(ELC) Present Tense vs Present Continuous

Look! Those boys (catch) the losing kite on the street. Why (they/do) that?

• catch, do they do

• are catching, are they doing

• catch, are doing that

• are catching, do they do

Children normally (have) more time to play, but they (not/have) much time to play today.

• have, are not having

• have, do not have

• are having, do not have

• are having, are not having

The economy (decrease) day by day.

• decreases

• decrease

• is decreasing

• decreasing

He usually (be) an annoying person. But this time, he (be) someone different.

• is being, is being

• is being, is

• is, is

• is, is being

She (suppose) to understand everything now, but she often (not/understand) often everything.

• supposes, does not understand

• is supposing, is not understanding

• is supposing, does not understand

• supposes, is not understanding

Today, I (like) to use a taxi since taxi (be) always on time.

• is liking, is

• like, is

• like, is being

• is liking, is being

Mr. Brown usually (start) teaching on time. But he (start) his classroom 5 minutes later at this moment.

• is starting, starts

• is starting, is starting

• starts, is starting

• starts, starts

You often (talk) to your friends but I (talk) to you now.

• talk, am talking

• are talking, am talking

• are talking, talk

• talk, talk

Listen! Sandy (speak) in Mandarin while she always (admit) to us that she cannot speak another language but English and Bahasa.

• speaks, admits

• is speaking, admits

• is speaking, is admitting

• speaks, is admitting

The technology (develop) time to time. We (need) to follow the trends so we won’t be left behind.

• develops, are needing

• is developing, are needing

• develops, need

• is developing, need