Paul ……… not/speak English well.. The children usually ……… eat in the school canteen.. My father ……… drive us to school.. Some people ……… not/ have parties to celebrate their birthday..
Trang 1PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS
Fill in the blanks with the present simple
of the verbs in brackets
1 Paul ……… (not/speak)
English well
2 My brother ………(help) me
with my homework
3 The children usually ………
(eat) in the school canteen
4 ……… (she/ live) in a flat or
in a house?
5 My father ……… (drive) us to
school
6 The teacher ………… (not/ be) in class
today
7 Who ……… (like) classical
music?
8 Some people ……… (not/ have)
parties to celebrate their birthday
9 When ………
(you/meet) your friends?
10 Pam never ……… (wear)
skirts
11 It often ……… (rain) here in
2 Complete the sentences with the present continuous of the verbs in brackets
1 Mary ……… the homework (not/ do), she ……… (listen) to music
2 ……… (you/ revise) for tomorrow’s exam?
3 What ……… (Paul/wear) today?
4 “……… (you/ work) on Saturday, Susan?” “Yes, I ………”
5 The cats and the dogs ……… (fight)
6 Mrs Brown ……… (iron) some shirts
7 “……… (your sister/ read), Sue?”
“No, she ………”
8 The boy ……… (not/ swim) today
9 Tom ……… (sit) next to me in class
10 “Where ……… (you/go), Tina?”
“I……… (go) to the dentist”
3 Underline the right tense:
1 My mum goes/is going to the market
on Friday
2 Do you like/Is he liking cinema?
3 The children play/are playing chess
now
4 “Where’s Tony?” “He studies/is
studying”
5 The programme finishes/is finishing
at 10
6 Sally has/is having coffee after lunch
7 Do you fly/ Are you flying to Paris on
Monday or on Tuesday?
8 My mother doesn’t play/ isn’t playing
tennis
9 What time does the concert begin/ is
the concert beginning?
10 I usually get up/ am usually getting
up at 7:30 on weekdays
11 What do you think/ are you thinking
of the new teacher?
12 Henry watches/ is watching TV now
13 My father reads/is reading the
newspaper while he has/is having
breakfast
14 Does the doctor advise/ Is the
doctor advising you not to smoke so
4 Fill in the gaps with the correct present simple/ continuous form:
1 Dan usually ……… milk for breakfast (have)
2 My friends ……… (not/ come)
to the party next Sunday
3 Pat normally ……… (work) in Rome, but this year she ……… (work) London
4 What ……… (you/ read), Tim?
5 My father ……… (not/ smoke)
6 We ……… (tidy) our room now We always ……… (tidy) it on Saturday
7 My brother ……… (think) politicians ……… (lie) to get votes
8 Carol ……… (wait) for her friends at home this evening
9 Martha’s head ……… (ache) She
……… (need) some tablets
10 “……… (you/go) to the cinema next weekend?” “Yes, we