Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Present Simple vs Present Continuous

By Teacher Hamizah

​Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or the Present Continuous of the verbs in brackets.

Multiple Choice

Simon doesn’t drink milk. He                                (hate) the taste and smell of it.

• Hates

• Hate

• is hating

Multiple Choice

The bus                                (arrive) at 7:30 every morning.

• arrived

• is arriving

• arrives

Multiple Choice

I                      (stay) at my parents’ house until I finish painting my own flat.

• stay

• 'm staying

• stayed

Multiple Choice

I’ve just finished the book I was reading, and I think the best part was where the crazy scientist                 (invent) the time machine.

• are inventing

• is inventing

• invent

• invents

Multiple Choice

You                (look) very tired.

               you                     (work) long hours these days?

• You look very tired. Are you working long hours these days?

• You looking very tired. Are you work long hours these days?

Multiple Choice

The situation                     (seem) to be under control. I                     (believe) we can go home now.

• seems, believe

• is seeming, am believing

• seems, am believing

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Penny                   (see) the doctor tomorrow because she                       (think) she’s ill.

Fill in the Blanks

Why                  you always                      (make) silly jokes? It’s really             annoying, you know.

Fill in the Blanks

Mark                   (make) lots of plans because his cousins from Canada                           (come) next week and he                 (want) them to have a great time.