English Test Simple Present and Present Progressive

Test your knowledge on Simple Present and Present Progressive. After submitting your answers, you
will see how well you have done in the test.

Form
1. Write the verbs in Present Progressive.

speak - I _____________
jump - you ______________
bake - she ________________
play - they ________________
run - we __________________

2. Write the verbs in Simple Present, 3rd person singular.

be - it ________________
have - he ______________
eat - she ______________
can - he ________________
wash - she _________________

3. Use
When to use which tense?

For actions happening regularly, often or never, we use _______________________

For actions happening now, we use ______________
The verbs 'be', 'have', 'like' and 'want' are normally only used in_____________
The signal word 'usually' indicates that we have to use _________________
The signal word 'now' indicates that we have to use _______________________

4. Positive sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

Look! They __________________________(leave) the house.

Brian ___________________________ (cycle) 30 km every day.
Samantha ______________________(do) her homework at the moment.
My parents __________________(shop) right now.
He usually_____________________ (get up) early in the morning.

5. Negative sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

You (see / not) ________________her every day.

The baby_________________ (sleep / not) at the moment.
I ______________(read / not) a book now.
We_______________ (go / not) to school on Sundays.
He ____________________(watch / not) the news every day.

6. Questions
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
(you / go) ________________on holiday by plane sometimes?
(they / play) __________________________computer games every day?
(she / eat) ________________________dinner at the moment?
What (they / do) ______________________ right now?
(she / visit) ________________________her grandma very often?
Text
Complete the text using (Simple Present or Present Progressive).

Look! Jenny (go) ________to school.On her back, Jenny (carry) ___________her school bag.
The school bag (be) ___________very heavy
Normally, Jenny (wear) _____________black shoes, but today she (wear) ________red wellies.
And look, she (wear) _____________a raincoat because it (rain) __________outside.
Jenny (not / want) ____________to get wet.