MIXED PRESENT SIMPLE vs CONTINUOUS

Signal words Simple Present:

always, every, never, normally, now and then, occasionally, often, rarely, seldom, sometimes, usually
Signal words Present Continuous (Progressive):
at the moment, at present, just, just now, now, right now, still, today, tonight. Look! Listen!

1. Look! Pauline________________ the flowers. (water)

2. Listen! The girls ________________ a song. (sing)
3. She usually ________________ home by bus. (come)
4. Jack ________________ to his grandmother every day. (go)
5. Look! Sally and Joe________________ tennis. (play)
6. Nelly________________ a cup of tea every morning. (drink)
7. We can't play tennis. It ________________ now. (rain)
8. Bill ________________ his homework at the moment. (do)
9. Jane always ________________ her homework in her room. (do)
10. The boys sometimes ________________ to the park. (run)
11. My cat never________________ in my room. (sleep)
12. Listen! Phil ________________ an English song. (sing)
13. No, I ________________ to music on my mobile phone,
I ________________ a bath. (not listen / have)
14. Michael can't play football. He ________________ guitar at the moment. (play)
15. We never________________ letters to America. (write)
16. He usually ________________ (go) to school by bus,
but today he ________________ (walk) to school.
17. Listen! The birds________________ (sing).
They always________________ (sing) in the morning.
18. What ________________ (you / do)?
________________ you always________________ (work) like that?
19. I________________ (not / swim) in this lake!
It ________________ (be) far too cold.
20. Peter________________ (just / eat) his school dinner,
but I ________________ (think) school dinners ________________ (taste) horrible.
21. The girls often________________ (do) their homework together,
but today they ________________ (not / do) their homework properly!
22. I sometimes________________ (go) for a walk in the afternoons,
but today I ________________ (work) instead.
23. Christiana always________________ (feed) her cows in the morning,
but Tim ________________ (feed) them today.
24. Look! ________________ (not / be) that Sarah?
She ________________ (just / go) into the cinema with her boyfriend.
25. Dad ________________ (not / know) that
Tom ________________ (run) in a marathon today. He will be surprised.
26. Joan ________________ football every day. (play)
27. Who________________ on the grass? (walk)
28. Who________________ to? (you, talk)
29. Jim says: ________________ to school now". (I, go)
30. In the winter, the sun ________________ early. (set)
31. The church bell ________________ for Mass every Sunday. (ring)
32. ________________ his name. (I, not, remember)
33. No, ________________ , I am awake. (I, not, sleep)
34. Ben often ________________ the newspapers. (read)
35. Listen! Somebody ________________ you. (call)
36. He________________ always late. (to be - am, is, are)
37. He________________ Andy every Friday. (visit)
38. I never________________ coffee in the morning. (drink)
39. It________________ at present. (rain)
40. The train________________ at the moment. (leave)
41. They always________________ early. (get up)
42. Jane ________________ the guitar now. (play)
43. Look! This lady________________ a hamburger. (not/eat)
44. Our cat seldom ________________ on the sofa. (lie)
________________ they ________________ at the moment? (text)
45. I ________________ supermarkets, but my father doesn't. (like)
46. We ________________ the bus to school. (not/to take)
47. Where ________________ you ________________ from? (to come)
48. _______ your girlfriend always _____________ green T-shirts? (wear)
49. I ________________ a cup of tea now. (have)
50. ________________ the boy ________________ in the pool right now? (swim)