Ejercicios de presente simple y presente continuo
Put the verb into the correct form. Use either the present simple or the present continuous.
1. Please don’t make so much noise. I ________________________________ (study).
2. How many languages _____________________________________ (Tom speak).
3. I ____________________________________ (not/belong) to a political party.
4. Hurry! The bus __________________ (come). I ___________ (not/want) to miss it.
5. The River Nile _____________________________ (flow) into the Mediterranean.
6. The river _______________ (flow) very fast today — much faster than usual.
7. __________________________________________ (it/ever/snow) in India?
8. We usually ____________________________ (grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we ___________________________ ______ (not/grow) any.
9. A: Can you drive?
B: No, but I ___________________ (learn). My father ________________ (teach) me.
10. You can borrow my umbrella. I ________________ (not/need) it at the moment.
11. (at a party) I usually _________________________ (enjoy) parties but I __________________________ (not/enjoy) this one very much.
12. George says he’s 80- years old but I _________________ (not/believe) him.
13. Ron is in London at the moment. He _______________________ (stay) at the Hilton Hotel. He usually _____________________ (stay) at the Hilton Hotel when he’s in London.
14. My parents __________________ (live) in Bristol. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where _______________________ (your/parents/live)?
15. She ____________________ (stay) with her sister at the moment, until she finds somewhere to live.
16. A: What _________________________ (your father/do)?
B: He’s a teacher, but he __________________________ (not/work) at the moment.
17. What time ___________________________________ (the banks/close) in Britain?
18. I don’t understand the word ‘aint’. What _______________________ (it/mean)?
19. He is still ill but he _______________________________ (get/better) slowly.
20. The economic situation is already bad and it __________________ (get/worse).
KEYS
1. Please don’t make so much noise. I __’m studying_______ (study).
2. How many languages __does Tom speak_______ (Tom speak).
3. I _don’t belong_____ (not/belong) to a political party.
4. Hurry! The bus __is coming_____ (come). I _don’t want ___ (not/want) to miss it.
5. The River Nile _flows____ (flow) into the Mediterranean.
6. The river _is flowing____ (flow) very fast today — much faster than usual.
7. _Does it ever snow____ (it/ever/snow) in India?
8. We usually __grow______ (grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we __aren’t growing______ (not/grow) any.
9. A: Can you drive?
B: No, but I __’m learning______ (learn). My father _is teaching_______ (teach) me.
10. You can borrow my umbrella. I _don’t need_____ (not/need) it at the moment.
11. (at a party) I usually _enjoy_____ (enjoy) parties but I _’m not enjoying____ (not/enjoy) this one very much.
12. George says he’s 80- years old but I _don’t believe_____ (not/believe) him.
13. Ron is in London at the moment. He _is staying______ (stay) at the Hilton Hotel. He usually _stays_____ (stay) at the Hilton Hotel when he’s in London.
14. My parents __live____ (live) in Bristol. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where _do your parents live___ (your/parents/live)?
15. She _is staying______ (stay) with her sister at the moment, until she finds somewhere to live.
16. A: What _does your father do____ (your father/do)?
B: He’s a teacher, but he _is not working______ (not/work) at the moment.
17. What time _do the banks close______ (the banks/close) in Britain?
18. I don’t understand the word ‘aint’. What __does it mean_______ (it/mean)?
19. He is still ill but he __is getting better______ (get/better) slowly.
20. The economic situation is already bad and it _is getting worse____ (get/worse).
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Hola Patty, ya en mis ultimos pasos en A2 y listo para el B1 y continuar hasta el final, tengo una duda, en el ejercicio #7. _Does it ever snow____ (it/ever/snow) in India?
Podemos decir: Has it ever snowed in India?
Ahora que formulo la pregunta se me ocurrió recordar la regla del EVER, de igual manera dejaré aquí mi consulta talvez la apruebes y sirva de algo.
Saludos.
Autor
Ambas preguntas son diferentes. Does it ever snow in India? significa si suele llover en India, como algo habitual, mientras que Has it ever snowed? significa si alguna vez ha llovido en India, son cosas totalmente distintas.
Buenas tardes.
En la frase número 17, por qué es «do the banks» y no «does the banks». Gracias.
Autor
Porque «banks» es plural, y el auxiliar para plural es «do». «Does», en cambio, es el auxiliar para la tercera persona del singular.
Saludos,
Patty
hola, en la frase 10, porque se usa el presente simple si esta at the moment que pertenece al presente continuo? ( I don`t need it al the moment)
Autor
Porque aunque la regla dice que si nos referimos a «at the moment» y «now» necesitamos el present continuous, con ciertos verbos es imposible utilizarlo. A estos verbos les conocemos como «non-action verbs» o «state verbs» y estos son algunos: need, know, want, have (poseer), possess, belong, etc.
Saludos,
Patricia
Hola, en la pregunta 14b podría ser Where are your parents live?. Muchas gracias
Autor
No, el verbo to be no lo podemos combinar con un verbo en infinitivo o presente (live).
Saludos
Hola, me gustaría saber si en la respuesta 16-b no debería responder he doesn´t working, muchas gracias
Autor
Hola, no es posible la respuesta que propones porque el don’t o doesn’t se utiliza para el presente simple, donde el verbo debe ir en infinitivo (He doesn’t see his family every day). En cambio, el presente continuo se niega con el verbo to be (he isn’t staying). No podemos combinar los auxiliares don’t y doesn’t del present simple con la forma ing del present continuo.
Saludos,
Patty
Hola, no entiendo porqué en la respuesta 16 se utiliza does y no do con your father . Gracias
Autor
Hola Juan:
porque «your father» es tercera persona del singular, nos referimos a he (él), por tanto, debemos poner does. Más ejemplos: Does your mother like coffee? / Does your sister have any children? / Does your teacher explain well?
Espero que lo entiendas ahora.
Gracias por seguirnos y saludos,
Patricia
Hola, las respuestas donde están ? para poder corregir el ejercicio. Gracias
Autor
Hola Fer,
las respuestas están debajo de los ejercicios, donde pone «KEYS», debajo.