1. SIMPLE PRESENT AND PRESENT PROGRESSIVE EXERCISES
NAME ______________________________________________ ID __________ DATE__________________
Complete the following sentences with SIMPLE PRESENT.
1) They ___________________________________ hockey at school. (play)
2) She ___________________________________e-mails. (not/ write)
3) _______________________you _____________________English? ( speak)
4) My parents ___________________________________fish. (not/ like)
5) _______________________Anne __________________________any hobbies? (have)
6) Andy's brother ___________________________________in an office. ( work)
7) Leroy ___________________________________very fast. (can/not/read)
8) ____________________Jim and Joe __________________________the flowers every week? (water)
9) Yvonne's mother ___________________________________a motorbike. (not/ ride)
10) ___________________________________Elisabeth ___________________________________cola? (drink)
11) Tom and Amy ___________________________________ (cook) on Wednesday.
12) Daniel and I ___________________________________ (cook) on Tuesday.
13) Herbert ___________________________________ (cook) on Sunday.
14) Carlos and Peter ___________________________________ (wash) the car on Friday.
15) Jovita ___________________________________ (wash) the car on Saturday.
16) Ko, Uri, and I ___________________________________ (study) English on Monday.
17) The students ___________________________________ (study) English on Thursday.
18) Randy ___________________________________ (study) English on Friday.
Complete the following sentences with PRESENT PROGRESSIVE.
1. Anna (rest) ___________________________________right now.
2. I (talk) ___________________________________on the phone at this moment.
3. Bella (cook) ___________________________________dinner now.
4. They (help) ___________________________________the teacher right now.
5. He (run) ___________________________________very fast!
6. Julia (bake) ___________________________________a chocolate cake at the moment.
7. I (have) ___________________________________fun!
8. You (dance) ___________________________________very nicely.
9. My father (not work) ___________________________________at the moment.
10. The teacher (talk) ___________________________________too fast.
11. They (not listen) ___________________________________to me.
12. John's dog (run) ___________________________________away.
13. Peter's cat (eat) ___________________________________a fish.
14. Peter and Mary (not study) ___________________________________.
15. What (you / do) ___________________________________?
16. ___________________________________ (Mary / read) a book?
17. ___________________________________ (your brothers / play) football?
18. ___________________________________ (you / learn) English?
Complete the following sentences with SIMPLE PRESENT or PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
1) Andy sometimes ___________________________________comics. ( read)
2) We never ___________________________________TV in the morning. ( watch)
3) Listen! Sandy ___________________________________in the bathroom. ( sing)
4) My sister usually___________________________________ in the kitchen. ( help)
5) My mother ___________________________________breakfast now. ( make)
6) They often ___________________________________the bathroom. ( clean)
7) Look! The boys ___________________________________home. (come)
8) Every day his grandfather___________________________________ for a walk. ( go)
9) I ___________________________________with my friend at the moment. (chat)
10) Cats ___________________________________mice. ( eat)
11) Look! Sara (go) ___________________________________to the movies.
12) On her right hand, Sara (carry) ___________________________________ her handbag.
13) The handbag (be) ___________________________________very beautiful.

2. 14) Sara usually (put) ___________________________________on black shoes but now she (wear) white trainers.
15) And look, she (take) ___________________________________an umbrella.
Complete the following sentences. Use the SIMPLE PRESENT of the verb in parentheses.
1. I ____________________________ (live) in a small house.
2. My father _______________________ (work) as a mechanic.
3. Minerva and Paulina ________________________ (read) a book every month.
4. The children _________________________ (enjoy) running in the park.
5. I ____________________________ (have) a terrible pain in my legs.
6. This book ______________________ (be) very interesting but difficult to understand.
7. Charles _________________________________ (love) to eat pizza.
8. The telephone always ______________________________ (ring) at 4:00 p.m.
9. Silvia _____________________________ (prefer/not) coffee to tea.
10. We ____________________________ (like/not) to walk under the sun.
11. Peter __________________ (love) to eat bananas every morning.
12. The students always ____________________ (stay) in the school until late.
13. The professor sometimes _______________________ (give) tutoring to every student.
14. We ________________________ (eat/not) sushi very often.
15. Mary ________________________ (read/not) the newspaper every morning.
16. What ________ you __________ (like) to do for fun?
17. What kind of music ______________ Teresa ____________ (play) in her parties?
18. __________ Peter always _____________ (write) fast during her exams?
19. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the Simple Present.
20. They _____________________ hockey at school. (to play)
21. She _____________________e-mails. (not/to write)
22. _____________________you _____________________English? (to speak)
23. My parents _____________________fish. (not/to like)
24. _____________________Anne any _____________________hobbies? (to have)
25. Andy's brother _____________________ in an office. (to work)
26. Leroy _____________________very fast. (can/not/to read)
27. Jim and Joe _____________________the flowers every week? (to water)
28. Yvonne's mother _____________________a motorbike. (not/to ride)
29. _____________________Elisabeth _____________________ cola? (to drink)
Complete the following sentences with the verbs in parentheses in SIMPLE PAST.
1. Paul _______________ (take) a shower last night.
2. I ______________________ (pay) $20.00 for this book.
3. Tony _______________________ (write) a letter to her mother last week.
4. My parents _______________________ (wake up/not) early this morning.
5. James _________________________ (bring/not) his English book today.
6. Where _________________________ (you/live) when you were in France?
7. ______________________________ (Peter/finish) his exam on time?
8. ______________________________ (the students/come) to class yesterday?
9. 1) I _______________________ my Maths homework yesterday. (to do)
10. 2) _______________________Susan _______________________ to England by plane? (to go)
11. 3) They _______________________a farm two weeks ago. (to visit)
12. 4) Jenny and Peggy _______________________their brother. (not/to help)
13. 5) The children _______________________at home last weekend. (not/to be)
14. 6) When _______________________ you _________________ this wonderful skirt? (to design)
15. 7) My mother _______________________ into the van. (not/to crash)
16. 8) The boys the mudguards _______________________ of their bicycles. (to take off)
17. 9) _______________________you _______________________ your aunt last week? (to phone)
18. 10) He _______________________ milk at school. (not/to drink)

