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B1 Present Simple or Continuous

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  • Correct the mistake: Who you are writing that email to?
    Who are you writing that email to?
    What you are writing that email to?
    What are you writing that email to?
    Who do you writing that email to?
  • The class ... at nine every day.
    is starting
    starts
  • Complete the sentence: "I ___ English at the moment.
    am studying
    am studing
    study
    not studying
  • Which of the following time expressions is NOT used with the present simple?
    on Tuesdays
    at the moment
    once a week
    every weekend
  • She ... two brothers.
    is having
    have
    has
  • The earth  ___________ around the sun.
    move
    moves
    is moving
  • My father rarely _____________ .
    cooks
    cook
    cooked
    is cooking
  • Listen! He ______________ in the bathroom.
    sing
    is singing
    sung
    singing
  • Where's Jim? He ... in the garden.
    is reading
    reading
    reads
  • We ________ uniforms at our school.
    aren't  wearing
    wears
    wearing
  • They ... on holiday this summer.
    aren't going
    don't go
  • When do we use the present simple?
    For past experiences
    Compare two people, places, things, etc
    Things that are always true or happen regularly
    Something which started in the past and is still true now
  • When do we use the present continuous?
    To talk rules & things which are always true
    For actions in progress at the time
    For routines & regular actions
    For recent past actions
  • Sentences in ... are like: present of TO BE + verb-ING
    Present continuous
    Present simple
  • When do we use the present simple?
    For past experiences
    Compare two people, places, things, etc
    Something which is happening now
    For rules/things that are always true, and routines or regular actions
  • How often ... to the cinema?
    going are you
    do you go
    are you going
  • Which of the following adverbs is NOT used in the present simple?
    usually
    often
    today
    always
  • We always use the auxiliar verb in the ...
    Present continuous
    Present simple
  • I often ____________  orange juice but today, I ________________ apple juice.
    am drinking, drink
    drink, am drinking
    drink, is drinking
    drinks, drink
  • Is this sentence correct? "My brother hasn't got a guitar
    True
    False
  • She usually__________ cereal for breakfast
    takes
    has
    have
    is
  • The Smiths always ______________ breakfast together.
    has
    have
    take
    are having
  • I don´t like living in England. It always _____________.
    is raining
    rain
    are raining
    rains
  • Don´t forget to take your umbrella. It _____________ .
    raining
    rain
    is raining
    rains
  • Which of this is an action verb?
    know
    believe
    like
    play
  • Kate______ to have dinner now. She isn't hungry
    doesn't want
    isn't wanting
    did want
    was wanting
  • My parents normally ___________ tennis on Sundays, but today they _____________ golf.
    are playing, play
    play, are playing
    play, is playing
    plays, are playing
  • Choose the correct sentence
    she is talking on the phone
    she talks on the phone
    she talked on the phone
    she did talk on the phone
  • Look! your mother _______________ with your sister.
    are cooking
    cook
    cooks
    is cooking
  • What time do you usually ____________ up?
    get
    gets
    getting
  • What ______________? I can't understand him!
    he is saying
    does he say
    is he saying
  • Dan often __________ TV after school. But today, he _____________ to music.
    watch, is listen
    is watching, listens
    watches, listens
    watches, is listening
  • In Present Simple we do things....
    today, always, at the moment
    always, now
    always, usually, sometimes, never
    right now, always, today
  • Complete the sentence: "She ___ her bedroom once a week.
    does tidy
    tidyes
    tidies
    do tidying
  • Which of the following time adverbs and expressions is NOT used with the present continuous?
    sometimes
    today
    at the moment
    now
  • We ... my father's birthday today.
    celebrating
    celebrates
    are celebrating
  • Why ____________ a scarf? Because I'm cold.
    are you wearing
    does you wear
    do you wear
  • This bag ... to Jim.
    is belonging
    belongs
    belong