WorksheetsSimple vs Continuous tenses
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 16mins
Present Simple or Present Continuous:
________________ cereal for breakfast every day?
Are you eating
Do you eat
Does you eat
Do you eating
Present Simple or Present Continuous:
I _________________ a very funny book at the moment.
is reading
do read
am reading
read
Present Simple or Present Continuous:
I´m vegetarian. I ______________ meat.
do eat not
not eat
don´t eat
am not eating
Present Simple or Present Continuous:
Shhh! Don´t shout, the baby ______________
sleeps
sleep
is sleeping
sleeping
Use the Present Simple estructure :
She (a) (talk) to her mother every days.
Use the Present Continuous structure
They (a) (learn) english.
Present Simple or Present Continuous:
At the moment my sister _____ (SLEEP) in her bedroom.
don’t sleep
sleep
is sleeping
does sleep
Present Simple or Present Continuous:
My friends usually____ (TALK) very fast.
are talking
talk
talks
doesn’t talk
Present Simple or Present Continuous:
Gordon? I think he .................. a letter at the moment.
is writing
writes
Present Simple or Present Continuous:
We .................. to the theatre very often.
don't go
aren't going
Past Simple or Past Continuous:
He ................ and ................ the lights.
was getting up, switching off
got up, switched off
was getting up, switched off
Past Simple or Past Continuous:
While we .............. to the news, the phone ..............
were listening, rang
listened, rang
were listening, the phone was ringing
Past Simple or Past Continuous:
Hello Anna, what _______ (you / do) when I called you last night?
do you do
did you do
didn't do
were you doing
Past Simple or Past Continuous:
I was listening to the radio when you ________(call) me.
called
calt
were calling
was calling
Past Simple or Past Continuous:
Her plane didn't landed yet when we________ (arrive) at the airport.
were arrived
arrived
was arriving
arrivent
Past Simple or Past Continuous:
She met them at the station while she _________ (wait) for her train.
was waiting
were waiting
waited
wanted
Past Simple or Past Continuous:
How many people ___________(stand) in front of the company when she arrived?
were standing
was standing
standed
stantsted
Past Simple or Past Continuous:
While she was talking to her boss, her mobile phone _________ (ring).
was ringing
were ringing
ringed
rang
We use the Past Simple....
For an action that started and ended in a concrete moment of the past
For all the action in the past
none of these options
For an action that happened during a long time in the past
We use Past Continuous...
For an action that happened in a concrete moment of the past
For an action that was happening during a time in the past
For an action that will happen in the past
non of the these ones.
Translate to English:
'¿Compraste manzanas ayer?'
Did you buy apples yesterday?
Did you bought apples yesterday?
Do you buy apples yesterday?
Did he buy apple yesterday?
Correct verb tense:
I ......................... (do) my homework yesterday.
did
do
were doing
doing
Translate to English:
Nunca lo voy a hacer.
I will do it tomorrow.
I will do it ever.
I will do it some day.
I will never do it.
Translate to Spanish:
We will sleep
dormimos
durmieron
dormiré
dormiremos
Translate to Spanish:
She will talk
habla
habló
hablará
hablarás
Translate to English:
Yo iré al supermercado en la tarde.
I will go to the supermarket in the afternoon.
I went to the supermarket in the afternoon.
I goes to the supermarket in the afternoon.
I won´t go to the supermarket in the afternoon.
Translate to English:
Ellos vivirán en la misma casa.
They won´t live in the same house.
They live in the same house.
They will live in the same house.
They lived in the same house.
Translate to English:
Nosotros caminarémos al centro.
We will walk to the center.
We won´t walk to the center.
We might walk to the center.
We could walk to the center.
Translate to English:
No te amaré.
I doesn´t love you.
I don´t love you.
I will love you.
I won´t love you.
Translate to English:
No cocinaré para él.
I not will cook for him.
I won´t cook for him.
I won´t cook for her.
I won´t cook for them.
Complete the following sentence:
I can't see you because the next weekend...
I will visit my grandparents
I going to visit my grandparents
I'm visiting my grandparents
Complete the following sentence:
I think I...
will study French at the university
am studying French the next year
am going to study french
Complete the following sentence:
Look! That car...
will crash if it doesn't stop!
is going to crash if it doesn't stop!
is crashing if it doesn't stop!
Complete the following sentence:
She is my girlfriend. We...
are getting married the next month
will get married the next month
are going to get married the next month
Complete the following sentence:
It...
is going to rain in a few minutes. The clouds are really dark!
will rain in a few minutes. The clouds are really dark!
is raining in a few minutes. The clouds are really dark!
Complete the following sentence:
My grandparents...
will come tonight. They told me the other day
are coming tonight. They told me the other day
are going to come tonight. They told me the other day
