Present Simple vs Present Continuous

The water boils. Can you turn it off?

• OK

• boiled

• is boiling

• did boil

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Look! That man is trying to open the door of your car.

• tries

• tried

• OK

• trying

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I have to go now. It gets late.

• will be getting

• did get

• gets

• is getting

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I hear you've got a new job. How are you get on?

• OK

• How are you getting on?

• How was you get on?

• How you are getting on?

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Paul is never late. He is always getting to work on time.

• He is getting to work on time.

• OK

• He always gets to work on time.

• He is always get to work on time.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Hurry up! Everybody ________ for you.

• was waiting

• waited

• waits

• is waiting

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The River Nile _____ into the Mediterranean.

• flows

• is flowing

• flowing

• flow

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Can we stop walking soon? I ______ to feel tired.

• starting

• am starting

• start

• starts

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Sonia _____ for a place to live. She _____ with her sister until she finds somewhere.

• is looking / stays

• looks / is staying

• looked / is staying

• is looking / is staying

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

A: The car has broken down again.

B: That car is useless. It ____________.

• is always broken down.

• is always breaking down.

• is always breaking.

• is always broken.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D