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Present simple vs present continuous

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She _____________ the guitar everyday.

a)

play

b)

plays

c)

is playing

d)

playing

2.

I _________________ a book right now. Can we talk later please?

a)

read

b)

reading

c)

reads

d)

am reading

3.

How often _____________ he _____________ a bike?

a)

is/riding

b)

does/ride

c)

does/rides

d)

do/ride

4.

Listen! Paul _______________ the piano.

a)

play

b)

playing

c)

plays

d)

is playing

5.

Where _________ she _____________ at the moment?

a)

does/work

b)

is/work

c)

is/working

d)

does/working

6.

He ___________________ to the teacher now.

a)

isn't listening

b)

doesn't listen

c)

don't listen

d)

not listening

7.

My cat never............ in my room

a)

sleeps

b)

sleep

c)

is sleeping

d)

sleeping

8.
I´m walking into the classroom _________________. I´ll phone you later.
a)
always
b)
often
c)
at the moment
d)
every year
9.
________________ cereal for breakfast every day?
a)
are you eating
b)
do you eat
c)
does you eat
d)
do you eating
10.

I _________________ a very funny book at the moment.

a)

is reading

b)

do read

c)

am reading

d)

read

11.
My cat never............ in my room
a)
sleeps
b)
slept
c)
is sleeping
d)
are sleeping
12.

Miss Clara __________________ a violin class every Wednesday.

a)

is taking

b)

is take

c)

takes

d)

take

13.

My sister .......... reading comics in the morning.

a)

like

b)

is liking

c)

likes

14.

Where ...... they live?

a)

do

b)

are

c)

does

15.

My favourite teacher ...... blue hair and big eyes.

a)

has

b)

is having

c)

have

16.

I sometimes ....... breakfast for my family.

a)

am making

b)

make

c)

makes

17.

How often .... you daydream in English classes?

a)

do

b)

does

c)

are

18.

Why ..... you ... at me?

a)

are .... looking

b)

is .... looking

c)

do ... look

19.

We .... a few friends for lunch tomorrow

a)

have met

b)

are meeting

c)

meet

d)

has met

20.

Usually, we ... the bus to school, but dad ... us off at school with the car right now.

a)

are taking / is dropping

b)

take / is dropping

c)

have taken / drops

d)

take / drops

21.

Let's go out.

Sorry, I am busy. I .................. my mom at the kitchen.

a)

help

b)

helping

c)

am helping

22.

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

a)

play

b)

plays

c)

is playing

23.

We usually ......... to school by bus

a)

go

b)

is going

c)

are going

24.

___ out every weekend?

a)

Are you going

b)

You going

c)

Do you go

d)

Are you go

25.

___ in the house often?

a)

Do you help

b)

Are you help

c)

Are you helping

d)

Do you helping

26.

My sister ___ her room every Saturday.

a)

does tidy

b)

tidy

c)

is tidying

d)

tidies

27.

My friend ___ tennis very often.

a)

don't plays

b)

doesn't play

c)

isn't playing

d)

not playing

28.

What time ___ tomorrow?

a)

are they meeting

b)

they are meeting

c)

do they meet

d)

they meet

29.

Where ___ at the moment

a)

are you going

b)

you are going

c)

do you go

d)

you go

30.

___ her laptop now?

a)

Does Sue use

b)

Is Sue using

c)

Sue is using

d)

Sue uses

31.

You can turn off the TV. I ___ it.

a)

not watching

b)

am not watching

c)

don't watch

d)

not watch

32.

What ___ every Thursday?

a)

is Frank doing

b)

Frank is doing

c)

Frank does

d)

does Frank do

33.

What time ___ tomorrow?

a)

is Kate arriving

b)

does Kate arrive

c)

Kate arrives

d)

Kate is arriving

34.

The plumber ____ the dishwasher next week.

a)

fixing

b)

is fixing

c)

does fix

d)

fixes

35.

My dad ___ very often.

a)

isn't cooking

b)

not cooking

c)

not cooks

d)

doesn't cook

36.
I _________ a film on TV now, so I can't come to the café
a)
watching
b)
watches
c)
am watching
d)
is watch
37.
My sister _________ swimming every evening after school
a)
Go
b)
Going
c)
Goes
d)
Gos
38.
He usually _______________ stories about detectives. He ___________ one about a football player tonight
a)
reads, is reading
b)
reading, is reading
c)
read, am reading
d)
read, is reading
39.
My sister usually _______________ tennis at school. She ________ in the park today
a)
play, is playing
b)
playing, plays
c)
plays, am playing
d)
plays, is playing
40.
My sister usually ________ a violin lesson on Mondays. Today she ___________ a piano lesson
a)
haves, is having
b)
has, is having
c)
having, has
d)
has, are having
41.
A: Let's have lunch in the garden.
B: No, we can’t. It________(rain)
a)
is raining
b)
rains
c)
is not raining
d)
doesn't rain
42.
A: Have a chocolate.
B: No thank you. I 
_________ (like chocolate)
a)
I don't like chocolate
b)
I am not liking chocolate
c)
doesn't like chocolate
d)
is not liking chocolate
43.
Tony _________ at the moment. He’s on holiday. (work)
a)
doesn't work
b)
works
c)
is working
d)
isn't working
44.
A: Why _________ ? (smile)
B: Because I’m happy. 
a)
do you smile
b)
are you not smiling
c)
are you smiling
d)
don't you smile
45.
Sandra and her husband are vegetarian. They ________ (eat meat)
a)
are not eating meat
b)
don't eat meat
c)
eat meat
d)
eating meat
46.
A: Where’s Dave?
B: He’s in the kitchen. He _____ (make coffee)
a)
makes coffee
b)
is making coffee
47.
John and I want to go to Greece for our holidays, so we ______ (learn Greek)
a)
are learning Greek
b)
learn Greek
c)
are not learning Greek
d)
don't learn Greek
48.

I ... to school everyday

a)

gone

b)

go

c)

goes

d)

went

49.

Mr. Soni ... computer in his office everytime

a)

operate

b)

operating

c)

operates

d)

operated

50.

She _____________ the guitar everyday.

a)

play

b)

plays

c)

is playing

d)

playing

51.

I _________________ a book right now. Can we talk later please?

a)

read

b)

reading

c)

reads

d)

am reading

52.

How often _____________ he _____________ a bike?

a)

is/riding

b)

does/ride

c)

does/rides

d)

do/ride

53.

Where _________ she _____________ at the moment?

a)

does/work

b)

is/work

c)

is/working

d)

does/working

54.

My cat never............ in my room

a)

sleeps

b)

sleep

c)

is sleeping

d)

sleeping

55.
Look. The kids .......................... again.
a)
were fighting
b)
fight
c)
fought
d)
are fighting
56.
He .................. ill whenever he eats strawberries. He's allergic to them.
a)
fall
b)
falls
c)
is falling
d)
fell
57.
We usually ............. pancakes on Sunday mornings.
a)
are having
b)
have
c)
had
d)
has
58.

He never ...................... stressed about school. He likes it.

a)

is feeling

b)

feel

c)

felt

d)

feels

59.

She__________speak Spanish well.

a)

doesn't

b)

don't

c)

isn't

d)

aren't

60.

They________hockey every weekend.

a)

are playing

b)

plays

c)

play