Fill in the blanks with an appropriate form of the verb.

The simple present is used to talk about facts, habits, likes, dislikes, routines. The present continuous is used to talk about actions or situations that are going on at the moment of speaking.

1. We often …………………….. swimming on the weekend. (go / are going)

2. She ……………………… a lot. (reads / is reading / read)

3. I ………………………. my homework now. (do / am doing)

4. An old woman ………………………… alone in that house. (lives / is living)

5. We ………………………… on a new project. (work / are working)

6. I ………………………….. them next week. (visit / am visiting)

7. I ……………………… my grandparents every week. (visit / am visiting)

8. She ………………………… flowers to make a living. (sells / is selling)

9. She ………………………… to be an actor. (wants / is wanting)

10. Mother …………………………… the plants. (water / is watering)

Answers

1. We often go swimming on the weekend.

2. She reads a lot.

3. I am doing my homework now.

4. An old woman lives alone in that house.

5. We are working on a new project.

6. I am visiting them next week.

7. I visit my grandparents every week.

8. She sells flowers to make a living.

9. She wants to be an actor.

10. Mother is watering the plants.