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G4.6-Lex1-Present Simple - Present Continuous Practice

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It ________________ cats and dogs. We'd better stay at home.

a)

rains

b)

is raining

2.

He _______________ regularly.

a)

exercises

b)

is exercising

3.

The children are at the stadium. They ________________________ a football match.

a)

are watching

b)

watch

4.

I _________________TV every day in the morning.

a)

am watching

b)

watch

5.

Be quiet! The baby ________________ .

a)

sleep

b)

is sleeping

6.

She _________________ to New York next weekend.

a)

is traveling

b)

travels

7.

I have to go now. It ____________ dark.

a)

gets

b)

is getting

8.

Who ______________the dishes every day in your house?

a)

does

b)

is doing

9.

You won't find Jerry at home right now. He ________ in the library.

a)

studies

b)

is studying

10.

People _______________ English in Jamaica.

a)

are speaking

b)

speak

11.

Lisa is in the shower now. She _____ (wash) her hair.

a)

is washing

b)

are washing

c)

wash

d)

washes

12.

Tony usually ____ (sit) in the front row during class.

a)

are sitting

b)

is sitting

c)

sits

d)

sit

13.

Laura ____ (work) the night shift on weekends.

a)

work

b)

works

c)

is working

d)

are working

14.

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

15.

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

16.

Babies _____ (grow) very quickly. Newborn babies are very different from three-month olds.

a)

grows

b)

grow

c)

are growing

d)

is growing

17.

What ......................... at weekends?

a)

do you do

b)

you doing

c)

are you doing

18.

Children ................. ball in the garden now.

a)

play

b)

are playing

c)

is playing

19.

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

a)

go

b)

is going

c)

are going

20.

.................. playing board games?

a)

Do you like

b)

Are you liking

c)

You like

21.

We sometimes ......................... in the park after school.

a)

walk

b)

is walking

c)

are walking

22.
We usually ____ out on Sundays.
a)
eating
b)
eat
c)
eats
d)
to eat
23.
She ____ everybody in her school.
a)
know
b)
is knowing
c)
knows
d)
are knowing
24.
After school, James ___ to become a banker.
a)
to want
b)
want
c)
wants
d)
is wanting
25.
The bus ___ at 5.30 in the morning and ___ at 8.15 in the evening.
a)
leaves/returns
b)
is leaving/is returning
c)
leave/return
d)
is leaveing/is returning
26.
She usually ___ glasses, but now she ___ contact lenses.
a)
wear/wear
b)
wears/wears
c)
wears/is wearing
d)
is wearing/wears
27.
Caroline ___ long blond hair.
a)
have
b)
haves
c)
has
d)
is having
28.
Marc ___ that apples ___ good for his health.
a)
is knowing/are
b)
know/is
c)
knows/are
d)
knows/is
29.
"How's your English?"
"Not bad. I think it ___(improve) slowly."
a)
improves
b)
improve
c)
is improving
d)
is improveing
30.

He always ... online in the afternoon, but now he ... sports.

a)

is chatting / does

b)

chats / is doing

c)

is chatting / is doing

d)

chats / does

31.

Juan always_____________ his homework in the evening.

a)

do

b)

is doing

c)

does

d)

are doing

32.

My friends never _______________ to bed early.

a)

go

b)

is going

c)

goes

d)

are going

33.

The bank always _____________ a 4pm.

a)

close

b)

is closing

c)

closes

d)

are closing

34.

Look! It __________________now!

a)

snow

b)

is snowing

c)

snows

d)

are snowing

35.

Present Simple is used for ..................

a)

Past events

b)

Making a prediction

c)

Facts, habits, and daily routines

d)

Action that is happening

36.

Present continuous is used for ......................

a)

Facts, habits, and daily routines

b)

Past events

c)

Making a prediction

d)

Action in progress and future plan

37.

Pocky rides a motorcycle to school __________.

a)

every day

b)

right now

c)

at the moment

d)

next week

38.

A: _______ you _______ with my boyfriend?

B: Yes, I am.

a)

Do , talk

b)

Does , talk

c)

Am , talking

d)

Are , talking

39.

A: What's that noise?

B: Somebody _________ (play) the piano.

a)

plays

b)

play

c)

is playing

d)

aren't playing

40.

Which one is the time expression for present simple?

a)

right now

b)

next week

c)

tonight

d)

twice a week