7. Choose the correct answer.

Example: Ann, look! Joanna is wearing her new blue coat.

a) wears b) is wearing

1. She can’t come now, she ……… a shower.

a) has b) is having

2. Sally is a secretary. She ……… in an office.

a) works b) is working

3. He ……… by bus every morning.

a) travels b) is travelling

4. They ……… TV at the moment.

a) watch b) are watching

5. Look at Matthew. He ……… really fast.

a) cycles b) is cycling

6. My aunt usually ……… in the morning.

a) runs b) is running

7. The children ……… . Can you hear them?

a) sing b) are singing

8. What time ……… in the morning?

a) do you get up b) are you getting up

9. Ali ……… classical music.

a) loves b) is loving

10. What ……… there? Come here.

a) do you do b) are you doing

11. My parents are in the kitchen. They ……… dinner.

a) have b) are having

12. Be quiet! The baby ……… .

a) sleeps b) are sleeping

13. Peter never ……… to hard rock.

a) listens b) is listening

14. Pat is a musician. She ……… the guitar.

a) plays b) is playing

15. I’m so tired. I ……… asleep.

a) fall b) is falling

8. Complete the paragraphs below with the verbs in the correct tense (Present Simple or Present Continuous).

A.

(I / usually / watch) I usually watch television in the evening. At the moment, (I / watch) ……… (1) a music programme. (I / like) ……… (2) music programmes. (My sister / read) ……… (3) in her room. (She / not / like) ……… (4) watching television much. (She / prefer) ……… (5) reading. (She / love) ……… (6) reading history books. (She / sometimes / go) ……… (7) to the library on Saturday and (stay) ……… (8) there for hours. (She / want ) ……… (9) to study history at university.

Which (you / prefer) ……… (10) – reading books or watching TV?

B.

(It / be) It is 9.15 now and (I / stand) ……… (1) outside the classroom. I can’t go into the class because (I / be) ……… (2) late. (Miss Tomkins /get) ……… (3) angry with me when I’m late and when (I / forget) ……… (4) my book! I can see my friends through the window. (They / listen to) ……… (5) Miss Tomkins.

(What / happen) ……… (6) now? (She / write) ……… (7) something on the board. (She / give) ……… (8) them a surprise test! There are tests every week and (my friends / often / complain) ……… (9) about them. They say they are a waste of time. (Miss Tomkins / not / agree) ……… (10)!

9. Match the sentences in Column a to the phrases in Column b. Then use the phrases in Column b to write sentences with going to.

My blouse is very dirty. He’s very hungry Their room is very untidy. The plants in my garden are dying. I’ve got a car but I can’t drive. We’ve got an English test tomorrow. She can’t understand the questions. It’s very hot in my room. I’m very cold. It’s raining, but they are still going out. I’ve got a headache. He says the soup tastes horrible.

study tonight put on a sweater take an umbrella ask her teacher for help open the window wash it water them tidy it have a sandwich take driving lessons complain to the waiter take an aspirin

Example: 1 - f) My blouse is very dirty, I’m going to wash it.