Present Simple v Present Continuous
Quiz
Complete the gaps with the correct forms of the present simple or present continuous. Use commas to separate your answers.
Jane ...... (already/have) three sons and she ...... (give) birth to another one this very moment.
My supervisor usually ...... (have) something small for lunch, but today he ...... (have) a whole pizza and two coffees.
That man ...... (have) a wonderful wife and yet he ...... (have) an affair with a real pain in the neck.
We ...... (not/usually/have) parties at my place but this weekend I ...... (have) a house-warming party.
My brother ...... (think) about moving to Ireland as he ...... (have) no job in Bratislava.
The management ...... (think) about moving the factory to South Korea. You ...... (see), they ...... (want) to reduce the production costs.
I ...... (see) what you ...... (mean). There ...... (seem) to be a hole in the fence and you ...... (be) unable to do anything about it.
My mother normally ...... (give) me five euros a month pocket money but this month she ...... (not/want) to give me anything. She ...... (say) it ...... (be) a punishment for my misbehaviour at school.
Henry ...... (tell) me that he ...... (be) just over 45 years old but I ...... (not/believe) him a word he ...... (say). He ...... (be) a born joker.
The headmaster ...... (not/remember) why you ...... (always/lock) the door of your classroom. Can you tell us please?
I sometimes ...... (send) my friends postcards from holidays but this year I ...... (send) them some real presents.
Jack ...... (think) of selling his old car as he ...... (want) to buy a new and better one.