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ESL (Past/Present Progressive and Past/Present Simple)

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Choose the correct form.

We sometimes_________ books.

a)

reads

b)

read

c)

reading

d)

run

2.

Put the verb into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).


Quiet please! I am (write) _____________ a test.

a)

writes

b)

wrote

c)

writing

d)

writed

3.

Choose the right verb tense.


I am (not / do) ___________________ anything at the moment.

a)

not doing

b)

don't

c)

doesn't

d)

did not

4.

Choose the right verb.


Emily _________ to the disco.

a)

went

b)

go

c)

goes

d)

going

5.

Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present Progressive).

He _____________ an apple at the moment.

a)

are eating

b)

eats

c)

is eating

d)

am eating

6.

Choose the best alternative. The sentence is in affirmative form, so you have to choose the negative one.


My father makes breakfast. → _________________________

a)

My father do not makes breakfast

b)

My father do not made breakfast

c)

My father doesn't make breakfast

d)

Does my father make breakfast?

7.

Choose the right verb according the need of the sentence.


The kids are _______ to pop music.

a)

listen

b)

listened

c)

listens

d)

listening

8.

Look at the picture and complete the sentence (Simple Present or Present Progressive).


Joe and Dennis _____________ football now.

a)

is play

b)

are plays

c)

are playing

d)

am playing

9.

Choose the best alternative. The sentence is affirmative, so you have to choose the negative one.


I speak Italian.

a)

I doesn't speak Italian.

b)

I don't speak Italian.

c)

I do speak Italian

d)

I don't speaks Italian.

10.

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.

a)

is sitting

b)

am sitting

c)

is sits

d)

are sitting

11.

Juan always_____________ his homework in the evening.

a)

do

b)

is doing

c)

does

d)

are doing

12.

My friends never _______________ to bed early.

a)

go

b)

is going

c)

goes

d)

are going

13.

At the moment I _______________ with some friends.

a)

live

b)

is living

c)

lives

d)

am living

14.

My sister often _________________ a black purse.

a)

carry

b)

is carrying

c)

carries

d)

are carrying

15.

We ____________now.

a)

study

b)

is studying

c)

studies

d)

are studying

16.

Alex sometimes ________________ in the school cafeteria.

a)

eat

b)

is eating

c)

eats

d)

are eating

17.

The bank always _____________ a 4pm.

a)

close

b)

is closing

c)

closes

d)

are closing

18.

Look! It __________________now!

a)

snow

b)

is snowing

c)

snows

d)

are snowing

19.

My dad never _______________ to the radio.

a)

listen

b)

is listening

c)

listens

d)

are istening

20.

Teachers and students _________________ to use different digital resources now.

a)

learn

b)

is learning

c)

learns

d)

are learning

21.

Daniela usually ________________ coffee in the morning.

a)

drink

b)

is drinking

c)

drinks

d)

are drinking

22.

Fernando ________________ at the moment.

a)

swim

b)

is swimming

c)

swims

d)

are swimming

23.

Gerardo and Ivan sometimes______________ at home.

a)

eat

b)

is eating

c)

eats

d)

are eating

24.

My mom___________ my father´s car now.

a)

drive

b)

is driving

c)

drives

d)

are driving

25.

The children _______________ video games right now.

a)

play

b)

isn´t playing

c)

plays

d)

aren´t playing

26.

________ your friends ____________ at the moment?

a)

Do / play

b)

Is/ playing

c)

Does / play

d)

Are / playing

27.

__________ you often ____________ your car?

a)

Do / clean

b)

Is / cleaning

c)

Does / clean

d)

Are / cleaning

28.

__________ you ____________ to school at the moment?

a)

Do / walk

b)

Is / walking

c)

Does / walk

d)

Are / walking

29.

We _____________our house at the moment.

a)

don´t paint

b)

isn´t painting

c)

doesn´t paint

d)

aren´t painting

30.

