The document consists of a series of exercises aimed at practicing the use of present simple and present continuous verb tenses through various scenarios and characters. Each scenario includes fill-in-the-blank sentences where students are prompted to apply the correct verb forms. Solutions are provided for checking answers, making it a resource for learners to enhance their grammar skills.

1. at the
momen
t
usually
neve
r
 Spin the wheel
 Click on the
appointed colour
 Use the given
verb in the right
tense
often
now
sometimes
rarely
recently
This
week
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2. Click on me to
spin the wheel
Click on me to go to
the exercise
Use Present
Simple or Present
Continuous of the
given verbs to
complete the
sentences
solutions
Click on me to
check the answers
Click on me to return to the
wheel, and now to start
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2
3
4
5
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4. Sandra and Carl (be) _________ in a
clothes shop at the moment. They (look)
______________ at some jeans. Carl
only (have) __________ one very old pair of
jeans. So he (want) ________ to buy a new
pair of jeans now. Right now, he (try)
__________ on a pair of blue jeans.
“What (you/think) ___________?”
he asks Sandra.
“Great! How much (they/cost)
____________ ?”
are
are looking
has
wants
do you think
is trying
do they cost
solutions
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5. Henry (live)_________ in a little village.
He (want) __________ to become a car
mechanic. This week, he (do) ________ a
practical course in a garage in the nearby
town. Therefore, now he (stay) ________
with his uncle, who lives in town. Henry
usually (wear) ________ jeans and T-shirts,
but while he (work) ___________ for the
garage now, he (wear)
_________ an overall.
is working
wears
is staying
wants
is doing
lives
is wearing
solutions
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6. At six o'clock in the morning, Michael (hear)
_______ a noise. He (get up) __________
and (go) __________ into the sitting room.
What (go on) ___________ ?
Look! Michael's cat Bonto (sit)
___________ on the table
and he (want) __________
to open Michael's present.
wants
is sitting
is going on
gets up
goes
hears
solutions
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7. Jack (adore) __________ his
garden. He (love) __________
doing all kinds of jobs in it. He
(have) ________ fruit trees and
flower beds. In every season
he (enjoy) __________ working
outside. Now it is autumn and Jack is (rake)
____________ the leaves. He (wear)
___________ his favourite gardening cap .
is wearing
is raking
enjoys
loves
has
adores
solutions
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8. solutions
Diane (live) ________ in Quebec, Canada. In
spring Diane and her friends (collect)
_________ maple syrup in their sugar bush. It
(be) ________ March now. The sweet liquid
(drip) _________ from the tree and Diane
(collect) ___________ it in a bucket. Pancakes
(taste) _________ delicious with maple syrup!
lives
taste
is collecting
is dripping
collect
is
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9. It (be) _______ Emma’s birthday today. She
(be) ________ fourteen years old. She (be)
________ very happy. Right now she
(have)_________ a party and all her friends
(be) _________ there. At this very moment
she (blow) _____________
at the candles on
her cake.
is
is
is
is having
is blowing
solutions
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10. Every Christmas Jane and her
family (decorate) ____________
a huge Christmas tree.
Jane (like) _________ red
ornaments the best. She
(put) ____________
the presents for her family under the tree
now. She usually (make) ___________
these herself. Jane (think) ___________
that self-made gifts (make) ____________
her parents happier, and she (be) ______
right!
make
thinks
makes
likes
is putting
decorate
is
solutions
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11. solutions
Bill (live) _________ in Alaska. Here winters
(be) ________ long and it (snow) ________
a lot. He (shovel) ________ the snow every
day. At the moment he (start) _________
today’s work. It (not/snow) ______________
now and Bill (wonder) ___________ at the
amount of the snow.
lives
is not snowing
is starting
shovels
are snows
is wondering
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12. It (be) ________ Mother’s
Day. Ann (give)
_________ her mother a
beautiful bouquet. The
flowers (smell) _________
excellent. Ann always
(collect) _________ the flowers for
Mother’s Day in her garden. She (grow)
________ violets, tulips and many others.
There (be) _______ no flowers she
(not/like) ____________.
collects
is giving
is
smell
doesn’t like
are
grows
solutions
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13. solutions
_____________ (you/like) Winter? I (love)
__________ it. When it (snow) ________ I
often (build) _______ a snowman. In this
picture Jack, the snowman, (wear)
___________ my grandfather’s old hat and
he also (have) _________
a scarf around his neck.
We both (look) ________
very happy.
is wearing
build
love
Do you like
look
snows
has
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14. is
solutions
This (be) ________ our rafting team as we
(go) ________ down some rapids. Every
Summer we (chose) ________ a river and
(go) _______ rafting for about a week. This
Summer we (go) ________ to the North.
These days I (arrange) ___________ the
transportation of our gear.
am arranging
are going
go
chose
are going
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15. enjoys
doesn’t like
observing
is snorkelling
is swimming
Look
solutions
_________ (look) at Donald. He (snorkel)
___________ in the sea. He (swim)
__________ and (observe) __________ the
fish and other sea life. Donald (not/like)
___________ to sit and do nothing. He
(enjoy) _________ doing sports.
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16. collect
solutions
On Biology lessons we (study) ____________
about all sorts of plants and animals. Today
we (study) ______________ about squirrels.
They (collect) ___________ food for Winter
and (raise) ___________ their offspring with
care. Squirrels (eat) ____________ nuts but
they also (consume)
_____________ birds’ eggs.
eat
raise
are studying
study
consume
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17. solutions
People (grow) ________ corn,
also called maize, all over the
world. They (use) __________
it in many dishes and for
feeding animals. Corn
(originate) ______________
from America. Whenever we
(go) __________ to the cinema
we (have) _____________
popcorn while we (watch)
_____________ the film.
are watching
have
go
use
originates
grow
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18. enjoy
has
am carving
comes
is
carve
solutions
At Halloween we (carve)
__________ Jack-o-
lanterns. This custom
(come) ___________ from
an Irish legend. It (be)
_________ the end of October and I
(carve) ____________ a pumpkin. It
(have) _____________ a very scary face.
As you can see I (enjoy) ____________
doing it.
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19. solutions
This (be) _________ Bob. He (play)
___________ ice hockey in his free
time. Bob (play) _________ very well, he
(score) _________ goals quite often.
Right now he (have) _________
a match. He is (drive)
______________ the puck
toward the opponent’s goal
net.
is
plays
scores
is driving
is having
plays
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