Extra Practice YEAR 2 – Present Simple/Present Continuous
PRESENT SIMPLE (habits, routine, repeated actions)
1. Mary and Joana ____________ (go) to school everyday.
2. Jack sometimes ____________ (eat) toast for lunch, but usually he ___________ (have) soup and he always
___________ (finish) the meal with some fruit.
3. “_______________________ (your sister work) in Lisbon?” “No, she __________. Her job ______ in Oporto.”
4. Tom _____________ (drink) milk before going to bed.
5. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt _________________ (not watch) TV in the evening. Mr. Hunt ___________ (read) his
newspaper and Mrs. Hunt usually ______________ (paint).
6. When ___________________ (your parents do) the shopping?
7. My wife and I ______________ (live) in the country, but we often ________________ (travel) to the city.
8. ________________ (There not be) any cinemas or theatres in our village.
9. “What time ______________ (you get up)?” “Oh, I ________________ (not get up) before nine!”
10.Hilda _______________ (dance) very well, but she ________________ (not sing).
PRESENT CONTINUOUS (events happening now, some future actions)
1. Hurry up! The train __________________ (come).
2. At the moment, my brother _________________________ (not work). He __________________ (finish) an MBA.
3. “Can I speak to Mary, please?” “I’m sorry, but she ___________________ (take) a bath at the moment.”
4. Sshhht! The teachers _____________________ (explain) the lesson to us.
5. _________________________ (you have) lunch at the moment? No, I’m not, I __________________ (write) an e-
mail to my pen-pal.
6. Kyle _________________________ (go) out now. It __________________________ (not rain).
7. “Who _________________________ (you talk) to?” “Nobody! I ______________________ (listen) to the radio.”
8. Look! Somebody ____________________ (take) your bag!
9. We ______________________ (not plan) to travel this summer.
PRESENT SIMPLE / CONTINUOUS
Mrs White’s niece Sophie 1 …………………………… (stay) with the Whites for a few days. Sophie 2 ……………………………
(live) and 3 …………………………… (study) in Liverpool, but she 4 ……………………………… (enjoy) her mid-term break in
London at the moment. She 5 …………………………… (plan) to do some serious shopping and sightseeing.
Mrs White’s son Arnold 6 …………………………… (not like) shopping, but he 7 …………………………… (love) hanging out with
friends. They usually 8 …………………… (go) to the local park where they 9 ……………………… (play) football or basketball.
Today, however, Arnold 10 ……………………………….…. (not play) football or basketball; he 11 ……………………………..
(skateboard).
Mr White 12 ………………… (work) for a multinational company. He 13 ………………………… (not work) today, however,
because he 14 ……………………………. (not feel) well. He phoned in sick.
PRESENT SIMPLE (habits, routine, repeated actions)
1. Mary and Joana ____________ (go) to school everyday.
2. Jack sometimes ____________ (eat) toast for lunch, but usually he ___________ (have) soup and he always
___________ (finish) the meal with some fruit.
3. “_______________________ (your sister work) in Lisbon?” “No, she __________. Her job ______ in Oporto.”
4. Tom _____________ (drink) milk before going to bed.
5. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt _________________ (not watch) TV in the evening. Mr. Hunt ___________ (read) his
newspaper and Mrs. Hunt usually ______________ (paint).
6. When ___________________ (your parents do) the shopping?
7. My wife and I ______________ (live) in the country, but we often ________________ (travel) to the city.
8. ________________ (There not be) any cinemas or theatres in our village.
9. “What time ______________ (you get up)?” “Oh, I ________________ (not get up) before nine!”
10.Hilda _______________ (dance) very well, but she ________________ (not sing).
PRESENT CONTINUOUS (events happening now, some future actions)
1. Hurry up! The train __________________ (come).
2. At the moment, my brother _________________________ (not work). He __________________ (finish) an MBA.
3. “Can I speak to Mary, please?” “I’m sorry, but she ___________________ (take) a bath at the moment.”
4. Sshhht! The teachers _____________________ (explain) the lesson to us.
5. _________________________ (you have) lunch at the moment? No, I’m not, I __________________ (write) an e-
mail to my pen-pal.
6. Kyle _________________________ (go) out now. It __________________________ (not rain).
7. “Who _________________________ (you talk) to?” “Nobody! I ______________________ (listen) to the radio.”
8. Look! Somebody ____________________ (take) your bag!
9. We ______________________ (not plan) to travel this summer.
PRESENT SIMPLE / CONTINUOUS
Mrs White’s niece Sophie 1 …………………………… (stay) with the Whites for a few days. Sophie 2 ……………………………
(live) and 3 …………………………… (study) in Liverpool, but she 4 ……………………………… (enjoy) her mid-term break in
London at the moment. She 5 …………………………… (plan) to do some serious shopping and sightseeing.
Mrs White’s son Arnold 6 …………………………… (not like) shopping, but he 7 …………………………… (love) hanging out with
friends. They usually 8 …………………… (go) to the local park where they 9 ……………………… (play) football or basketball.
Today, however, Arnold 10 ……………………………….…. (not play) football or basketball; he 11 ……………………………..
(skateboard).
Mr White 12 ………………… (work) for a multinational company. He 13 ………………………… (not work) today, however,
because he 14 ……………………………. (not feel) well. He phoned in sick.
