The document provides exercises to practice using verbs in the present simple and present continuous tenses. It contains sentences to complete with verbs in brackets and questions to write for given answers. It also includes longer sentences to complete using the present simple or present continuous appropriately. The exercises focus on conjugating verbs correctly based on tense.

1. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or
Present Continuous.
1. My mother ……………………… (wash) her car every weekend.
2. I ……………………… (do) an English grammar exercise at this moment.
3. The British sometimes ……………………… (eat) fish and chips for dinner.
4. My friends and I ……………………… (go) shopping tomorrow.
5. On Saturdays, I ……………………… (not get up) till 12.00.
6. Our teacher is ill. She ……………………… (not work) today.
2 Write the questions for the answers below. Pay attention to the words in bold.
1.
Yes, he loves chocolates.
2.
They live in Paris.
3.
The children are playing tennis.
4.
I’m wearing a coat because it is cold outside.
5.
She finishes school at 3.30.
6.
Yes, she is leaving tonight.

2. 3 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple
or Present Continuous.
1. She ……………………… (not go) swimming with her friends today because she
……………………… (not know) how to swim. She ……………………… (want) to learn
and she ……………………… (wait) for the swimming course to start next
month.
2. Teacher: Graham, ……………………… you ……………………… (listen) to me?
Student: Yes, Mrs Black, but I still ……………………… (not understand) the
story.
3. The world ……………………… (get) warmer and most world leaders
……………………… (believe) that this is a big problem. Next month, many of
these leaders ……………………… (meet) to talk about the problem.