WorksheetsGrammar present simple and continous
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
WHILE THE FIREFIGHTERS ______ (TRY) TO PUT OUT THE FIRE, THE WIND ______ (GET) STRONGER
TRIED/GOT
WERE TRYING/ GOT
WERE TRYING / WAS GETTING
TRIED/ WAS GETTING
The snowstorm ________ (start) suddenly and everyone ________ (run) to find shelter.
Was starting/ was running
started/ was running
Started/ran
was starting/ran
I ________ (watch) the news when they ________ (report) on the earthquake.
watched / reported
was watching / were reporting
was watching / reported
watched / were reporting
The floodwaters ________ (rise) quickly while we ________ (pack) our belongings.
rose/packed
were rising/ were packing
rose/were packing
were rising/ packed
A tree _____(fall) on the roof during the tornado.
fell
Was falling
had fallen
was fallen
The sun (a) (rise/rises) in the east every morning.
Heavy clouds (a) (mean/means) it will rain soon.
Lightning (a) (appear/appears) in the sky during a thunderstorm.
The weather in this city always ___ quickly.
change
changes
changed
is changing
Wind ___ strongly during a tornado.
blow
blows
blown
is bloWing
A tornado ___ several houses in the village.
Destroy
destroyed
destroys
destroying
The earthquake ___ the city last night.
shake
shook
shaken
is shaking
The rain (a) (stop) an hour ago, but the streets are still wet.
Every morning, the sun ___ (shine) brightly through my window.
Shone
shining
shined
shines
Look! The wind is (a) (blow) very strongly right now.
Yesterday, it (a) (snow) all day, and we couldn’t leave the house.
The weather usually ___ (change) quickly in the mountains.
Changes
changed
is changing
changed
Listen! It (a) (rain) heavily outside.
Last year, a hurricane ___ (hit) the coastal town and caused massive destruction.
Hits
hit
is hitting
hit
Right now, we (a) (prepare) for a snowstorm that is expected tonight.
