Ejercicios de Presente Simple y Continuo en Inglés (PDF)
El presente simple y el presente continuo en inglés son tiempos verbales fundamentales para describir acciones habituales y acciones que están ocurriendo en este momento. En esta sección encontrarás ejercicios prácticos diseñados para ayudarte a diferenciar y usar correctamente ambas estructuras gramaticales en distintos contextos.
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Ejercicios de Presente Simple y Continuo en Inglés con Respuestas
Exercise 1: Match each sentence with its explanation.
She works at a hospital. | Temporary action happening right now. |
Exercise 2: Choose the correct form of the verb from the options given.
- Right now, the chef (prepares / is preparing) a special dish for the guests.
- He (doesn’t watch / isn’t watching) TV every day.
- Listen! Someone (sings / is singing) your favorite song.
- Look at Jessica! She (eats / is eating) her favorite dessert.
- My neighbor (leaves / is leaving) for work at 7a.m. every morning.
Exercise 3: Read the sentences carefully and choose the correct tense based on the context.
- Every Monday, Mike ________ (go) to the gym after work, but today he ________ (stay) home because he’s feeling sick.
- Listen! Someone ________ (knock) at the door. Can you check who it is?
- Usually, my parents ________ (cook) dinner together, but tonight, my mom ________ (make) pasta alone.
- We ________ (not/go) to the beach very often, but we ________ (spend) the day there this weekend.
- Why ________ (you/look) at me like that? Did I say something wrong?
Exercise 4: Rearrange the words to form correct sentences in either Simple Present or Present Continuous.
- (because / can’t / right now / he / answer / is / driving / he)
- (usually / on weekends / her grandparents / she / visits)
- (at the moment / is / John / meeting / his team / in the office)
- (does / why / the train / always / so early / ?/ leave)
- (right now / it / is / raining / heavily / outside)
Exercise 5: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Pay attention to the context of the story.
Every Friday, Sarah usually ________ (meet) her friends after work. However, today she ________ (not/go) to the usual café. Instead, she ________ (sit) in a quiet library because she ________ (prepare) for an important presentation tomorrow. Her colleagues ________ (call) her to invite her out, but she ________ (not/answer) her phone. She ________ (need) to focus right now.
Respuestas
Exercise 1: Match each sentence with its explanation.
- She works at a hospital. (Habit or routine)
- He is working late tonight. (Temporary action happening right now)
- The train leaves at 6 PM. (Scheduled future event)
- Oh no! It’s starting to rain. (Unplanned event happening now)
- Water boils at 100°C. (Scientific fact)
Exercise 2: Choose the correct form of the verb from the options given.
- Right now, the chef (prepares / is preparing) a special dish for the guests.
- He (doesn’t watch / isn’t watching) TV every day.
- Listen! Someone (sings / is singing) your favorite song.
- Look at Jessica! She (eats / is eating) her favorite dessert.
- My neighbor (leaves / is leaving) for work at 7a.m. every morning.
Exercise 3: Read the sentences carefully and choose the correct tense based on the context.
- Every Monday, Mike goes to the gym after work, but today he is staying home because he’s feeling sick.
- Listen! Someone is knocking at the door. Can you check who it is?
- Usually, my parents cook dinner together, but tonight, my mom is making pasta alone.
- We don’t go to the beach very often, but we are spending the day there this weekend.
- Why are you looking at me like that? Did I say something wrong?
Exercise 4: Rearrange the words to form correct sentences in either Simple Present or Present Continuous.
- (because / can’t / right now / he / answer / is / driving / he)
- He can’t answer right now because he is driving.
- (usually / on weekends / her grandparents / she / visits)
- She usually visits her grandparents on weekends.
- (at the moment / is / John / meeting / his team / in the office)
- John is meeting his team in the office at the moment.
- (does / why / the train / always / so early / ?/ leave)
- Why does the train always leave so early?
- (right now / it / is / raining / heavily / outside)
- It is raining heavily outside right now.
- It is raining heavily outside right now.
Exercise 5: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Use either simple present or present continuous. Pay attention to the context of the story.
Every Friday, Sarah usually meets her friends after work. However, today she is not going to the usual café. Instead, she is sitting in a quiet library because she is preparing for an important presentation tomorrow. Her colleagues are calling her to invite her out, but she is not answering her phone. She needs to focus right now.