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Grammar present simple and continous

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

WHILE THE FIREFIGHTERS ______ (TRY) TO PUT OUT THE FIRE, THE WIND ______ (GET) STRONGER

a)

TRIED/GOT

b)

WERE TRYING/ GOT

c)

WERE TRYING / WAS GETTING

d)

TRIED/ WAS GETTING

2.

The snowstorm ________ (start) suddenly and everyone ________ (run) to find shelter.

a)

Was starting/ was running

b)

started/ was running

c)

Started/ran

d)

was starting/ran

3.

I ________ (watch) the news when they ________ (report) on the earthquake.

a)

watched / reported

b)

was watching / were reporting

c)

was watching / reported

d)

watched / were reporting

4.

The floodwaters ________ (rise) quickly while we ________ (pack) our belongings.

a)

rose/packed

b)

were rising/ were packing

c)

rose/were packing

d)

were rising/ packed

5.

A tree _____(fall) on the roof during the tornado.

a)

fell

b)

Was falling

c)

had fallen

d)

was fallen

6.

The sun (a)   (rise/rises) in the east every morning.

7.

Heavy clouds (a)   (mean/means) it will rain soon.

8.

Lightning (a)   (appear/appears) in the sky during a thunderstorm.

9.

The weather in this city always ___ quickly.

a)

change

b)

changes

c)

changed

d)

is changing

10.

Wind ___ strongly during a tornado.

a)

blow

b)

blows

c)

blown

d)

is bloWing

11.

A tornado ___ several houses in the village.

a)

Destroy

b)

destroyed

c)

destroys

d)

destroying

12.

The earthquake ___ the city last night.

a)

shake

b)

shook

c)

shaken

d)

is shaking

13.

The rain (a)   (stop) an hour ago, but the streets are still wet.

14.

Every morning, the sun ___ (shine) brightly through my window.

a)

Shone

b)

shining

c)

shined

d)

shines

15.

Look! The wind is (a)   (blow) very strongly right now.

16.

Yesterday, it (a)   (snow) all day, and we couldn’t leave the house.

17.

The weather usually ___ (change) quickly in the mountains.

a)

Changes

b)

changed

c)

is changing

d)

changed

18.

Listen! It (a)   (rain) heavily outside.

19.

Last year, a hurricane ___ (hit) the coastal town and caused massive destruction.

a)

Hits

b)

hit

c)

is hitting

d)

hit

20.

Right now, we (a)   (prepare) for a snowstorm that is expected tonight.