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?
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