Question

Use the Present Continuous or the Simple Present, of the verb given in parentheses

1. My brother Jim __________________________ in Boston at present. (work)
2. The secretary generally _________________________the office at 7:30 every evening. (leave)
3. Mr. Scott ____________________________ the news on TV at the moment. (watch) 4. We seldom _______________________ to the coast in the winter. (go)
5. Look! John __________________________ over there. (come)
6. Mary __________________________ to visit us once or twice a month. (come)
7. For the time being, Tom _____________________________ as a mechanic. (work)
8. Where ________________ they _____________________at present? (live)
9. Where ________________ they usually _________________ in the summer? (go)
10. What _________________ the boy ___________________at the moment? (do)
11. Look! It __________________________ to rain! Let´s go inside. (begin)
12. The bar _______________________ at 6:45 and _____________________at 10:30 every day. (open / close)
13. We ________not ___________________ anything special right now. We _______ just ____________ TV. (do / watch)
14. Hello, Bob! What _____________you _______________ there now? (do)
15. You must always speak to him in English. He ______________ not ________________ Spanish. (understand)
16. Listen! Somebody _______________________ the piano upstairs. Who can it be? (play)
17. What ___________ you ______________________doing when you are at home? (like)
18. Why ____________ you ______________________English now? Are you planning to go to the USA? (study)
19. Why ____________ you always ____________________ home so late every night? (Get)
20. Look at that man. He ___________________________a green uniform. He must be a police officer. (wear)

Answer 1

1)works

2)leaves

3)is watching

4)go

5)is coming

6)comes

7)is working

8)are, living

9)do, go

10)is, doing

11)is beginning

12)opens, closes

13)are, doing, are, watching

14)are, doing

15)do, understand

16)is playing

17)do, like

18)are, studying

19)do, get

20)is wearing