Present simple - Present continuous revision exercises

EX1: PRESENT SIMPLE - PRESENT CONTINUOUS REVISION EXERCISES 
1. Where's John?  He  (listen) to a new CD in his room.
2. Don't forget to take your umbrella with you to London.  You know it always 
 (rain) in England.
3. Jean  (work) hard all day but she  (not work) 
at the moment.
4. Look!  That boy   (run) after the bus. He  (want) to catch it.
5. He  (speak) German so well because he  (come) from Germany.
6. Shh! The boss   (come). We  (meet) 
him in an hour and nothing is ready!
7.  you usually  (go) away for Christmas or  you  (stay) 
at home?
8. She  (hold) some roses. They  (smell) lovely.
9. Oh no! Look! It  (snow) again.  It always  (snow) in this country.
10. Mary  (swim) very well, but she   (not run) very fast.
11.   you  (enjoy) this party? Yes, I (have) a great time!
12. Sorry I can't help you.  I  (not know) where she keeps her files.
13.  What you(do) next Saturday?  Nothing special. I  
(stay) at home.
14.  I  (think) your new hat   (look) nice on you.
15.  I  (live) with my parents but right now I  (stay) with some
friends for a few days.
16. I can't talk on the phone now.  I  (drive) home.
17. Where are the children?  They   (lie) on the beach over there.
18.  You never  (listen) to a word I say!  You  always 
 (listen) to that mp3 player!
19.  He  (not understand) what you  
(talk) about. He's foreign.
20. How much  your suitcase  (weigh)? It  
(look) really heavy.
Key EX1:
1.       ‘s listening                           2.       Rains
3.       Work, Is not working          4.       ‘s runing, wants
5.       Speaks, comes                  6.       Is comming, ‘re meeting
7.       Do, Go, do, stay                  8.       ‘s holding, smell
9.       ‘s snowing, snows            10.   Swims, doesn’t run
11.   Are, enjoying, ‘m having     12.   Do not know
13.   Are, doing, ‘m staying         14.   Think, looks
15.   Live, ‘m staying                    16.   ‘m driving
17.   ‘re lying                                  18.   Listen, are, listening
19.   Does not understand, ‘re talking
20.   Does, weigh, look
EX2: Exercise on Simple Present - Present Progressive
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).
1.     Look! He (leave)  the house.
2.     Quiet please! I (write)  a test.
3.     She usually (walk)  to school.
4.     But look! Today she (go)  by bike.
5.     Every Sunday we (go)  to see my grandparents.
6.     He often (go)  to the cinema.
7.     We (play)  Monopoly at the moment.
8.     The child seldom (cry) .
9.     I (not / do)  anything at the moment.
10.  (watch / he)  the news regularly?
Key EX2:
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).
1.     Look! He is leaving the house.
2.     Quiet please! I am writing a test.
3.     She usually walks to school.
4.     But look! Today she is going by bike.
5.     Every Sunday we go to see my grandparents.
6.     He often goes to the cinema.
7.     We are playing Monopoly at the moment.
8.     The child seldom cries.
9.     I am not doing anything at the moment.
10.  Does he watch the news regularly?
EX3: Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present Progressive).
                           Marc
1.     This (be)  Marc.
2.     He (wear)  a t-shirt and shorts today.
3.     He (eat)  an apple at the moment.
4.     Marc (like)  fruits and vegetables.
5.     He (eat)  some every day.
6.     Marc (know)  that apples (be)  
good for his health.
Key EX3:
1.     This is Marc.
2.     He is wearing a t-shirt and shorts today.
3.     He is eating an apple at the moment.
4.     Marc likes fruits and vegetables.
5.     He eats some every day.
6.     Marc knows that apples are good for his health.
EX4: Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present Progressive).
                     Caroline
1.     This (be)  Caroline.
2.     Caroline (have)  long blond hair.
3.     She usually (wear)  glasses, but now she (wear)  
contact lenses.
4.     Caroline (like)  sports.
5.     She (play)  handball every Monday and Thursday.
Key EX4:
1.     This is Caroline.
2.     Caroline has long blond hair.
3.     She usually wears glasses, but now she is wearing contact lenses.
4.     Caroline likes sports.
5.     She plays handball every Monday and Thursday.
EX5: Exercise on Simple Present - Present Progressive
Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present Progressive).
Joe and Dennis
1.     Joe and Dennis (be)  best friends.
2.     They often (meet)  in the afternoon.
3.     What (do / they)  at the moment?
4.     They (play)  football.
5.     They (love)  football.
6.     Joe (practise)  with his father every weekend, but Dennis (not / play) football very often.
Key EX5:
1.     Joe and Dennis are best friends.
2.     They often meet in the afternoon.
3.     What are they doing at the moment?
4.     They are playing football.
5.     They love football.
6.     Joe practises with his father every weekend, but Dennis does not play football very often.