St. John's School
6th Grade
Name: Date:
The Present Simple and Progressive
A) Complete the following sentences. Use one word only in each space:
1. What ______Jane doing?
2. What ______you think of that color?
3. ______Ken and Tammy coming to the party?
4. Where ______Larry go every night? ______you know?
5. How much ______the motorbike cost? I'm not sure I can afford it.
6. Why ______you wearing that shirt? It's dirty.
7. ______you know that Joe speaks four languages?
8. No, I ______know where Yael is. ______you?
9. When ______Alice coming to see us?
10. This jacket is expensive. Why _____ it cost more than the others?
B) Complete the following sentences by putting the verb in brackets into the correct tense:
1. I ______(love) Galilee. I ______(go) there whenever I can.
2. We ______(move) into a new apartment next month. I ______(know) that we will be happy there.
3. I always ______(visit) Henry when I'm it London.
4. He can't come to the phone now because he ______(paint) the ceiling.
5. Sheila always ______(phone) me when she ______(get) home from school.
6. I can't come to the movies tonight because I ______(work). How about tomorrow?
7. Please don't shout. The baby ______(sleep).
8. Why are you in such a hurry, Sarah? Where ______you ______(go)?
9. Do you know that Cathy ______(drive) for over an hour to get to work every day?
10. He ______(disappear) immediately after school. I wonder where he ______(go).
C) Complete the conversation. Use the clues to complete the questions:
Tali phones up a company about a job. She is put through to Dina.
Tali: Good morning. I'm phoning about the advertisement I saw in the paper yesterday.
Dina: Ah, yes.
(1) ______any experience?
Tali: of course I do. I have a lot of experience.
Dina: (2) (you/ work) ______?
Tali: No, I'm not. At the moment I'm a housewife.
Dina: (3) When ______?
Tali: I want to begin almost immediately. In about a week if you want.
Dina: (4) That sounds good. But I must see your papers.
(you/ want) ______?
Tali: Yes, I want to send them by fax. I'll send them right away.
Dina: Good. As soon as I get them and go over them, I'll arrange an interview for you.
(5) ______now?
Tali: Yes, I am at home all day today.
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ELSY GHATTAS