Present Simple or Progressive

Mixed exercises only present simple and progressive. Helps you get more attention and practice harder when you do your test at school. Furthermore, it also helps you with your speaking skill outside because youll understand well when to use the present simple tense or when to use the present continuous. I hope you enjoy it

Simple Present- Present Continuous

Exercises 1:

1 Listen! My mother (sing) a song

2 Every night, We (go) to bed at 10p.m

3 Giang (like) _Music but I (like) Math

4 Now, they (stay) _in Hue

5 My father (read) a newspaper in the morning

6 Look! Ha (run)

7 Trang usually (listen) to the teacher in the class, but she (not listen) _now

8 Where _ your father(be)?

-He (be) in the living room He (watch) TV

9. they (go) to school by bus today?

10.There(be) _many flowers in our garden

11.Everyday,Mr.Hung (not go) _to work by car

12.In the autumn, I rarely (go) _ sailing and (go) to school

13.I (write) _ a letter to my friend now

14.At 12 a.m every day, I (have) _ lunch and (go) to bed

15.On Monday, I (have) math and Art

16.On Friday, I (have) English

17.At the moment, I (eat) _an orange and My sisters (Play) _Tennis

18.Now, He (look) _ at his cat It (eat) a mouse in the garden

19.Phong, An , Ha, Lan (be) close friends

20. _your mother(walk) _to market?

21.It (be) 10.00.We (learn) _our lesson

22.What _you (do) now?

23. your mother (walk) to work every day?

24.They (not play) soccer in the morning.

25 Hai(work) in the garden at the moment?

26.My brother (do) his homework in his room now He (do) it every day 27.James and his brother (play) soccer at the moment They (play)

_ it every afternoon

28.Where the old man (live) _now?

29.Mr.Smith often (teach) class 4A,but this morning he (teach) _class 4B

30.It's 7.30 now She (study) _ science in the classroom

Exercises 2:

1 Where _you (live) ?

I (live) in Hai Duong town

2 What _he (do) now?

He (water) _flowers in the garden

3 What _she (do) _?

She (be) a teacher

4 Where _you (be) from?

5 At the moment, my sisters (play) volleyball and my brother (play) soccer

6 It is 9.00; my family (watch) _TV

7 In the summer, I usually (go) to the park with my friends, and in the spring, we (have) _Tet Holiday; I (be) happy because I always (visit)

my grandparents

8 your father (go) _to work by bus?

9 How _your sister (go) _to school?

10 What time _they (get up) _?

11 What they (do) in the winter?

12 Today, we (have) English class

13 Her favourite subject (be) English

14 Now, my brother (like) _eating bananas

15 Look! Aman (call) _you

16 Keep silent ! I (listen) to the radio

17 you (play) _badminton now?

18 Everyday, my father (get up) _ at 5.00 a.m, but today, he (get up) at 6.00 am

19 Every morning , I (watch) _tv at 10.00, but today I (Listen) to music at 10.00

20 Everyday , I (go) to school by bike but today I go to school by motorbike.

21 Every morning, my father (have) a cup of coffee but today he (drink) milk

22 At the moment, I(read) _a book and my brother (watch) _ TV

23 Hoa (live) in Hanoi, and Ha (live) in HCM City

24 Hung and his friend (play) _badminton

25 They usually (get up) _at 6.oo in the morning

26 Ha never (go) fishing in the winter but she always (do) _ it in the summer

27 My teacher (tell) Hoa about Math

28 There (be) animals in the circus

29 _he (watch) TV at 7.00 every morning?

30 What _she (do) _at 7.00 am?

31 How old _she (be)?

32 How _she (be)?

33 My children (Go) to school by bike

34 We (go) _to supermarket to buy some food

35 Mr Hien (go) on business to Hanoi every month

36 Ha (like) coffee very much, but I (not like) it

37 She (like) Tea, but she (not like) coffee

38 I (love) _ cats, but I (not love) dogs

39 Everyday ,I (go) to school on foot, but today I (go) to school by bike

40 Who you _(wait) for Nam?

- No, I _(wait) for Mr Hai

41 My sister (get) dressed and (brush) _her teeth herself at 6.30 everyday

42 Mrs Smith (not live) in downtown She (rent) _in an apartment in the suburb

43 How _your children (go) _to school everyday?

44 It's 9 o'clock in the morning Lien (be) in her room She (listen) _to music

45 We _(play) soccer in the yard now

46 My father (go) _ to work by bike Sometimes he(walk)

47 _You (live) near a market? _ It (be) noisy?

48 Now I (do) _the cooking while Hoa (listen) _to music

49 At the moment, Nam and his friends (go) _shopping at the mall

50 In the autumn, I rarely (go) sailing and (go) to school

51 I (write) _ a letter to my friend now

52 At 12 a.m every day, I (have) lunch and (go) to bed.

53 On Monday, I (have) math and Art

54 On Friday, I (have) English

55 At the moment, I (eat) an orange, and My sisters (Play) _ Tennis

56 _they her bags (be)?

- No, they(not be)

57 What time _your children (go) to school?

58 He (live) in HCM City

59 What time _your brother usually (get) _up?

60 My house (be) _in the city and it (be) _small

61 Every morning , we (have) breakfast at 7.00 am

62 This (be) a book and they (be) _pens

63 Mr Quang (live) in the countryside He (have) a big garden

64 John (not have) Literature lesson on Friday

65 What time _you (start) _your class?

66 _you (be) in class 12A3?

