Present simple and continuous

Choose the correct answer:


1. Every day he ....... a bottle of
beer.
a) is drinking
b) drinks
c) drink
d) are drinking

2. She ........ a good novel at
present.
a) read
b) reads
c) is reading
d) are reading

3. He ................ a sandwich
now.

a) eats
b) are eating
c) eat
d) is eating

4. They usually .......... a party
on Saturdays.

a) are having
b) have
c) has
d) is having

5. Fred usually .... football on
Sunday morning.
a) plays
b) are playing
c) is playing
d) play

6. Margaret .... tennis at
the moment.
a) plays
b) are playing
c) is playing
d) play

7. He has so much money that
he ...... a new car every year.

a) buy
b) are buying
c) is buying
d) buys

8. I ........... to school every
weekday.
a) go
b) am going
c) goes
d) is going

9. “Where are you going?”
“I…… to school.”

a) go
b) am going
c) are going
d) goes

10. We often ....... a roast
chicken on Sundays.

a) eat
b) is eating
c) are eating
d) eats
11. We ............. pizza
right now.
a) eat
b) is eating
c) are eating
d) eats

12. She ..............
a coffee at the
moment.
a) have
b) is having
c) are having
d) has

13. They always ….. their presents under the Christmas tree.
a) find
b) finds
c) are finding
d) is finding

14. It ......... very often in this
country.
a) rain
b) is raining
c) rains
d) are raining

15. I ………….. .
a) don’t smoke
b) am not smoking
c) doesn’t smoke
d) don’t smokes

16. In her free time she......
books.
a) read
b) reads
c) is reading
d) are reading

17. We often ................. fruit
and vegetables.

a) are buying
b) buys
c) is buying
d) buy

18. I .......... a shower
every day.
a) have
b) am having
c) has
d) is having

19. He often ..............
TV in the evening.

a) watch
b) is watching
c) are watching
d) watches

20. “David, what ........ you
…….?” “I am
reading a book.”

a) do/do
b) are/doing
c) are /do
d) does/doing

21. They usually .... ten miles
every day.

a) are cycling
b) cycle
c) cycles
d) is cycling

22. It ..... very often in
winter.
a) is snowing
b) snow
c) are snowing
d) snows

23. .... she often .... juice for
breakfast?

a) Does/drink
b) Is/drinking
c) Do/drinks
d) Is/drinks
24. The children usually
.... snowmen in winter.

a) makes
b) are making
c) make
d) is making

25. I never ..... letters in my
office.
a) type
b) is typing
c) am typing
d) types

26. I ...... all the
letters at the
moment.
a) type
b) am typing
c) is typing
d) types

27. We usually ..... coffee after
dinner.
a) have
b) is having
c) are having
d) has

28. On Sundays he usually ....
at 11 o’clock.
a) get up
b) gets up
c) are getting up
d) is getting up

29. I often ...........
to the radio.
a) listens
b) listen
c) is listening
d) are listening

30. We always ......
tennis at six.
a) plays
b) play
c) are playing
d) is playing

31. The weather is fantastic! It’s
warm and the sun ….. . Let’s have a picnic!

a) shines
b) shine
c) is shining
d) are shining
32. I often ..........
milk before
going to bed.
a) drink
b) drinks
c) am drinking
d) are drinking

33. Shhh! Be quiet. The
baby……. .
a) sleeps
b) are sleeping
c) is sleeping
d) sleep

34. They never ...... chess on
Sundays.
a) are playing
b) is playing
c) play
d) plays

35. They .........
a party just now.
a) have
b) are having
c) has
d) is having

36. I always............. breakfast in
the morning.

a) have
b) has
c) am having
d) are having

37. He ........ his dog for a walk 3
times a day.
a) are taking
b) is taking
c) take
d) takes

38. I rarely ............. junk
food.
a) is eating
b) am eating
c) eat
d) eats

39. My ballet lessons ............. at
5 o’clock every day.

a) start
b) starts
c) is starting
d) are starting