Present Tenses Practice

1. Put the verbs in brackets to the Present Simple or the Present Continuous Tense.
Dear David,
I _________ (live) in a large flat in Rome. I _________ (have) two sisters. They are called Rosa and
Maria. We _________ (get) up at 7 oclock every morning, and we _________ (have) coffee and a
small breakfast. I _________ (leave) the flat at 8 and walk to the university. I _________ (finish)
classes at 5 every day, and I _________ (arrive) home at 6. This month I _________ (work) very hard
for my first exams.
At the moment I _________ (eat) breakfast int he kitchen of our falt, my mother _________ (drink)
coffee and my sisters _________ (read) magazines.
On Saturday afternoons I _________ (play) tennis with my friens, or I _________ (go) to the cinema.
Today, Im going to see a new English film! Sometimes I _________ (watch) American films on TV, but
I _________ (not understand) the words. My smaller sister _________ (speak) Spanish, so she usually
_________ (watch) film sin that language, but today she _________ (watch) this English film with me.
_________ (you like) films?
With best wishes,
Anna
2. Write sentences with the given words. Use the

Present Simple

or the

Present

Continuous.
a) You/ eat/ not/ very much at the moment. Are you ill?
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b) She/ know/ three words in Italian?
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c) The sun/ shine. It/ be/ a beautiful day
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d) I/ study/ Japaneese/ this year. It/ be / very difficult
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e) I/ not/ remeber/ the name of the hotel
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3. Complete the conversation with the words in brackets. Use the

Presetn Perfect

Continuous or the Present Perfect Tense.

MABBIE: Hello Tom. __________________ (you have) a good day?
TOM: Well, not really. __________________ (I try) to talk to the boss about that transport problem
all day but __________________ (I not speak) to him yeat.
MAGGIE: __________________ (I have) a very successful day. __________________ (I talk) to some
Japaneese customers for months, and now __________________(I sell) them three machines.
__________________ (you see) the girls yet?
TOM: No, __________________(I just get) home. Wendy! Liz! Where are you?
LIZ: Im inhere. Im watching TV:
WENDY: IM int he kitchen, doing my homework. __________________ (I do) it since I got home and
__________________ (I finish) half of it.
MAGGIE: And how long __________________ (you watch) the TV, Liz?
LIZ: __________________(I just switch) it on.
WENDY: Dont tell lies. __________________ (youwatch) it for more than an hour.
TOM: Ok, stop that! Now whos going to help with suppwer?
Liz: Not me. __________________ (I help) three times this week already.
WENDY: Well, I cant help because I __________________ (not finish) my homework.

4. Correct thefollowing sentences if necessary.

1.

I'm

hoping

you're

feeling

better

today.

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2. A dictionary isn't costing very much to buy. ____________________________________

3. She is living in London since she has been a child. ____________________________________
4. What time are you expecting her to arrive? ____________________________________
5. I still waiting for her to answer my letter. ____________________________________
6. Are you understanding me if I am speaking very fast like this? ______________________________

7.

My

sister

always

annoying

me.

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8. I'm remembering his face but I'm forgetting his name. ____________________________________