Present simple or present continuous

1. Put the verbs n the brackets at the right tense:

1. I ..........................(to play)football right now.
2. I ................................. (to play)football on Saturdays.
3. I ............................... (to play)football every Tuesday.
4. I .................................. (to learn) English at school (2 hours a week).
5. Maggy ................................. (to cook)in the kitchen now.
6. Maggy ............................. (to cook) for her grandmother on Sundays.
7. Billy .................................. (to love)Mary.
8. Billy ......................................... (to like)Chinese food.
9. Billy's father ............................................... (to jog)in the park today.
10. Nicholas ........................................ (to read)a fantastic book, keep silent
!
11. Erik ........................................... (to want) to go outside.
12. Patrick ........................................ (to play)on his computer this
afternoon.
13. Rupert ....................................... (to eat) chicken wings at the moment:
he is very hungry.
14. What ............................................ (you /do) ? I'm reading.
2. Put the verbs n the brackets at the right tense:
1. The train always ............................ (1: leave) on time.
2. 'What's the matter? Why ............................(2: cry/you)?'
3. That's strange. They ................................... (3: not to watch) TV.
4. He ........................................ (4: not to speak) very good English.
5. Please be quiet! I ................................... (5: do) my homework.
6. Where ........................................ (6: live/they)?
7. Listen! John ................................ music! (7: play)
8. I never ..................................... (8: go) to the swimming pool.
9. Harold Black's a famous pianist. He .............................. (9: give) two or
three concerts every week.
10. He ................................ (10: travel) a lot and this week he's in New
York.
11. Today he ...................................... (11: stay) at an expensive hotel.
12. He's at his hotel now. He ..................................... (12: have) breakfast
in the dining-room.
13. He ............................................ (13: drink) a cup of coffee
14. and he ......................................... (14: read) a newspaper.
3. Put the verbs n the brackets at the right tense:
1. Let's go out. It ....................................... (not/rain) now.
2. Julia is very good at languages. She ..................................... (speak) four
languages very well.
3. Hurry up! Everybody ....................................... (wait) for you.
4. 'Can you drive?' 'I ........................................ (learn).
5. My father .............................................. (teach) me English at the
moment.

6. The River Nile ............................................. (flow) into the

Mediterranean.
7. Look at the river. It ............................................. (flow) very fast today
-much faster than usual.
8. ' .............................................. (you / listen) to the radio ?' 'No, you can
turn it off.'
9. 'How is your English?' 'Not bad.
It ............................................. (improve) slowly.
10. Ron is in London at the moment.
He ............................................... (stay) at the Park Hotel.
11. He ................................................. (always/stay) there when he's in
London.
12. Can we stop walking soon? I ............................................. (start) to
feel tired.
13. Normally I ............................................... (finish) work at 5.00,
14. but this week I ................................................. (work) until 6.00 to
earn a bit more money.
15. (at a party) Usually I .................................................... (enjoy)
parties ...
16. ... but I ................................................. (not/enjoy) this one very
much.
17. 'What ............................................... (your father / do)? What is his
job?'
18. 'He's an architect but he ......................................................(not/work)
at the moment.'
19. The train is never late. It ............................................. (always/leave)
on time.
4. Fill the gaps with possessive adjectives:
1. I have got a dog. ............................. dog is a poodle.
2. You have a cat.. ................................. cat is black.
3. He has got a car. ........................... car is red.
4. She has two children. ........................... children are 12 and 16.
5. The elephant is enormous. ............................... ears are very big.
6. We read a lot of books. ............................. favourite books are on the
table.
7. Children ! Wash ............................... hands, they are very dirty !
8. They have got two cars. ................................ cars are in the garden. .
9. We have new neighbours. .................................... neighbours are very
nice.
10. I have lost ...................................... pencil.
5. Choose the right possessive adjective:
1.Two students didn't do............................. mathematics homework.
2.I have a car. .................................color is black.
3.We have a dog. ..................................name is Pancho.
4.Nancy is from England. ....................................husband is from Australia.
5.Ann and Nadia go to a high school. ........................little brother goes to primary

school.
6.Alan has a van. .............................an is very old.
7.We go to a high school. .................................high school is fantastic.
8.I like singing. .............................mother sings with me.
9.Franois and Alain are French. ...................................family are from France.
10.Mary likes ...................................grandmother. She often visits her.

6. Choose the correct possessive adjective.

Is she your friend? Whats ____ job?

1. ? your
2. ? her
3. ? his
2.What are ____ names?
____ names are Hanna and James.

1. ? your / my
2. ? your / their
3. ? your / our
3.Gerry has a sister. Whats ____ name?

1. ? his
2. ? her
3. ? its
4.Whats ____ name? My names Anne.

1. ? my
2. ? your
3. ? her
5.They are Paul and Jim. ____ phone number is 677250642.

