Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or present continuous.

1. My best friend (not walk) _________ to school every day. Sometimes she (cycle) _________.

2. Look! What_________he (play) _________?

3. _________ your friends (study) _________ in the library every afternoon?

4. I (write) _________ an email to my friend now.

5. He (not do) _________ his homework now. He (read) _________ .

Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in the brackets.

1. I __________________(meet) Jack in town later.  __________________ (you / want) to come?

2. We usually __________________(walk) to school, but tomorrow, we __________________(go) by bus.

3. My friends__________________(not want) to play tennis because it__________________(rain).

4. __________________(you / enjoy) this film? Or __________________(you / prefer) comedies?

5. I __________________(not believe) Ben’s story. He __________________(always / invent) things.

Review: Fill in the present continuous. usr the verbs in brackets.
1. I'm busy now because I_____the house. (clean)
2. _____ they _____ lunch? (prepare)
3. The girls _____ an email to their friend. (write)
4. Her friends _____ in the park. (not play)
5. They _____ his birthday. (celebrate)
6. Do you have time to talk? Sorry, but I _____. (study)
7. Peter _____ his best friend. (phone)
8. He _____ a green basball cap. (wear)
9. They _____ for the key. (look)
10. Hurry! The bus _____. (come)
11. He _____ his teeth. (clean)
12. Why _____ you _____? (laugh)
13. Please listen to me. I _____ to you. (talk)
14. Frank and Mary _____at the party. (dance)
15. She _____ her presents. (open)

 

Exercise I: Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or the present continuous tense.

1/ I (have) __________ coffee for breakfast every day.

2/ My brother (work) __________ in a shoe store this summer.

3/ The student (look) ___________ up that new word now.

4/ She (go) __________ to school every day.

5/ We (do) __________ this exercise at the moment.

6/ My mother (cook) ___________ some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook)                 __________ in the mornings.

7/ It (rain) __________ very much in the summer. It (rain) _________ now.

8/ Bad students never (work) __________ hard.

9/ He generally (sing) ________ in English, but today he (sing) ________ in Spanish.

10/ We seldom (eat) __________ before 6.30.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple or the present continuous tense.

1 'Where _______you_______ (go)?

'To the shops. I _______ (need) to get some bread.’

2 _______ you usually _______ (wear) jeans to school?

3 I _______ (not understand) this question.

4 Why _______ you _______ (smile)? It isn't funny!

5 _______you _______ (come) bowling with Jan and me tonight?'

'No, thanks. I _______ (not like) bowling'

6 Hurry up! The bus _______ (leave) in three minutes.

BT.1 : Put the verbs in brackets : Present simple or present continuous. 

1. I ( not / belong )............ to this praticular government committee. 

2. Martha is a vegetarian. She ( not / eat ).............. meat. 

3. John ( deal )........... with all the enquiries about sales .

4. Unemployment ( fall ) .................... and is now down to 5.6%

                  Mng giup tui vs 

I. Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or present continuous tense.

1. Look! We (visit) ____________ our grandparents right now.

2. They (not go) ____________ to work on Saturdays and Sundays.

3. ____________ Mary (have) ____________ short hair or long brown hair?

4. I (wear)__________ T-shirt and short today.

5. Bob (not like) ____________ to listen to rock music.

II. Complete the sentences with forms of be or have.

1. They ____________always hard-working at school.

2. He ____________ green eyes. They look so nice.

3. They ____________ short black hair.

4. His eyes ____________ black and quite large.

5. Children ___________careful with people they don’t like.

III. Choose the best answer.

l. David was _______ than John.

A. more good              B. good              C. better

2. This building is _______ than that one.

A. the beautiful              B. more beautiful              C. beautiful

3. Dorothy promised to be _______ with her money.

A. carefuler              B. more careful              C. careful

4. New York 's population is _______ than San Francisco's.

A. large              B. larger              C. more large

5. This old machine is _______ than we thought.

A. fast              B. more fast               C. faster

IV. Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.

1. The streets in my neighborhood are _________than in your neighborhood (narrow)

2. Old people are often _______ than young people. (intelligent)

3. Tom seems _______ since he moved schools. (happy).

4. Travelling by air is____________ than travelling by bus (dangerous)

5. It's _______ here than it is in my hometown. (hot)

Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct TENSE: SIMPLE FUTURE, BE GOING TO or PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
1. Don’t worry. I (help) ____________________ you do this exercise. Then we (go) _______________________ out together.
2. Where is your father? – He (work) _____________________ in the garden. Please wait here. I (call) __________________ him. 
3. It’s very cloudy. I’m sure that it __________________________ (rain) soon. 
4. According to the weather forecast, it (rain) __________________________ tomorrow afternoon.
5. Keep silent, please. The baby (sleep) _____________________. You (wake) ___________________ her up if you speak loudly.
6. She buys a lot of flour. She __________________________ (make) some cakes.
7. Nam: I __________________________ (go) to HCM city this afternoon. Do you want to go with me?
    Long: O.K, I (go) __________________________ with you.
8. She has just won a lottery. She (buy) __________________________ a new car.
9. John (read) __________________________ and (do) _________________________ the homework in his room at the moment. 
10. For economists, the gold price (increase) _______________________________ next 3 months. And then it (decrease) ________________________
11. Next week we have a day-off. Perhaps we (climb) __________________________ the mountain. 
12. I (wait) ___________________________ for you until you come back. 
13. Tom doesn’t answer the phone because he (take) __________________________ a shower.
14. Peter: There’s someone knocking at the door. > Mary: O.K. I (open) ___________________________ the door.
15. He (marry) __________________________ her after graduating from college.
16. My brother (get) ___________________________ married next Sunday. 
17. What _________ you (do) _____________, Tom? – I (look) _________________________ for the car-key.
18. Next Saturday we (take) ___________________________ an important exam. We hope we (pass) ___________________ it.
19. What _______ you (do) ____________ next summer? – Maybe I (visit) _______________________ Venice in Italy.
20. You shouldn’t open the windows. The wind (blow) ___________________________ strongly outside.
21. I promise I (be) _________________________ on time next time. I (try) ________________________ my best.
22. I can’t go home because it (rain) _________________________ heavily outside.

Exercise 2: Complete each sentence with one correct PREPOSITION in brackets.
1. We used to write _______ each other, but now we don’t. (at/to/in/for)
2. Can I share the book _______ you? (with/for/on/to)
3. What do you want to be _______ the future? (for/on/in/at)
4. Have you found any places suitable _______ our picnic? (for/on/to/in)
5. They often complain _______ their work. (for/on/to/about)
6. The alarm went _______ (of/off/in/up) and I got _______ (up/off/in/down)
7. The farmer is pumping water _______ the field. (for/to/into/on)
8. I am contented _______ your exam result. (to/for/on/with)
9. She likes working _______ children. (on/for/with/to)
10. The street is crowded _______ people and vehicles. (on/for/by/with)
11. You can learn English _______ the help of computers. (of/with/on/in)
12. The computer is capable _______ doing various things. (of/on/at/in)
13. My class is divided _______ 4 groups. (on/for/with/into)
14. The computer can help you to interact ________ other computers. (to/with/on/about)
15. You can relax _______ (by/with/at/on) listening to music _______ the computer (in/at/on/of)
16. Computers can be used _______ entertainment. (to/with/for/on)
17. I often receive letters _______ my brother. (from/to/with/about)
18. He doesn’t understand anything ________ the computer. (about/for/on/in)
19. Take _________ your shoes before entering the room. (off/on/up/in)