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.
...... (clean) up the mess in your room while I ...... (do) the washing-up, please.
When Jack ...... (come) home in the evening, he ...... (expect) his wife to have the dinner ready.
David ...... (work) in the garage. I ...... (guess) he ...... (repair) the old motorbike.
Our son never ...... (help) us with the housework, but he always ...... (volunteer) to go shopping. He really ...... (like) doing the shopping. Actually, he ...... (shop) right now.
My nephew Andrew ...... (not/like) hard drinks, but he ...... (have) a glass of wine from time to time.
The police ...... (look) for a suspect who has been accused of murdering a shop owner. ...... (you/know) where he is?
Pete ...... (like) his former student, Lilly. He sometimes ...... (talk) to her on Facebook but they never ...... (meet) in person because Lilly ...... (not/be) interested in him romantically.
Some people ...... (go) sailing in their free time while others ...... (prefer) to stay at home and ...... (watch) TV. My brother-in-law usually ...... (go) cycling but this weekend he ...... (climb) in the mountains with his girlfriend.
My students ...... (not/learn) very hard but they often ...... (revise) difficult stuff before exams. As we ...... (have) an exam next week, I ...... (believe) they ...... (do) some serious revision right now.
Jack ...... (sit) on the train as we speak. He ...... (come) home to see his sick grandmother.
Excuse me! ...... (Be) silent for a moment, please. I ...... (try) to focus on my thesis and you ...... (talk) very loudly.
Both the footballers ...... (talk) to the referee. They ...... (want) to explain what has just happened but the referee ...... (not/pay) attention to their words at all.