Present Tenses

Exercise 1: Fill in the gaps

1. I ________ breakfast at home every morning.
1.   ?    have
2.   ?    am having
2. I ________ to Geneva next Thursday. Do you want to come?
1.   ?    go
2.   ?    am going
3. Look! Harriet ________ into the water.
1.   ?    jumps
2.   ?    is jumping
4. Sally isn’t home. She ________ in the library.
1.   ?    studies
2.   ?    is studying
5. I ________ you're crazy!
1.   ?    think
2.   ?    am thinking
6. Don't give David any meat. She ________ it!
1.   ?    hates
2.   ?    is hating
7. Once a week, I ________ to an art class at the college.
1.   ?    go
2.   ?    am going
8. It ________ quite hard — perhaps we shouldn't go out tonight.
1.   ?    snows
2.   ?    is snowing

Exercise 2: Complete the close passage 

Next week, my friends and I_______________(go) camping in the woods. I________________(organize) the food, because I like _____________(cook). Dave__________________(have) a big car with a trailer, so he________________(plan) the transportation. Sam________________(bring) the tent — he_________________(go) camping every year, so he________________(have) a great tent and lots of other equipment. My girlfriend_________________(think) we're crazy. She_______________(like) holidays in comfortable hotels, so she__________________(take) a trip to Paris instead.

For Fun:

U2: Beautiful day (fill in the missing words, pay attention to the simple present)

Bruno Mars: Just the way you are (fill in the missing words, pay attention to the present continuous)

U2: I still haven't found what I'm looking for (fill in the missing words, pay attention to the present perfect)

Phil Collins: In the air tonight (fill in the missing words, pay attention to the present perfect continuous)