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

1. We usually ___GO___________ (go) to Spain on holiday, but this year we ______ARE NOT GOING________ (go) to Florida.
2. A: Why _______ARE_______ you _____BUYING_________ (buy) so much food?

B: Because we __ARE HAVING____________ (have) a party tonight.

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

B: About once a week.

6. What newspaper _______DO_______  you usually ___READ___________ (read)?
7.  A: The telephone ____IS RINGING__________ (ring)!!

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

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

My friend Cathy ............HAS................ (have) a horse. It................IS.............(be) a beautiful animal with big eyes and a long tall. Its name is Bella and it ..................LOVES.......... (love) people. It ......DOESN’T BITE.................. (not bite) or kick and it is always friendly, It .........EATS............. (eat) apples and hay but it ..........DOESN’T EAT............................(not eat) meat. Horses ..........DON’T LIKE................. (not like) meat. Cathy usually .....RIDES.......................... (ride) her horse every day after school. She .....DOESN’T GO............................ (not go ) into the town because there is too much traffic. There ...AREN’T MANY................... (not be ) many cars in the country so she ........TAKES............... (take) Bella there. It often ......RAINS................ (rain) in England so at night Bella and the other horses ........ARE..SLEEPING................. (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 ........ARE HAVING ........................... (have) it at this time. Look, everyone ...IS SMILING..............................(smile) and happy. That is because I.....AM FILMING ........................(film) them -  usually  we  :......DON’T TALK.................(not talk) to each other in the morning

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

I ....AM SITTING........................ (sit) on the bus now. It usually ......ARRIVES.................(arrive) at school at about a quarter to nine. The bus driver .......IS DRIVING................... (shout) at the children at the back of the bus at the moment. He ........IS TELLING THEM...........................(tell) them to sit down. The kids