Present Simple vs.

Present Continuous:

1. Ted ............................. a shower right now. (take)

2. What ............................. for dinner tonight? (we/have)
3. My brother ............................. a daughter and a son. (have)
4. I ............................. some math problems at the moment. (solve)
5. My grandfather often ............................. over for dinner at the weekends. (come)
6. My school ............................. at nine every day. (begin)
7. What time ............................. on weekdays? (you/wake up)
8. What ............................. tomorrow night? (you/do)
9. I usually ............................. on Sundays but today I am working. (not work)
10. She ............................. (not sleep) now, she ............................. (study).
11. How often ............................. for your lessons? (study)
12. I ............................. on holiday this summer. (not go)
13. Can you speak slowly please, I ............................. you. (not understand)
14. She ............................. as a secretary in a big company all the time. (work)
15. Miss Clara ............................. a violin class every Wednesday. (take)
16. It ............................. usually so humid here in summer time. (be)
17. What ............................. today? (mum/cook)
18. We usually ............................. magazines at the weekend. (read)
19. She ............................. her homework at the moment. (do)
20. My sister usually ............................. at 7 o´clock. (get up)
21. I never ............................. sweets before I go to bed. (bed)
22. The children are in the classroom, They ............................. to the teacher. (listen)
23. My father works in the garage. He ............................. cars. (repair)
24. My friends are at the party. They all ............................. .(dance)
25. Mum is very busy at the weekend. She ............................. (cook) and ............................. .(bake)
26. Anna is going to the wedding. She ............................. a beautiful dress. (wear)
27. Mark ............................. to the supermarket every morning. (go)
28. Mark ............................. vegetables and fruit all the time. (buy)
29. Mark .................... (not be) in the supermarket right now. He ............................. in the pool. (swim)
30. Today he ............................. (not swim) with his girlfriend but usually he ............................. with
her . (swim)
1. Look! It .......................... again. Why does it always snow so much in Germany? [ snow ]
2. My mother works very hard. She is always very tired when she ..................... home in the
evening. [ get ]
3. Listen! Someone ................................... on the window. [ knock ]
4. Eveline ................................ English now, but she usually speaks Dutch at home. [ speak ]
5. Charlie .................................. her teeth every morning after breakfast. [ clean ]
6. My brother usually ............................... his bike to school, but today he came by car. [ ride ]
7. The sun ........................... in the east. [ rise ]
8. My parents always ................................ green tea for breakfast, but I don't like it. [ drink ]
9. Where's Matthias? He ................................. tennis in the sports hall. [ play ]
10. Please be quiet! I .............................. to study for my math test. [ try ]
11. Sorry, Emiko can't come to the phone right now. She .............................. a bath. [ have ]
12. Excuse me, but you ................................. in my seat. [ sit ]
13. Please don't talk to me. I .................................. TV! [ watch ]
14. He is very lazy. He never ................................. his homework. [ do ]
15. My father is very conservative. He ............................. a black suit to the office every
day. [ wear ]
16. We ................................. in a hotel at the moment, but we will soon move into our new
house. [ live ]
17. I hate it when I .................................. a lot of homework. [ get ]
18. No, you can't have the newspaper. I ........................................ it! [ read ]
19. People ........................................ longer than dogs. [ live ]
20. My friend is very clever. She .................................. four languages! [ speak ]
21. How often ......................................... skiing? [ you/go ]
22. What ......................................................... on TV? [ you/usually/watch ]
23. She ........................................ her favourite stories every evening. [ watch ]
24. My older brother .................................... his guitar lessons on Mondays. [ have ]
25. He ........................................... his guitar lesson at the moment. [ not have ]
26. Mum ........................................... [ not cook ], she .................................. a book. [ read ]
27. Are you at school? What ......................................... ? [ you/do ]
28. What is Jenny doing? She ............................................ tennis. [ play ]
29. ........................................................ at home? [ your mum/work ]
30. She usually ................................... a skirt or a dress. [ wear ]
31. Now she ............................................... a red dress. [ wear ]
32. I ................. usually ......................... mushrooms. [ not eat ]
33. You can´t have my pencil. I .................................. it. [ use ]
34. Babies ............................... when they are hungry. [ cry ]
35. George ..................................... games every Sunday morning. [ play ]
36. Children ..................................... to school five times a week. [ go ]
37. I .............................................. to fix my bike today. [ try ]
38. She ................................................ going to school. [ not enjoy ]
39. Ben ....................................... for his pen. Where is it? [ look ]
40. What ............................................. in the evenings? [ you/do ]
41. Mat ....................................... his teeth after breakfast every morning. [ clean ]
42. Listen! Somebody .......................................... your favourite song. [ play ]
43. Teachers ............................................. children at school. [ teach ]
44. Look at her! She ............................................ the piano. [ play ]
45. An architect ........................................ plans of the houses. [ make ]
46. Will ................................... to our shop on Mondays. [ come ]
47. He ........................................... . He hates it. [ not smoke ]
1. Look! It .......................... again. Why does it always snow so much in Germany? [ snow ]

