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B1
Present Tense Simple and Continuous
T002
Complete the sentences using the correct form of the present tense.
1. You can’t see Jimmy now. He ____________________ a bath. (HAVE)
2. He ____________________ to the theatre. (NEVER GO)
3. Anne ____________________ all her clothes herself. At the moment she
____________________ a dress for a fancy dress party (MAKE, MAKE).
4. He usually ________________ coffee for breakfast, but today he ____________________ tea
(HAVE, HAVE).
5. I can’t go home now because it ____________________ , and I ____________________ an
umbrella. (RAIN, NOT HAVE).
6. In Britain women normally ____________________ hats. (NOT WEAR)
7. The sun __________________ in the east and __________________ in the west (RISE, SET)
8. Who ____________________ that terrible noise outside? – It’s Dad. He
____________________ the lawn. (MAKE, MOW)
9. I ____________________ this weekend near the coast. I ____________________ there nearly
every weekend. (SPEND, GO)
10. She ____________________ thirty cigarettes a day but at the moment she
____________________ to stop. (SMOKE, TRY)
11. We ____________________ breakfast together every Sunday morning. (HAVE)
12. What’s that smell. – It’s in the kitchen. Something ____________________ . (BURN)
13. Who ____________________ to on the phone? – It’s my friend Carry. (YOU SPEAK)
14. I ____________________ overtime this month because I ____________________ up some
money to buy a new car . (WORK, SAVE)
15. The moon ____________________ around the earth (GO)
16. She usually ____________________ languages very quickly, but she ____________________
problems with Chinese (LEARN, HAVE).
17. ____________________ TV every evening ? (YOU WATCH)
18. He always ____________________ his bills on time. (PAY)
19. How long ____________________ you to get to the office? – It ____________________ me
about half an hour (IT TAKE, TAKE)
20. The plane that ____________________ Heathrow at 9.15 is on schedule. (LEAVE)
