Simple Present and Present Progressive

Form
Present Progressive
Write the ing-form of the following verbs.
1 fly 4 take 2 book 5 lie 3 hit Simple Present
Write the 3rd person singular of the following verbs (in Simple Present).
1 do - he
4 watch - he
2 worry - she
5 must - she
3 play - she
Positive sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1 We (help) ____________in the canteen this week.
2 Martin usually (drive) __________to work.
3 But today, he (take) __________ the bus.
4 Listen! She (practise) __________the piano.
5 My friend (play) __________the guitar every evening.
Negative sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present (DONT / DOESNT) or Present
Progressive (AM NOT/IS NOT/ARE NOT + ING).
1 He (not / spend) __________ his holidays in Spain each year.
2 I (not / meet) __________ Francis tonight.
3 They (not / fly) __________to London tomorrow.
4 We (not / work) __________this week.
5 The film (not / begin) __________at 7 o'clock.
Questions
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present (WH + DO/DOES + S+
INFINITIVE) or Present Progressive (WH + AM/IS/ARE + S + ING).
1 (leave / you) __________the party now?
2 (have / you) __________any brothers or sisters?
3 (love / she) __________ him?
4 Who (cook) __________dinner tonight?
5 (send / he) __________you an e-mail every day?
Text
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1 Maria (want) __________ to improve her English.
2 Therefore, she (do) __________ a language course in London at the
moment.
3 She (stay) __________ with a host family and (must) __________take the
tube to get to her language school.
4 It (be) __________only a five-minute walk to the nearest tube station.
5 The tube (leave) __________ at half past eight.
6 The first lesson (begin) __________ at 9 o'clock.
7 In the afternoons, the school (offer) __________ sightseeing tours in and
around London.
8 Tomorrow, the students of the language school (go) __________ to
Windsor.

Simple Past (+ed/irregular / DIDNT + INFINITIVE / WH + DID + S + INFINITIVE)

or Past Progressive (WAS/WERE + ING / WASNT/WERENT +ING / WH +
WAS/WERE + ING)

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).
6 When I (do) __________ was doing the washing-up, I (break)
__________broke a plate.
7 While Tom (play) __________ the piano, his mother (do) __________
the washing-up.
8 He (drink) __________some juice and then he (eat) __________ a few
chips.
9 I (have) __________dinner when I suddenly (hear) __________ a loud
bang.
10
When my father (work) __________ in the garden, an old friend
(pass) __________ by to see him.
11
She (go) __________ to school, (take) __________out her
textbook and (begin) __________ to learn.
12
When it (start) __________ to rain, our dog (want) __________to
come inside.
13
When Jane (do) __________a language course in Ireland, she (visit)
__________Blarney Castle.
14
When I (be) __________on my way home, I (see) __________an
accident.
15
I (not / understand) __________ what they (talk)
__________about.
Simple Past or Past Progressive
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
16
When I (get) __________up yesterday, the sun (shine)
__________.
17
It (is) __________a beautiful morning.
18
So I (decide) __________to cycle around a little.
19
I (go) __________to the shed and (take) __________out my bike.
20
While I (cycle) __________past some villages, I (see)
__________some people in their gardens.
21
One man (mow) __________the grass while his wife (pick)
__________strawberries.
22
After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly
(appear) __________ and it (start) __________to rain.
23
Luckily, a farmer (notice) __________me and (tell) __________me
to come in.
24
While it (rain) __________ outside, I (sit) __________ in the
farmer's house.
25
After a while, the sun (come) __________ out again.
26
I (thank) __________the farmer for his hospitality and (move)
__________on.

Exercises on English Word Order

Word Order in affirmative Sentences 2
Arrange the words to make affirmative sentences. Place time expressions at
the end of the sentences.
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go / now / home / will / I I will go home now.
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give / the present / tomorrow / we / him / will
_______________________________________________
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her / met / last night / at / we / the station
_______________________________________________
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was / last week / he / in hospital
_______________________________________________
31
in Greece / spend / I / will / next year / my holiday
_______________________________________________
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must / at five o'clock / leave / we / the house
_______________________________________________
33
the library / take / I / the book / will / today / to
_______________________________________________
34
my mum / breakfast / in the morning / made
_______________________________________________
35
tonight / want / to the cinema / to go / we
_______________________________________________
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wrote / last week / they / at school / a test
_______________________________________________

Exercises on English Word Order

Position of Time Expressions
We went to the cinema yesterday.
We went yesterday to the cinema.
Both sentences are correct.
We often go to the cinema.
We go often to the cinema.
Both sentences are correct.
Next Tuesday I will go to the cinema.
I will go to the cinema next Tuesday.
Both sentences are correct.
They never go to the cinema.
They go to the cinema never.
Both sentences are correct.
She goes every Sunday to the cinema.
She goes to the cinema every Sunday.
Both sentences are correct.

I seldom am at the cinema.

I am seldom at the cinema.
Both sentences are correct.
I don't go to the cinema every week.
I don't go every week to the cinema.
Both sentences are correct.
Francis does not always go to the cinema.
Francis does not go to the cinema always.
Both sentences are correct.
Do frequently you go to the cinema?
Do you frequently go to the cinema?
Both sentences are correct.
My friends didn't go to the cinema on Friday.
On Friday my friends didn't go to the cinema.
Both sentences are correct.

Exercises on English Word Order

Questions 1
Arrange the words to make questions.
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do / a dog / you / have Do you have a dog?
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you / coffee / do / like
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39
speak/ she / English / does
_______________________________________________
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he / can / dance
_______________________________________________
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play / at / you / the weekends / do / tennis
_______________________________________________
42
go / last night / out / you / did
_______________________________________________
43
the train / when / leave / does
_______________________________________________
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him / she / did / the truth / tell / why
_______________________________________________
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on / they / holiday / are
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Exercises on English Word Order

Questions 2
Ask for the subject (in bold print). Use 'who' (for people) or 'what' (for
everything else).
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Gareth speaks English. Who speaks English?
47
Mandy plays the guitar.
48
John is from Australia.
49
Our room is on the second floor.
50
You will meet them next week.
51
My bike is blue.
52
The show started early.
53
My computer doesn't work.
54
Her brother went to Canada last year.
55
Your friends don't like pizza.