Pr. Simple-Continuous Test
Pr. Simple-Continuous Test
Pr. Simple-Continuous Test
continuous
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1. Complete the dialogues with the correct present simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1 A: ………………………… (you / go) to the gym every day?
B: No, I ………………………… (not go) every day. I ………………………… (go) three
times a week.
2 A: ………………………… (Sam/study) at your school?
B: No, he ………………………… (not study) there. He ………………………… (study) at a
private school.
3 A: Does your mother ………………………… (teach) English?
B: Yes, she does. She also ………………………… (teach) French and Spanish. She
………………………… (be) very good at languages.
4 A: ………………………… (your parents / work) in London?
B: No, they don’t. They both ………………………… (work) in Oxford.
5 A: ………………………… (you / practise) much before you perform a new play?
B: Yes, we ………………………… (practise) for weeks before the first performance, and the
director ………………………… (make) a lot of changes.
2. Complete the voice message with the correct present continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.
Hi Steve! It’s Sean. How are things? I hope you are well. 1………………………… (you / have) a
good time in Hull? I 2………………………… (call) from my grandparents’ house in Cornwall. My
sister and I 3………………………… (stay) here for a couple of weeks, and
we 4………………………… (enjoy) it a lot. I 5………………………… (plan) to study for my
exams later, but now I 6………………………… (relax). I’m not totally lazy, though –
I 7………………………… (run) every morning. Jake and I 8………………………… (think) about
spending a month in Spain. Would you like to go with us? Let me know! Well, the
sun 9………………………… (shine) so I think I’ll go for a walk. Bye!
3. Match sentences a-f with the uses of the present tense (1-6).
1 something that happens regularly
2 verbs not used in continuous tenses
3 something happening at this moment
4 stating a fact or law
5 something happening around this time
6 a future plan
4. Complete the sentences with the correct present simple or present continuous form of the
verbs in brackets.
1 Josh ………………………… at least one point in every game he plays. (score)
2 I ………………………… that they will give Kate a place on the team. (believe)
3 Susan ………………………… to finish her homework today. (try)
4 My dad ………………………… Chinese food tonight. (cook)
5 My brother loves books. He ………………………… a book every week. (read)
6 I ………………………… all of my old Friends DVDs this week. (watch)
7 Sam ………………………… before 7 a.m., even on Sundays. (get up)
8 Look out of the window. A big storm …………………………! (come)
9 Lisa usually ………………………… video games when she gets home. (play)
10 I ………………………… what you’re saying, but I don’t agree with it. (understand)
5. Complete the email with the correct present simple or present continuous form of the verbs
in brackets.
To: [email protected]
Hi Lauren
How 1………………………… (be) everything? I hope you 2………………………… (have) a
great time at football camp this week. I 3………………………… (enjoy) my summer drama
project. Every summer we 4………………………… (put on) a play by Shakespeare, and this year
we 5………………………… (work) on A midsummer Night’s Dream. It’s a great play because
it 6………………………… (have) so many different roles. We 7………………………… (practise)
about six hours a day and we’re performing the play in public next week.
I 8………………………… (try) very hard to learn my lines. I 9………………………… (play) two
parts in the play, and sometimes I 10………………………… (forget) which part I’m playing!
Anyway, I 11………………………… (believe) it will be a great performance. My
grandparents 12………………………… (travel) from Leeds next week just to see me in the play. I
know you 13………………………… (be) very busy at camp, but I 14…………………………
(hope) to hear from you soon.
Take care!
Daisy