PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

PRESENT SMPLE, CONTINUOUS & PERFECT

1 Complete the text with the correct form of the Present Simple, the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect.

My friend Mike 1___________________ in Skopje but each winter he 2 ___________________to Spain.  He 3 ________________ several Spanish language courses since he started going there and now he 4 ____________________ Spanish quite well. While he is in Spain, he 5 __________________ mountain climbing and he 6 ____________________ all the important mountains at least once. Unfortunately, he broke his leg last month so at the moment he 7 _____________________ and 8 _____________________ a lot of television. Usually he 9 ____________________ much television, but since his accident he 10 ___________________ at least two films every day.

PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

Complete the sentences using the Present Simple or the Present Continuous of the verbs in brackets. 

1. The train always ________________(leave) on time.
2. "What's the matter? Why ________________ (cry/you)?"
3. They____________________(not to watch) TV at the moment. They ___________________ (read).
4. He__________________________ (not to speak) very good English.
5. Please, be quiet! I________________(do) my homework.
6. Listen! John ________________(play) music!
7. I never _______________________(go) to the swimming pool.
8. Jane _________________________ (hate) cheese. She never ________________ (eat) it.
9. Where _____________________________ (Mike / live)? He _________________ (live) in Madrid.
10. Carol is at school. She ___________________________ (not play) now.

PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS PRESENTATION

PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

Complete the sentences using the Present Simple or the Present Continuous of the verbs in brackets. 

1. The train always ________________(leave) on time.
2. "What's the matter? Why ________________ (cry/you)?"
3. They____________________(not to watch) TV at the moment. They ___________________ (read).
4. He__________________________ (not to speak) very good English.
5. Please, be quiet! I________________(do) my homework.
6. Listen! John ________________(play) music!
7. I never _______________________(go) to the swimming pool.
8. Jane _________________________ (hate) cheese. She never ________________ (eat) it.
9. Where _____________________________ (Mike / live)? He _________________ (live) in Madrid.
10. Carol is at school. She ___________________________ (not play) now.

FUTURE TENSES EXERCISES

Complete these sentences with the correct future form: will, be going to, present continuous or present simple.

1. I hope you _____________________ (not forget) to phone me when you get home.
2. We ______________________ (go) to the shopping centre this afternoon.
3. The new programme _________________________ (start) at 22.00.
4. I ______________________ (meet) the doctor at 6 pm
5. The film is great. I think it _____________________ (win) many prizes.
6. We _________________________ (visit) my grandparents.
7. Peter ___________________________ (buy) a new car.
8. The boat ____________________________ (not arrive) until 9 pm
9. My parents ___________________________ (fly) to Paris on Sunday.
10. Everybody thinks that we ________________________ (work) at home in the future.
11. I love Londodn. I ________________________ (probably / go) there next year. 
12. Our train ________________________ (leave) at 4.47.
13. Whar __________________________ (you / wear) at the party tonight?
14. I think I ____________________________ (find) something nice in my wardrobe. 
15. This is my last day here. I ___________________ (go) back to England tomorrow. 
16. Hurry up! The conference _______________________ (begin) in 20 minutes. 
17. My horoscope says that I _______________________ (meet) an old friend this week. 
18. Here is the weather forecast. Tomorrow ________________ (be) dry and sunny. 
19. Be careful! You _____________________ (fall down).
20. We ________________________ (have) dinner at a great restaurant!

Now, click on these links for more pracice. 

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-6874.php

https://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/Futurtenses.htm

PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

MIND MAPPING TO EXPRESS THE FUTURE (mapa mental)

Here you have the uses of the different verb tenses that we have in English to express future time.

TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE

Watch this video to learn how to talk about the future in English. 

PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Put the time  expressions under the right heading. Translate them.

Every day/ just now / nearly always / on Fridays / these days / this afternoon / hardly ever / today / very often / 

when I’m tired / in the evening / at present / at the moment / rarely / usually / never 

PRESENT SIMPLE	PRESENT CONTINUOUS

3. Put the verbs in the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS

​1. Vegetarians are people who .................................................. (not / eat ) meat.

​2Look out! My father ........................................... (come)

​3. Some people ................................... (think) the sun ............................. (go) round the earth.

​4. My brother.................................. (play) tennis every weekend.

​5. Look! She ............................................ (wear) the same shoes as me.

​6. a: What ................................................ (you/look) at? B: A strange bird!

