EXERCISE

(Present simple and Present continuous tense)

Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer:

1. What .......... for dinner?

A. do you usually have B. are you usually having

C. are you usually going to have D. does you usually have

2. The population of China .......... more and more.

A. is increasing B. increase

C. increases D. are increasing

3. Listen! The teacher ...........

A. speaks B. is speaking

C. speak D. are speaking

4. I .......... to school by bus every day.

A. go B. am going

C. goes D. is going

5. I .......... drinking apple juice.

A. like B. am liking

C. likes D. are liking

6. My brother often goes to school by bus, but today he .......... to school by bike.

A. goes B. is going

C. go D. are going

7. They .......... with us at the moment.

A. are staying B. staying

C. stay D. is staying

8. .......... Peter .......... Mary?

A. Does – know B. Is – knowing

C. Does – knows D. Do - knows

9. I usually .......... shopping with my mother on Sundays.

A. go B. goes

C. am going D. is going

10. I .......... for a bicycle, but I can’t find anything good.

A. am looking B. look

C. looks D. is looking

11. Look! He (leave) .......... the house.

A. leaves B. is leaving

C. leave D. are leaving

12. Quiet please! I (write) .......... a test.

A. write B. am writing

C. writes D. is writing

13. She usually (walk) .......... to school.

A. walks B. is walking

C. walk D. are walking

14. But look! Today she (go) .......... by bike.

A. goes B. is going

C. go D. are going
15. Every Sunday we (go) .......... to see my grandparents.

A. go B. are going

C. goes D. is going

16. He often (go) .......... to the cinema.

A. goes B. is going

C. go D. are going

17. We (play) .......... Monopoly at the moment.

A. play B. are playing

C. plays D. is playing

18. The child seldom (cry) ..........

A. cry B. is crying

C. cries D. are crying

19. I (not/ do) .......... anything at the moment.

A. do not B. am not doing

C. does not D. isn’t doing

20. (watch/ he) .......... the news regularly?

A. Does he watch B. Is he watching

C. Do he watch D. Are he watching

Exercise 2: Choose the correct form of the verb in the sentence.

1. My grandfather is loving/ loves collecting stamps.

2. She is waiting/ waits her friends at a bar right now.

3. Nguyen Vy is a writer. She is writing/ writes a short story about a dragon.

4. I never is coming/ come home late.

5. My boss aren’t wearing/ doesn’t wear high heels to work.

6. She usually isn’t talking/ doesn’t talk much.

7. This spaghetti is tasting/ tastes awful.

8. I am thinking/ think he is a good man.

9. As the ceremony is starting/ starts at 8∶00 a.m., we have to be there early.

10. Kate is drinking/ drinks a cup of coffee every morning.

11. The earth is going/ goes round the sun.

12. Rice isn’t growing/ doesn't grow in Britain.

13. The sun is rising/ rises in the east.

14. An interpreter is translating/ translates from one language into another.

15. Vegetarians aren’t eating/ don’t eat meat.

16. What sort of work do you do/ are you going?

17. I can’t talk now. I cook/ I’m cooking the dinner.

18. What shall we have? Do you like/ Are you liking fish?

19. Can I borrow this laptop? Or do you use/ are you using it?

20.What do the people here do/ are the people here doing in the evenings?

21. Follow that bus. Then you turn/ are turing left.

22.A lot of people think that the Sun goes/ is going around the Earth.

23.Excuse me, do you read/ are you reading your newspaper? Could I borrow it?

24. Do you wait/ Are you waiting for the bus to Newcastle?

25. Andy builds/ is building his own house in country.

Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer.

1. She usually .......... to work by car.

A. go B. goes C. going D. is going

2. What time .......... the train leave?

A. do B. does C. is D. are

3. I .......... coffee in the morning.

A. drink B. drinks C. drank D. is drinking

4.They rarely .......... seafood.

