Present Simple or Continuous

Choose the correct form of the verb in brackets:

1) I usually ___________ (have) breakfast at 8 o'clock.

2) It's 8:00. I ___________ (have) breakfast.

3) We ___________ (live) in the centre of Moscow.

4) What hotel _____________ (stay) at?

5) You ____________ (always, make) so many mistakes!

6) Please, ____________ (do) me a favour. Buy a loaf of bread.

7) The photographer _____________ (make) photos of our class.

8) The light from the Sun ____________ (take) 8 minutes 20 seconds to reach the Earth.

9) I ____________ (have) breakfast.

10) You ______________ (always, borrow) money from me!

11) It _______________ (not, rain) very much in summer.

12) Maria is in Britain at the moment. She ______________ (learn) English.

13) Water __________ (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.

14) I ______________ (always, go) to work by car.

15) The kettle ____________ (boil). Can you turn it off, please?

16) You __________________ (always, watch) television. You should do something more active.

17) The moon ____________ (go) round the earth.

18) _____________ (you, see) that man over there?

19) Look! Somebody _____________ (climb) up that tree over there.

20) In Chapter 3, Jane and Nick ___________ (meet) Jack, and _____________ (agree) to go to the cinema with him.

21) Currently I _____________ (work) on a very exciting project.

22) I usually ___________ (take) a shower in the morning.

23) She can't answer the phone, at the moment she __________ (cook) the dinner.

24) Excuse me! _____________ (you, speak) English?

Keys:

1) have

2) am having

3) live

4) are staying

5) are making

6) do

7) is making

8) takes

9) am having

10) are always borrowing

11) doesn’t rain

12) is learning

13) boils

14) always go

15) is boiling

16) are always watching

17) goes

18) do you see

19) is climbing

20) meets, agrees

21) am working

22) take

23) is cooking

24) do you speak