ENGLISH TENSES THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE & THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

ENGLISH TENSES

THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE  & THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

EXERCISE   1    :    

Use either the Simple Present or the Present Continuous of the verbs given in parentheses.

1-Many qualified teachers (leave) ........................ the profession these days because of the terrible working conditions.

2-This week we (sell) ........................ these scarves for five dollars, although we (normally, charge) ........................ six dollars fifty for each.

3-I (never, hear) ........................ the telephone ring when I (be) ........................ in the attic.

4-Jack is lucky. He (listen) ........................ to Brahms's music live at the Albert Hall at this very moment while we (sit) ........................ here in the office listening to the BBC orchestra on the radio.

5-The dinner is nearly ready. Mum (taste) ........................ the soup now. Normally we  (wait) ........................ for Dad to arrive home, but we (eat) ........................ early today because we (go) ........................ to the theatre tonight.

6-Look! The waiter (wear) ........................ a stained shirt and they (not, collect)........................ the dirty plates. No wonder few people (come) ........................ here any more.

7-Today, three Serbian villages (mourn) ........................ the death of seventy local men in the last floods..

8-As a rule, I (wash) ........................ my car on Sunday at my mother's house, but today I (take) ........................ it to the car wash machine as I (not, have)........................ time to wash it myself.

9-Every year many people (move) ........................ from the North of England to the prosperous South.

10-This powdered pudding is strawberry flavour, but actually, it (not, taste) ........................ fruity at all.

11-      

A: I (always, see) ........................ Brian eating junk food like sweets and nuts. ................. he (ever, not, eat) ................. anything healthy, such as fruit or vegetables?

B: No. In addition, he (not, get) ........................ any exercise either.

12-The globe (get) ........................ warmer and warmer, which (raise) ........................ the sea-level.

13-The blood pressure of a healthy person (vary) ........................ with exercise and emotional stress.

14-Lasers (emit) ........................ a narrow, intense beam of light in a single direction.

15-Every year, I (fill)  ................... a few little bags with lavender and (put)........................ them in the drawers where I (keep) ........................ my linen because it (smell) ........................ so nice.

16-The grief we (experience) ........................ at this sad moment is indescribable.

17-What lovely quality this baby outfit is! It (feel) ........................ nice and thick.

18-Fresh strawberries (always, taste) ........................ good here. They (remind) ........................ me of home.

19-This week British Airways (send) ........................ thousands of people a voucher worth 20% off any flight to Europe.

20-      

A: What is that strange noise on the telephone line?

B: Sorry, Mum. I (use) ........................ the Internet.

21-Generally speaking, traffic (cause) ........................ pollution and the constant increase in traffic day by day (cause) ...................... more and more air pollution.

22-Paul (think) ........................ joining the European Union will lead to disaster, but I (not, agree) ........................ with him.

23-Leeds United (usually, play) ........................ in a white football strip, but today they (play) ........................ in green because their opponents' strip is white.

24-      

A: You (look) ........................ very worried. I (hope) ....................... nothing bad has happened!

B: Well, I've broken Grandma's favourite cup, and now I (think)....................... about how to explain it to her.

25My mother (not, like) ...................... anybody else in her kitchen while she (cook)................

26-Don't worry about your dog. The veterinary surgeon (feel) ........................ his legs to check that nothing is broken.

27-The restaurant is full of workmen. They (redecorate) ........................ it.

28-      

A: Where is Sandra?

B: She (smell) ........................ every perfume in the shop, but in fact, she (not, have)........................ enough money for any of them.

A:  Oh, that's typical of her! Whenever we (go) ........................ to the shops, she (try) ........................ on countless clothes, and then, (leave) ........................ without buying anything.

29-It's not fair! While I (work) ........................ here in rainy England, Kate and Richard (lie) ........................ on the beach in sunny South-Africa.

30-The National Health Service (not, provide) ........................ the necessary level of care at the moment due to the flu epidemic.

ANSWER KEY

EXERCISE   1    :    

1. are leaving

2. are selling/normally charge 

3.never hear/am

4.is listening/are sitting 

5.is tasting/wait/are eating/are going 

6.is wearing/aren't collecting/come

7.are mourning

8.wash/am taking/don't have

9.move

10.doesn't taste

11.always see/Doesn't...ever eat/doesn't get

12.is getting/is raising (raises)

13.varies

14.emit

15.fill/put/keep/smells  

16.are experiencing  

17.feels  

18.always taste/remind

19.is sending

20.am using

21.causes/is causing

22.thinks/don't agree

23.usually play/are playing

24.look/hope/am thinking

25.doesn't like/is cooking

26.is feeling

27.are redecorating

28.is smelling/doesn't have/go/tries/leaves

29.am working/are lying

30.isn't providing

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