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TEST: Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________________ in ghosts?

a)

Are you believe

b)

Are you believing

c)

Do you believe

2.

__________________ a great time at the moment!

a)

We are have

b)

We're have

c)

We're having

3.

Tina usually __________________ at 7:00.

a)

get up

b)

is getting up

c)

gets up

4.

What time __________________ to bed?

a)

usually do you go

b)

do usually you go

c)

do you usually go

5.

Every day, Frank __________________ to work.

a)

goes

b)

is going

c)

go

6.

Stop it! __________________ it!

a)

I'm not liking

b)

I don't like

c)

I not like

7.

Dan ......................... basketball every Friday.

a)

play

b)

plays

c)

is playing

8.

Children ................. ball in the garden now.

a)

play

b)

are playing

c)

is playing

9.

I never .................... early on Sundays.

a)

get up

b)

gets up

c)

am getting up

10.

Present Simple is used for ..................

a)

Past events

b)

Making a prediction

c)

Facts, habits, and daily routines

d)

Action that is happening

11.

Present continuous is used for ......................

a)

Facts, habits, and daily routines

b)

Past events

c)

Making a prediction

d)

Action in progress and future plan

12.

Choose the most suitable question.

a)

Do you know the answer?

b)

Are you knowing the answer?

13.

I (a)   (write) to you from our hotel.

14.

Anne often ____ funny videos at school.

a)

is showing

b)

show

c)

shows

d)

showing

15.

A: Someone __________________ for you outside.

B: Who is it?

a)

waits

b)

is waiting

c)

waiting

16.
I´m walking into the classroom _________________. I´ll phone you later.
a)
always
b)
often
c)
at the moment
d)
every year
17.
_________________________, Joe has a big party on his birthday.
a)
now
b)
every year
c)
now
d)
tomorrow
18.

Water______________at 100 degrees.

a)

boils

b)

boiling

c)

is boiling

d)

boil

19.

What (a)   at the weekends? (do)

20.

He (a)   for a test today. (study)

21.

My brother (a)   to borrow my leather jacket. (want)

22.

We (a)   for the concert tomorrow. (practice)

23.

Quiet please! I (a)   a test. (write)

24.

She usually (a)   to school. (walk)

25.

But look! Today she (a)   by bike. (go)

26.

Every Sunday we (a)   to see my grandparents. (go)

27.

He often (a)   to the cinema. (go)

28.

We (a)   monopoly at the moment. (play)

29.

I (a)   anything at the moment. (not do)

30.

My parents ............ work in an office, they work in a hospital. They are doctors.

a)

DON´T

b)

DOESN´T

c)

AREN´T

31.

Present Simple - Negative:

My brother (a)   go to the gym, he exercises at home.

32.

Are you listening to music?

a)

YES, I ARE

b)

NO

c)

NO, I´M NOT

33.

We often use adverbs of frequency with the ...

a)

Present simple

b)

Present continuous

c)

Past simple

d)

Past continuous

34.

We often use NOW and AT THE MOMENT with the

a)

Present simple

b)

Present continuous

c)

Past simple

d)

Past continuous

35.

My sister _____________ Netflix right now.

a)

watches

b)

is watching

c)

are watching

d)

watch

36.

_____ you like horror films? ___________

a)

Do / Yes, I do.

b)

Are/ Yes, I 'm.

c)

Does/ Yes, I do.

d)

Is/ Yes, I'm.

37.

I ________ (not sing) very well.

a)

doesn't sing

b)

don't sing

c)

aren't sing

d)

not sing

38.

Is your brother working in London?

a)

No, he aren't

b)

No, he isn't.

c)

No, he doesn't.

d)

No, he don't

39.

Liam _______ a shower every morning.

a)

has

b)

have

c)

is having

d)

are having

40.

Write the verbs in Simple Present or Present Continuous:

John often (a)   (go) to bed late on Saturdays.

41.

Write the verbs in Simple Present or Present Continuous:

She (a)   (not know) a lot about Chinese traditions.

42.

Write the verbs in Simple Present or Present Continuous:

Helga and Bill sometimes (a)   (participate) in the festival.

43.

Write the verbs in Simple Present or Present Continuous:

He (a)   (not/ drink) coffee in the morning.