (bake) cupcakes.
But today we _______________ (bake) a red velvet cake.
11. What _______________ you usually _______________ (do) at weekends?
I mostly ______ (hang out) with my friends.
12. What _______________ you _______________ (do)?
I ______ (write) a letter to my best friend..
13. Every summer Dilara _______________ (work) on a cruise ship.
However, this summer she _______________ (travel) in France.
Exercise 5
Fill in the correct form of te verbs.
Choose between the
present simple or present continuous.
Name: ________________________
Date: ________________________
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5. Exercise 1
1. hates
2. Does/ play
3. doesn’t like
4. Do/ have
5. plays
6. doesn’t speak
7. doesn’t go
8. Does/ teach
9. Do/ play
10. go
Exercise 2
1. go
2. Do/ leave
3. visit
4. Do/ listen
5. see
6. don’t like
7. forget
8. Does/ eat
9. play
10. don’t remember
Exercise 3
1. are/ waiting
2. am going
3. is chewing
4. are/ wearing
5. are not playing
6. are buying
7. are washing
8. are reading
9. is explaining
10. are cleaning
11. are not having
Exercise 4
1. is sleeping
2. is reading
3. are/ smiling
4. is celebrating
5. is dancing
6. are beginning
7. am not laughing
8. are traveling
9. am not feeling
10. is vaccuuming
11. isn’t cleaning
Exercise 5
1. Do/ speak – speak
2. is doing – is watching – does
3. fight – are playing
4. is calling – is cancelling
5. don’t eat – am making
6. doesn’ like – loves
7. is wearing – doesn’t wear
8. go – play
9. don’t see – am visiting
10. bake – am baking
11. are you doing – writing
12. works – is traveling
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