WorksheetsPROTECTORS Unit 1 (Simple present vs present continuous)
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
Type the present or present continuous of the words in parentheses to complete the sentences.
The panda (a) in the forests of southwestern China. (live)
Type the present or present continuous of the words in parentheses to complete the sentences.
It (a) mainly bamboo. (eat)
Type the present or present continuous of the words in parentheses to complete the sentences.
The panda (a) trees well, and sleeps in the daytime. (climb)
Type the present or present continuous of the words in parentheses to complete the sentences.
Unfortunately, the panda (a) its habitat to logging. (lose)
Type the present or present continuous of the words in parentheses to complete the sentences.
People (a) down trees for farming and fuel, which is giving pandas fewer places to live. (cut)
Type the present or present continuous of the words in parentheses to complete the sentences.
New practices that can help save the panda (a) to happen in China now. (start)
The Amur leopard _____ a critically endangered animal that lives in Russia and China.
are
is
being
In the wild, they mainly _____ deer, hare, and small wild boars.
is eating
eat
eats
The Amur leopard _____ beautiful spotted fur, which is why poachers want them.
have
is having
has
Environmental groups help protect the leopards, so their numbers _____.
increases
are increasing
increase
Now, the leopard population _____ and there are 60 leopards, up from 30 leopards only a few years ago.
are recovering
is recovering
recover
Despite an international ban on the sale of ivory, poachers in Africa kill thousands of elephants each year. We _______ that these beautiful animals remain endangered.
are hating
hate
The poachers _______the elephants mainly for their ivory tusks, which they sell for a lot of money in black, or illegal, markets.
are wanting
want
We ______ that so many people still want to buy jewelry and other items made out of the ivory. Who are these collectors of ivory?
are not believing
can't believe
These poachers, traders, and collectors ______ to make money off the ivory than to protect these beautiful animals from extinction.
prefer
are preferring
Right now, many rescuers _____ to save these beautiful elephants from extinction. Let's hope their efforts are successful.
are trying
try
