Present Simple and Present Continuous

1 Complete with the present simple or the present continuous form of the verbs given. 1 I am doing (do) a lot of physical exercise at the moment because they say it helps (help) reduce stress, but it isn'tworking (not work) for me!2 She normally wears (wear) her hair short – she says it looks (look) tidier.3 These days my team and I are training (train) for four hours a day to prepare for the school football finals which take place (take place) every year in June.4 I feel (feel) really pleased today because my teacher says I am making(make) great progress with my English.5 My little sister needs (need) encouragement – she’s very clever but she doesn't show (not show) it.6 She is always complaining(always about everything, and I am becoming (become) more and more annoyed with it. Complete these sentences with an adverb of frequency. 1 He’s definitely very clever, but he can be a bit arrogant sometimes .2 Our teachers don’t usually give us homework over the weekend, only when we have a test on a Monday.3 My grandmother always looks happy to see my cousins and me.4 My friend always asks me if she looks trendy because she reads that fashion blog every day.5 Dad rarely has time to relax in the evening– he usually has work to finish. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verbs given. 1 I think (think) long hair looks terrible on me.2 She isn't working (not work) at the moment, she’son holiday.3 What’s in this milkshake? It tastes (taste)delicious.4 We are thinking (think) of going to the cinema.5 He can’t come to the phone he is having (have) a shower at the moment.6 She’s young but she has (have) a very strong personality.7 Who’s the first person you see (see)when you wake up in the morning? Complete the text with the present simple or present continuous forms of the givenverbs and adverbs.ask • aspire • do • get • have • love • hold •look • study • not study (always) Tanishq Abraham is a child prodigy. When he was only four years old, in 2007, he scored 99.9 on an IQ test.He (1) holds several university degrees – in maths, physics, science and foreign languages. Tanishq (2) has a wide range of interests, so how does he decide what to study? ‘If I find something that interests me,’ he says, ‘I read a book on it, and then start to do research. I sometimes (3) get in touch with scientists, too, and learn from them.’ This multi-talented Indian-American child (4) aspires to run for president of the USA. But that can only happen when he’s 35. In the meantime, he (5) is studyingto become a doctor. Does he get on with the other students on his course? ‘Oh yes,’ he says. ‘Because I (6) look so young, at the beginning they all wonder what I (7) am doingin their class, but then we make friends and they often (8) ask me for help. But Tanishq (9)isn't always studying. In his free time,he (10) loves playing video games with his sister.