Reference no: EM131094315

Present Tense – Simple or Progressive: Fill in the correct form.

1. You can’t see Tom now. He _________________ a bath. (have)

2. He usually _________________ coffee, but today he _________________ tea.(drink, drink)

3. I won’t go out now because it _________________ and I _________________ an umbrella.(rain,not have)

4. In Spain women usually _________________ hats.(not wear)

5. Who _________________ that terrible noise? It is John. He _________________ his nose.(make,blow)

6. My dentist always keeps _________________ me to clean my teeth. I hate that. (tell)

7. He never _________________ to the theatre. (go)

8. I _________________ this weekend in Eastbourne. I _________________ there nearly every week. (spend, go)

9. My wife always keeps _________________ for more money at the end of the week.(ask)

10. Who _________________ to on the phone? (you speak)

11. Anne _________________ all her clothes. At the moment she _________________ a dress for herself. (make, make)

12. What’s that smell? Something _________________ in the kitchen. (burn)

13. I _________________ overtime this month because I _________________ up to buy a new car.(work, save)

14. He _________________ thirty cigarettes a day but at the moment he _________________ very hard to stop. (smoke, try)

15. The sun _________________ in the east and _________________ in the west. (rise, set)

16. She usually _________________ languages very fast but she _________________ problems with Chinese at the moment. (learn, have)

17. He never _________________ to the theatre. (go)

18. Do _________________ television every night? (you watch)

19. He always _________________ his bills on time. (pay)

20. My father usually _________________ his breakfast at eight. (eat)

21. How long _________________ to get to the office? It _________________ me half an hour. (it take, take)

22. The boat _________________ Victoria Station at 9. (leave)

23. _________________ how old I am? (you know)

24. Jane’s husband _________________ . (not smoke)

25. It _________________ in Egypt. (not often rain)

26. Florence _________________ on the river Arno. (lie)

27. He usually _________________ so quickly that I _________________ him. (speak, not understand)

28. How _________________ to work? – I usually _________________ by car but tomorrow I_________________ in Tom’s car. (you get, go, go)

29. Why _________________ on your raincoat? – I _________________ for a walk. –_________________ to come with me? (you put, go, you want)

30. I always _________________ lottery tickets but I never _________________ .(buy, win)

31. _________________ him? – I _________________ him, but I _________________ him. (you love, like, not love)

32. _________________ him tonight? – Yes, I always _________________ to him on his birthday._________________ to send him a message? (you write, write, you want)

33. That car _________________ a very strange noise. _________________ it’s all right? – Oh yes, that noise _________________ . It always _________________ a noise like that. (make, you think, not matter, make)

34. The plane that you _________________ at now _________________ for Paris. (look, take off)

35. What _________________ to his car now? – I think he _________________ it. (he do, polish)