3. Complete the questions and answers, adding AM, IS, ARE to the questions and AM, IS, ARE, AM NOT,
ISN’T, or AREN’T to the answers.
1. ______________ Peter a student? Yes, he ______________.
2. ______________ Mary and Tony in the school? No, they, ____________.
3. ______________ the children playing in the park? Yes, they ____________.
4. ______________ Minerva studying in the library? Yes, she ______________.
5. ______________ Paul and James flying to Chicago next week? No, they ____________.
Add DO or DOES to the questions and DO, DOES, DON’T OR DOESN’T to the answers.
1. _____________ you play soccer every Sunday? Yes, I _____________.
2. _____________ Monica like to eat bananas? No, she ____________.
3. _____________ your mother celebrate your birthday? Yes, she ___________.
4. _____________ Paul own a store? No, he ___________.
5. ____________ Charles and Minerva live in Chicago? No, they ___________.
Complete the following sentences. Use the SIMPLE PRESENT of the verb in parentheses.
30. I ____________________________ (live) in a small house.
31. My father _______________________ (work) as a mechanic.
32. Minerva and Paulina ________________________ (read) a book every month.
33. _________ the children ___________________ (enjoy) running in the park?
34. I ____________________________ (have) a terrible pain in my legs.
35. This book ______________________ (be) very interesting but difficult to understand.
36. _________ Charles ______________________ (love) to eat pizza?
37. The telephone always ______________________________ (ring) at 4:00 p.m.
38. Silvia _____________________________ (prefer/not) coffee to tea.
39. We ____________________________ (like/not) to walk under the sun.
Put the verbs in parentheses into the right tense: (SIMPLE PRESENT, PRESENT PROGRESSIVE, SIMPLE
PAST ).
1. I ____________________________________________________ (eat) breakfast right now.
2. Tony __________________________________________ (play) the guitar at this moment.
3. We ___________________________________________ (have) lunch in the cafeteria now.
4. The mechanic _________________________________ (go) to work every day at 9:00 a.m.
5. We ___________________________________ (buy, not) any books in this store right now.
6. Lou _________________________________ (read, not) a magazine right now in the library.
7. We ____________________________________________ (play, not) soccer every weekend.
8. I ____________________________________________ (go) to my cousins home last night.
9. The girls __________________________________ (like, not) the rock concert last weekend.
10. Jessica ______________________________________ (get) a high school diploma last year.
11. Mary __________________________________________________ (cut) his hair yesterday.
Choose the correct form of the verb SIMPLE PRESENT or PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
1.Once a week, I ________ to an art class at the college. A. go B. am going
2.Marie-Claude isn't a Canadian. I ________ she comes from France. A. believe B. am believing
3.Look! Junko ________ into the water. A. jumps B. is jumping
4.You won't find Jerry at home right now. He ________ in the library. A. studies B. is studying
5.Salman is rich — he ________ a Mercedes. A. drives B. is driving
6.Don't give Jan any cheese. She ________ it! A. hates B. is hating
7.It ________ quite hard — perhaps we shouldn't go out tonight. A. snows B. is snowing
8.I ________ to Toronto next Thursday. Do you want to come? A. go B. am going
9.I ________ you're crazy! A. think B. am thinking
10.I ________ lunch in the cafeteria every day. A. have B. am having

4. Write positive sentences in simple past.
1.he / the question / answer
2.you / a question / ask
3.the dog / bark
4.they / us / call
5.we / a mountain / climb
6.John / stamps / collect
7.we / in London / live
8.I / hungry / be
9.they / a hamster / have
10.he / to school / go
Write questions in simple past.
1.Anna / the window / open
2.she / home / walk
3.you / in the garden / work
4.you / a song / sing
5.she / on a chair / sit
6.you / the castle / visit
7.Jenny / the door / lock
8.she / happy / be
9.Greg / the ball / kick
10.the car / at the corner / stop
Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).
1.Last year I (spend) ____________________ my holiday in Ireland.
2.It (be) ____________________ great.
3.I (travel) _________________ around by car with two friends and we (visit) ________________ lots of interesting places.
4.In the evenings we usually (go) ____________________ to a pub.
5.One night we even (learn) ____________________ some Irish dances.
6.We (be) ____________________ very lucky with the weather.
7.It (not / rain) ____________________ a lot.
8.But we (see) ____________________ some beautiful rainbows.
9.Where (spend / you) ____________________ your last holiday?