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Present Simple Vs Present Continuous Exercises

🎯 Present Simple vs Present Continuous – Exercises

📝 Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks

Use the verbs in brackets in either Present Simple or Present Continuous.

  1. I usually (read) books in the evening.
  2. Look! She (wear) your jacket!
  3. My dad (not like) coffee.
  4. They (watch) a movie right now.
  5. My brother always (go) to school by bike.
  6. Listen! The baby (cry).
  7. We (have) lunch at the moment.
  8. She (not go) to the gym on Mondays.
  9. Why you (laugh) now?
  10. The sun (rise) in the east.

🧠 Exercise 2: Choose the correct option

Circle or underline the correct verb tense in each sentence.

  1. He usually milk before bed.
  2. I my friends now.
  3. My mother dinner every evening.
  4. Look! The cat on your laptop!
  5. The train at 9:00 a.m. every day.
  6. We for our test at the moment.
  7. She the bus to school on weekdays.
  8. I can’t talk right now. I .
  9. John usually his homework before dinner.
  10. It’s cold. Why a T-shirt?

✍️ Exercise 3: Correct the mistake

Each sentence has a mistake with tense. Correct it.

  1. He eating his lunch now. →
  2. They plays football every Saturday. →
  3. I am usually go to bed at 10 p.m. →
  4. Listen! The birds sing. →
  5. She don’t like chocolate. →
  6. We having a meeting at the moment. →
  7. I am study English on weekends. →
  8. My sister is go to school every day. →
  9. It rains a lot this week. →
  10. You watches TV right now. →
Cloze (Present Continuous Vs Present Simple)

🎯 Present Simple vs Present Continuous – Exercises

📘 Exercise 4: Verb Form in Context

Choose the correct form of the verbs in the box to complete the passage. Use either the present simple or present continuous tense.

Word Box:

  • do
  • eat
  • go
  • like
  • play
  • rain
  • sit
  • speak
  • study
  • wear

Right now, I in my bedroom and I my English homework. It’s not easy, but I it because I want to improve. Outside, it heavily, so I inside. My brother is in the living room. He a video game with his friend. They usually football, but they can’t because of the weather. My sister with her friend on the phone, and she a pink sweater today. My parents always lunch at 12:30.

Time Signals (Present Continuous Vs Present Simple)

🎯 Present Simple vs Present Continuous – Exercises

🧲 Exercise 5: Drag and Drop Signal Words

Instructions: Drag each signal word into the correct column.

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Exercise 6: Write a paragraph on "My Daily Routine". Do not forget to use present simple. Type in AI Tutor Input box. Choose "Paragraph Writing". And Click "Get Feedback Now!"

Exercise 7: Write a paragraph on "What my family members are doing now". Do not forget to use present continuous. Type in AI Tutor Input box. Choose "Paragraph Writing". And Click "Get Feedback Now!"