220 WORKSHEET 1

PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINUOUS

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A Monica spent a fortnight in Sara’s house in London. Now she’s back at school and she
writes an email to her about what is going on at the beginning of a new school year.
Complete the email by putting the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the
Present Continuous:

Hello, Sara!

How (1)___________ (be) you? I’ (2)___________ (be) fine. This year I (3)_____________
(attend) a new school. I (4)_______________________ (have) new friends and teachers.
I (5)______________ (love) this school because it (6)___________________ (have) lots of
space and facilities. In Portugal we (7)__________________ (start) school in the middle
of September and then we only (8)_________________ (stop) for Christmas.
I (9)_____________ (get) adapted to this new reality and I (10)______________ (know)
that I (11)____________________ (have) to study hard this year because the 10th grade
(12)_____________ (be) much more difficult than last year. My mother (13)_______________
(work) in a new office now and my father (14)_____________ (invest) in a new project, so
I (15)_______________ (suppose) this is going to be a year of change.
OK, now I (16)_______________ (have) to go because my mother (17)_________________
(call) me.
Please, write to me soon!

Love :)
Monica

B Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
Mary is asking Monica about her new school.
1. How ___________________ you ___________________ there? (get)
2. What time ___________________ you ___________________ the bus? (catch)
3. Where ___________________ you ___________________ lunch today? (have)
4. ___________________ you ___________________ to school with any friends today? (go)