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9. Present Simple vs Present Continuous

1. Choose the right variant.

1. I to work every day.

a) go b) am going

2. Peter German and Spanish.

a) speaks b) is speaking

3. Anna a report now.

a) writes b) is writing

4. The sun in the east.

a) rises b) is rising

5. Diana terrible today. Is she sick?

a) looks b) is looking

6. The sun brightly and it's warm today.

a) shines b) is shining

7. He out of the window.

a) looks b) is looking

8. Listen! Someone the piano.

a) plays b) is playing

9. They TV in the evenings.

a) watch b) are watching

10. It dark. We'd better go home.

a) gets b) is getting

2. Present simple or present continuous

1. Every Monday, Sally_______her kids to football practice.

a) drives b) is driving

2. Usually, I _______as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I _______French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

a) work\ study b) am working\ am studying c) am working\ study d) work\ am studying

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John _______.

a) sleeps b) is sleeping

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It _______.

a) rains b) is raining

5. I hate living in Seattle because it _______.

a) always rains b) is always raining

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you _______because everybody _______so loudly.

a) say \ talks b) are saying\ is talking c) are saying\ talks d) say \ is talking

7. Justin _______a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.

a) currently writes b) is currently writing

8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight? Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I _______to a movie tonight with some friends.

a) go b) am going

9. The business cards _______printed by a company in New York. Their prices _______inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.

a) are normally\are b) are normally being\are being c) are normally being\are d) are normally\ are being

10. This delicious chocolate _______made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.

a) are being b) are

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present continuous tense.

Articulate and well presented, Paul Sutherland is an excellent candidate for the post of Director of Software Development. He 1 _______ (want) to leave his present employer, a small computer company, because he 2______________(feel) that he 3______________(not use) his skills. He (look for) 4__________ a more challenging knowledge of software engineering to the full. He 5______________(realise) that our company 6______________(grow) rapidly, and that he would be expected to contribute to that growth. He is familiar with our existing range of software and he regularly 7______________(read) our publications. Although at present he 8______________(live) in the south, he 9______________(say) that he is willing to go wherever we 10______________(decide) to send him. He occasionally 11______________(travel) to various European countries for trade fairs and exhibitions and i2______________(enjoy) meeting people of different nationalities. At the moment he 13______________(attend) a training course at the Goethe Institute in order to perfect his German.

1. a) wants b) is wanting

2. a) feels b) is feeling

3. a) doesn’t use b) isn’t using

4. a) looks for b) is looking for

5. a) realizes b) is realizing

6. a) grows b) is growing

7. a) reads b) is reading

8. a) lives b) is living

9. a) says b) is saying

10. a) decide b) are deciding

11. a) travels b) is travelling

12. a) enjoys b) is enjoying

13. a) attends b) is attending