IELTS grammar #1 - Present Simple or Present Continuous?

This workshop (a)   (take place) in the Art Gallery every Wednesday from 10am-12pm.

The whole team (a)   (perform) well at the moment. I believe they will win.

In the UK students (a)   (enter) law undergraduate degree programmes immediately after high school.

Natural gas spot prices (a)   (fall) as a result of relatively warm weather in much of the U.S.

Green plants _______ (consume) carbon dioxide and _______ (release) oxygen under the influence of light.

(a)  

What ___________ (you/do)? I ___________ (try) to write an essay.

(a)  

Please be quiet! I (a)   (want) to watch the game.

The company (a)   (operate) a wide range of cultural sightseeing every year.

My parents (a)   (sail) around western Italy this summer, and probably won't be back until late September.

Paula is busy right now. She (a)   (talk) on the phone with her dad.