Grammar 2 Present Time 1
Practise
1 Underline the correct phrase in each sentence.
a) What time do you go to bed on Saturdays?
b) Why are you waiting outside the door?
c) Don’t ask Tim. He doesn’t know the answer.
d) I’m having my lunch at the moment.
e) When do you leave the house in the morning?
f) I don’t understand. What is happening?
g) Excuse me, do you know the time?
h) This is a great party. I’m having a lovely time.
2 Read the answers and then complete the questions.
a) Where does Sue leave?
b) Do you know Jim?
c) What are you doing at the moment?
d) Are you sitting here?
e) Do you change trains here?
f) Why are you wearing two pullovers?
3 Rewrite each sentence so that the verb in italics is a negative construction.
a) Naomi and Bill aren’t watching television.
b) Peter doesn’t like chocolate cake.
c) I’m not using this pencil at the moment.
d) The children aren’t having lunch in the kitchen.
e) I don’t get up early on Saturday.
f) Elena isn’t writing a novel.
4 Complete each sentence with a Present Simple or Present Continuous form,
using the words in bold.
a) Do you like cheese sandwiches?
b) What time does the sun rise?
c) What are you reading at the moment?
d) Sorry, I can’t talk. I’m having a bath.
e) We don’t watch videos at school.
f) Look out of the window! It’s snowing.
g) This is an examination! Why are you talking?
g) Ann goes to school by bus every day.
i) Do you wear a uniform at your school?
j) Pat has got an interesting hobby. She’s building a boat.
5 Choose the correct spelling from each pair of words.
a) writing
b) digging
c) taking
d) deciding
e) swimming
f) having
g) lying
h) reading
i) using
j) waiting
k) washing
l) riding
m) flying
n) studying
o) going
Grammar 3 Present Time 2
Practice
1 Underline the correct sentence for each situation
a) I’m having a party on Friday. Do you want to come?
b) Who does this wallet belong to?
c) Thank’s, but I always go home.
d) I’m repairing the computer.
e) I’m thinking about it.
f) I prefer tea with milk.
g) Sorry, I’m still reading it.
h) Why are you wearing a heavy coat?
2 Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence.
a) I don’t believe
b) has
c) I’m leaving
d) are you doing
e) You’re being
f) I’m driving
g) are we eating
h) tastes
i) are you going
j) don’t understand
3 Put each verb in brackets into the present simple or present continuous.
a) I hate mice!
b) Who are you going to the match on Saturday with?
c) In the winter, what do you wear?
d) I think they’re silly.
e) Diana doesn’t usually sit next to Ellen.
f) Why are you looking at me like that?
g) Excuse me. Does this bus stop outside the station?
h) I’m not taking the bus to school today.
4 Match each sentence (a-h) with a suitable response (1-8)
a) 1
b) 7
c) 2
d) 5
e) 6
f) 8
g) 4
h) 3
5 Put each verb in brackets into the present simple or present continuous.
a) do you usually do
b) only eats
c) Do you know
d) are you starting
e) Do you speak
f) Is staying
g) You’re putting
h) Are they speaking