TEST #6 PRESENT SIMPLE/CONTINUOUS

Master present simple and continuous tenses! Practice English grammar with fun exercises.

1. Instructions:Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. Her parents _ on holiday tomorrow. go are going He often _ football. plays is playing I usually _ my homework in the evenings. do am doing I _ at my friend’s house today. sleep am sleeping My laptop _ today. does not work is not working Mary _ in Scotland. lives is living She _ with her aunt in London at the moment. stays is staying What _ for breakfast every day? do you eat are you eating I _ on my geography project today. work am working Be quiet! The teacher _ . talks is talking 2. Instructions: Complete the dialogue with the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. A: What are you doing (you / do) today?B: I am revising (revise) for my English exam tomorrow.A: Do you always study (you / always / study) hard?B: No, not always, but I really want (want) to pass.A: Do you speak (you / speak) a lot of English?B: No, but I understand (understand) it when I read it.A: Are you going (you / go) to the party after the exam?B: Yes. Joe is playing (play) the guitar with his band at the party.A: Does he play (he / play) the guitar well?B: I don't know (not know).A: Is your sister going (your sister / go) to the party with you?B: Yes, I think so. Her friend is coming (friend / come), too. 3. Instructions: Complete the questions with question words: How, What, When, Which, Who or Why.Choose from the multiple choice options. A: _ old is your brother?B: He’s eighteen. How What When Which Who Why A: _ lives in that house?B: My grandparents live there. How What When Which Who Why A: _ long do you usually sleep?B: I usually sleep about seven hours. How What When Which Who Why A: _ are you going to Spain?B: We’re going next year. How What When Which Who Why A: _ do babies cry?B: Because they’re hungry. How What When Which Who Why A: _ girl is wearing the red dress, Mary or Rose?B: Mary is wearing it. How What When Which Who Why A: _ films do you like?B: I like action movies. How What When Which Who Why A: _ tall is your sister?B: She’s 162 cm. How What When Which Who Why A: _ washes the dishes in your house?B: My mother washes them. How What When Which Who Why A: _ are you laughing?B: Because you’re funny. How What When Which Who Why 4. Instructions:Complete the dialogue with the words from the word bank. There is one extra word. Word bank:at / from / in / next / on / one / who isA: Look at the people in this family photo from thirty years ago.B: Which one is your dad?A: He’s the boy at the front. He’s sitting on the floor.B: Who’s the guy on the left?A: That’s one of my uncles.B: Where’s your grandfather?A: He’s in the middle.B: He looks so young! And who is the woman in the big hat?A: That’s my aunt Gloria.B: And the boy next to her?A: I don’t know. 5. Instructions.Read the article. Complete the sentences with the correct word in each gap. BrightTeenagers often don’t like reading books but most young people love reading magazines. BRIGHT is a new online magazine for these teenagers. Every week there are colorful fashion pages about new things to wear and shops with the least expensive clothes. For computer game lovers, there is helpful information about the newest games and articles about how good they are. There is even a chance for readers to test new games before they buy them. And there is more! Every week you can read an interview with a famous person. There are also real-life stories about young people. Two weeks ago the magazine had an article about a thirteen-year-old boy and a sixteen-year-old girl. The boy climbed Mount Everest; he was the youngest person in the world to do this, and the girl sailed round the world alone! Some teenagers want to fi nd a weekend job and the magazine can help you fi nd the best jobs. Once a month it also has articles to help teenagers. There are articles for teenagers with study or homework problems and there is also a really good online help centre. Students can ask teachers about school problems. And of course, teenagers often have other problems and worries, too, so there is a problem page. Young people can write in with their problems and experts give them advice. 1 Teenagers usually prefer reading magazines to books.2 You can read BRIGHT magazine online.3 The fashion pages have ideas about new clothes.4 There is also information about places with the least expensive clothes.5 Readers can test new computer games before they buy them.6 Every week there are real-life stories about young people.7 The thirteen-year-old boy climbed the highest mountain in the world.8 Readers can ask experts about their worries and problems.