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Present Simple and Continuous

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Watch the video and match the rules to the right tenses

a)

Subject + verb to be+ (verb+ing)

1.

Present Simple

b)

Subject + verb +'s'

2.

Present Continuous

c)

Does + subject+ verb+ ?

3.

Present continuous

d)

Verb to be+ Subject+ verb+?

4.

Present Simple

e)

Subject + don't + verb

5.

Present Simple

2.

Right now my brother _________ chess.

a)

plays

b)

is playing

3.

I __________ tennis every Friday.

a)

play

b)

am playing

4.

You _______ money to buy things.

a)

need

b)

are needing

5.

Water ______ into ice at 0ºC.

a)

is changing

b)

changes

6.

My cousin (a)   in the US for a month.

7.

______________________ the answer?

a)

Do you know

b)

Are you knowing

8.

How are you? ______________ a good time?

a)

Do you have

b)

Are you having

9.

Write sentences using the prompts. Use the

present simple or the present continuous:

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

red ones.

(a)  

10.

Anna / always / forget / her homework. And then she

tries to copy mine!

(a)  

11.

Is this sentence correct?

She’s looking like her aunt, in my opinion.

a)

correct

b)

incorrect

12.

That cat is looking at me. It won’t stop!

a)

correct

b)

incorrect

13.

This food is tasting absolutely delicious!

a)

correct

b)

incorrect

14.

They’re just coming out now. Here they are!

a)

correct

b)

incorrect

15.

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

16.

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

17.

I want a can of soda.

a)

correct

b)

incorrect

18.

She is liking pasta with tomatoe soup

a)

b)

19.

My sister always eats bread and butter for breakfast

a)

b)

20.

My parents ​ (a)   ​ dinner twice a week.

Choose from the below words
cook
cooks
are cooking
21.

Who ​ (a)  

It ​ (b)   really good!

Choose from the below words
is cooking?
smells
cooks?
is smelling
are cooking?
smell
22.

I'm never thinking that English is difficult.

a)

b)

23.

We ​ (a)   recently lesson

Choose from the below words
understand
are understanding
understands
24.

He need to think what he really want.

a)

b)

25.

What are typical signal words for the Simple Present?

a)

often

b)

sometimes

c)

at the moment

d)

every day

26.

What are typical signal words for the Present Continuous?

a)

every day

b)

Listen!

c)

at the moment

d)

now

27.

What's the structure of present simple (affirmative)?

a)

Subject + verb to be + v.ing

b)

Subject + do/does not + v.1

c)

Subject + V.1 (-s/-es)

d)

Subject + verb to be + not + v.ing

28.

What's the structure of present continuous (wh- question)?

a)

Question word + verb to be + subject + v.ing?

b)

Question word + do/does + subject + v.1?

c)

Question word + verb to be + noun/pronoun?

d)

Question word + verb to be + v.1?

29.

What's the structure of present continuous (affirmative)?

a)

Subject + verb to be + v.1

b)

Subject + v.1 (-s/-es)

c)

Subject + verb to be + v.ing

d)

Subject + do/does not + v.1

30.

What's the structure of present simple (wh- question)?

a)

Question word + do/does + subject + v.1?

b)

Question word + verb to be + subject + v.ing?

c)

Question word + have/has + subject + v.3?

d)

Question word + will + subject + v.1?

31.

David always ..................... (wash) his car on Saturdays.

a)

wash

b)

is washing

c)

washes

32.

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

a)

are taking

b)

is taking

c)

takes

33.

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

a)

study

b)

studying

c)

am studying

34.
She  ................................(not play) guitar on Fridays.
a)
don't play
b)
isn't play
c)
doesn't play
35.
Jamie ..................... (chat) online at the moment.
a)
chats
b)
chatting
c)
is chatting
36.
How often .......................... (you / go) shopping?
a)
do you go
b)
you go
c)
are you going
37.
He ........... (score) a goal in this photo.
a)
scores
b)
is scoreing
c)
is scoring
38.
I often .......... (surf) the internet to find some information. 
a)
surf
b)
surfs
c)
am surfing
39.
We .........(play) our first match next Saturday.
a)
plays
b)
are playing
c)
play
40.
School ............(finish) at 3 p.m. on Wednesdays.
a)
finish
b)
finishes
c)
is finishing
41.
Why ...............(you / laugh) in this photo?
a)
is you laughing
b)
do you laugh
c)
are you laughing
42.
It ................... (charge) at the moment
a)
is charging
b)
is chargeing 
c)
charges
43.
What time ............the film ................. (start)?
a)
do ... start
b)
is... starting
c)
does ... start