Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
- When (arrive / the plane)?
- (visit / you) Jane in hospital today?
- What time (get up / you) in the mornings?
- Why (cry / she) now?
- (swim / they) in the pool at the moment?
Text
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
- I (live) in London.
- This weekend, I (visit) my friends in Brighton.
- The train to Brighton (leave) London at 6.45 in the morning.
- In the early afternoon, we (want) to go on a sightseeing tour.
- In the evening, we (go) to a concert.
- The concert (start) at 8 o'clock.
- I (come) back to London on Sunday.
- My train (arrive) in London at 7.50 in the evening.
Test 2 on Simple Present and Present Progressive
Form
Present Progressive
Write the ing-form of the following verbs.
- fly -
- book -
- hit -
- take -
- lie -
Simple Present
Write the 3rd person singular of the following verbs (in Simple Present).
- do - he
- worry - she
- play - she
- watch - he
- might - she
Use
When to use which tense?
- Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: Look!, now?
- Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: often, seldom, never?
- For actions happening at the moment of speaking, we use.
- For actions set by a timetable or schedule, we use.
- In a story, for present actions happening one after another, we use.
- For arrangements for the near future, we use.
Positive sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
- We (help) in the canteen this week.
- Martin usually (drive) to work.
- But today, he (take) the bus.
- Listen! She (practise) the piano.
- My friend (play) the guitar every evening.
Negative sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
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- He (not / spend) his holidays in Spain each year.
- I (not / meet) Francis tonight.
- They (not / fly) to London tomorrow.
- We (not / work) this week.
- The film (not / begin) at 7 o'clock.
Question
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
- (leave / you) the party now?
- (have / you) any brothers or sisters?
- (love / she) him?
- Who (cook) dinner tonight?
- (send / he) you an e-mail every day?
Text
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
- Maria (want) to improve her English.
- Therefore, she (do) a language course in London at the moment.
- She (stay) with a host family and (must) take the tube to get to her language school.
- It (be) only a five-minute walk to the nearest tube station.
- The tube (leave) at half past eight.
- The first lesson (begin) at 9 o'clock.
- In the afternoons, the school (offer) sightseeing tours in and around London.
- Tomorrow, the students of the language school (go) to Windsor.