PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Gap-fill exercise. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (present simple or present continuous)

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

1. He (have) breakfast at 8.00
2. The park (close) at dusk.
3. He (finish) work at 6.00.
4. She (not work) now. You can phone her.
5. You can't go out now. It (rain) very hard.
6. Their neighbours often (complain) about the noise.
7. Tom (enjoy) driving at night.
8. Can I borrow your pen or (you use) it now?
9. What (make) that terrible noise?
10. My teacher (speak) Catalan, but he (speak) English at this moment.
11. Tom (have) a shower at the moment.
12. How often (you read) a newspaper?
13. She's tired. She (not want) to go to class now.
14. Where are you? I'm in the sitting-room. I (read) a newspaper.
15. What time (she finish) work every day?
16. You can turn off the radio. I (not listen) to it.
17. He (not usually drive) to work, but today he (drive) because it (rain).
18. How much (cost) to send a letter to Britain?
19. What (do)? He is a doctor.
20. What (he do) now? He (take) a photograph.
21. He usually (drink) coffee, but today he (drink) tea.
22. Teacher, can you repeat, please? I (not understand) what you (say) now.
23. I always (buy) a lottery ticket, but I never (win) anything.
24. I (wear) my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong.
25. How often (revise) your notes? I (revise) them twice a week.
26. (you always write) with your left hand?
27. him (you write) tonight? Yes, I always (write) him on his birthday.
28. This car (make) a strange noise. You (need) to have it fixed now!
29. I (not know) the answer now. Let's ask the teacher.
30. I can't talk to you know. I (do) my English exercises.