2. My mother works very hard. She is always very tired when she ..................... home in the
evening. [ get ]

3. Listen! Someone ................................... on the window. [ knock ]

4. Eveline ................................ English now, but she usually speaks Dutch at home. [ speak ]

5. Charlie .................................. her teeth every morning after breakfast. [ clean ]

6. My brother usually ............................... his bike to school, but today he came by car. [ ride ]

7. The sun ........................... in the east. [ rise ]

8. My parents always ................................ green tea for breakfast, but I don't like it. [ drink ]

9. Where's Matthias? He ................................. tennis in the sports hall. [ play ]

10. Please be quiet! I .............................. to study for my math test. [ try ]

11. Sorry, Emiko can't come to the phone right now. She .............................. a bath. [ have ]

12. Excuse me, but you ................................. in my seat. [ sit ]

13. Please don't talk to me. I .................................. TV! [ watch ]

14. He is very lazy. He never ................................. his homework. [ do ]

15. My father is very conservative. He ............................. a black suit to the office every
day. [ wear ]

16. We ................................. in a hotel at the moment, but we will soon move into our new
house. [ live ]

17. I hate it when I .................................. a lot of homework. [ get ]

18. No, you can't have the newspaper. I ........................................ it! [ read ]

19. People ........................................ longer than dogs. [ live ]

20. My friend is very clever. She .................................. four languages! [ speak ]

21. How often ......................................... skiing? [ you/go ]

22. What ......................................................... on TV? [ you/usually/watch ]

23. She ........................................ her favourite stories every evening. [ watch ]

24. My older brother .................................... his guitar lessons on Mondays. [ have ]

25. He ........................................... his guitar lesson at the moment. [ not have ]

26. Mum ........................................... [ not cook ], she .................................. a book. [ read ]

27. Are you at school? What ......................................... ? [ you/do ]

28. What is Jenny doing? She ............................................ tennis. [ play ]

29. ........................................................ at home? [ your mum/work ]

30. She usually ................................... a skirt or a dress. [ wear ]

31. Now she ............................................... a red dress. [ wear ]

32. I ................. usually ......................... mushrooms. [ not eat ]

33. You can´t have my pencil. I .................................. it. [ use ]

34. Babies ............................... when they are hungry. [ cry ]

35. George ..................................... games every Sunday morning. [ play ]

36. Children ..................................... to school five times a week. [ go ]

37. I .............................................. to fix my bike today. [ try ]

38. She ................................................ going to school. [ not enjoy ]

39. Ben ....................................... for his pen. Where is it? [ look ]

40. What ............................................. in the evenings? [ you/do ]

41. Mat ....................................... his teeth after breakfast every morning. [ clean ]

42. Listen! Somebody .......................................... your favourite song. [ play ]

43. Teachers ............................................. children at school. [ teach ]

44. Look at her! She ............................................ the piano. [ play ]

45. An architect ........................................ plans of the houses. [ make ]

46. Will ................................... to our shop on Mondays. [ come ]

47. He ........................................... . He hates it. [ not smoke ]

Prepíš do Present Continuous:
1. What do you do? .....................................................................................?
2. What time do they get up in the morning? .....................................................................................?
3. Do we play football on Saturday? .....................................................................................?
4. Does she go to school? .....................................................................................?
5. Where do they train? .....................................................................................?
6. The banks close in the afternoon. The bank ..................................................................................
7. My friends don´t eat ice cream. My friend .................................................................................
8. My brothers has a shower. My brother ...............................................................................
9. Does your sister have a party? .....................................................................................?
10. They drive a car. .....................................................................................
11. Why do you travel by car? .....................................................................................?
12. I don´t ride a horse. .....................................................................................
13. Where do you live? .....................................................................................?
14. Do they read books? .....................................................................................?
15. When do they come? .....................................................................................?
16. What kind of car do you sell? .....................................................................................?
17. Do you write emails? .....................................................................................?
18. Do we eat meat for lunch? .....................................................................................?
19. I don´t drink coffee. .....................................................................................
20. They sing a song. .....................................................................................
21. We drive a car. .....................................................................................
22. Where do they play tennis? .....................................................................................?
23. Why does he clean the room? .....................................................................................?
24. They wash the car on Saturdays. .....................................................................................
25. What time do they go to bed? .....................................................................................?
26. We try new clothes. .....................................................................................
27. Do you watch TV often? .....................................................................................?
28. We have a good time. .....................................................................................
29. They finish at 7 o´clock. .....................................................................................
30. We fly a plane. .....................................................................................
31. They stay in a hotel. .....................................................................................
Prepíš do Present Simple:
1. What are you doing? .....................................................................................?
2. What time are they getting up today? .....................................................................................?
3. Are we playing football? .....................................................................................?
4. Are you watching a film? .....................................................................................?
5. Where are they waiting? .....................................................................................?
6. The banks are closing. The bank ..................................................................................
7. My friends aren´t eating ice cream. My friend .................................................................................
8. My brothers aren´t having a shower. My brother ...............................................................................
9. Is your sister drinking tea? .....................................................................................?
10. They aren´t enjoying the party. .....................................................................................
11. Why are you travelling by car? .....................................................................................?
12. I am not selling my car. .....................................................................................
13. Where are you staying? .....................................................................................?
14. Are they reading a book? .....................................................................................?
15. When are they coming? .....................................................................................?
16. What kind of car are you buying? .....................................................................................?
17. When are they arriving? .....................................................................................?
18. Are we eating meat? .....................................................................................?
19. I´m not drinking coffee. .....................................................................................
20. They aren´t working in the garden. .....................................................................................
21. We aren´t studying Geography. .....................................................................................
22. Where are they playing tennis? .....................................................................................?
23. Why are they cooking? .....................................................................................?
24. They are washing the car. .....................................................................................
25. Are they going to bed? .....................................................................................?
26. We are trying new clothes. .....................................................................................
27. Are you watching TV? .....................................................................................?
28. We are going to the cinema. .....................................................................................
29. They are finishing at 7 o´clock. .....................................................................................
30. We are flying a plane. .....................................................................................
31. They are staying in a hotel. .....................................................................................