Test yourself

The Simple Present and the Present Continuous

V-1
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Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or the present continuous tense.

1 Cuckoos (not build) nests. They (use) the nests of other birds.
2 You can't see Tom now: he (have) a bath.
3 He usually (drink) coffee but today he (drink) tea.
4 What she (do) in the evenings?
~She usually (play) cards or (watch) TV.
5 I won't go out now as it (rain) and I (not have) an umbrella.
6 The last train (leave) the station at 11.30.
7 He usually (speak) so quickly that I (not understand) him.
5 Ann (make) a dress for herself at the moment. She (make) all her
own clothes.
II. Complete the sentences with am/is/are/do/does.
1. I __________ an accountant.
2. ___________ he like his job?
3. Where ___________ they live?
4. ________ New York exciting?
5. Why __________ you want to learn English?
6. We _________ Americans.
7. What ________ he do at weekends?
III.
Put the words in the correct order to make sentences or questions.
1. family/the/am/my/in//I/oldest
2. sister/me/my/than/younger/is
3. class/who/the/oldest/the/the/in/is?
4. passenger/plane/is/Concorde/world/fastest/the/in/the

IV.
Put the questions to the underlined words in the sentences.
1. She never plays tennis on Monday.
2. They are watching a very interesting film on TV now.
3. We like to read detective stories.
V. Complete the sentences with there + to be.
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___________ anything to eat? - ___________ a sandwich and an apple.

___________ any children in the park? - ___________ many children today.
___________ water left? - ___________ any water, Im afraid.
___________ drinks? - Yes, ___________ ice tea, lemonade and orange juice.

5. ___________ many people in your family? _ No, ___________ only my mum and dad and me.
6. ___________ any good programmes on TV? - Yes ___________ some nice films and shows.

Test yourself
The Simple Present and the Present Continuous
V-2
I.

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

1. Hardly anyone (wear) a hat nowadays.

2. I'm afraid I've broken one of your coffee cups.
-Don't worry. I (not like) that set anyway.
3 . I (wear) my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong.
4. Tom can't have the newspaper now because his aunt (read) it.
5. I'm busy at the moment. I (redecorate) the sitting room.
6. The kettle (boil) now. Shall I make the tea?
7. You (enjoy) yourself or would you like to leave now?
-I (enjoy) myself very much. I (want) to stay to the end.
8. How you (get) to work as a rule?
-I usually (go) by bus but sometimes I (walk).
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Complete the sentences with am/is/are/do/does.

I ________ a student.
________ she like music?
Where _________ they go after lessons?
_______ he your best friend?
Why ________ do they want to help her?
They _____ not Russian.
What books ________ she like to read?

III. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences or questions.
1. book/interesting/than/my/your/more/is/book
2. in/world/the/ what/ the/is/longest/river?
3. difficult/German/English/is/than/more/much
4. weather/better/today/than/much/is/yesterday/the

IV. Put the questions to the underlined words in the sentences.

1. We are doing a lot of interesting things after lessons.
2. She looks after her little sister every day.
3. The boy never goes to the swimming pool. He is afraid of water.
4. I am sitting at the table and doing my homework.