This document contains a series of exercises to practice using verbs in the present simple and continuous tenses in English. It includes filling in blanks with verbs, answering questions about people and their occupations, and completing sentences using forms of to be and auxiliary verbs. The exercises cover a range of topics including common daily activities, professions, weather, plans and current actions. The goal is to demonstrate the proper use of tense and subject-verb agreement in simple descriptive and interrogative sentences.

1. 1. Describe the photos.Complete one sentence in the PresentSimple
and the other in the PresentContinuous:
a. it / rain
In the fall, it rains.
Now, it is raining.
b. he / eat
Now, corn.
Every Saturday, corn.
c. She / not / sleep
at night.
now.
d. it / snow
In the winter, .
Now, .

2. e. I / not / play
Now, volleyball.
volleyball very often.
f. he / drink
Every evening, tea.
Now, tea.
g. Mark / study
right now.
every day.
h. he / not / study
Right now, .
He at night.

3. i. The children / play
now.
in the afternoon.
j. It / hail
now.
a lot in the spring.
k. They / walk
together every morning.
together now.
l. Charlie / not / do
his homework very often.
his homework right now.

4. 2. Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses in the
PresentSimple or Continuous:
a.
“Mr. Johnson, why are you so angry?”
“I’m angry because the students aren’t listening
(not / listen) to me right now.”
b.
“How do you get to school every day?”
“I always (ride) my bicycle. What
about you?”
c.
“What do you do?”
“I (make) websites for a living.”
d.
“Do you have a big or small class?”
“My class is big. It (have) 22
students.”
e.
“Is Steve here?”
“No, he isn’t. He (work) at home
today.”

5. f.
“Does it snow much in November in your
country?”
“It rains sometimes, but it . (not /
snow)
g.
“Why do you take the bus every day?”
“Because I (not / have) a car.”
h.
“Where is Jack?”
“He’s busy right now. He (talk) to
the manager in the office.”
i.
“Where are you going?”
“I (go) to a friend’s house. Bye!”
j.
“Do you want some coffee?”
“No thank you. I only (drink) coffee
in the mornings.”

6. k.
“Where are you going with your camera?”
“I’m going outside. I want to take photos of the
leaves. They (fall) from the trees.
It’s beautiful!”
l.
“John is amazing!”
“I know. He always (do) a great
job.”
3. Answer the questions about the following people:
a. John is a cook. He works in a restaurant. Right now, he isn’t working. He’s
relaxing at home.
What does he do?
He’s a cook.
Is he cooking?

7. b. Suzanne is a nurse. She wears a uniform. Right now, she’s at the hospital.
She’s wearing her uniform.
What does she wear?
Is she wearing a uniform?
c. Jose is a barista. He works at a cafe and makes coffee for a living. Right now,
he’s eating dinner at a restaurant.
Where does Jose work?
Is he working now?

8. d. Joey’s mother is a really good cook. She makes delicious food. Right now, she
isn’t cooking. She’s sleeping.
Is Joey’s mother cooking?
What is she doing?
e. Peter is an accountant. He helps people with their money. Right now, he isn’t
working. He’s watching TV.
Is Peter working right now?
What does Peter do?

9. f. Louis is a baker. He makes bread. Right now, he’s riding the bus. He’s going to
the park.
What does Louis do?
What is Louis doing?
4. Complete the sentences with am / is / are or do / does in the positive or
negative:
a.
“What are you doing?”
“I’m listening to music.”
b.
“What she do?”
“She’s a police officer.”
c.
“Why are you staying home today?”
“Because I want to go outside. It’s
raining.”

10. d.
“In my country, it snow in the
winter. It’s pretty warm.”
“Really? In my country, it always snows.”
e.
“Do you have any brothers or sisters?”
“No, I .”
f.
“What your brother do?”
“He’s a university student.”
g.
“Where Michael going?”
“He’s going to a party.”
h.
“What kind of food you like?”
“I really like to eat Japanese food.”

11. i.
“Who you talking to?”
“I’m talking to you!”
j.
“What’s the weather like today?”
“Well, it’s cold, but it raining.”