A. eat B. eating C. eats D. ate

5. My brother .......... a lot of time playing video games.

A. has B. having C. is having D. have

6. We usually .......... lunch at noon.

A. have B. has C. having D. are having

7. The sun .......... in the east.

A. rise B. rises C. rising D. is rising

8. Cats .......... milk.

A. likes B. like C. liking D. is liking

9. She .......... her homework every day.

A. do B. doing C. does D. does doing

10. I .......... tennis on weekends.

A. play B. playing C. plays D. is playing

11. Water .......... at 100 degrees Celsius.

A. boils B. is boiling C. boil D. boiling

12. He .......... English literature at the university.

A. studying B. studies C. study D. is studying

13. The bus .......... at 8 AM every morning.

A. leave B. leaves C. leaving D. is leaving

14. My parents .......... a new car last month.

A. bought B. buying C. buy D. buys

15. She rarely .......... to the gym.

A. go B. goes C. going D. is going

16. The Earth .......... around the sun.

A. goes B. going C. go D. is going

17. He .......... his lunch now.

A. has B. having C. is having D. have

18. The shop .......... at 9 PM every day.

A. close B. closes C. closed D. is closing

19. The teacher .......... the students every day.

A. teaches B. teach C. is teaching D. teaching

20. She .......... French and Spanish.

A. speaks B. speak C. speaking D. is speaking

21. My sister .......... to the gym every morning.

A. go B. goes C. going D. is going

22. The train .......... at 2 PM at the moment.

A. leave B. leaves C. leaving D. is leaving

23. They .......... dinner together every night.

A. has B. have C. having D. is having

24. Water .......... at 100 degrees Celsius.

A. boil B. boils C. boiling D. is boiling

25. She .......... English literature at the university.

A. studying B. studies C. study D. is studying

26. The sun .......... in the east.

A. rise B. rises C. rising D. is rising

27. My mom .......... dinner while my dad .......... the dishes.

A. cooks, is washing B. is cooking, washing

C. cooks, washing D. is cooking, is washing

28. We usually .......... lunch at noon.

A. has B. have C. having D. are having

29. The bus .......... at 8 AM every morning.

A. leave B. leaves C. leaving D. is leaving

30. What time .......... the class start?

A. do B. does C. is D. are

Exercise 4: Choose the correct answer to complete the passage

It is Sunday evening and my friends and I (1. be) ....... at Jane's birthday party. Jane (2.
wear) ....... a beautiful long dress and (3. stand) ....... next to her boyfriend. Some guests (4.
drink) ....... wine or beer in the corner of the room. Some of her relatives (5. dance) ....... in
the middle of the room. Most people (6. sit) ....... on chairs, (7. enjoy) ....... foods and (8.
chat)....... with one another. We often (9. go) ....... to our friends' birthday parties. We always
(10. dress) ....... well and (11. travel) ....... by taxi. Parties never (12. make) ....... us bored
because we like them.

1.

A. are B. am C. am being D. are being

2.
A. wears B. is wearing C. wear D. are wearing

3.

A. stands B. standing C. stand D. is standing

4.

A. drinks B. is drinking C. drink D. are drinking

5.

A. dances B. is dancing C. dance D. are dancing

6.

A. sits B. is sitting C. sit D. are sitting

7.

A. enjoys B. enjoying C. enjoy D. is enjoying

8.

A. chats B. chatting C. chat D. are chatting

9.

A. goes B. is going C. go D. are going

10.

A. dresses B. is dressing C. dress D. are dressing

11.

A. travels B. traveling C. travel D. is traveling

12.

A. makes B. is making C. are making D. make

Exercise 5: Choose the correct answer.

1. They .......... TV at the moment.

A. watch B. watching C. are watching D. watches

2. What .......... you .......... right now?

A. do, do B. are, doing C. are, do D. do, doing

3. I usually .......... breakfast, but today I .......... a sandwich.

A. have, am having B. having, have

C. have, have D. having, am having

4. He .......... a shower before he .......... to work every morning.

A. takes, goes B. is taking, going

C. takes, go D. is taking, goes

5. Right now, they .......... a movie.

A. watch B. watching C. are watching D. watches

6. She .......... a book when I .......... her.

A. reads, am calling B. reading, call

C. reads, call D. is reading, am calling

7. Why .......... they .......... at us?

A. do, laugh B. are, laughing

C. do, laughing D. laughing, do

8. My mom .......... dinner while my dad .......... the dishes.

A. cooks, is washing B. is cooking, washing

C. cooks, washing D. is cooking, is washing

9. The kids .......... a sandcastle on the beach now.

A. build B. building C. are building D. builds

10. What .......... you .......... this weekend?

A. do, do B. are, doing C. do, doing D. are, do

11. She .......... at the computer right now.

A. works B. working C. is working D. work

12. We usually .......... dinner at 7 PM.

A. have B. has C. having D. are having

13. The baby .......... in the crib.

A. sleeps B. sleeping C. is sleeping D. sleep

14. They .......... a new house this year.

A. build B. building C. are building D. builds

15. I .......... to music while I ..........

A. listen, work B. am listening, working

C. listen, working D. am listening, work

16. She .......... a cake for the party.

A. bakes B. baking C. is baking D. bake

17. The cat .......... in the sunbeam.

A. lies B. lying C. is lying D. lay

18. They .......... their homework right now.

A. do B. doing C. are doing D. does

19. The teacher .......... the students about the upcoming exam.

A. informs B. informing C. is informing D. inform

20. I .......... to the store at the moment.

A. go B. going C. goes D. am going

21. The rain .......... outside.

A. falls B. falling C. is falling D. fall

22. He .......... his bicycle in the park.

A. rides B. riding C. is riding D. ride

23. We .......... a picnic tomorrow.

A. plan B. planning C. are planning D. plans

24. The kids .......... loudly in the playground.

A. laugh B. laughing C. are laughing D. laughs

25. What .......... on here?

A. go B. going C. goes D. is going

26. She .......... a book about history.

A. reads B. reading C. is reading D. read

27. The chef .......... a delicious meal in the kitchen.

A. prepares B. preparing C. is preparing D. prepare

28. They .......... for the bus.

A. wait B. waiting C. waits D. are waiting

29. I .......... my friend on the phone right now.

A. call B. calling C. am calling D. calls

30. The dog .......... in the backyard.

A. plays B. playing C. is playing D. play

Exercise 6: Choose the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. My teacher (have) .................. long hair.

