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Worksheet 1
PRESENT CONTINUOUS VS. SIMPLE PRESENT
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the Present Simple or
Progressive as appropriate.
Dear Sara:
I ________(write) to you from our hotel. I am on vacation
with my family and we_________(have) a great time.
The weather is great and the sun __________(shine).
I___________(look) outside my window and people
_________(go) towards the beach. There are some people
who ___________(swim) and others _______(sail).
I________
(look) at some children. They________(play) near the edge of
the beach and others ________________(build) sandcastles.
On the left of our hotel,there ________(be) a big restaurant. There, some people
_____________(sit) and _________(drink) some kind of drink that looks delicious.
The waiter_________(go) towards them and I am sure that they _________(be)
ready to order. They look very hungry. At the momen, my brother__________ (watch)
television and my mother _____________(tell) him to get ready because
we__________(go) to do some sightseeing. My father___________(wait) for us
downstairs, so I will write to you again later in the week.
Have to go now.
Love Paula.
B. Answer these questions about the reading using the correct tense.
1. Where is Paula? _________________________________________________
2. How is the weather? ______________________________________________
3. What is Paula doing at the moment? ___________________________________
4. What are the people doing? _________________________________________
5. What are the children doing? _______________________________________
6. Where is the restaurant located? ____________________________________
7. Do the people at the restaurant look hungry? ____________________________
8. What is Paula’s brother doing? _______________________________________
9. What is Paula’s father doing? _______________________________________
10. Whom is Paula writing to? __________________________________________
Present Simple or Present Continuous?
A. Complete the following sentences using the simple present or the present
continuous of the verbs in brackets.
1. Usually, Nathalie and Chantal ____________________ (to play) in the
park but today they ____________________ (to study) at school. The
teacher ____________________ (to give) them an exam.
2. Kathy always ____________ (smile) in class and at the moment some of
the other pupils ____________________ (smile) as well.
3. Right now the pupils __________ (read) a book and the teacher
____________________ (to write) on the board.
4. Almost every day, class_______(begin) at 8:00, but on Tuesdays the class
_________(start) at 8:30.
5. She_______(like) to bake cookies, but at the moment she
___________(not bake) cookies because she___________(study) at school.
6. Dany _________(enjoy) climbing mountains during his vacation, but this
year he_________(not take) any vacation because he________(study)
English.
7. Martine___________(do) computer exercises at the moment. She usually
______(do) computer exercises on Tuesday.
8. Isabelle __________(like) to read at the moment.
She_____________(read) a very good novel about Ghandi.
9. Suzanne_________(come) from France, and ___________(return) there
for a holiday in the near future.
10. Claude _____________(try) to complete the on-line exercises at the
moment.
Worksheet #2
Simple Present, Present Continuous, Simple Past and Past Continuous
1) Fill in the gaps with the present simple, present continuous, simple past, or past continuous:
1. I (to play) _______________________ tennis yesterday but I (not to win)
_______________________
2. John (not to write) _______________________ letters very often; he (to prefer)
_______________________phoning.
3. She (not to go) _______________________ to work yesterday because she (not to feel)
_______________________ well.
4. The polar ice cap (to consist) _______________________ of millions of tons of ice.
5. You (not to help) _______________________ your brother, didn't you?
- No, I (to go) _______________________to the dentist.
6. Where (Mr Moore - to fish) _______________________ at the moment?
- I (not, to know) _______________________
7. How (you - to go) _______________________ to school?
- I (to go - always) _______________________ by bike.
8. My grandfather (not to go) _______________________ to school by bike, he (to go)
_______________________ on foot.
9. Last month, we (to enjoy) _______________________ swimming in a five star hotel. It (to be)
_______________________ wonderful.
10. He last (to write) _______________________ three months ago.
11. Be quiet, please! I (to watch)
_______________________ a film.
12. (You - to know) _______________________ where your brother is?
- Oh, I (to meet) _______________________ him an hour ago, at Richmond Brigde.
13. (You - to know) _______________________ where your brother (to be)
_______________________ last night? - He (to spend) _______________________ the evening
with his friends.
14. James!! Where (Dorothy - to be) _______________________ ?
- She is outside. She (to play) _______________________ with her baby sister.
15. What (Dorothy - to do) _______________________ last night?
- She (study) _______________________ French and (talk) _______________________ to
her friends on the phone. (She - to study) _______________________ hard?
