Simple present or Present continuous tense?

Simple present or Present continuous tense?

by CHUA Moe

Multiple Choice

Usually, Nathalie and Chantal ____________________ (to play) in the park but today they ____________________ (to study) at school. The teacher ____________________ (to give) them an exam.

• play, are studying, is giving 

• is playing, are studying, is giving

• plays, are studying, gives

Multiple Choice

Kathy always ____________ (smile) in class and at the moment some of the other pupils ____________________ (smile) as well.

• smiling, smiling

• is smiling, are smiling

• smiles, is smiling

• smiles, are smiling

Multiple Choice

Right now the pupils __________ (read) a book and the teacher ____________________ (to write) on the board.

• is reading, are writing

• are reading, is writing

• read, write

• reads, writes

Multiple Choice

Almost every day class_______(begin) at 8:00, but on Tuesdays the class _________(start) at 8:30.

• begins, starts

• begin, starts

• begins, start

• is beginning, is starting

Multiple Choice

She_______(like) to bake cookies, but at the moment she ___________(not bake) cookies because she___________(study) at school.

• likes, not bakes, study

• like, not bakes, studying

• likes, is not baking, is studying

• like, are not baking, are studying

Multiple Choice

Dany _________(enjoy) climbing mountains during his vacation, but this year he_________(not take) any vacation because he________(study) English.

• enjoy, is not taking, studying

• enjoys, is not taking, is studying 

• is enjoying, are not taking, is studying

• is enjoying, is not taking, studies

Multiple Choice

Martine___________(do) computer exercises at the moment. She usually ______(do) computer exercises on Tuesday.

• is doing, does 

• is doing, is doing

• does, does 

• does, is doing

Multiple Choice

Isabelle __________(like) to read. She_____________(read) a very good novel about Ghandi.

• is liking, reads

• likes. is reading

• likes, are reading

Multiple Choice

Suzanne_________(come) from France, and ___________(return) there for a holiday in the near future.

• is coming, is returning

• comes, returns

• comes, is returning

• is coming, returns

Multiple Choice

Claude _____________(try) to complete the on-line exercises at the moment.

• try

• tries

• is trying

• tried