Present Simple vs Present Continuous

1. Oh, you (grow / are growing) so fast, Johnny! Soon you’ll be taller than your dad.

• grow

• are growing

1. Coffee (grows / is growing) in mountainous areas, not in deserts.

• grows

• is growing

1. Sam and Lara (talk / are talking) on the phone every night.

• talk

• are talking

1. The traffic is bad today, but it isn’t bothering me. I (listen / am listening) to my favorite morning talk show with Jack LaLoule, who is very funny.

• listen

• am listening

1. Maria is a professional singer. She (sings / is singing) in the opera every season.

• sings

• is singing

1. Sam and Lara (talk / are talking) on the phone right now, so I can’t call Lara. Her line is busy.

• talk

• are talking

1. The football players (practice / are practicing) on the field every afternoon.

• pratice

• are practicing

1. My grandparents usually (eat / are eating) dinner early. They often go out to their favorite restaurant for the early dinner special at 5:30.

• 1. eat

• 1. are eating

1. Look! The sun (sets / is setting) behind the mountain now. How beautiful!

• 1. sets

• 1. is setting)

1. Near the Arctic Circle, the sun (shines / is shining) for more than twenty hours a day at the beginning of the summer.

• 1. shines

• 1. is shining