67 Mrs Ha (learn) in Hanoi, but she (not live) there

68 My brother (not live) in London; he (live) _ in Manchester

69 Now Mr Long (design) his dream house

70 He (like) _APPLES, but he (not like) _bananas

71 she (like) apples?

72 Usually, I (have) _lunch at 12.00

- you (have) _lunch at 11.00?

73 He can (swim) _but I can't(swim) _

74 At the moment, my sister (read) _ a comic book

75 I (like) ice-cream

76 Where _Mr Ha (live) _?

77 Monkeys can (climb) _ the tree

78 Hang (go) to the bookshop now because she (want) _to buy some books

79 We (go) to market and (buy) _some fruits

80 Now, Lan (study) English and Lien (listen) to music

81 Every night , she (have) dinner at 7.00 p.m

82 Every year, I usually (go) to Vietnam

83 In the summer, I sometimes (go) swimming

84 Every evening, my mother (like) _ watching television

85 Lan (have) _breakfast and (go) _to school at 6.30 a.m

86 We (not read) _after lunch.

87 Tom (be) _my friend He (play) sports everyday

88 your students (play) soccer every afternoon?

89 He (go) _to bed at 11.30 p.m

90 They (go) _home and (have) _lunch

91 _he (play) sports?

92 He (teach) _English in a big school in town

93 Everyday she (go) to work by bike

94 We usually (read) _books, (listen) _to music or (watch) _TV

95 Sometimes, I (play) badminton

96 Ann (like) her job very much

97 _your mother (walk) _to the market?

98 Look! They (run) _together

Exercise 3: Change verb into correct tenses

1 Where's John? He (listen) to a new CD in his room

2 Don't forget to take your umbrella with you to London You know it always

(rain) in England

3 Jean (work) hard all day but she (not work)

at the moment

4 Look! That boy (run) after the bus He (want) to catch it

5 He (speak) German so well because he (come) from Germany

6 Shh! The boss (come) We (meet) him in an hour and nothing is ready!

7 you usually (go) away for Christmas or you (stay) at home?

8 She (hold) some roses They (smell) lovely

9 Oh no! Look! It (snow) again It always (snow) in this country

10 Mary (swim) very well, but she (not run) very fast

11 you (enjoy) this party? Yes, I (have) a great time!

12 Sorry I can't help you I (not know) where she keeps her files

13 What you (do) next Saturday? Nothing special I

(stay) at home

14 I (think) your new hat (look) nice on you

15 I (live) with my parents but right now I (stay) with some

friends for a few days

16 I can't talk on the phone now I (drive) home.

17 Where are the children? They (lie) on the beach over there

18 You never (listen) to a word I say! You always (listen) to that mp3 player!

19 He (not understand) what you (talk) about He's foreign

20 How much your suitcase (weigh)? It (look) really heavy

Exercise 4:

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).

1 Look! He (leave) the house

2 Quiet please! I (write) a test

3 She usually (walk) to school

4 But look! Today she (go) by bike

5 Every Sunday we (go) to see my grandparents

6 He often (go) to the cinema

7 We (play) Monopoly at the moment

8 The child seldom (cry)

9 I (not/ do) anything at the moment

10 (watch/ he) the news regularly?

Exercise 7: Simple Present - Present Progressive

Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present Progressive)

1 Joe and Dennis (be) best friends

2 They often (meet) in the afternoon

3 What (do/ they) at the moment?

4 They (play) football

5 They (love) football

6 Joe (practise) with his father every weekend, but Dennis (not/ play) football very often

Exercise 8:

It (0 be) is Sunday evening and my friends and I (1 be) at Jane's birthday party Jane (2 wear) a beautiful long dress and (3 stand) next to her boyfriend Some guests (4 drink) wine or beer in the corner of the room Some of her relatives (5 dance) in the middle of the room Most people (6 sit) on chairs, (7 enjoy) foods and (8 chat) with one another We often (9 go) to our friends' birthday parties We always (10 dress) well and (11 travel) by taxi Parties never (12 make) us bored because we like them

Exercise 9:

1 Sit down! A strange dog (run) to you

2 My mom often (buy) meat from the butcher's

3 My brothers (not/ drink) coffee at the moment

4 Look! Those people (climb) the mountain so fast

5 That girl (cry) loudly in the party now.

6 These students always (wear) warm clothes in summer

7 What (you/ do) in the kitchen?

8 I never (eat) potatoes

9 The 203 bus (set off) every fifteen minutes

10 Tonight we (not/ go) to our teacher's wedding party

Exercise 10:

1 He/ often/ have/ breakfast/ late

2 You/ do/ the housework/ at the moment?

3 I/ not/ go/ to school/ on weekends

4 John's girlfriend/ wear/ a red T-shirt/ now

5 They/ like/ beer or wine?

6 What/ he/ usually/ do/ at night?

7 The teacher/ never/ lose/ his temper

8 Why/ you/ listen/ to music/ loudly now?

Exercise 11:

1) I (be) in a cafe now

2) (she/play) tennis every week?

3) They (go) to the cinema every Wednesday 4) (she/be) a singer?

5) You (find) the weather here cold

6) (they/be) on the bus?

7) Lucy (ride) her bicycle to work

8) Why (he/be) in France?

9) I (not/play) the piano very often

10) It (not/be) cold today

11) We (be) from Portugal

12) (we/make) too much noise at night? 13) Where (Harry/study)?

14) (it/be) foggy today?

15) We (not/be) late

16) They (not/like) animals

17) Where (you/be)?

18) He (not/be) an accountant 19) (the dog/eat) chicken? 20) She (be) my sister