- Yes, of course, she _______________________
16. John (to work) _______________________ in the garden at the moment. He (to like)
_______________________ doing this, anyway. Although he (to hate)
_______________________ it when he (to be) _______________________ younger.
17. When I phoned my friends, they (play) __________________monopoly.
18. Yesterday at six I (prepare) __________________ dinner.
19. The kids (play) __________________ in the garden when it suddenly (begin)
____________________ to rain.
20. I (practice) __________________ the guitar when he (come) __________________ home.
21. We (not / cycle) __________________ all day.
22. While Alan (work) __________________ in his room, his friends
(swim)__________________in
the pool.
23. I tried to tell them the truth but they (not / listen ) __________________.
24. What (you / do) __________________ yesterday?
25. Most of the time we (sit) __________________ in the park.
26. I (listen) __________________to the radio while my sister (watch) __________________TV.
27. When I arrived, they (play) __________________ cards.
28. We (study) __________________ English yesterday at 4:00 p.m.
Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST CONTINUOUS:
1. We ___________________________ (play) volleyball with Mary, when you
___________________________(call) me.
2. When the teacher ___________________________(come) in, they
___________________________ (study) English.
3. The baby ___________________________ (sleep) when the telephone
___________________________(ring).
4. As I ___________________________ (walk) in the streets of Holland, I
___________________________ (meet) an old friend of mine.
5. I ___________________________ (lose) my car keys.
6. I was looking for my purse when I ___________________________ (drop) my credit card.
7. My uncle ___________________________ (take) me to the airport yesterday.
8. She ___________________________ (dance) when she hurt her ankle.
9. It ___________________________ (rain) heavily when I got up.
10. I ___________________________ (see) the thief while he ___________________________
(get) into my neighbor’s house.
Worksheet 3
Present Perfect and Present Perfect Progressive
Fill in the gaps with the present perfect or present perfect continuous:
1. ___________________ (you / buy) your train ticket yet?
2. The kitchen is a complete mess! What ___________________ (the children / do)?
3. Julie ___________________ (learn) to drive for six years!
4. Amanda ___________________ (already / have) lunch, so she’ll meet us later.
5. How much coffee ___________________ (she / drink) this morning?
6. Simon ___________________ (write) three books.
7. I ___________________ (do) everything I needed to do today! Hurray!
8. It ___________________ (not / rain) all summer, so the garden is dead.
9. I ___________________ (read) your book. Here it is, thank you.
10. She ___________________ (forget) how to get to my house.
11. I ___________________ (work) in the garden all day and I need a rest.
12. She ___________________ (make) three cakes. They look delicious!
13. David feels great these days. He ___________________ (get) up early lately.
14. We ___________________ (always / hate) rush hour traffic.
15. Recently, I ___________________ (study) a lot. My exams are in a few weeks.
16. We ___________________ (write) this book for months and months.
17. I ___________________ (always / love) chocolate.
18. I ___________________ (want) to go back to university for a long time.
19. What’s that delicious smell? ___________________ (you / cook)?
20. I ___________________ (watch) seven films this week!
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. At last! I ___________ (solve) the problem.
2. What ______________ recently? (You / do) Anything interesting?
3. My brother ____________ (buy) a new motorbike. It looks great.
4. _____________ (you / swim)? Your hair looks wet.
5. Oh, There you are! I ____________ (look) for you everywhere.
6. Sorry we are late. How long _______________ (you / wait)?
7. I ____________ (know) Peter for a long time.
8. My friends _____________ (run) for two hours already.
9. I ____________ (never / understand) Maths and Physics.
10. The children are tired because they ___________ (play) all day.
11. Susan _____________ (never / believe) in ghosts and fairies.
12. I _______________ (write) emails all day.
13. John ______________ (never / see) this film before.
14. What on earth ___________ (you / do)? You’re covered in mud.
15. _______________ (you / ever / see) Altamira Cave? I hear it’s incredibly beautiful.
16. How long ________________ (he / learn) English?
17. I ____________ (just / speak) to my cousins. They told me the news.
18. I’m sorry. Monica is not here. She _____________ (go) out.
19. We’re really tired because we ______________ (train) for the marathon since eight o’clock.
20. _______________ (you / finish) doing your homework yet?
21. The students ________ (revise) for their Spanish exam for two hours.
22. Peter, why are you sweating? Because I _________ (hoover) the carpets.
23. Is the lawn finished? Yes, Gonzalo ____________ (cut) the grass.
24. It’s still raining. It _____________ (rain) for hours.
25. How much money _____________ (you / spend) this week.