
Present simple and Present continuous
1. Listen and complete the sentences. Use the Present simple or Present continuous.

Ibrahim: Hi, Habib. What are you doing?
Habib: Hi, Ibrahim. I’m at Amer’s house. We’re playing table tennis.
Ibrahim: Really? So aren’t you doing gymnastics today?
Habib: No, I’m not. I do that on Tuesdays. Don’t you remember?
Ibrahim: Oh, right! And today’s Monday.
Habib: And what are you doing today? Cycling?
Ibrahim: Of course! I go cycling every day.
Habib: Who’s cycling with you? Jawad?
Ibrahim: No, Jawad always plays volleyball after school. That’s why I’m calling you. Do you want to go cycling?
Habib: Not today, but we can go tomorrow. Ibrahim: OK! See you tomorrow. Bye.
Habib: Bye.
1 Habib is talking to Ibrahim at the moment.
2 Habib is playing table tennis with Amer right now.
3 Habib doesn’t do gymnastics on Mondays.
4 Ibrahim goes cycling every day.
5 Jawad always plays volleyball after school.
2 Underline the mistakes and write the correct sentences.
1 I read a book at the moment.
I’m reading a book at the moment.
2 We’re playing football twice a week.
We play football twice a week.
3 Are you going swimming often in the summer?
Do you go swim often in the summer?
4 Does Suha wear a blue shirt today?
Is Suha wearing a blue shirt today?
5 He isn’t doing any sport on Mondays.
He doesn’t do any sport on Mondays.
6 They don’t cycle because it’s raining.
They aren’t cycling because it’s raining.
3 Read and complete the sentences. Use the Present simple or Present continuous.
1 Samia is talking (talk) with her friend Muna at the moment.
2 My friends and I don’t go (not/go) skiing very often.
3 Is Mustafa doing (do) his homework right now?
4 I sometimes play (play) table tennis with my brother.
5 Do your parents go (go) to football matches?
6 You aren’t wearing (not/wear) your sports clothes now.
4 Make Present simple or Present continuous questions. Then write true answers for you.
1 what / sports / you / like
What sports do you like? I like ...
2 what / you / wear / today
What are you wearing today?
3 you / do / homework / now
Are you doing homework now?
4 your / teacher / speak / English
Does your teacher speak English?
5 it / rain / at the moment
Is it raining at the moment?
5 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions from Activity 4.
The student’s own answer