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WorksheetsESL (Past/Present Progressive and Past/Present Simple)
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 33mins
1. Choose the correct form.
We sometimes_________ books.
reads
read
reading
run
Put the verb into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).
Quiet please! I am (write) _____________ a test.
writes
wrote
writing
writed
Choose the right verb tense.
I am (not / do) ___________________ anything at the moment.
not doing
don't
doesn't
did not
Choose the right verb.
Emily _________ to the disco.
went
go
goes
going
Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present Progressive).
He _____________ an apple at the moment.
are eating
eats
is eating
am eating
Choose the best alternative. The sentence is in affirmative form, so you have to choose the negative one.
My father makes breakfast. → _________________________
My father do not makes breakfast
My father do not made breakfast
My father doesn't make breakfast
Does my father make breakfast?
Choose the right verb according the need of the sentence.
The kids are _______ to pop music.
listen
listened
listens
listening
Look at the picture and complete the sentence (Simple Present or Present Progressive).
Joe and Dennis _____________ football now.
is play
are plays
are playing
am playing
Choose the best alternative. The sentence is affirmative, so you have to choose the negative one.
I speak Italian.
I doesn't speak Italian.
I don't speak Italian.
I do speak Italian
I don't speaks Italian.
Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present Progressive).
At the moment, the two kids (sit)______________ on the floor.
is sitting
am sitting
is sits
are sitting
Juan always_____________ his homework in the evening.
do
is doing
does
are doing
My friends never _______________ to bed early.
go
is going
goes
are going
At the moment I _______________ with some friends.
live
is living
lives
am living
My sister often _________________ a black purse.
carry
is carrying
carries
are carrying
We ____________now.
study
is studying
studies
are studying
Alex sometimes ________________ in the school cafeteria.
eat
is eating
eats
are eating
The bank always _____________ a 4pm.
close
is closing
closes
are closing
Look! It __________________now!
snow
is snowing
snows
are snowing
My dad never _______________ to the radio.
listen
is listening
listens
are istening
Teachers and students _________________ to use different digital resources now.
learn
is learning
learns
are learning
Daniela usually ________________ coffee in the morning.
drink
is drinking
drinks
are drinking
Fernando ________________ at the moment.
swim
is swimming
swims
are swimming
Gerardo and Ivan sometimes______________ at home.
eat
is eating
eats
are eating
My mom___________ my father´s car now.
drive
is driving
drives
are driving
The children _______________ video games right now.
play
isn´t playing
plays
aren´t playing
________ your friends ____________ at the moment?
Do / play
Is/ playing
Does / play
Are / playing
__________ you often ____________ your car?
Do / clean
Is / cleaning
Does / clean
Are / cleaning
__________ you ____________ to school at the moment?
Do / walk
Is / walking
Does / walk
Are / walking
We _____________our house at the moment.
don´t paint
isn´t painting
doesn´t paint
aren´t painting
__________ you always ___________ early?
Do / get up
Is / getting up
Does / get up
Are / getting up
I was sitting in a cafe when you ________ .
was calling
called
didn't called
were calling
Susie ________ a film when she heard a noise.
watched
were watching
didn't watch
was watching
This time last week I ________ across Africa.
was travelling
travelled
were travelling
didn't travel
He was walking when he ________ on a banana skin.
sleeped
was slipping
was sleeping
slipped
He ________ back home when his car broke down.
drived
was driving
were driving
drove
As I ________ for work, it ________ to rain.
left, was starting
left, started
was leaving, started
was leaving, didn't started
Yesterday at 6 o'clock I ________ a rom-com on Netflix!
was watching
were watching
watched
didn't watch
While I ________, I ________ a strange noise.
danced, heard
were dancing, was hearing
danced, was hearing
was dancing, heard
Suddenly, he ________ two girls lying on the grass. They ________.
was seeing, bled
saw, bled
saw, were bleeding
was seeing, were bleeding
The sun ________ . Jack and Jill ________ on the beach.
was shining, lied
was shining, were lying
shone, lay
shone, were lying
(a) they were surfing the net, their mother was cooking dinner.
She was running (a) she tripped over and fell down.
(a) I left the house, it was snowing.
What (a) you doing when the fire started?
(a) I was eating breakfast, I got a phone call from work.
The boys were playing football on the river bank while the girls (a) (talk).
I (a) (have) a shower, when somebody knocked on the door.
I was swimming in a sea when a shark (a) (attack) me.
Yesterday at 6 p.m, she was (a) (cook) dinner.
She was listening to her favourite Justin Bieber album when her brother (a) (enter) the room and started laughing.
He was talking when the ball ________ him.
hit
was hitting
were hitting
She __________ a huge breakfast and drank a lot of coffee this morning.
ate
was eating
were eating
He _________ dinner when the fire started.
cooked
was cooking
were cooking
Maggie ________ her horse when she hit the tree.
rode
was rideing
was riding
Tim fell down and broke his arm when he _______ down the stairs.
walked
walking
was walking
He was working late at work last night when he _______ asleep at his desk.
falled
fell
was falling
Because she ________ Chinese class yesterday afternoon, she couldn't go to Sarah's birthday party.
had
was having
were having
Marie ____________ late this morning, so she missed the first class.
waked up
woke up
was waking up
It started to rain as they _____________.
danced
was dancing
were dancing
Victoria ___________ when the earthquake hit.
went shopping
were shopping
was shopping
When we ________ the giraffe at the zoo, we felt happy.
saw
was seeing
were seeing
When Jennifer _________, she was climbing the stairs.
tripped over
was tripped
was tripping
When I woke up this morning, it was raining and my parents ______________ in the kitchen.
sang
was singing
were singing
Because of the rain, we ______________ to the beach yesterday afternoon.
didn't go
wasn't going
weren't going
I ________________ when the teacher asked me a question. She was pretty angry.
didn't listen
wasn't listening
weren't listening
