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PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Q1 - He ____ it.
don't like
doesn't like
doesn't likes
don't likes
Q2 - They _____ here very often.
don't come
doesn't comes
doesn't come
Q3 - John and Mary ______ twice a week.
come
comes
coming
Q4 - I _____ mind at all.
not
isn't
don't
doesn't
Q5 - It _____ sense.
don't make
doesn't makes
doesn't make
Q6 - They ____ happy.
seem
seems
seeming
Q7 - You _____ to do it.
don't have
doesn't has
doesn't have
Q8 - She ____ a brother.
doesn't has
don't has
don't have
doesn't have
Q9 - The journey _____ an hour.
take
takes
Q10 - I _____ it now.
want
wanting
Q11 - Peggy ____ by bus.
come
comes
Q12 - She ____ .
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don't know
doesn't knows
doesn't know
don't knows
Q13 - She ____ hard.
try
trys
tryes
tries
Q14 - They _____ football every weekend.
play
plays
plaes
Q15 - The exam _____ two hours.
last
lastes
lasts
Q16 - She can ____ it.
do
does
1. Which is a signal word for simple present?
now last Monday often
2. Which is a signal word for simple present?
sometimes at the moment yesterday
3. Which is a signal word for simple present?
last Friday every Friday next Friday
4. Which is not a signal word for simple present?
never already usually
5. Which is not a signal word for simple present?
Listen! first ... then ... seldom
6.
a. speak
b. speaks
7.
a. teach
b. teaches
8.
a. boil
b. boils
9. t night because it is cold.
a. close
b. closes
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10.
a. cost
b. costs
11.
a. cost
b. costs
12.
a. meet
b. meets
13. __ his car on Sundays.
a. wash
b. washes
14.
a. need
b. needs
15.
a. love
b. loves
16.
a. go
b. goes
17.
a. drink
b. drinks
18.
a. listen
b. listens
19.
a. want
b. wants
20.
a. eat
b. eats
21.
a. go
b. goes
22. shops in England ___ at 9:00 in the morning.
a. open
b. opens
23.
a. close
b. closes
24.
a. has
b. have
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25.
a. smoke
b. smokes
26. n the phone ___, please answer it.
a. ring
b. rings
27. Q1 - I ____ a great time on this holiday.
28. have
am having
Either could be used here.
29. Q2 - She's Italian- she ____ from Pisa.
30. comes
is coming
Either could be used here.
31. Q3 - '_____ your meal?' 'Yes, it's very good.'
32. Are you enjoying
Do you enjoy
Either could be used here.
33. Q4 - Many scientists believe global warming ____.
34. really happens
is really happening
Either could be used here.
35. Q5 - This term, I ____ Latin.
36. study
am studying
37. Q6 - ____ to see us next month?
38. Do you come
Are you coming
Either could be used here.
39. Q7 - Let me know when you ____ this letter.
40. receive
are receiving
Either could be used here.
41. Q8 - They ____ to do it now.
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42. want
are wanting
Either could be used here.
43. Q9 - I _____ it.
44. don't understand
am not understanding
Either could be used here.
45. Q10 - Water ____ at a hundred degrees.
46. boils
is boiling
Either could be used here.
47. Q11 - Smoking _____ cancer.
48. causes
is causing
Either could be used here.
49. Q12 - I ____ a lot of progress at the moment.
50. make
am making
Either could be used here.
51. Q13 - It _____ me a lot at the moment.
52. worries
is worrying
Either could be used here.
53. Q14 - Don't pay attention- he ____ stupid.
54. is just
is just being
Either could be used here.
55. Q15 - I ____ up at seven o'clock on weekdays.
56. get
am getting
Either could be used here.
57. Q16 - He _____ silly questions.
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58. always asks
is always asking
Either could be used here.
59. Choose the correct option for these present continous sentences.
60.
62. 1.
a) He is studying for an exam.
b) He are studying for an exam.
63. 2.
a) They are talkking.
b) They are talking.
64. 3.
a) She is no running.
b) She is not running.
65. 4.
a) Are you listening?
b) Is you listening?
66. 5.
a) They are swimming.
b) They are swiming.
67. 6.
a) The boy is no running.
b) The boy is not running.
68. 7.
a) I am eating cake.
b) I is eating cake,.br>
69. 8.
a) We're are playing soccer.
b) We're playing soccer.
70. 9.
a) The children is playing.
b) The children are playing.
71. 10.
a) Lisa is no reading.
b) Lisa is not reading.
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1. Meeta is _______ right now.
study studying

