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.
Pete and Lilly ...... (have) a small shop just round the corner. They ...... (sell) all different kinds of stuff and they usually ...... (have) high prices. This week, however, they ...... (have) a special sale as they ...... (want) to get rid of some of the products as quickly as possible.
Carmen ...... (live) with her two older brothers. She ...... (like) them very much but she ...... (not/want) to live with them much longer. They ...... (be) often very loud and ...... (like) having big parties at the weekends. She, on the other hand, ...... (prefer) peace and quiet, so she ...... (look) for her own place.
Sally and Marc ...... (go) to school five days a week. Their school ...... (be) situated in the city centre so they either ...... (take) the bus or simply ...... (walk) a little. This week, Sally ...... (be) sick and Marc ...... (walk) to school all alone. He ...... (really/miss) his friend.
Most students ...... (feel) uneasy about taking difficult exams but Simon ...... (not/have) any problems with exams at all. He just ...... (turn) up for the exam, ...... (take) it and ...... (pass) it. He never ...... (have) any problems with them at all.
Greg ...... (be) an actor and he normally ...... (perform) on stage in the theatre. He ...... (play) Shakespearean characters and ...... (enjoy) the times past. He always ...... (wear) lovely costumes and ...... (sing) merry songs. This week, he ...... (act) in an action movie so he ...... (not/work) on the stage right now.
What ...... (you/do) to the poor cat? She ...... (seem) to be afraid of you. Just ...... (leave) her alone and ...... (let) me handle it.
This train ...... (not/stop) at Oxford as it ...... (go) straight to Liverpool without stopping anywhere else.
The two men ...... (wait) for the bank to open. Just ...... (watch) them. ...... (you/see) those big bags? I ...... (think) they ...... (want) to rob the bank. Perhaps there ...... (be) a car waiting for them round the corner.
The company ...... (employ) five thousand people in our area but the manager ...... (say) he ...... (need) to lay at least a quarter of them off.
Farmers in our country ...... (grow) vegetables for their families and friends. This way, the sales of foreign vegetables ...... (be) rather low and we ...... (not/need) to import much.
The policemen ...... (warn) passers-by to ...... (clear) the area as construction workers ...... (pull down) that old block of flats in just a few minutes.
Mr Willis ...... (deliver) our newspaper every morning at 6.45. Today, he ...... (be) a little late, though.