A. have B. has C. have had D. had

2. They (not want ) ......... to play the love games, but they (play) ........... now.
A. isn’t want, plays B. doesn’t want, plays

C. not want, are playing D. don’t want, are playing

3. ............. Marry (be) an English person?- Yes, she (speak)...................English at the meeting
right now.

A. Be, speaks B. Are, is speaking

C. Is, is speaking D. Is, are speaking

4. Look! The man (climb) ........ up the tree.

A. is climbing B. climbs C. are climbing D. climb

5. The new comers (not know) ........................ the rules of the club.

A. doesn’t know B. don’t know

C. isn’t knowing D. aren’t knowing

6. How often does John (go) ............ to the library? No, he (not like) ............. to read books.
He only (want) ............. to listen to music. What he (do) ........... at the moment?

A. go, doesn’t like, wants, does he do

B. go, don’t like, wants, is he doing

C. go, doesn’t like, wants, is he doing

D. go, doesn’t like, want, is he doing

7. What do you often ( have) ........... for Breakfast? – I (not know) ........... I (not often
prepare) .......... breakfast. My mother (prepare) ............... it now.

A. have, don’t know, don’t often prepare, are preparing

B. has, don’t know, don’t often prepare, is preparing

C. have, don’t know, doesn’t often prepare, is preparing

D. have, don’t know, don’t often prepare, is preparing

8. Martin (live) .......... in a small flat. He and his wife always (get) .......... up early to water
flowers.

A. is living, get B. lives, get C. lives, gets D. is living, gets

9. What is the new chairman (do) .......... now. I (see) ............ that he (be) .......... very busy.

A. doing, am seeing, is B. do, see, is

C. doing, see, is D. doing, sees, is

10 .......... Tom (be) mad? He ( throw) .......... all his books and (cry) .......... now.

A. Is, are throwing, crying B. Is, is throwing, crying

C. Is, throws, cries D. Is, is throw, cry

Exercise 7: Choose the correct answer.

1. I usually .......... late on Sundays.

A. am getting up B. get up

2. What .......... at the moment?

A. does she do B. is she doing

3. How often .......... to the zoo?

A. do you go B. are you going

4. What time .......... the train arrive?

A. does B. is

5. Which TV program ..........?

A. are you usually watching B. do you usually watch

6. I feel happy because I .......... a good time here in Quy Nhon city.

A. have B. am having

7. You .......... too much fast food.

A. eat B. are eating

8. I’m sorry but I .......... what you mean.

A. am not understanding B. do not understand

9. He is busy at the moment. He .......... to a friend.

A. talks B. is taking

10. Look at that one. It .......... high in the sky.

A. flies B. is flying

11. I always .......... up at 7 o’clock.

A. get B. am getting

12. He .......... with his parents at the moment.

A. stays B. is staying

13. She .......... as a receptionist.

A. works B. is working

14. Listen to the birds. They .......... .

A. sing B. are singing

15. I .......... the housework at present.

A. do B. am doing

16. And look, she .......... a raincoat.

A. takes B. is taking

17. Sara usually .......... on black shoes but now she is wearing white trainers.

A. puts B. is putting

18. The school bag .......... very big and modern.

A. is B. are
19. Sarah .......... to the movies twice a month.

A. goes B. is going

20. Look! Sarah .......... to the movies.

A. goes B. is going

21. My parents normally .......... breakfast at 7:00 a.m.

A. eat B. eats C. are eating D. is eating

22. This week Barbara is away on business so Tom .......... dinner for himself.

A. cook B. cooks C. are cooking D. is cooking

23. Barbara usually .......... dinner for her husband after work.

A. cook B. cooks C. are cooking D. is cooking

24. John always .......... on time for meetings.

A. arrive B. arrives C. are arriving D. is arriving

25. John .......... at this moment.

A. arrive B. arrives C. are arriving D. is arriving

26. We often .......... tests at our school.

A. do B. does C. is doing D. are doing

27. I .......... to my teacher now.

A. talk B. talks C. am talking

D. is talking E. are talking

28. Look! Mandy and Susan .......... a film on TV.

A. watch B. watches C. is watching

D. am watching E. are watching

29. Listen! The band .......... the new guitar.

A. test B. tests C. am testing

D. is testing E. are testing

30. First I .........., then I dress.

A. wash B. washes C. am washing

D. is washing E. are washing