Question

Read the sentences and put the verbs in brackets in either Present Simple or Present Continuous.



John ________________________ (to live) in London but now he ________________________ (to stay) with his mother in Reading because he ________________________ (to renovate) his flat. He ________________________ (to renovate) it every two years.

I think this party ________________________ (to be) boring. The boys ________________________ (to play) video games and the girls ________________________ (to gossip) about them. Nobody ________________________ (to dance) at parties anymore!

Sorry, I can’t talk right now, I ________________________ (to take) my dog to the vet, he ________________________ (to look) really sick. Usually he ________________________ (to run) around all day, but today he ________________________ (to sleep) a lot.

Mom ________________________ (to feel / not) good, so today dad ________________________ (to cook) dinner. He ________________________ (to make) some vegetable stew because nobody ________________________ (to eat) meat in our family.

Finally, we ________________________ (to go) to the beach! Unfortunately we ________________________ (to go/not) there often because it ________________________ (to rain) a lot here, but today the sun ________________________ (to shine).

Answer 1

1. Lives.
2. Stayed.
3. Renovates.
4. Is.
5. Are playing.
6. Are gossiping.
7. Is dancing.
8. Am taking
9. Is looking.
10. Runs.
11. Is sleeping.
12. Isn’t feeling
13. Cooks
14. Makes.
15. Eats.
16. Are going.
17. Didn’t go.
18. Was raining.
19 was shining.