Present Simple and Present Continuous + articles (Gateway B1 U1)

Complete the sentence with the present simple or the present continuous form of the verb given:

'Someone _________________ (knock) at the door.'

'Oh, I know who it is. It's Peter.'

• knocks

• is knocking

• knocking

• knocked

Complete the sentence with the present simple or the present continuous form of the verb given:

'Laura and Tom ____________ (have) a very hard time at work at the moment.'

• have

• are having

• having

• had

Complete the sentence with the present simple or the present continuous form of the verb given:

'Physical exercise __________ (help) teenagers with concentration in school.'

• helps

• is helping

• helping

• helped

Complete the sentence with the present simple or the present continuous form of the verb given:

'I ____________ (see) his parents every week.'

• see

• am seeing

• seeing

• saw

Complete the sentence with the present simple or the present continuous form of the verb given:

'He ___________________ (not realise) that I am not a little child any more.'

Complete the sentence with the present simple or the present continuous form of the verb given:

'_________ Julian always ________ (switch off) the music when he studies?'

• Do Julian always switch off

• Does Julian always switches off

• Does Julian always switch off

• Do Julian always switches off

Complete the sentence with the present simple or the present continuous form of the verb given:

'What's the matter?'

'The children _____________ (argue) about who is a better footballer.

Complete the sentence with the present simple or the present continuous form of the verb given:

I ________ (think) the expert's advice on retirement is very helpful.

Complete the sentence with the present simple or the present continuous form of the verb given:

'My aunt speaks too fast. I ____________ (not understand) her.'

Complete the sentence with the present simple or the present continuous form of the verb given:

'Do you usually _________ (listen) to music at a reasonable volume?'