Test Present simple i present continuous

NAME: …………………………………………… CLASS: ……………………..

Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or present continuous

1. Believe me, I ___________________ (tell) you the truth.
2. Jake ___________________ (not / play) with us any more. He’s out of the team.
3. Water ___________________ (consist) of hydrogen and oxygen.
4. He certainly ___________________ (not/love) her any more.
5. I ___________________ (not / think) I should stop you any longer, Mrs Jones.
6. People _____________________ (buy) more and more TV sets these days.
7. Nothing ___________________ (touch) me more than a child’s crying.
8. Your boss ___________________ (ask) for you on the telephone.
9. Shh! She ______________________ (prepare) for an exam.
10. How long __________________________ (she/live) in Poznan?

Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or present continuous

Dear Aunt Jane,
I _____________________________ (just write) to tell you how much I ___________________________ (appreciate) the money you sent me, and to tell you how I _____________________________ (get on) in my first term at university. Actually, I ______________________________ (really enjoy) myself I _______________________________ (study) quite hard as well, but at the moment I ________________________________ (spend) a lot of time just making friends. I _______________________________ (still stay) with my friend Sue, and I ________________________________ (look for) somewhere of my own to live. Only a few of the first-year students ___________________________ (live) in college here, and I __________________________ (seem) to be spending a lot of time travelling backwards and forwards. I ____________________________ (go) to lectures every morning, and most afternoons I _____________________________ (study) in the library. In fact I ____________________________ (write) this letter instead of an essay on ‘Hamlet!. I ____________________________ (think) I’ll buy some new clothes with the money you sent. Everything __________________________ (cost) a lot here, and I _______________________ (save) to buy a winter coat. It _________________________ (get) really cold here in the evenings. I _______________________________ (know) lots of other students and generally speaking we _______________________________ (have) quite a good time socially. I _____________________________ (also learn) to drive.

See you soon,
Maggie

THE KEY

I.

1. I’m telling
2. doesn’t play
3. consists
4. doesn’t love
5. don’t think
6. are buying
7. touches
8. is asking
9. is preparing
10. smells

II.

I’m just writing
Appreciate
Getting on
I’m really enjoying
Study
I’m spending
I’m still staying
I’m looking for
Live
Seem
Go
Study
I’m writing
Think
Costs
I’m ...