​7. We ....................................................... (usually/stay) with Peggy when we go to Chicago.

​8.  What time .................................................. (you/go) to bed on Saturdays?

​9.  Don’t ask Tim. He ...................................... (not/know) the answer.

​10. I .................................. (have) lunch at the moment.

​11.  I ............................................... (not/understand) the exercise.

​12. Excuse me, ............................................ (you/know) the time?

​13. This is a great party. I .................................... (have) a lovely time.

​14. a: Penny ......................................... (like) cheese sandwiches but she ........................... (not like) tuna sandwiches.

​15. a: What time ............................................ (your sister/get up)? She .......................... (usually/get up) at 7.30 am. 

​16. We ......................................... (not/watch) videos at school but we .................. (sometimes/ listen) to music.

​17. Look out of the window! It ................................. (snow).

​18. a: ...................................................... (you/wear) a uniform at your school? B: Yes, ​........................

FUTURE FORMS PRACTICE

Complete these sentences with the correct future form: will, be going to, present continuous or present simple.

1. I hope you _______________ (not forget) to phone me when you get home.
2. We ______________________ (go) to the shopping centre this afternoon.
3. The new programme _________________ (start) at 22.00.
4. I ______________ (meet) the doctor at 6 pm
5. The film is great. I think it ____________ (win) many prizes.
6. We ___________________ (visit) my grandparents.
7. Peter ________________ (buy) a new car.
8. The boat _________________ (not arrive) until 9 pm
9. My parents _________________ (fly) to Paris on Sunday.
10. Everybody thinks that we _____________ (work) at home in the future.

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT EXERCISES

1. Put the time  expressions under the right heading. Translate them.

Every day/ just now / nearly always / on Fridays / these days / this afternoon / hardly ever / today / very often / 

when I’m tired / in the evening / at present / at the moment / rarely / usually / never 

PRESENT SIMPLE	PRESENT CONTINUOUS

3. Put the verbs in the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS

​1. Vegetarians are people who .................................................. (not / eat ) meat.

​2Look out! My father ........................................... (come)

​3. Some people ................................... (think) the sun ............................. (go) round the earth.

​4. My brother.................................. (play) tennis every weekend.

​5. Look! She ............................................ (wear) the same shoes as me.

​6. a: What ................................................ (you/look) at? B: A strange bird!

​7. We ....................................................... (usually/stay) with Peggy when we go to Chicago.

​8.  What time .................................................. (you/go) to bed on Saturdays?

​9.  Don’t ask Tim. He ...................................... (not/know) the answer.

​10. I .................................. (have) lunch at the moment.

​11.  I ............................................... (not/understand) the exercise.

​12. Excuse me, ............................................ (you/know) the time?

​13. This is a great party. I .................................... (have) a lovely time.

​14. a: Penny ......................................... (like) cheese sandwiches but she ........................... (not like) tuna sandwiches.

​15. a: What time ............................................ (your sister/get up)? She .......................... (usually/get up) at 7.30 am. 

​16. We ......................................... (not/watch) videos at school but we .................. (sometimes/ listen) to music.

​17. Look out of the window! It ................................. (snow).

​18. a: ...................................................... (you/wear) a uniform at your school? B: Yes, ​........................

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

WILL, BE GOING TO, PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

Complete these sentences using BE GOING TO, WILL or PRESENT CONTINUOUS. 

REMEMBER!

WILL --> predictions and spontaneous decisions
BE GOING TO --> plans without time expression
PRESENT CONTINUOUS --> plans with time expression.

1. Tony ............................................... a friend tomorrow.(meet) 
2. I think it ................................................................ soon.(snow) 
3. Perhaps I ................................................................  New York one day.(visit) 
4. She ..................................... New York next summer (visit)
5. They ..................................... New York and they are excited! (Visit)
6. What time ............................................... tomorrow?(you / leave)
7. Who ....................................................................... the next World Cup? (win) 
8. I'm sure you ........................................................ the exam next week. (not fail) 
9. I ........................................................................ lunch with my parents at the weekend.
10. I ................................... (meet) my friends and we ...................... (do) some sport together.
11. They .........................................to do homework tonight.(come) 
12. 'It's very cold in this room', 'OK, I ...................................... the window' (close)

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT CONTINUOUS VIDEO AND ACTIVITIES

Click on this link to watch a video about the Present Continuous and do some practice.

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/present-continuous