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Present Simple and Present Continuous

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ted __________ a shower right now.

a)

is taking

b)

are taking

c)

take

d)

takes

2.

What ____________ for dinner tonight?

a)

are we having

b)

are we have

c)

having we

d)

we have

3.

My brother ______ a daughter and a son.

a)

have

b)

has

c)

is having

d)

are having

4.

I ________________ some math problems at the moment.

a)

am not solveing

b)

are not solving

c)

am not solving

d)

don't solve

5.

My grandfather often _________ over for dinner at the weekends

a)

come

b)

comes

c)

is coming

d)

are coming

6.

My school _________ at nine every day.

a)

begin

b)

begins

c)

is beginning

7.

I usually ____________ on Sundays but today I ____________.

a)

don't work/ am working

b)

don't work/ work

c)

am not working/ am working

8.

She __________ now, she __________

a)

doesn't sleep/ studies

b)

isn't sleeping/ is studying

c)

isn't sleeping/ is studing

9.

Miss Clara __________ a violin class every Wednesday.

a)

take

b)

takes

c)

is taking

10.

Can you speak slowly please, I ___________________ you.

a)

don’t understand

b)

am not understanding

c)

doesn't understand

11.

I __________ this film is great

a)

think

b)

thinks

c)

am thinking

d)

thinking

12.

Right now my brother _________ chess.

a)

plays

b)

is playing

13.

I __________ tennis every Friday.

a)

play

b)

am playing

14.

You _______ money to buy things.

a)

need

b)

are needing

15.

Water ______ into ice at 0ºC.

a)

is changing

b)

changes

16.

______________________ the answer?

a)

Do you know

b)

Are you knowing

17.

Write sentences using the prompts. Use the

present simple or the present continuous:

Josh / usually / wear / black socks, not those bright

red ones.

(a)  

18.

We use the _________ for:

a routines and habits

b things that are always or generally true

c scientific facts

a)

Present Continuous

b)

Present Simple

19.

We use the _______ for:

d actions that are happening now or near the moment

of speaking

e actions that are temporary or not a normal routine

f actions that happen very often and annoy the

speaker

g changing situations

a)

Present Simple

b)

Present Continuous

20.

It’s 7.00 p.m. now and we_____meal together

a)

having

b)

are having

c)

has

d)

is having

21.
What time ............the film ................. (start)?
a)
do ... start
b)
is... starting
c)
does ... start
22.
It ................... (charge) at the moment
a)
is charging
b)
is chargeing 
c)
charges
23.
School ............(finish) at 3 p.m. on Wednesdays.
a)
finish
b)
finishes
c)
is finishing
24.
I often .......... (surf) the internet to find some information. 
a)
surf
b)
surfs
c)
am surfing
25.
I ..........(send) you an email right now.
a)
are sending
b)
send
c)
am sending
26.
How often .......................... (you / go) shopping?
a)
do you go
b)
you go
c)
are you going
27.

Right now I..................... (study) for the Maths test.

a)

study

b)

studying

c)

am studying

28.

Mum ............................ (not work) every day. She's at home on Wednesdays.

a)

doesn't work

b)

isn't working

c)

doesn't works

29.

Look! That man ....................... (take) photos of our car!

a)

are taking

b)

is taking

c)

takes

30.

They always_________basketball in the evening.

a)

play

b)

are not play

c)

plays

d)

playing

31.

Where________you________from?

a)

are not / come

b)

don't / comes

c)

do / come

d)

are / come

32.

Every morning,I___________at 5 o'clock.

a)

doesn't get up

b)

gets up

c)

am get up

d)

get up

33.

Please be quiet! The baby___________

a)

sleeps

b)

slept

c)

sleeping

d)

is sleeping

34.

Doctors___________-in the hospital.

a)

are working

b)

work

c)

works

d)

will work

35.

Do you _______ chocolate milk?

a)

a. like

b)

b. likes

c)

c. be like

d)

d. are liking

36.

She usually (study) ............at the library

a)

a. study

b)

b. studies

c)

c. is studying

d)

d. studys

37.

Paul and Fery ......................the car at the moment.

a)

a. are fixing

b)

b. fixes

c)

c. fixing

d)

d. fixed

38.

Ashley..................eats fast food because it's unhealthy.

a)

usually

b)

sometimes

c)

often

d)

never

39.

They always .................. their lunch in the school lunchroom.

a)

don't eat

b)

eat

c)

doesn't eat

d)

eats

40.

My brother .................. wearing super hero costumers.

a)

likes

b)

doesn't like

c)

like

d)

don't like

41.

Someone ................ on the road now.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

is walking

d)

are walking

42.

William .............. cycling to keep fit and healthy.

a)

often go

b)

often goes

c)

go often

d)

goes often

43.

Lisa _____ (wash) her hair every other day or so.

a)

is washing

b)

are washing

c)

wash

d)

washes

44.

Every morning the sun _____ (shine) in my bedroom window and _____ (wake) me up.

a)

is shining - is waking

b)

is shining - wakes

c)

shines - wakes

d)

shines - is waking

45.

Each day, our math teacher _____ (try) to explain the material clearly but I am very confused.

a)

are trying

b)

is trying

c)

try

d)

tries

46.
My aunt usually _________ pizzas for everyone on Friday nights
a)
made
b)
makes
c)
make
d)
is making
47.
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
48.
Where's John? -- He ____________ (HAVE) a shower.
a)
has
b)
is having
49.

A: Hi Robert! What ___________ (you/do) here?

B: I'm watching some Youtube videos

a)

did you do

b)

do you do

c)

are you doing

d)

does you do

50.

_______________(you/often/cook)?

At my home, we don't cook. My mum usually _______ (buy) ready-made meals in the supermarket.

a)

Do you often cook; buys

b)

Do you often cook; buy

c)

Do you often cook; is buying

d)

Do you often cooking; buys

51.

Hi Ron! Can you talk now?

B: I'm on the train. I ________ (go) to Oxford.

a)

go

b)

goes

c)

going

d)

am going

52.

We use the Present Simple form to tell about________

(Choose the incorrect answer)

a)

a habit

b)

a regular activity

c)

a present state, feeling or opinion

d)

something that is happening right now

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