English Practice exercises - more present simple: P2-06G

Exercise 1

In this sentence, all the verbs in bold are in the present continuous, but they should be in the present simple. Correct them by rewriting them and putting them into the present simple.

Example:

0. Are you often visiting London ?  

Do you often visit London?

 

Now try these:

1. My father is smoking about twenty cigarettes per day.

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2. Is your girlfriend working at the cafe opposite the cinema?

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3. The number 44 bus isn’t running on Sundays.

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4. Are they playing football in the park after school?

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5. These shirts are looking like good value at £15.

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6. Are you remembering your password?

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7. Am I sounding like an English person? Well, I’m not English!

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8. Her friend is buying new clothes every week, but she is not earning much money.

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Paolo and I are often studying together at the weekend.

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9. Are you knowing how to cook? Yes, I am.

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10. A. Is your sister speaking French?

B. No, she isn’t, but she is speaking Chinese a little.

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11. I am wanting to go home; I am not feeling very well.

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12. A. Are the students drinking alcohol?

B. The Chinese students are, but the Saudi ones aren’t.

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Exercise 2

Put the words of each sentence in the right order. Do not add any more words. Do not leave any words out.

 

1. car / got / has / father / a / your / ?

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2. chips / like / do / fish / and / you / ?

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3. Brighton / the / to / don’t / evening / I / in / go

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4. don’t / at / lessons / start / 9 / o’clock / we / our / always

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5. the / swim / in / in / I / summer / sea

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6. supermarket / a / brother / my / in / works

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7. he / lot / a / of / earn / doesn’t / money

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8. clothes / wears / always / black / she

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9. does / skirts / trousers / sister / your / usually / or / wear?

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10. of / live / you / in / do / centre / the / town?

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11. holiday / on / in / your / summer / the / parents / go / do?

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12. north / visit / often / our / we / in / the / don’t / cousins

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13. doesn’t / he / football / plays / play / but / he  / tennis

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14. sister’s / likes / my / cakes  / friend

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15. sister / cakes / doesn’t / friend’s / my / like

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