Present Simple or Present Continuous (Tarea 2)(v)

1. Complete the text. Use the present simple or present continuous.

Danny _________________ (visit) his grandparents. His girlfriend Gina ______________ (not know) them. She ________(meet) them for the first time, and they  ______________ (shake hands).

Danny’s grandparents always ______________ (like) meeting his friends. His grandmother ________________ (want) to know everything about them, and she usually ________________(ask) a lot of questions.

His grandfather ______________(tell) Gina that’s she’s very kind. Gina is very shy, and ________________ (blush).

2. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

• They usually __________ (talk) on the phone, but right now, they __________ (chat) online.
• Collin usually __________ (cook dinner, but today he __________ (eat) in a café.
• We __________(go) camping every summer. My mum __________ (love) camping!
• I __________ (study) drama this year but I __________ (not like) it.
• We __________ (not walk) to school this morning because we __________ (ride) our bikes.
• Linda __________ (try) to do the maths homework every day, but she __________ always __________ (not understand) it.

3. Write questions with  the words below. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous. Then answer the questions. Use the words in brackets.

• where / Steve / work / every summer (at the swimming pool)
• ________________________________________________
• Susie / use / the new microscope / now (yes)
• ________________________________________________
• you / hear / that noise (no)
• ________________________________________________
• what / they speak/ at the moment (French)
• ________________________________________________
• when / you / usually / bring / your atlas to school (on Mondays)
• ___________________________________________________

4. Complete the sentences with Present Simple or Present Continuous.

• Where is Kate? She __________ (watch) TV in the living room.
• __________ (you/go) to the party next Saturday?
• __________ (you/ever/work) at the weekend?
• Why __________ (you/drive) so fast today?
• The water __________ (boil) now. Shall I switch it off?
• The duck __________ (smell) delicious. Shall I take it out of the oven?
• Sometimes, Tom __________ (do) his homerworks after lunch.

5. Complete the sentences so they are true for you. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

• I sometimes ______________________________________
• Right now, I ______________________________________
• My mum and dad usually ____________________________
• My friend _____________________________at the moment.
• I never ___________________________________________

6. Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

Ski School

    The Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy is a special school in the USA. Students __________(come)from all over the USA to study at the Academy. What __________ they __________ (study) there? In the autumn and spring, they __________ (learn) all the usual subjects, but in winter, the timetable __________ (change). Students __________ (take) skiing or snowboarding lessons all morning and they __________ (not go) to classes until the afternoon. Right now, two students __________ (train) on the mountain. Zack __________ (ski). What __________ Jill __________ (do)? She __________ (practise) on her snowboard. Every winter, some of the students __________ (enter) competitions all over the world. At the moment, some students __________ (fly) to Europe. They __________ (hope) to come home with medals.

7. Write at least three questions to ask a student at the Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy. Use the Present Simple and Present Continuous.

• ______________________________________
• ______________________________________
• ______________________________________
• ______________________________________
• ______________________________________
• ______________________________________

8. Complete the sentences with Present Simple or Present Continuous.

• My brother __________ (not like) animals.
• Most people __________ (not like) to visit a doctor.
• In his job he usually __________ (stand).
• I'm looking at the woman, she __________ (wear) a nice hat.
• I never __________ (go) out in the evening.
• He usually __________ (work) with paints and brushes.
• Do you know anyone who __________ (speak) Italian?
• At work, he usually __________ (sit) all day.

9. Write the words in the correct order to make sentences. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

• sit / in the classroom / they / right now/.
• ________________________________
• your school / give / you / lunch / every day / ?
• _____________________________________
• a photo / you / take / of me / ?
• _________________________
• usually / you / walk / to school / ?
• ___________________________
• not boild / Vicky / of a house / a model / .
• _________________________________

10. Complete the sentences with Present Simple or Present Continuous:

• What is that noise? Somebody __________ (play) the piano.
• We __________ (go) to the cinema this Friday.
• We __________ (go) on holiday every winter.
• The days __________ (be) longer in summer.
• She often __________ (talk) herself.
• She __________ (have) a shower at the moment.
• Right now, she __________ (run) down the hill.
• Oak trees __________ (grow) very slowly.
• My dog __________ (not eat) vegetables.