Tony and Cathy are singing. Ted is fishing. Mario and Silvia are cooking. Anna is crying

Michael is playing with his plane. Tina is laughing. Samuel is running. Matt is playing football

Name: _________________________________________________________________ Grade _____ Date: ___/ ___ /______

A. Look at the pictures. Read the sentences below and write them under the correct picture.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

B. Complete the following sentences with the Present Continuous (affirmative). 1. Richard _______________ (have) a shower now. He can’t come to the phone.

2. Anna _________________ (watch) a film.

3. Look, Michael _________________ (play) football over there. Let’s talk to him.

4. The baby _________________ (sleep) now. Don’t make so much noise.

5. Look at all those people over there. I don’t know what _________________ (happen).

6. They _________________ (run) around the park.

7. At the moment I ______________ (read) a book about vampires. It’s fantastic!

8. Oh no! It _________________ (rain)!

9. Where are Paul and Kate? They are over there. They _________________ (wait) for the bus.

10. I can’t go now. I ____________ (do) my homework.

C. Choose the best option: the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

1. I often _____________ tennis.

a) play b) plays c) am playing

2. Mary _____________ a computer game now.

a) play b) plays c) is playing

3. My brother never _____________ our mother with the dishes.

a) help b) helps c) is helping

4. Now I _____________ my homework.

a) do b) am doing c) is doing

5. I _____________ up early every day.

a) wake b) wakes c) am waking

C. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

1. Tom usually ___________ (play) football, but today he _____________ (play) basketball.

2. I usually _____________ (watch) TV, but today I ______________ (play) computer games.

3. They _____________ (swim) in the lake now, but usually they ________ (swim) in the swimming pool.

4. Sophie usually _______________ (walk) to school.

5. My mother usually ____________ (drink) coffee, but today she ______________ (drink) tea.

6. Ted ____________ (wash) the car now, but his father usually ________________ (wash) it.

7.I ________________ (listen) to music every day.

8.Look, Silvia _________________ (cry). Let’s see what’s wrong.

9.That Maths exercise that you ______________ (do) looks very difficult.

10.He usually _______________ (go) jogging on Sundays.

11. I _________________ (read) this fantastic book now.

12. Peter always _______________ (do) his homework before dinner.

13.They _______________ (clean) their bedroom every weekend.

14.My father _______________ (cook) really well.

E. Match in order to make complete sentences.

1. Michael is drinking water

2. Philip is studying

3. Annie is writing on her computer

4. Paul is sleeping

5. Rachel is talking to her mother

6. While I’m doing my homework

F. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

e.g. Are John and Julie writing?

No, they aren’t.

They’re speaking.

1. Is Susie playing the guitar?

________________________________________

________________________________________

2. Are they playing tennis?

________________________________________

________________________________________

3. Is she eating an ice cream?

________________________________________

________________________________________

4. Are you dancing?

________________________________________

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G. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.

1. Brad _____________ (visit) his grandmother last weekend.

2. Yesterday Mary _____________ (see) a great film at the cinema.

3. Paul _______________ (eat) Chinese food for the first time last night.

4. Jill _______________ (write) me an email today.

5. I _______________ (wash) my dad’s car last week.

H. Complete the text with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.

Yesterday it (1)____________ (be) Lisa’s birthday. She (2)____________ (go) to a restaurant

with her parents and sister to celebrate. They all (3)___________ (drink) lemonade, and then

they (4)____________ (order) dinner. Lisa (5)____________ (want) vegetable soup, but her

sister (6)____________ (prefer) chicken soup. They all (7)____________ (have) grilled fish and

mashed potatoes.

For dessert, they (8)____________ (eat) Lisa’s birthday cake. It (9)____________ (be) made of chocolate. After dinner,

Lisa’s family (10)____________ (give) her presents. Lisa and her family (11)____________ (enjoy) their dinner very

much.

a. because he has a test tomorrow.

b. on the phone.

c. because he’s thirsty.

d. because he’s tired.

e. and sending emails to her friends.

f. my mother is cooking dinner.