B1 1A Grammar Present Simple & Present Continuous

A: Hi, David! What’s up? B: Hi, Sam. I missed the school bus. ______? (you/ go to/ school/ now/?) A: Yes, you can come with me.

A: ______? (How/ you/ usually/ spend/ your afternoons) B: I stay home and read magazines. What about you?

A: Let’s invite Mary to the concert this weekend. ______? (she/ like/ rock concerts) B: Not a good idea. She hates rock music.

A: ______? (your children/ often/ visit/ their grandparents) B: Yes. They have lunch together every Saturday.

A: ______? (Why/ be/ Jack/at hospital) B: He has a broken leg because he fell off his bike yesterday.

Dear Mum, I ______ (WRITE) to tell you about my first days at university.

As you know, I usually ______ (STUDY) really hard for my lessons, but at the moment I ______ (SPEND) a lot of time making new friends.

• study/am spending
• study/spend
• am studying/am spending
• am studying/spend

On a typical day at school, I ______ (HAVE) classes every morning, and most afternoons I ______ (JOIN) student club activities.

• am having/join
• have/join
• have/am joining
• am having/am joining

Everything ______ (COST) a lot here, and I ______ (SAVE) money to buy a coat for the winter months because it is really cold here in the evenings.

• is costing/am saving
• costs/ am saving
• costs/save
• is costing/save

I ______ (WANT) to visit you because I miss you so much!