Exercises on the simple present, the present progressive
Exercise 1: Put the verbs into the correct tense
(simple present or present progressive).
1. Look! He

(leave)
is leaving the house.

2. Quiet please! I

(write)
am
writting

a test.

3. She usually (walk)
walks to school.
4. But look! Today she
5. Every Sunday we
6. He often
7. We

(go)
is
going by bike.
(go)
go

(go)
goes
are(play)
playing

to see my grandparents.

to the cinema.
Monopoly at the moment.

8. The child seldom (cry) .

cries

9. He often walk to School but this morning he (ride)..................
Is riding
Does he watch

10. (watch/ he)

the news regularly?

.his bike

Exercises on the simple present, the present progressive
Exercise 1: Put the verbs into the correct tense
(simple present or present progressive).
11. Sit down! A strange dog is running
(run)
12. My mom often

(buy)
buys

13. My brothers

to you.

meat from the butcher's.

(not/drinking
drink)
aren't

coffee at the moment.

chatting
14. Peter always (chat)...............................in
the class .

15. That girl

is(cry)
crying loudly in the party now.

16. These students always

(wear)
wear

17. What

do)
are(you/
you doing

in the kitchen?

18. I never

(eat)
eat

19. The 203 bus
20. Tonight we

warm clothes in summer.

potatoes.
(set
setsoff)
off

(not/going
go)
aren't

every fifteen minutes.
to our teacher's wedding party.

Exercises on the simple present, the present progressive
Exercise 2: Complete sentences with simple present or present
progressive
1.

He/ often/ have/ breakfast/ late.
He often has breakfast late.
2. You/ do/ the housework/ at the moment?
Are you doing the housework at the moment?
3. I/ not/ go/ to school/ on weekends.
I do not go to school on weekends. I don't go to school on weekends.
4. John's girlfriend/ wear/ a red T-shirt/ now.
John's girlfriend is wearing a red T-shirt now.
5. They/ like/ beer or wine?
Do they like beer or wine?
6. What/ he/ usually/ do/ at night?
What does he usually do at night?
7. The teacher/ never/ lose/ his temper.
The teacher never loses his temper.
8. Why/ you/ listen/ to music/ loudly now?
Why are you listening to music loudly now?