Themes

simple
present and
present
countinuous

Name :

score

class/smstr

VII

subject

English

day/date

a. Lucy is talking about her family. Read the text and complete with the
correct in simple
present
Hi! My name is Lucy. I 1
(live) with my parents in
Sidney, Australia. My mothers name is Lilith and my farhers name is Fred.
I2
(have) two brothers and one sister. My brothers, Peter
and Walter live with us, too. Peter 3
(study) in a school
downtown. He takes the train to school. He 4
(get up) at 6 am.
5
Thats very early! But walter
(not, get up) early. He walks
to work. Peter 6
(do) his homework everyday at 5pm. My sister,
Helena live downtown wit her husband, james. He 7
(work) in
the suburbs. They 8
(not take) the bus to our house.
They 9
(go) to our hause by car. James is a doctor, but the 10
(not work) in hospital, he 11
(works) in a office. They 12
(visit) us every Sunday. I really love my family.
b. Arrange the questions about lucys family :
13.
(she/alone/does/live)
-No, she lives with her brothers and her parents.

14.
(they/ where/ live/ do)
-they live in Sydney, Australia.

15.
(helenas)/does/do/what/husband)
-hes a doctor.

16.
(how/she/her/does/like/family)
-she loves her family !

17.
(walk/does/peter/to/school)
-no, he takes the train to school.

c. Complete these sentences by using present continuous from.

18. is she
(learn) mathematics at the moment ?
19. the students
( not, use ) the computer this afternoon ?
20. who
( sit ) next to my brother ?
21. the ships that transport good
(arrive) at this port of
at 5.30 PM.
22. I
(stay) at the hotel until the end of this month.
23. jhon and maria
( learn ) how to cook French food.

24. we
season.
25.
you
26. surprisingly, he
everyone.
27. the sun

(not, plan) a trip to Thailand during rainy

(look for) English book at the Gramedia?
(be) very patient and helpful to
(shine ) brightly today.

d. Complete the sentences with the pharases.

Do the ironing
do the shopping
do the housework
do the cooking
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.

do the washing up
have a rest

clean the windows

do the washing

tidy up

the plates are dirty. Its time to

the hause is mess. Its time to
mikaela is really tired. Its time to
the clothes are dirty. Its time to
there is no food in the fridge. Its time to
Im in my badroom, but I cant see outside. Its time to
there are things all over the floor in my badroom. Its time to
my shirts are clean, but I cant were the yet. Its time to

e. complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in

brackets. Use the simple present or the present countinuous
tense.
36. my grandfather
(read) newspaper at ten oclock
every morning.
37. my parents usually
(jog) in the morning, while usually
sleep.
38. why
you
(walk) so far? You can stop taxi.
39. Jennifer
usually
(not, speak)
Indonesian because she comes from England.
40. I hate living in your city, because it
(be, cold)
41. Vincent sometimes
(read) comics on Sunday.
42. we
(not, watch) TV every morning.
43. Listen! Angel
(sing) in the bath room.
44. my sister usually
(help) mom in the kitchen every
afternoon.
45. they often
(clear) bathroom twice a week
46. look! My friends
(cheat) my test
47. when I meet you, Alexandria always
(look) at
me in a long time.
48. every day samuels father
(go) for a walk
49. I
(chat) with my friend at the moment.
50. my cousin and I
(play) badminton on Sundays.
f. Read the following text then answer the question correctly.
Marys hobbies and interests
Mary has a lot of hobbies and interests. She usually gets up early so
she can run before work. She dosent often have time to ski, bur she

occasionally goes on Saturdays during the winter. Mary often rides a horse
at stable near here home. She sometimes goes after work, but she usually
goes horseback riding on Sunday.she loves music. She always goes to
choir practice on wanesday evenings and sings in chrush on Sunday. She
doesnt have much extra money, so she rarely goes to concerts in the city.
She seldom watches TV because she likes doing things outside. She
usually goes to the gym if its raining outside. She isnt often alone
because she has a lot of friends. She occasionally does something alone,
but she usually does her activities with one of her friends.
Read the text. Answer the questions below correctly.
51. why does she usually get up early ?

.
52. how often does she ride a horse?

.
53. when does she usually go horseback riding?

.
54. what kind of music does she like doing ?

..
55. what does she usually do if its raining?