Simple Present and Present Continuous

Technology _______ simply the combining of other economic products in new ways.

• is

• are

• was

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

Biotechnology ______ living organisms to modify different products.

• is using

• use

• uses

• are using

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

It ________ quite hard — perhaps we shouldn't go out tonight.

• snow

• is snowing

• snows

• was snowing

Answer explanation

This sentence means that it's snowing hard right now.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Some people _______ that the invention of the internal combustion engine was the most important technological breakthrough of all time.

• argues

• are arguing

• is arguing

• argue

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Computer hackers _______ huge disruption within the organisations they target and could even pose a threat to our country’s security.

• cause

• causes

• is causing

• was causing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

They _______ using the computer room at the moment.

• is not

• are not

• were not

• was not

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

The earth ________ around the sun. Water _______ a liquid.

• move, are

• moves, is

• moves, are

• move, is

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

I______ just uploading some photos to Facebook and I _______ a message to Billie.

• am, am sending

• was, am sending

• was, send

• am, send

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

My brother _______ a true technophile and can tell you about every new gadget on the market.

• are

• has

• is

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

Ice cream ________ too fast.

• was melting

• is melting

• melt

• melts

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D