simple present

1. Complete the dialogue using the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the
verbs given in parenthesis.
Jenny: (1) _______________ you _______________ (travel) a lot Pamela?
Pamela: Yes, but I (2) _______________ (not / go) away as often as my dad does.
Jenny: (3) _______________ he often _______________ (fly) ?
Pamela: Yeah, he (4) _______________ (do).
Jenny: (5) _______________ your mum usually _______________ (stay) at home when
he’s away ?
Pamela: Yes, but my aunt Brenda and my cousin George, (6) _______________ (come) to
our house sometimes and (7) _______________ (spend) time with us but George
(8) _______________ (not/come) very often.
Jenny: Oh, why not?
Pamela: Well, from Monday to Friday he (9) _______________(study) hard. Sometimes at
weekends he (10) _______________ (watch) TV late at night, but my aunt
(11) _______________ (not/ like) that.
Jenny: What do you think he (12) _______________ (do) now? It’s Sunday.
Pamela: Maybe he (13) _______________ (sit) in his room. He (14) _______________
(love) films, so perhaps he (15) _______________ (watch) one now.
Jenny: What about your aunt, Brenda ? What (16) _______________ she _______________ (do) at
the moment when his son is at home?
Pamela: I think she (17) _______________ (cook) because George (18) _______________ (like)
eating so much.

2. ANSWER KEY
Complete the dialogue using the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the
verbs given in parenthesis.
Jenny: (1) _____Do__________ you ______travel_________ (travel) a lot Pamela?
Pamela: Yes, but I (2) __don’t go_____________ (not / go) away as often as my dad does.
Jenny: (3) ____Does___________ he often ______fly_________ (fly) ?
Pamela: Yeah, he (4) ____does___________ (do).
Jenny: (5) _____Does__________ your mum usually ______stay_________ (stay) at home when
he’s away ?
Pamela: Yes, but my aunt Brenda and my cousin George, (6) ___come____________ (come) to
our house sometimes and (7) ___spend____________ (spend) time with us but George
(8) _doesn’t come_________ (not/come) very often.
Jenny: Oh, why not?
Pamela: Well, from Monday to Friday he (9) __studies_________(study) hard. Sometimes at
weekends he (10) ___watches____________ (watch) TV late at night, but my aunt
(11) __doesn’t like___________ (not/ like) that.
Jenny: What do you think he (12) __is doing___________ (do) now? It’s Sunday.
Pamela: Maybe he (13) __is sitting_____________ (sit) in his room. He (14) __loves_____________
(love) films, so perhaps he (15) __is watching_____________ (watch) one now.
Jenny: What about your aunt, Brenda ? What (16) ___is____________ she ____doing____ (do) at
the moment when his son is at home?
Pamela: I think she (17) ____is cooking______ (cook) because George (18) ___likes________ (like)
eating so much.