Present Simple vs Present Continous

Complete with the correct form of the verb.

Alicia ______ five times per week.

• works

• workes

• work

• is working

Answer explanation

"Five times per week" is a time expression we use to describe a routine, so it is used the PRESENT SIMPLE.

Alicia works five times per week.

Complete with the correct form of the verb.

Look! My sister ______ the violin.

• plays

• play

• is playing

• like

Answer explanation

The expression "look" only can be said/used at the moment, so it is a PRESENT CONTINUOUS sentence.

Look! My sister is playing the violin.

Complete the sentence.

Mary usually _____ at 6:00 am.

Answer explanation

The expressions "usually" and "at 6:00 am" indicate a habit or a part of somebody's routine, so we have to use the PRESENT SIMPLE tense.

Mary usually gets up at 6:00 am.

Complete with the correct form of the verb.

Be quiet! The baby ______ in his bedroom.

• sleeps

• slepping

• is sleeping

• is slepping

Answer explanation

"Be quiet" is always used to refer to a progressive action happening at the moment, so we have to use the PRESENT CONTINUOUS tense.

Be quiet! The baby is sleeping in his bedroom.

Susan rarely _____ her homework at school.

• done

• do

• does

• solve

Answer explanation

"Rarely" is an adverb of frequency that means that something almost never happened. We need to use the PRESENT SIMPLE.

Susan rarely does her homework at school.

Look at the image. Write a sentence based on what you see.