Blog 2 of exercises:

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1. We usually ______________ (go) to Spain on holiday, but this year we ______________ (go) to Florida.
2. A: Why ______________ you ______________ (buy) so much food?

B: Because we ______________ (have) a party tonight.

3. My dad ______________ (live) in a house near the sea because he ______________ (like) sailing.
4. ______________ you ______________ (watch) the television Can I turn it off?
5. A: How often ______________ you ______________ (go) swimming?

B: About once a week.

6. What newspaper ______________  you usually ______________ (read)?
7.  A: The telephone ______________ (ring)!!

B: OK, I’ll answer it. Hello? No, Sally isn’t here at the moment. She ______________ (play) tennis. Can I take the message? OK. Bye!

5. Put the verbs in brackets in the “ Present Simple”

My friend Cathy ............................ (have) a horse. It.............................(be) a beautiful animal with big eyes and a long tall. Its name is Bella and it ............................ (love) people. It ........................ (not bite) or kick and it is always friendly, It ...................... (eat) apples and hay but it ......................................(not eat) meat. Horses ........................... (not like) meat. Cathy usually ............................... (ride) her horse every day after school. She ................................. (not go ) into the town because there is too much traffic. There ...................... (not be ) many cars in the country so she ....................... (take) Bella there. It often ....................... (rain) in England so at night Bella and the other horses ............................ (sleep).

6. Present Simple / Continuous

Susan is making a video about a typical day in her life. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Continuous.

Hi, my name’s Susan Smith and this is my family. As you can see we ....................................... (have) it at this time. Look, everyone .................................(smile) and happy. That is because I.............................(film) them -  usually  we  :.......................(not talk) to each other in the morning

This is where I ...........................(catch) the bus to school every day. It’s the number 13, and it ..............................(arrive) now. These two girls are my friends. Tina and Becky. We all ........................... (go) to the same school. Tina .................................. (wear) a skirt today, which is unusual. She hardly ever ..........................(wear) skirts.

I ............................ (sit) on the bus now. It usually .......................(arrive) at school at about a quarter to nine. The bus driver ............................... (shout) at the children at the back of the bus at the moment. He ...................................(tell) them to sit down. The kids on the bus usually ......................... (behave) very well. I ................................... (not know) what’s wrong with them today.

This is my classroom. I always ..............................(sit) at this desk, next to my friend Becky. Our teacher usually .......................(come) in at five pst nine. She won’t be very happy today because everyone ............................... (make) a lot of noise. Oh, here she is! I ...............................(have to ) turn off the camera now. See you later!