Present simple or Present continuous - Exercise 1

Exercise 1
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).
Look! He (leave) the house. 
Quiet please! I (write) a test. 
She usually (walk) to school. 
But look! Today she (go) by bike. 
Every Sunday we (go) to see my grandparents. 
He often (go) to the cinema. 
We (play) Monopoly at the moment. 
The child seldom (cry) . 
I (not / do) anything at the moment. 
(watch / he) the news regularly? 
Complete the story. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.
It (be) early in the morning. 
Sally (get) out of bed, (open) the window and (go) into the bathroom. 
Then she (have) breakfast. 
After breakfast, Sally usually (cycle) to school. 
After school, she (go) back home. 
Sally usually (eat) her lunch at home. 
In the afternoons, she first (do) her homework and then she (meet) her friends in the park. 
What (do / she) now? 
She (play) the guitar. 
Her friends (listen) and some of them (sing) along. 
When Sally (come) home in the evening, she (have) dinner and then she (watch) TV. 
She (go) to bed at about 8 o'clock every day. 
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.
I (be) very busy today. 
At noon I (visit) my friend Tanya. 
We (want) to have lunch together. 
In the afternoon I (play) squash with Emily. 
In the evening, I (meet) Rob. 
We (go) to the cinema. 
The film (start) at 8 pm. 
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.
Look! Jenny (go) to school. 
She (wear) a raincoat and wellies and she (carry) an umbrella. 
Jenny usually (cycle) to school, but today she (take) the bus because it (rain) . 
The bus (leave) at 7.35 and (arrive) at Jenny's school at 7.45. 
The first lesson (begin) at 8 o'clock. 
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.
James (live) in a little village. 
He (be) in his last year at school. 
After school, James (want) to become a banker. 
So this week, he (do) a practical course in a bank. 
There (be) a bank in a nearby town, but James (have) to take the bus to get there. 
The bus (leave) at 5.30 in the morning and (return) at 8.15 in the evening. 
James (not / like) to spend so much time in town before and after work, waiting for the bus. 
Therefore, this week he (stay) with his aunt, who (live) in town. 
James usually (wear) jeans and t-shirts, but while he (work) for the bank now, he (wear) a suit and a tie. 
Complete the story. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.
Today (be) Betty's birthday. 
Betty (love) birthdays. 
She (be) always very excited and (wake up) very early. 
At six o'clock in the morning, Betty (hear) a noise. 
She (get up) and (go) into the sitting room. 
What (go on) ? 
Look! Betty's cat Carlos (sit) on the table and he (play) with Betty's present. 
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.
Sue (be) a student from South Korea. 
She (live) in Seoul and (study) medicine. 
At the moment, however, Sue (live) in London. 
She (do) a six-months practical course in a London hospital. 
In five days, Sue (go) back to South Korea because the next term at university (start) in ten days. 
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.
Mary and Joe (be) in a clothes shop at the moment. 
They (look) at some jeans. 
Joe only (have) one very old pair of jeans. 
So he (want) to buy a new pair of jeans now. 
Right now, he (try on) a pair of blue jeans. 
These jeans (fit) very well, he (say) . 
But they (not suit) you, Mary (reply) . Try on another pair.
What (think / you) ? he (ask) Mary, when has tried on another pair. 
Great! How much (cost / they) ?