All Present Tenses-Exercises

1, Read answers in the dialogues and make present simple and present continuous
questions.
1. What time _______________work every day? - I start work at 7 every day.
2. _______________ at weekends? - No, Ben doesn't work at weekends.
3. What _______________? - Well, I am not doing anything.
4. _______________ to school? - No, she does not go to school.
5. And what _______________now? - She is doing some shopping, I think.
6. Where _______________the shopping? - She does the shopping at a shopping centre.
7. Who _______________ her with shopping bags? - Our son helps her.
8. _______________ together today? - No, they aren't shopping together today.
9. Why_______________ dinner so late every day? - They only have dinner so late on weekdays.
10. _______________ at a hotel? - No, we are staying at the Beacon Campsite.
2.Build questions with: do / does / is / are and give short answers.

1. ________you cold? Yes,_____ ________.
2. ________Amanda speak Portuguese? No, ____ ________.
3. ________Julia at home? Yes, ____ ________.
4. ________you want a biscuit? No, ____ ________.
5. ________he from Italy? Yes, ____ ________.
6. ________David drink coffee? No, ____ ________.
7. ________you have any money? Yes, ____ ________.
8. ________it warm outside? No, ____ ________.
9. ________you hungry? Yes, ____ ________.
10. ________she in the garden? No, ____ ________.
3.Complete the sentences using the correct form of the Present Tense Simple or
Continuous
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. The moon ____________________ around the earth (GO)
4. Put the verbs into the Present Perfect Tense Simple.

1. I (not / work) _____________ today.
2. We (buy) ___________ a new lamp.
3. We (not / plan) ____________ our holiday yet.
4. Where (be / you) _____________?
5. He (write) _____________ five letters.
6. She (not / see) _____________ him for a long time.
7. _____________ (be / you) at school?
8. School (not / start) _____________ yet.
9. _____________ (speak / he)
10. _____________ to his boss?
5. Insert the correct form of the verbs in brackets( the present perfect continuous)
1) She_______________________ (work) here for five years.

2) I _______________________(study) all day.
3) You _______________________(eat) a lot recently.
4) We _______________________(live) in London for six months.
5) He _______________________(play) football, so he's tired.
6) They _______________________(learn) English for two years.
7) I _______________________(cook) so I'm really hot.
8) She _______________________(go) to the cinema every weekend for years.
9) It _______________________(rain) the pavement is wet.
10) You _______________________(sleep) for twelve hours.
6. Insert for or since

1. My grandparents walk _____ twenty minutes a day.
2. How long is it _____ you visited your grandparents?
3. We have been dating _____ a long time.
4. That lady has been waiting for the bus _____ noon.
5. I studied for this test _____ three days straight.
6. My family has lived here _____ last March.
7. She has worked there _____ she finished college.
8. I have been calling you _____ half-an-hour.
9. Lisa and Jill have been at the library _____ a long time.
10. My teacher has been sick _____ last Monday.
7.Complete the sentences with present perfect.

Use the verb in brackets + just / already / yet
1.A: Would you like something to eat?
B: No, thanks. I __________________ lunch. (just / have)
2.A: Do you know where Julia is?
B: Yes, I __________________ her. (just / see)
3.A: What time is David leaving?
B: He __________________ (already / leave)
4.A: What's in the newspaper today?
B: I don't know. I __________________.(not / read / yet)
5.A: Is Ann coming to the cinema with us?
B: No, she __________________the film. (already / see)
6.A: Are your friends here yet?
B: Yes, they __________________ (just / arrive)
7.A: What does Tim think about your plan?
B: I __________________ (not / tell / yet)
8. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the Present Perfect Tense Simple or
Continuous
1. I ___________________ the book you gave me, so you can have it back now. (READ)
2. You look tired. You _______________________________ too hard lately. (PROBABLY WORK)
3. Rachel ________________________ around Europe for two months now. At the moment, she’s in
Barcelona. She ___________________ six countries so far. (TRAVEL, VISIT)
4. Is it still raining? – No, it ________________________ but the streets are still wet. (ALREADY STOP)
5. I ________________________ at your report for some time, but I must say I can’t agree with you on a
few things. (LOOK)

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1, Read answers in the dialogues and make present simple and present continuous

2.Build questions with: do / does / is / are and give short answers.

4. Put the verbs into the Present Perfect Tense Simple.

1) She_______________________ (work) here for five years.

6. Insert for or since

7.Complete the sentences with present perfect.

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