SIMPLE PRESENT VS CONTINUOUS PRESENT

SIMPLE PRESENT vs. CONTINUOUS PRESENT
Use the correct tense of the verb in each sentence. Choose between the simple present tense and the continuous present tense.


1 He (work) hard every day.

2 He (talk) to Tom now.

3 Miss Stewart (look) at the newspaper now.

4 The children (sleep) for two hours every afternoon.

5 Those two fellows (fix) the car right now.

6 That French girl (speak) English very well.

7 Uncle Walter (eat) dinner with us every Sunday.

8 My friend (enjoy) hamburgers very much.

9 John and Frank (write) letters at this moment.

10 Mr. Johnson (work) thirty-five hours a week.

11 My sister (need) some money for her books.

12 It (rain) very much in the United States.

13 Mr. Brown (pay) his bills once a month.

14 The student (look up) that new word right now.

15 Mr. Moore (teach) English from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

16 Mr. Moore (begin) the new lesson right now.

17 I (owe) my friend two dollars and fifty cents.

18 Smith (watch) a baseball game every Saturday.

19 Miss Peters (talk) to Mr. Johnson right now.

20 Pierre (know) all of the new words very well.

21 We always (do) our English lessons carefully.

22 We (do) exercise thirteen right at the moment.


PRESENT TENSE NEGATIVE FORMS
Write don’t, doesn’t, isn’t, aren’t in the blank space in each sentence.
1 He isn’t listening to the radio right now.
2 He doesn’t listen to the radio every evening.
3 We ____________ watching a television program now.

4 We ____________ watch television every day.

5 They ___________ study their lessons after class.

6 They ___________ studying their lessons right now.

7 It _____________ raining very hard right at the moment.

8 It _____________ rain very much during the summer.

9 Mr. Johnson __________ eating his lunch now.

10 Mr. Johnson __________ always eat at that place.

11 I ____________ see any students in that room.

12 They ____________ like milk with their meals.

PRESENT TENSE QUESTION FORMS
Write do, does, is, are in the blank space in each sentence.
1 Do the men come to work at 9:00 every morning?
2 Are the men coming into the room right now?
3 _________ you learn the new words in each lesson?
4 _________ you learning the new words right now?

5 _________ Mr. Johnson work for the Ajax Company?

6_________ Mr. Johnson working on a report right now?

7_________ she usually sit in the third row?

8_________ she sitting in the fourth row now?

9 ________ you read many books every year?

10 _________ reading an interesting book now?

11 _________ the students need help with their lessons?

12 _________ this lesson seem very difficult to you?

13_________ you remember the name of that book?

14 _________ you understand all of the words very well?