EXERCISE: The Present Continuous and Present Simple Tenses

Put the verb in brackets in the correct form, either the Present Simple Tense or the Present Continuous Tense.

1. I ---readam reading a very interesting book.
   
2. Joanne ---worksis working eight hours a day.
   
3. Tonight we ---seeare seeing a play at the thereatre.
   
4. Who ---do you speakare you speaking to?
   
5. I ---don't knowam not knowing him very well.
   
6. What will you do if she ---comesis coming late?
   
7. My wife ---prefersis prefering coffee for breakfast.
   
8. What ---do you usually haveare you usually having for breakfast?
   
9. Your train ---leavesis leaving at 17.25 from platform 3.
   
10. What ---does Josephine dois Josephine doing? She's a student.

Answers:

1. I ---readam reading a very interesting book.
   
2. Joanne ---worksis working eight hours a day.
   
3. Tonight we ---seeare seeing a play at the thereatre.
   
4. Who ---do you speakare you speaking to?
   
5. I ---don't knowam not knowing him very well.
   
6. What will you do if she ---comesis coming late?
   
7. My wife ---prefersis prefering coffee for breakfast.
   
8. What ---do you usually haveare you usually having for breakfast?
   
9. Your train ---leavesis leaving at 17.25 from platform 3.
   
10. What ---does Josephine dois Josephine doing? She's a student.