__________ you always ___________ early?

a)

Do / get up

b)

Is / getting up

c)

Does / get up

d)

Are / getting up

31.

I was sitting in a cafe when you ________ .

a)

was calling

b)

called

c)

didn't called

d)

were calling

32.

Susie ________ a film when she heard a noise.

a)

watched

b)

were watching

c)

didn't watch

d)

was watching

33.

This time last week I ________ across Africa.

a)

was travelling

b)

travelled

c)

were travelling

d)

didn't travel

34.

He was walking when he ________ on a banana skin.

a)

sleeped

b)

was slipping

c)

was sleeping

d)

slipped

35.

He ________ back home when his car broke down.

a)

drived

b)

was driving

c)

were driving

d)

drove

36.

As I ________ for work, it ________ to rain.

a)

left, was starting

b)

left, started

c)

was leaving, started

d)

was leaving, didn't started

37.

Yesterday at 6 o'clock I ________ a rom-com on Netflix!

a)

was watching

b)

were watching

c)

watched

d)

didn't watch

38.

While I ________, I ________ a strange noise.

a)

danced, heard

b)

were dancing, was hearing

c)

danced, was hearing

d)

was dancing, heard

39.

Suddenly, he ________ two girls lying on the grass. They ________.

a)

was seeing, bled

b)

saw, bled

c)

saw, were bleeding

d)

was seeing, were bleeding

40.

The sun ________ . Jack and Jill ________ on the beach.

a)

was shining, lied

b)

was shining, were lying

c)

shone, lay

d)

shone, were lying

41.

(a)   they were surfing the net, their mother was cooking dinner.

42.

She was running (a)   she tripped over and fell down.

43.

(a)   I left the house, it was snowing.

44.

What (a)   you doing when the fire started?

45.

(a)   I was eating breakfast, I got a phone call from work.

46.

The boys were playing football on the river bank while the girls (a)   (talk).

47.

I (a)   (have) a shower, when somebody knocked on the door.

48.

I was swimming in a sea when a shark (a)   (attack) me.

49.

Yesterday at 6 p.m, she was (a)   (cook) dinner.

50.

She was listening to her favourite Justin Bieber album when her brother (a)   (enter) the room and started laughing.

51.

He was talking when the ball ________ him.

a)

hit

b)

was hitting

c)

were hitting

52.

She __________ a huge breakfast and drank a lot of coffee this morning.

a)

ate

b)

was eating

c)

were eating

53.

He _________ dinner when the fire started.

a)

cooked

b)

was cooking

c)

were cooking

54.

Maggie ________ her horse when she hit the tree.

a)

rode

b)

was rideing

c)

was riding

55.

Tim fell down and broke his arm when he _______ down the stairs.

a)

walked

b)

walking

c)

was walking

56.

He was working late at work last night when he _______ asleep at his desk.

a)

falled

b)

fell

c)

was falling

57.

Because she ________ Chinese class yesterday afternoon, she couldn't go to Sarah's birthday party.

a)

had

b)

was having

c)

were having

58.

Marie ____________ late this morning, so she missed the first class.

a)

waked up

b)

woke up

c)

was waking up

59.

It started to rain as they _____________.

a)

danced

b)

was dancing

c)

were dancing

60.

Victoria ___________ when the earthquake hit.

a)

went shopping

b)

were shopping

c)

was shopping

61.

When we ________ the giraffe at the zoo, we felt happy.

a)

saw

b)

was seeing

c)

were seeing

62.

When Jennifer _________, she was climbing the stairs.

a)

tripped over

b)

was tripped

c)

was tripping

63.

When I woke up this morning, it was raining and my parents ______________ in the kitchen.

a)

sang

b)

was singing

c)

were singing

64.

Because of the rain, we ______________ to the beach yesterday afternoon.

a)

didn't go

b)

wasn't going

c)

weren't going

65.

I ________________ when the teacher asked me a question. She was pretty angry.

a)

didn't listen

b)

wasn't listening

c)

weren't listening