The document provides grammar exercises on the simple present and present continuous tenses of verbs. It includes fill-in-the-blank questions and short passages using verbs in these tenses. Topics covered include the verb "to be", regular and irregular verbs, affirmative and negative forms, and examples relating to daily activities.

1. Grammar Exercises
The Simple present of the verb "to be"

2. Fill in the blanks with the right subject / personal pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they):
Angelina Joli is American. ________ isn't French.
Brad Pitt is American, too. ________ isn't German.
Brad and Angelina aren't French. ________ are American.
My friend and I are high school students. ________ aren't primary school students.
The Statue of Liberty is in New York. ________ isn't in Washington.

3. Fill in the blanks with the right form of to be (am, are or is):
________ you the new student?
Yes, I ________ .
Leila and Nancy ________ students.
Nancy ________ Australian.
My sister and I ________ students.
The girls ________ tired.
These women ________ beautiful.
The tea ________ delicious.
Nadia and Leila ________ friends.
The newspaper ________ cheap.

4. Choose the correct answer (negative or affirmative form of to be):
Is Julia Robert French? No, she ________ French.
What about Robert de Nero? Is he an American actor? Yes, he ________ .
Are New York and Los Angeles Spanish Cities? No, they ________ Spanish cities.
Is Big Ben in Paris? No, it ________ in Paris.
Is Mount Everest in Africa? No, it ________ in Africa. It is in Asia.

5. Grammar Exercises
Simple Present

6. Choose the correct form of the following verbs:
Ann ________ handball very well.
I never ________ coffee.
The swimming pool ________ at 7:00 in the morning.
It ________ at 9:00 in the evening.
Bad driving ________ many accidents.
My parents ________ in a very small flat.
The Olympic Games ________ place every four years.
They are good students. They always ________ their homework.
My students ________ a little English.
I always ________ early in the morning.
wake(s) up
open(s)
speak(s)
take(s)
do(es)
cause(s)
live(s)
play(s)
close(s)
live(s)
drink(s)

7. Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form:
Jane (not/drink) ____________ tea very often.
What time (the banks/open) ____________ in Britain?
Where (John/come) ____________ from?
It (take) ____________me an hour to get to work.
She (not/wake) ____________ up early on Sundays.

8. Choose the right verbs to complete the sentences. Sometimes you need the negative:
The earth ________ around the sun.
The sun ________ in the east.
Vegetarians ________ meat.
A liar is someone who ________ the truth.
A novelist ________ novels.
write - turn - eat - tell - rise

9. Grammar Exercises
Present Continuous / Progressive.

10. Write the verbs into the present continuous:
Listen to the birds. They (sing) ________ .
Look at that one. It (fly) ________ high in the sky.
The other one (play) ________ with a worm.
I feel happy because I (have) ________ a good time here in these woods.

11. Write the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present
progressive):
Look! Sara (go) ________ to the movies.
On her right hand, Sara (carry) ________ her handbag.
The handbag (be) ________ very beautiful.
Sara usually (put) ________ on black shoes but now she (wear) ________ white trainers.
And look, she (take) ________ an umbrella.