Present Simple or Continuous

1. Look ! He (take) an orange now !
2. She always (celebrate) Christmas with her friends.
3. He sometimes (forget) to send birthday cards.
4. (you like) pudding ?
5. What is his job ? Well, he (take) photos, and he sends them to magazines.
6. I (not believe) you.
7. Listen ! She (talk) about Scotland.
8. That festival only (take) place every three years.
9. Do not disturb her ! She (check) the list.
10. Rice ( not grow) in Great Britain.

More Activities
1. You can borrow my umbrella. I am not needing/don't need it at the moment.
2. She generally sings/ is singing in French but today she sings/is singing in English.
3. I meet/am meeting you on the corner of this street every day.
4. Please don't make so much noise. I study/am studying.
5. The sun is warming/warms the air and gives/is giving us light.
6. Brad is swimming/swims very well, but he can't dive.
7. It is being/is very cold now. Do you think/Are you thinking it freezes/is freezing ?
8. I notice/am noticing the price of petrol is going/goes up again.
9. What time is the next plane taking off/does the next plane take off ?
10. Leave me alone. I watch/am watching television.


Complete with the present simple or the present continuous of the verbs given.

1. Why she......................................... (walk) so fast? Because she is in a hurry. She ..........................(want) to catch the bus.
2. My mother never.............................................. (cook) paella, but today she................................ (cook) one for lunch.
3. Next week we........................................ (start) our guitar classes. We................................... (have) class every Monday and Wednesday.
4. We.......................................... (not want) to leave, we ........................................(have) a lot of fun.
5. How much ..............................................(earn)a week? It ...................................................(depend) This season I ........................................ (not get) too much.
6. Where is Naima? I think she.......................................... (finish)her homework in her bedroom. She .............................................(work) very hard in the evening.
7. Kumba never........................................... (eat) her breakfast in the morning, so her mother often .............................................(get) angry with her.
8. Dear friends,The sun........................................ (shine) hard here in Jamaica at the moment, we ............................................(sit) at the hotel swimming pool and .................................... (drink) our breakfast coffee. People are nice around here they usually..................................... (talk) to you in the street or.................................................... (sell) you their crafts. Hope you are alright in Sedavi. We...................................... (fly) back on the 14th. See you soon.
9.Cathy's mother is English and ............................................ (fly) to Alicante every winter because it is warmer there. Cathy often .............................................(drive) there at the weekend to visit her.
10. you.............................. (go) anywhere tonight? Maybe I.......................................... (take) my mother to a restaurant. That is what I always ..........................................(do) on Saturdays.

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