Fill in the present simple or the present progressive. 1. Mr Cooper always buys a pound of sugar. (buy)
2. The shop assistant
how closes
the door now. (close)
3. Kevin and Alan never throw away glass bottles. (throw)
4. Look! Freddy
the carrys
two baskets. (carry)
5. Now Mrs Caveman
is looks
out of the window. (look)
6. Mrs Bingham goes shopping every Saturday. (go)
7. I
is counts
the money at the moment. (count)
8. Mr Root always opens a box of eggs before buying them. (open)
9. Mum often forgets her change. (forget)
10. Listen! The manager
is talks
to a customer. (talk)
11. My friends often go to the computer shop. (go)
12. We always put our things in a basket. (put)
13. The shop
is closes
at the moment. (close)
14. They play tennis every Sunday. (play)
15. She
am takes
a shower now. (take)
- Answer: buys
- Explanation: We use the present simple tense (buys) to talk about habits or things that happen regularly.
2. The shop assistant _____ how closes the door now. (close)
- Answer: is closing
- Explanation: We use the present progressive tense (is closing) to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking.
3. Kevin and Alan never throw away glass bottles. (throw)
- Answer: throw
- Explanation: We use the present simple tense (throw) to talk about habits or things that happen regularly.
4. Look! Freddy _____ the carrys two baskets. (carry)
- Answer: is carrying
- Explanation: We use the present progressive tense (is carrying) to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking.
5. Now Mrs Caveman _____ out of the window. (look)
- Answer: is looking
- Explanation: We use the present progressive tense (is looking) to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking.
6. Mrs Bingham goes shopping every Saturday. (go)
- Answer: goes
- Explanation: We use the present simple tense (goes) to talk about habits or things that happen regularly.
7. I _____ the money at the moment. (count)
- Answer: am counting
- Explanation: We use the present progressive tense (am counting) to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking.
8. Mr Root always opens a box of eggs before buying them. (open)
- Answer: opens
- Explanation: We use the present simple tense (opens) to talk about habits or things that happen regularly.
9. Mum often forgets her change. (forget)
- Answer: forgets
- Explanation: We use the present simple tense (forgets) to talk about habits or things that happen regularly.
10. Listen! The manager _____ to a customer. (talk)
- Answer: is talking
- Explanation: We use the present progressive tense (is talking) to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking.
11. My friends often go to the computer shop. (go)
- Answer: go
- Explanation: We use the present simple tense (go) to talk about habits or things that happen regularly.
12. We always put our things in a basket. (put)
- Answer: put
- Explanation: We use the present simple tense (put) to talk about habits or things that happen regularly.
13. The shop _____ at the moment. (close)
- Answer: is closing
- Explanation: We use the present progressive tense (is closing) to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking.
14. They play tennis every Sunday. (play)
- Answer: play
- Explanation: We use the present simple tense (play) to talk about habits or things that happen regularly.
15. She _____ a shower now. (take)
- Answer: is taking
- Explanation: We use the present progressive tense (is taking) to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking.