Question

Present Simple/Present Continuous 1) Open the brackets using Present Simple or Present Continuous a) She usually …. (wear) jeans, but now she …. (wear) a beautiful dress. b) Look! Tom …. (talk) to Jane. c) Mum … (cook) dinner in the kitchen now. She …. (cook) dinner every day. d) Steve …. (play) football with his friends on Saturdays. e) I …. (buy) magazines every day. Now I … (read) one of them. f) Listen! Sara … (play) the violin. She …. (play) very well! 2) Choose the correct verb form a) It sometimes (rains/is raining) here in November. b) Every evening my father (cooks/is cooking) supper for us. c) The sun (shines/is shining) now. d) They often (listen/are listening) to music in their room. e) Now she (sits/is sitting) in the armchair and (reads/is reading) a book. She usually (reads/is reading) in the evening. 3) Find and correct the mistakes. a) It is often raining in September. b) They are having 5 o’clock tea every day. c) She watches TV at the moment. d) Look at Jim! He does his homework. e) I am learning a new poem every week.

Answer 1

#1 A) wears, wearing
B) talking
C) cooking, cooks
D) plays
E) buy, reading
F) playing, playing
#2 A)rains
B) cooks
C) is shining
D) listen
E) is sitting, is reading, reads
#3 A) it is often rains in September
B) they are have 5 o’clock tea every day
C) she watching tv at the moment
D) look at Jim! He doing his homework
E) I learn a new poem every week

Answer 2

1. Open the brackets using Present Simple or Present Continuous: a) She usually wears jeans, but now she is wearing a beautiful dress. b) Look! Tom is talking to Jane. c) Mum is cooking dinner in the kitchen now. She cooks dinner every day. d) Steve plays football with his friends on Saturdays. e) I buy magazines every day. Now I am reading one of them. f) Listen! Sara is playing the violin. She plays very well!

2. Choose the correct verb form: a) It sometimes rains here in November. b) Every evening my father cooks supper for us. c) The sun is shining now. d) They often listen to music in their room. e) Now she is sitting in the armchair and is reading a book. She usually reads in the evening.

3. Find and correct the mistakes: a) It often rains in September. (Use Present Simple for general statements about the weather.) b) They have 5 o’clock tea every day. (Use "have" for meals.) c) She is watching TV at the moment. (Use Present Continuous for actions happening now.) d) Look at Jim! He is doing his homework. (Use Present Continuous for actions happening now.) e) I learn a new poem every week. (Use Present Simple for regular activities.)