Fill in the Blanks – Present Simple & Present Continuous

Instructions: complete the text with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.


Every weekday, Emma 1. ___ [gets up] (get up) at 7:00. She 2. ___ [doesn't eat] (not/eat) breakfast at home because she prefers to eat at work. She 3. ___ [leaves] (leave) the house at 7:30 and 4. ___ [catches] (catch) the bus.

Today is different. Emma 5. ___ [is working] (work) from home because her office is closed. She 6. ___ [is sitting] (sit) at her desk now and 7. ___ [is writing] (write) an email. Her cat 8. ___ [is sleeping] (sleep) next to the computer.

Emma's brother, Ben, usually 9. ___ [drives] (drive) to work, but today he 10. ___ [is taking] (take) the train. He 11. ___ [doesn't like/does not] (not/like) driving in heavy traffic.

12. ___ [Does] (do) Emma usually 13. ___ [drink] (drink) coffee in the morning? Yes, she does. But today she 14. ___ [is drinking] (drink) tea instead.

Ben 15. ___ [calls] (call) Emma every Friday. Right now, he 16. ___ [is talking] (talk) to her on the phone.

Their parents 17. ___ [live] (live) in a small town. They 18. ___ [don't use/do not use] (not/use) the internet very often. At the moment, they 19. ___ [are visiting] (visit) some friends.

20. ___ [Does] (do) Ben 21. ___ [watch] (watch) TV every evening? No, he 22. ___ [doesn't/does not] (not). He usually 23. ___ [reads] (read) a book.

Now Emma 24. ___ [is looking] (look) out of the window because it 25. ___ [is raining] (rain). She 26. ___ [isn't going/is not going] (not/go) for a walk today.

Her friend Lucy usually 27. ___ [plays] (play) tennis on Wednesdays. This week she 28. ___ [is studying] (study) for an exam, so she 29. ___ [isn't playing/is not playing] (not/play) tennis.

30. ___ [Is] (be) Lucy 31. ___ [studying] (study) at the library now? Yes, she 32. ___ [is] (be).

Emma and Lucy often 33. ___ [meet] (meet) after work. Today they 34. ___ [aren't meeting/are not meeting] (not/meet) because Lucy is busy.

Emma 35. ___ [wants] (want) to finish her work early. She 36. ___ [isn't watching/is not watching] (not/watch) a film now because she is still working.

37. ___ [Is] (be) Emma 38. ___ [listening] (listen) to music at the moment? Yes, she 39. ___ [is] (be). She always 40. ___ [listens] (listen) to quiet music while she works.

Ben 41. ___ [doesn't work/does not work] (not/work) on Saturdays. He usually 42. ___ [goes] (go) cycling with his friends. This Saturday they 43. ___ [are planning] (plan) a trip to the mountains.

44. ___ [Are] (be) they 45. ___ [leaving] (leave) early in the morning? Yes, they 46. ___ [are] (be). They 47. ___ [feel] (feel) excited about the trip.