1. ? Our
2. ? His
3. ? Their

7.COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES WITH A SUITABLE PRONOUN

a. Is this cake for me? Yes, it is for.....................
b. Give.............................a glass of water. I am thirsty.
c. Peter is hungry. Give..............................a sandwich.
d. Is you mother at home? Yes, ..................... is sitting in the dining room.
e. Do you know John? Yes,........................ know him.
f. Do you know Betty? Yes, I know.......................
g. The boys are there. Do you want to talk to.......................
h. This is my pen. Give......................to me.
i. Why is she here? Because.......................wants to see you.
j. Are those boys English? Yes,..........................are.
k. Are you French? No,....................... am not.
l. It's Anthony's birthday, so I'm buying.......................a present.

m. You have the keys of my car, so please give..........................to me.

n. That's a nice cake. I want.......................
o. We are going to the supermarket and Christine is coming
with.......................
p. Here are Paul and Robert. Do you want to see.........................
q. Caroline wants some biscuits, so give these biscuits to.....................
r. We always take our bags with.........................when we go shopping.
8. CHOOSE THE SUITABLE PRONOUN
a. Who is siting behind(I/me)?
b. John is with (we/us).
c. Jane is between (they/them).
d. We are near(he/him).
e. That is a beautiful beach. Look at( it/her).
f. I want some cheese. Take(him/it) out of the cupboard
g. Peter is between( he/you) and(me/I).
h. There is a policeman among (they/them).
i. Here are some coins. Put( them/they) into the drawer
9. Choose much or many for each of the questions below.
1.

I don't have _________ time.

Much
many
2. He hasn't got _________ money.
Much
many
3. We don't have ____________ questions.
Much
many
4. Do you know ____________ people here?
much many
5. That library doesn't have ____________ books.
much
many
6. There isn't ____________ cheese in the fridge.
Much
many
7. They don't drink ____________ coffee.
much
many
8. Jill can't find ____________ jobs in the newspaper.
much
many
9. Have you made ____________ mistakes in your homework?
much
many
10. I don't have ____________ water. I'll buy some at the shop.
Much
many

10. Put much or many :

1. How __________________ people are you expecting?
2. How ______________________money do you want for this?
3. I don't see ________________ point in continuing. We're all very tired.
4. Thank you so ___________________ for your help.
5. We don't stock these. We don't get __________________ demand for them.
6. I feel __________________ better today, thank you.
7. I like that dress very ___________________ .
8. There are so ____________________ things I want to ask you.
9. There are too _________________ paintings to see in one visit.
10. I'm talking too ____________________ . I'll be quiet.
11. I've got so _______________________ news to tell you.
12. Do you have ______________________ work to do?
13. Thank you very _____________________ for coming.
14. It looks good but so _____________________ things could still go wrong.
15. I don't have ___________________ friends.
16. Please be quick. I don't have ___________________ time to spare.
17. It's been a poor summer. We haven't had ______ good weather.
18. There haven't been ____________________ sunny days.
19. Happy birthday. ____________________ happy returns!
20. I don't know ______________________ about English but I am learning fast.

11. Complete the following using some or any

1 I need to buy ........................ vegetables.
2 I haven't got ................... money.
3 There are ........................ plates in the cupboard.
4 Would you like ........................ sugar in your tea?
5 Don't put .............................. sugar in my tea, please!
6 Could you give me .................................. information, please?
7 Can I have ............................. water, please?
8 I can't take a photo because I haven't got .............................. batteries in my camera.

9 There are ..................................... nice restaurants in the area.

10 Do you have ................................... children?

12. Fill in the correct word (some or any).

1.Sue went to the cinema with ...........................of her friends!
2.Jane doesn't have................................friends.
3.Have you got............................. brothers or sisters?
4.Here is...........................food for the cat.
5.I think you should put.......................... flowers on the table.
6.Could you check if there are .............................calls on the answering
machine?
7.I don't want................................ presents for my birthday.
8.Did they have .............................. news for you?
9.I'm hungry - I'll have............................... sandwiches.
10.There aren't .................................... apples left.
13. Choose the right answer:

Q1.

Do you have ..... sister?

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Q2.

We're going to buy ..... new car next week.

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Q3.

I don't like ..... dogs!

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Q3.

I don't like ..... dogs!

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Q4.

Have you ever ridden ..... camel?

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Q5.

Please close ..... window. It's cold in here.

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Q6.

Wait for me by ..... school gate at 4 o'clock.

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Q7.

Where are ..... scissors? - Sorry, I haven't seen them.

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Q8.

Would you like ..... apple? - No, thanks. I'm not hunngry.

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Q9.

Don't forget to buy..... flowers on the way home.

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Q10.

It was a beautiful day. There wasn't ..... cloud in the sky.

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Q11.

Look out! There's ..... spider on your back.

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Q12.

Can you tell me how to get to ..... library?

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Q13.

May I borrow ..... pencil? - Yes, have this one.

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Q14.

I eat ..... egg for breakfast every day.

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Q15.

Can you please return ..... pencil I gave you yesterday.

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Q16.

A very good way to improve your English is to read ..... books.

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Q17.

Are spiders ..... insects? - No, they're not.

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Q18.

Look! There's ..... cat on the roof.

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Q19.

What time is it? - Sorry, I don't have ..... watch..

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Q20.

I need to go to the library to return ..... books I borrowed.

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Q21.

We went to ..... airport this morning to pick up my grandmother.

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Q22.

There were no more chairs so we had to sit on ..... floor.

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Q23.

I live in ..... old house near the centre of town. (There are many old houses.)
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Q24.

Have you ever seen ..... ghost?

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Q25.

Don't eat in the classroom. Go to ..... cafeteria.

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