ACTIVE ENGLISH: BOOK 2 / PAGE 74/73/72 PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Present simple versus present continuous

1. Water __________ (boil) at 100°C and ______________ (freeze) at 0°C.
2. I __________________ (try) to improve my English.
3. Sue _____________ (get up) at 6:30 and __________ (go) to bed at 11:00.
4. Tom ____ (be) upstairs now and __________(learn) for his history test tomorrow.
5. We always ________ (go) shopping on Fridays after work.
6. Jim and Sarah ________________ (get married) in June.
7. The train ____________ (leave) at midday, dead on the dot!
8. At the moment the students __________ (have) a well-deserved break from learning.
9. What ____________ (you do)? You should be helping me clear up!
10. His name _____ (be) Barry. He ________ (live) in Cardiff and he __________ (fly) to New York next week.
11. He never ______ (use) his land line now that he ______ (have) a mobile
12. Look at those people over there! What _______________ (they do) to that car?
13. I _______________ (have) a party on Saturday. Would you like to come?
14. My birthday ______ (be) on 20th May. When ____ (be) yours?
15. The children ______________ (play) so nicely in the garden. They _____________
(enjoy) themselves very much. Can you see them?
16. I_______________ (go) to the shops. Do you want anything?
17. I_______________ (not go) swimming this afternoon because the weather forecast ________( say) it __________ (go) to rain.
18. If you ______ (put) your hand in the flame, it will get burnt.
19. There _________ (be) seven days in a week and fifty-two weeks in a year.
20. The cat _____________ (sit) on the mat in the sun. She’s been there all morning.
21. “Hi mum! I___________ (sit) on the platform _________ (wait) for the train. It ______ (be) already 20 minutes late. I’m sorry, but I will be home late today.”
22. John ____ (be) not here at the moment. He_______________ (visit) his mother in Australia.
23. What____ (be) the name of the girl Jane ____________ (talk) to? She ________ (look) very familiar to me.
24. “Where _________(they go) on holiday this year?” “ They usually ______ (go) to Spain, I think.”
25. If you __________ (throw) a piece of wood into the water, it will float.
26. The plane ________ (arrive) in Vienna at 6:00 this evening.
27. What _____________ (you do) this evening? Would you like to come to the cinema?
28. Spring _______________ (come). I can feel it in my bones!

1. Water boils at 100°C and freezes at 0°C.
2. I am trying to improve my English.
3. Sue gets up at 6:30 and goes to bed at 11:00.
4. Tom is upstairs now and is learning for his history test tomorrow.
5. We always do the shopping on Fridays after work.
6. Jim and Sarah are getting married in June this year.
7. The train leaves at midday, dead on the dot!
8. At the moment the students are having a well-deserved break from learning
9. What are you doing? You should be helping me clear up!
10. His name is Barry. He lives in Cardiff and he is flying to New York next week.
11. He never uses his land line now that he has a mobile.
12. Look at those people over there! What are they doing to that car?
13. I am having a party on Saturday. Would you like to come?
14. My birthday is on 20th May. When is yours?
15. The children are playing so nicely in the garden. They are enjoying themselves very much. Can you see them?
16. I’m going to the shops. Do you want anything?
17. I’m not going swimming this afternoon because the weather forecast says it’s going to rain.
18. If you put your hand in the flame, it will get burnt.
19. There are seven days in a week and fifty-two weeks in a year.
20. The cat is sitting on the mat in the sun. She’s been there all morning.
21. “Hi mum! I’m sitting on the platform waiting for the train. It is already 20 minutes late. I’m sorry, but I will be home late today.”
22. John is not here at the moment. He is visiting his mother in Australia.
23. What’s the name of the girl Jane is talking to? She looks very familiar to me.
24. Where are they going on holiday this year? They usually go to Spain, I think.
25. If you throw a piece of wood into the water, it will float.
26. The plane arrives in Vienna at 6:00 this evening.
27. What are you doing this evening? Would you like to come to the cinema?
28. Spring is coming. I can feel it in my bones!