Present Simple v Present Continuous
Quiz
Complete the gaps with the correct forms of the present simple or present continuous. Put a comma between the answers.
A: Why ..... (you / wear) those funny trousers?
B: Well, I ..... (dig) a hole in the garden and I ..... (not / want) to get dirty.
Don't throw those papers away just yet. I ..... (still / use) some of them.
David ..... (not / live) in London anymore. He ..... (stay) with his brother in Liverpool now.
Anna ..... (look) for a new job. She ..... (be) unemployed at the moment, so if you ..... (know) about anything, let her know, please.
A: How's your aunt Jessica now?
B: Well, she ..... (get) better, fortunately.
Normally, Walter ..... (get) up at 8.00 o'clock, but this week he's in a hurry, so he ..... (get) up at 7.00 instead.
Although Marcus ..... (tell) me what to buy at the shops, I sometimes ..... (forget) one or two things.
A: Why ..... (some black smoke / come) from your house?
B: The children ..... (burn) some old newspapers, I believe.
The Earth ..... (go) round the sun and not the other way round.
Some of my colleagues ..... (go) skiing in winter, but they ..... (not / have) enough money this year, so they ..... (stay) at home.
What ..... (you / do) to that poor cat? Why ..... (you / dye) its tail?
Why ..... (you / look) at me like that? I ..... (not / be) responsible for that accident.
Look! Jack ..... (jump) into the swimming pool.
I think Helen ..... (be) crazy. She ..... (drive) too fast again. Just take a look.
Usually, I ..... (spend) my free time in the countryside but it ..... (rain) quite heavily today, so I ..... (stay) at home and ..... (watch) TV.