Question

Fill in the verbs in brackets in Present Continuous or Present Simple. Do not use contractions in this exercise. 1. What is he doing? He at his desk. (sit) 2. Listen, someone at the door. (knock) 3. On my way home I usually to drink a cup of coffee. (stop) 4. Architects plans of the buildings. (make) 5. Look at Betty: she the piano. (play) 6. At this moment I my pupils' exercises. (correct) 7. Where are you? I my lessons in the study. (prepare) 8. She a lot of money. (earn) 9. Chris near the table. (stand) 10. We often tea for breakfast. (take) 11. William to our workshop on Mondays. (come) 12. Let's wait a moment still. Tom soon. (come) 13. I must run home, mother for me. (wait) 14. The telephone often during supper. (ring) 15. Stephen a cigarette now. (smoke) 16. It hard at the moment. (snow) 17. I always to my office early. (go) 18. Two and two four. (make) 19. What are you doing here? I for my book. (look) 20. It in autumn. (rain) 21. Look, a man across the street. (run) 22. Listen: Sting ! (sing) 23. Henry's letters by air mail. (come) 24. We many roads nowadays. (build) 25. They usually the ten o'clock bus. (catch)

Answer 1

1) is sitting

2) is knocking

3) stop

4) make

5) is playing

6) am correcting

7) am preparing

8) earns

9) is standing

10) take

11) comes

12) is coming

13) is waiting

14) rings

15) is smoking

16) is snowing

17) go

18) make

19) am looking

20) rains

21) is running

22) is singing

23) are coming

24) build

25) catch

Answer 2

1. What is he doing? He is sitting at his desk.
2. Listen, someone is knocking at the door.
3. On my way home I usually stop to drink a cup of coffee.
4. Architects are making plans of the buildings.
5. Look at Betty: she is playing the piano.
6. At this moment I am correcting my pupils' exercises.
7. Where are you? I am preparing my lessons in the study.
8. She earns a lot of money.
9. Chris is standing near the table.
10. We often take tea for breakfast.
11. William comes to our workshop on Mondays.
12. Let's wait a moment still. Tom is coming soon.
13. I must run home; mother is waiting for me.
14. The telephone often rings during supper.
15. Stephen is smoking a cigarette now.
16. It is snowing hard at the moment.
17. I always go to my office early.
18. Two and two make four.
19. What are you doing here? I am looking for my book.
20. It rains in autumn.
21. Look, a man is running across the street.
22. Listen: Sting is singing!
23. Henry's letters come by air mail.
24. We are building many roads nowadays.
25. They usually catch the ten o'clock bus.