TENSES

Simple present and Present continuous

Fill in the correct verb forms.

1) Sandy often ..................................(forget)her homework.

2) Andy..................(wash) his pullover now.
3) The baby..................... (cry) at the moment.
4) I…………(be)from New Zealand.
5) Tom never ………………………picture postcards. (to write)
6) Angela sometimes …………………….a museum. (to visit)
7) We ……………..a computer game at the moment. (to play)
8) The cat seldom ………………………on the sofa. (to sleep)

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, Present Simple or Present
Continuous.

1. -Where (be) ......................... Cindy?

-She (have) .................................. a bath.
2. We (usually) ......................... (go) to Spain on holiday, but this year we
(go) ......................... to Florida.
3. -Why (you – buy) ................................................. so much food?
-Because we (have) ......................................... a party tonight.
4. -(you – watch) ............................................. tv? Can I turn it off?
5. -How often (Julia – go) ................................................... swimming?
- About once a week.
6. -The telephone (ring) ...................................!
-OK. I’ll answer it. Hello? No, Sally isn’t here at the moment. She
(play) ......................................... tennis. Can I take a message? OK. Bye!

Put the verbs into the correct tense: Present Simple, Present Continuous or
Past Simple:

1. We (go)………………….. to work at half past eight every day.

2. - What (your friends/ do)………………………………………?
- They (mend)…………………… Casey’s bike.
3. Currently, the number of retired people (increase) ………………………... In 1994, life
expectancy (rise)…………………………. to 73 years for men, and 79 years for women.
4. Jack (play)…………………. tennis every Saturday morning.
5. - (you / have)………………………. any hobbies?
- Yes, I (collect)…………………. stamps.
6. My husband and I (not / move)……………………………….. in today.
7. Between 1984 and 1996, the number of new marriages (fall) ……………………… by 19%.
In the same period, the number of divorces (go up)…………………………… by 16%.
8. –What (parents – do)……………………………………… at the moment?
-They (look)………………………………. at the house.
9. –What (your husband – do)………………………………………?
-He (work) ………………………… in an office.
10. Your daughter (go)………………….. to school every day.
11. Currently, the number of children (fall)…………………………… From 1984 to 1997, the
number of new births (go down)……………………… by 3.8 % to 725,800.