studied studies


2. _______ they going to Darjeeling today?

Is Are

Do Will


3. ________ Sneha reading a novel?

Is Are

Will Does


4. ________ you buying this car for your father?

Is Are

Do Will


5. Sunaina _______ participating in the dance competition due to her illness.

will not doesn't

isn't aren't


6. Shreya is ________ stories to avoid the meeting.

make makes

making made


7. She is _______ her mother since morning for the party.

help helped

helping will help


8. Sudha is ___________ food.

cook cooked

cooking cooks


9. _______ you accepting his challenge?

Is Are

Will Do


10. The new shop is __________attractive discounts.

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offer offers

offered offering

1. Marie-Claude isn't a Canadian. I ________ she comes from France.
1. believe
2. am believing
2. Salman is rich he ________ a Mercedes.
1. drives
2. is driving
3. You won't find Jerry at home right now. He ________ in the library.
1. studies
2. is studying
4. I ________ you're crazy!
1. think
2. am thinking
5. It ________ quite hard perhaps we shouldn't go out tonight.
1. snows
2. is snowing
6. I ________ lunch in the cafeteria every day.
1. have
2. am having
7. Once a week, I ________ to an art class at the college.
1. go
2. am going
8. Don't give Jan any cheese. She ________ it!
1. hates
2. is hating
9. Look! Junko ________ into the water.
1. jumps
2. is jumping
10. I ________ to Toronto next Thursday. Do you want to come?
1. go
2. am going
73. 1. I ________ my teeth twice a day.
brush
am brushing

2. I ________ tennis twice a week.
am playing
play

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3. Look! ________.
It's raining
It rains

4. I have to go home. ________ dark.
It gets
It's getting

5. I normally ________ breakfast very early.
eat
am eating

6. This is such a great party! ________ so much fun!
I have
I'm having

7. I ________ to tell the truth.
am always trying
always try

8. PERSON 1: Would you like some candy? PERSON 2: No thanks, I ________ candy.
am not liking
don't like

9. PERSON 1: What are you doing here? PERSON 2: ________ for my friend.
I'm waiting
I wait

10. How often ________ basketball?
are you playing
do you play
1) A: What ................ ? B: He's an engineer.
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a. is your father doing
b. is your father do
c. does your father do
d. does your father doing
2) Why ................... sunglasses? It's cloudy today.
a. do you wear
b. are you wearing
c. do you wearing
d. are you wear
3) A: How often .................... to the cinema? B: About once a month.
a. do you go
b. are you going
c. are you go
d. do you going
4) ............... a really good book at the moment.
a. I read
b. I'm reading
c. I reading
5) He................... an iphone, an ipad and a computer. He's so lucky!
a. is having
b. have
c. has
6) Bill ................... really hard at the moment because his company has just received a big order
from China.
a. works
b. is working
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c. is work
7) It ............. a lot in La Spezia in winter.
a. rains
b. rain
c. is raining
8) A: Where's John? B: He's in the bathroom. He ............... a shower.
a. has
b. is having
c. is making
d. is doing
9) A: What ........................ ? B: I'm looking for my glasses.
a. are you doing
b. do you do
c. you are doing
10) A: ..................... the party? B: Yes, very much, thank you.
a. Are you enjoying
b. Do you enjoy
c. Are you enjoy
d. Do you enjoying