1.

She

(run) because she's late for her lesson.

2. Our teacher always

3. We

(not want) to go to the concert.

4. What time

5. I

(give) us lots of homework.

(you / meet) Pete tomorrow?

(not work) today. I'm on holiday.

6. People

(speak) English in Jamaica.

7. Archie

(not use) his computer at the moment.

8.

(Tony / live) near the park?

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).
1. Look! He (leave)

the house.
is leaving

2. Quiet please! I (write)

3. She usually (walk)

a test.

to school.

4. But look! Today she (go)

by bike.

5. Every Sunday we (go)

6. He often (go)

7. We (play)

to see my grandparents.

to the cinema.

Monopoly at the moment.

8. The child seldom (cry)

9. I (not / do)

10.(watch / he)

11. This (be)

12. He (wear)
13. He (eat)
14. Marc (like)
15. He (eat)
16. Marc (know)
17. This (be)
18. Caroline (have)

anything at the moment.

the news regularly?

Marc.
a t-shirt and shorts today.
an apple at the moment.
fruits and vegetables.
some every day.
that apples (be)
Caroline.
long blond hair.

good for his health.

19. She usually (wear)

lenses.
20. Caroline (like)

glasses, but now she (wear)

sports.

21. She (play)

handball every Monday and Thursday.

22. Joe and Dennis (be)

23. They often (meet)
24. What (do / they)

best friends.
in the afternoon.
at the moment?

25. They (play)

football.

26. They (love)

football.

27. Joe (practise)

play)

with his father every weekend, but Dennis (not /

football very often.

28. These (be)

Linda and Jeff.

29. Linda (be)

Jeff's little sister.

30. At the moment, the two kids (sit)

31. Jeff (hold)
32. Look! Linda (listen)
pictures.
33. Linda (love)
34. He (read)

contact

on the floor.

a book right now, he (read)

carefully and she (look)

Jeff's stories.
a story to her every day.

a story to Linda.
at the beautiful

35. Jeff sometimes even (write)

his own stories.

Complete the story. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

1. It (be)

early in the morning.

2. Sally (get)

and (go)

out of bed, (open)

the window

into the bathroom.

3. Then she (have)

breakfast.

4. After breakfast, Sally usually (cycle)

5. After school, she (go)

6. Sally usually (eat)

back home.

her lunch at home.

7. In the afternoons, she first (do)

she (meet)

8. What (do / she)

9. She (play)

10.Her friends (listen)

to school.

her homework and then

her friends in the park.

now?

the guitar.

and some of them (sing)

along.

11.When Sally (come)

home in the evening, she (have)

dinner and then she (watch)

12.She (go)

TV.

to bed at about 8 o'clock every day.

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

1. I (be)

very busy today.

2. At noon I (visit)

3. We (want)

my friend Tanya.

to have lunch together.

4. In the afternoon I (play)

squash with Emily.

5. In the evening, I (meet)

Rob.

6. We (go)

7. The film (start)

to the cinema.

at 8 pm.

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

1. Look! Jenny (go)

to school.

2. She (wear)

a raincoat and wellies and she (carry)

an

umbrella.
3. Jenny usually (cycle)

to school, but today she (take)

bus because it (rain)

the

4. The bus (leave)

at 7.35 and (arrive)

at Jenny's school at

7.45.
5. The first lesson (begin)

at 8 o'clock.

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

1. James (live)

2. He (be)

in a little village.

in his last year at school.

3. After school, James (want)

4. So this week, he (do)

5. There (be)

to become a banker.

a practical course in a bank.

a bank in a nearby town, but James (have)

to

take the bus to get there.

6. The bus (leave)
8.15 in the evening.

at 5.30 in the morning and (return)

at

7. James (not / like)

to spend so much time in town before and after

work, waiting for the bus.

8. Therefore, this week he (stay)

with his aunt, who (live)

town.
9. James usually (wear)

he (work)

jeans and t-shirts, but while

for the bank now, he (wear)

Form
Write the verbs in Present Progressive.
1. speak - I

2. jump - you

3. bake - she

4. play - they

5. run - we

Write the verbs in Simple Present, 3rd person singular.

1. be - it

a suit and a tie.

in

2. have - he

3. eat - she

4. can - he

5. wash - she

Use
When to use which tense?
1. For actions happening regularly, often or never, we use
.
2. For actions happening now, we use

3. The verbs 'be', 'have', 'like' and 'want' are normally only used
in

4. The signal word 'usually' indicates that we have to use

5. The signal word 'now' indicates that we have to use

Positive sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1. Look! They (leave)

the house.

2. Brian (cycle)

30 km every day.

3. Samantha (do)

her homework at the moment.

4. My parents (shop)

right now.

5. He usually (get up)

early in the morning.

Negative sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1. You (see / not)

her every day.

2. The baby (sleep / not)

at the moment.

3. I (read / not)

a book now.

4. We (go / not)

to school on Sundays.

5. He (watch / not)

the news every day.

questionn
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1. (you / go)

2. (they / play)

on holiday by plane sometimes?

computer games every day?

3. (she / eat)

dinner at the moment?

4. What (they / do)

5. (she / visit)

right now?

her grandma very often?

Text
Sieh dir das Bild von Jenny an und ergnze die sentences (Simple Present oder
Present Progressive).
1. Look! Jenny (go)

to school.

2. On her back, Jenny (carry)

3. The school bag (be)

4. Normally, Jenny (wear)

her school bag.

very heavy

black shoes, but today she (wear)

red wellies.
5. And look, she (wear)

6. Jenny (not / want)

a raincoat because it (rain)

to get wet.

Write the ing-form of the following verbs.

1. walk -

outside.

2. make -

3. wash -

4. lie -

5. stop -

Simple Present
Schreibe die folgenden Verben in der 3. Person Einzahl.
1. write - she

2. kiss - he

3. must - she

4. laugh - she

5. go - he

Use
When to use which tense?
1. For present actions happening one after another, we
use

2. For actions happening while speaking, we use

3. For arrangements for the near future, we use

4. For actions set by a schedule or timetable, we use

5. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: sometimes,
never, every day?

6. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: Listen!, at
the moment, right now?

Positive sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1. The lesson (start)

2. He often (wear)

3. I (meet)

at 9 o'clock.

a black cap.

my friends in the youth club tonight.

4. My friend (move)

house tomorrow.

5. My birthday (be)

in September.

Negative sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. She (not / ride)

her bike right now.

2. We (not / stay)

at home tonight.

3. I (not / like)

bananas.

4. They (not / know)

5. I (not / sit)

the answer.

in the garden at the moment.

questionn
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1. When (arrive / the plane)

2. (visit / you)

Jane in hospital today?

3. What time (get up / you)

4. Why (cry / she)

5. (swim / they)

in the mornings?

now?

in the pool at the moment?

Text
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1. I (live)

in London.

2. This weekend, I (visit)

my friends in Brighton.

3. The train to Brighton (leave)

London at 6.45 in the morning.

4. In the early afternoon, we (want)

5. In the evening, we (go)

6. The concert (start)

7. I (come)

8. My train (arrive)

to go on a sightseeing tour.

to a concert.

at 8 o'clock.

back to London on Sunday.

in London at 7.50 in the evening.