Consolidation exercises on the present tenses (with Key) - ESL ... - Free Printable

Task: Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets in the present simple, present continuous, present perfect, or present perfect continuous tense.

#### Solution:

1. She is resting all morning.
- Present continuous (action happening now).

2. I always speak English in the summer.
- Present simple (habitual action).

3. I have spoken English this summer.
- Present perfect (completed action with relevance to the present).

4. Where are you going now?
- Present continuous (planned action in the near future).

5. How often a week does she go to the swimming pool?
- Present simple (habitual action).

6. He knows all about this film.
- Present simple (general truth).

7. They have been talking continuously since lunch time.
- Present perfect continuous (ongoing action starting from a specific point in the past).

8. I often clean the house on Sunday.
- Present simple (habitual action).

9. Does Mary know how to operate a computer?
- Present simple (question about a general ability).

10. Do the children not walk to school every morning?
- Present simple (habitual action).

11. It has rained a lot this summer.
- Present perfect (completed action with relevance to the present).

12. He can't come. He is working at the moment.
- Present continuous (current action).

13. Put your coat on! It is raining cats and dogs!
- Present continuous (current weather condition).

14. I think he is a bright student.
- Present simple (opinion).

15. She hasn't sent the e-mail yet.
- Present perfect (action not completed yet).

16. My friend Kate loves window shopping and shopping a lot.
- Present simple (habitual action).

17. We aren't going to the party now.
- Present continuous (planned action in the near future).

18. You look tired. Have you been running for a long time?
- Present perfect continuous (ongoing action over a period of time).

19. My mother always sees weather forecasts on TV.
- Present simple (habitual action).

20. They have lived in the country up to now.
- Present perfect (ongoing action from the past until now).

21. Our friends have just left for Mexico.
- Present perfect (recently completed action).

22. Mother is cooking some food in the kitchen at present.
- Present continuous (current action).

23. How long do you intend to stay in Portugal?
- Present simple (future plan).

24. Listen! The doorbell is ringing.
- Present continuous (current sound/action).

25. Have you already decided where to spend your holidays?
- Present perfect (completed action with relevance to the present).

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Final Answer:

1. is resting
2. always speak
3. have spoken
4. are you going
5. does she go
6. knows
7. have been talking
8. often clean
9. Does Mary know
10. Do the children not walk
11. has rained
12. is working
13. is raining
14. think, is
15. hasn't sent
16. loves
17. aren't going
18. Have you been running
19. always sees
20. have lived
21. have just left
22. is cooking
23. do you intend
24. is ringing
25. Have you already decided

Boxed Final Answer:
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&1. \text{is resting} \\
&2. \text{always speak} \\
&3. \text{have spoken} \\
&4. \text{are you going} \\
&5. \text{does she go} \\
&6. \text{knows} \\
&7. \text{have been talking} \\
&8. \text{often clean} \\
&9. \text{Does Mary know} \\
&10. \text{Do the children not walk} \\
&11. \text{has rained} \\
&12. \text{is working} \\
&13. \text{is raining} \\
&14. \text{think, is} \\
&15. \text{hasn't sent} \\
&16. \text{loves} \\
&17. \text{aren't going} \\
&18. \text{Have you been running} \\
&19. \text{always sees} \\
&20. \text{have lived} \\
&21. \text{have just left} \\
&22. \text{is cooking} \\
&23. \text{do you intend} \\
&24. \text{is ringing} \\
&25. \text{Have you already decided} \\
\end{aligned}
}