TEST PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1.  Complete the sentences with the right present simple form

I ______________________________ (love) Paris.

Maria ______________________________ (go) to Canada.

Flavie ______________________________ (study) for an exam.

He ______________________________ (sing) very well.

They ______________________________ (swim) in the pool

He ______________________________ (buy) some food

She ______________________________ (need) a good washing.

Stéphane ______________________________ (fax) a form for you.

My dog ______________________________ (chew) my book.

I ______________________________ (love) this website.

2.  Complete the sentences with the right present simple form

Ana _________ (not watch) TV. 2. Peter _________ (not study) French. 3. Javi _________ (watch) TV. 4.

Antonio _________ (play) computer games. 5. Luis Miguel _________ (not read) magazines. 6. _________

María _________ (listen) to music? 7. _________ Beatriz _________ (tidy) her room? 8. My parents

 _________ (read) the newspaper. 9. When _________ your brother _________ (surf) the internet? 10.

Who _________ you _________ (play) football with? 11. What _________ your sister _________ (do) on

Saturday? 12. Blanca _________ (go) to a sleepover. 13. Isabel _________ (not phone) a friend. 14. I

 _________ (eat) a hamburger every weekend. 15. My Mum _________ (like) classical music. 16. I

 _________ (not eat) pizza. 17. I _________ (drink) water. 18. Gonzalo _________ (help) his friends with

their homework. 19. Carlos _________ (make) people laugh. 20. Alan _________ (not like) talking to new

people. 21. Chris _________ (do) the housework for her parents. 22. I _________ (want) to join Daniel´s

fan club. 23. Isabel and I _________ (see) each other every week. 24. Linda _________ (wear) new clothes.

25. Derek and Sam _________ (wear) striped T-shirts.

3.  Complete the sentences with the right present simple form

1. Uncle Joe _________ (wear) glasses. 2. Ducks _________ (love) water. 3. The sun _________ (rise) in the

east. 4. The children _________ (not go) to school by bus. 5. Juanma _________ (enjoy) singing. 6. Jesus

 _________ (not lend) me his bike. 7. Monkeys _________ (like) bananas. 8. Pepi _________ (not collect)

stamps. 9. The earth _________ (go) around the sun. 10. It often _________ (snow) in winter. 11. We

 _________ (wash) our hands. 12. We _________ (eat) three meals a day. 13. _________ he _________

(type) very fast? 14. Lucía _________ (work) at the court. 15. Everyone _________ (make) mistakes. 16.

Winter _________ (not come) after spring. 17. _________ you _________ (like) my new bike? 18.

 _________ she _________ (walk) to school? 19. Pedro _________ (speak) English very well. 20. My dog

 _________ (bark) very loudly. 21. _________ Sara _________ (read) in bed? 22. _________ babies

 _________ (sleep) during the day.

4. Create the right present continuous form

1. camp ______________2. swim ______________3. travel______________

4. walk ______________5. have ______________6. write ______________7. cook ______________8. shop ______________

 

1. His dad and brother ________(cycle) to the shops.2. We __________ (not travel) in Japan.3. I __________ (sunbathe) on the beach.4. She __________ (not watch) TV.

5. They __________ (not swim) in the sea.6. Sue __________ (stay) at home today.

5.  Put the words in the right order and complete the questions with present continuous.

Remember, you need also to answer to them!

1. your dad / work / today /? _____________________________Yes, _________________________2. you / have a good time / on holiday / ?

 _____________________________

Yes, _________________________3. your mum / cook dinner / now / ?

 _____________________________Yes, _________________________

4. your friends / play football / ? _____________________________Yes, _________________________

6.  Fill in with present continuous

1. I ____________ (learn) how to swim.

2. I ____________ (eat) my lunch.

3. I ____________ (watch) television.

4. She ____________ (read) a book.

5. Dad ____________ (bake) a cake.

6. My sister ____________ (listen) to music.

7. Peter ____________ (clean) his car.

8. The dog ____________ (bark) in the garden.

9. We ____________ (sing) our favourite song.

10. My brother and I ____________ (play) a computer game.

11. The teachers ____________ (show) us a film.

12. They ____________ (bring) a TV in the classroom.

13. She´s bored. Her friend ____________ (watch) TV again.

14. Martin´s excited. Chelsea ____________ (win) the match.

15. I´m scared. A big dog ____________ (stand) in front of me.

16. She´s happy. She ____________ (not work) today.

17. I´m worried. It ____________ (rain) and I haven´t got an umbrella.

18. The teacher is annoyed. We ____________ (not listen).

19. What ____________ you ____________ (wait) for? I´m ____________ (wait) for John.

20. ____________ it ____________ (snow)? No, it ____________ (rain).

21. What ____________ you ____________ (do) today? We ____________ (go) to the park.

22. ____________ you ____________ (listen) to me? No, I ____________ (listen) to the radio.

23. ____________ you ____________ (watch) TV? No, we ____________ (study).

24. What ____________ you ____________ (do)? I ____________ (do) my homework.

25. ____________ they ____________ (sleep)? Yes, they are.

 

7.  Complete with present simple OR present continuous

1. Who is that man? What _____________ he _____________ (want)?

2. Who is that man? Why _____________ he _____________ (look) at us?

3. _____________ you _________ (believe) in God?

4. Gilbert says he is 80, but nobody _____________ (believe) him.

5. Every Monday Maite _____________ (drive) her kids to football practice.

6. Be quiet. Arturo _____________ (sleep).

7. Don´t forget to take your umbrella. It _____________ (rain).

8. I don´t like living in England. It always _____________ (rain).

9. Look!. It _____________ (snow). We are going to have a white Christmas.

10. Maila _____________ (watch) TV every morning.

11. I have to go now. It _____________ (get) dark

12. Right now I _____________ (spend) time with my father.

13.We usually _____________ (go) to the gym on Mondays.

14. She _____________ (talk) to Pete at the moment.

15. He _____________ (look) good in jeans.

16. She _____________ (wear) a dress today.

17. We _____________ (drive) on the left in England.

18. I _____________ (not want) to go to the Cinema.

19. We _____________ (go) dancing every weekend.

20. I _____________ (take) a pill every day.

21. He _____________ (speak) Dutch and Italian.

22. We always _____________ (stay) at the Village.

23. I _____________ (need) to see the doctor.

24. Ray _____________ (drink) very much coffee.

25. I _____________ (not feel) very well.

TOTAL POINTS

PART 1 ____/ 10

PART 2 _____/ 24

PART 3 _____/ 22

PART 4 _____/14 ( 8 + 6)

PART 5 _____/4

PART 6 _____/25

PART 7 _____/25

TOT _____/124

Sufficienza 75/124

Discreto 87/124

Buono 100/124

Molto buono 112/124

Ottimo 124/1243333333