CONJUGATE THE VERBS IN ROUND BRACKETS EITHER IN THE SIMPLE PRESENT OR THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

You are asked to find the correct tense of the verbs in round brackets. To memorize the grammatical rules, you can refer to the previous posts: 'Present tenses-Past tenses-Present-perfect tenses and Past-perfect tenses' (dated June 30, 2025) as well as: 'How do the present, past, present-perfect and past-perfect compare' (dated October 10, 2025).

The level of this exercise is A2. (The answer to the exercise is a little further down).

EXERCISE:

1. Water (boil) at 100° Celsius. 2. We (want) to settle here. 3. Cows (graze) on the grass. 4. Stop, you (repeat) everything I say and it (be) not funny! 5. Look, she (misbehave) again. 6.Wild animals (live) in the jungle. 7. Look who has just arrived, she (wear) an orange sweater with electric green pants and black sneakers. 8. Stop it, they (get) angry! 9.We (import) raw materials to make our products. 10. She (not know) how to appreciate jokes. 11. He always (remember) his students' first names. 12. When you (plan) to call? 13. The weather (improve) gradually 14. He (care) about his students much. 15. How many times a day you (drink) Coca-Cola. 16. Can you (tell) me the meaning of this word? 17. I (play) tennis soon. 18. It's a new drink, what it (taste) like? 19. Why you (laugh), it's not funny! 20. You gradually (become) a bad cook because you no longer (cook) often. 21. How much gum he (eat) per day? 22. She often (buy) quality second-hand products. 23. How strange, he (not sing) anymore! 24. We (have) to buy a heater because it (keep) us warm.25. We (go) to the countryside soon. 26. I (not understand) why he didn't come. 27. Why you (hide?) 28. That's enough, you (hurt) me! 29. She (listen) to classical music whenever she (feel) like it. 30. They say they (like) to go out on weekends (US)/at weekends (UK). 31. We (go) to bed around 10 p.m. 32. Babies (touch) everything without being allowed. 33. Why you (turn) off the light, we (be) still in the room! 34. I'll call you as soon as you (get) to the station. 35. We (not want) this to be known. 36. She still (make) fun of him! 37. We (go) to bed around 11 p.m. tonight. 38. The grass (grow) very quickly around here. 39. What you (mean) by that? 40. How many times a week you (go) to the cinema? 41. She (come) next week. 42. She (know) anyone around. 43. Why you (not change) your car if you (not like) it anymore? 44. They (wait) for us in the car. 45. We (go) to the cinema this weekend. 46. She always (criticize) me! 47. She not (work) at the moment! 48. She received a nice gift but she (feel) any happier. 49. Buyers (supply) the warehouses, it's their job. 50. I'll wait for you at the station when you (get off) the train. 51. He (think) of travelling to London next year. 52. It always (rain), it's a never-ending rain cycle.

 ANSWER KEY:

1. Water boils at 100° Celsius. 2. We want to settle here. 3. Cows graze on the grass.  4. Stop, you are repeating everything I say and it's not funny! 5. Look, she is misbehaving again. 6.Wild animals live in the jungle. 7. Look who has just arrived, she's wearing an orange sweater with electric green pants and black sneakers. 8. Stop it, they're getting angry! 9.We import raw materials to make our products. 10. She doesn't know how to appreciate jokes. 11. He doesn't always remember his students' first names.  12. When do you plan to call? 13. The weather is gradually improving.  14. He cares about his students much. 15. How many times a day do you drink Coca-Cola. 16. Can you tell me the meaning of this word? 17. I'm playing tennis soon. 18. It's a new drink, what does it taste like? 19. Why are you laughing, it's not funny!  20. You are gradually becoming a bad cook because you no longer cook often.  21. How much gum does he eat per day? 22. She often buys quality second-hand products. 23. How strange, he doesn't sing anymore! 24. We have to buy a heater because it keeps us warm.  25. We are going to the countryside soon. 26. I don't understand why he didn't come.  27. Why are you hiding? 28. That's enough, you're hurting me!  29. She listens to classical music whenever she feels like it. 30. They say they like to go out on weekends (US)/at weekends (UK). 31. We go to bed around 10 p.m.  32. Babies touch everything without being allowed. 33. Why are you turning off the light, we are still in the room! 34. I'll call you as soon as you get to the station. 35. We don't want this to be known.  36. She is still making fun of him! 37. We are going to bed around 11 p.m. tonight. 38. The grass grows very quickly around here. 39. What do you mean by that? 40. How many times a week do you go to the cinema? 41. She is coming next week. 42. She doesn't know anyone around. 43. Why don't you change your car if you don't like it anymore? 44. They are waiting for us in the car. 45. We are going to the cinema this weekend.  46. She is always criticizing me! 47. She is not working at the moment! 48. She received a nice gift but she doesn't feel any happier. 49. Buyers supply the warehouses, it's their job.  50. I'll wait for you at the station when you get off the train. 51. He is thinking of travelling to London next year. 52. It's always raining, it's a never-ending rain cycle.