1 John __________ at this moment.

arrive

arrives

are arriving

is arriving

2 John always __________ on time for meetings.

arrive

arrives

are arriving

is arriving

3 Barbara usually __________ dinner for her husband after work.

cook

cooks

are cooking

is cooking

4 This week Barbara is away on business so Tom __________ dinner for himself.

cook

cooks

are cooking

is cooking

5 Mr. and Mrs. Parsons __________ to work together every day.

drive

drives

are driving

is driving

6 Today Mr. and Mrs. Parsons __________ to work separately because Mr. Parsons has to go to a meeting at another branch.

drive

drives

are driving

is driving

7 My parents normally __________ breakfast at 7:00 a.m.

eat

eats

are eating

is eating

8 At the moment my parents are on vacation, so they __________ breakfast much later.

eat

eats

are eating

is eating

9 My husband and his colleague__________ golf right now.

play

plays

are playing

is playing

10 My husband and his colleague __________ golf whenever they are not too busy.

play

plays

are playing

is playing

1: Work it Out

Adam_______ (go) to the same school as my sister.I______( go) to evening classes at the moment to get ready for the exam.We ______(eat) dinner as soon as John gets home from work.I______(eat) dinner just now. Can I call you back?All children______( learn) a foreign language at our school.Christine_______( learn) French for her trip to Paris.That book ________(belong) to Claire.The children _______(love) baking cakes.

2: Check Present Simple or Continuous

Complete each sentence by choosing the correct form:

1) Most mornings my husband_____ for work at 7.30. 2) I _____for work earlier this week as I have some important jobs to get done.

3) Steve ______guitar for a local group.4) Sshh, I ________to the news.

5) I_________ to the gym whenever I get the chance.6) I _______a good book at the moment.

7) My youngest daughter________ all the words to that song.8) I _________getting up for school on cold winter mornings.

3: Multiple Choice Cloze Practice

Read the text below.For each question choose the correct answer.

How are you? I _____ you are well. You wanted me to tell you about my job. Well, I _____ in an office in London just for the summer holidays. It's a magazine publishing company and usually I _____my time answering customers questions on the phone but as there are some people off sick I ____ letters at the moment. I really _____the people here. They always _____ each other out when there are any problems. Unfortunately, this week we ____a course in health and safety, which is a bit boring but it will soon be over. The good news is I ____ Spanish as well during my lunchtime! I much at the moment but I better. Write back soon!