Present Simple
Present Simple/ Present Continuous
Adverbs of Frequency
Present Continuous
Present Continuous or Present Simple?
100

She usually ______ (work) at McDonald’s in Moscow.

works

100

I ______ (leave) home at 7 o'clock every morning.

leave

100

Which adverb of frequency would you use to talk about an activity you do 50% of the time?

Sometimes, Occasionally

100

At the moment, she _______ an email.

1. writing

2. is writing

3. writes

2. is writing

100

David _____ (not eat) meat.


doesn't eat

200

Linda _____ (wash) her hair every day

washes

200

It _____ (to rain) here a lot in the spring.

rains

200

T. Francis ________ gives our class homework.


A. always

B. never

C. sometimes

B. never

T. Francis never gives our class homework.

200

I ______ (run) in a race on Saturday in Las Palmas. 

am running 

200

Correct or incorrect?

James is having two brothers and a sister.


incorrect

James has two brothers and a sister.

300

_____ you _____ (listen) to the radio very often?

Do ____ listen

300

He _____ (to be) from Zimbabwe but he (to live)______ in Texas.

is

lives

300

How often do you go to Bangkok?

Answer depends on group

300

This week, I _____very hard for my exams.


am studying

300

Correct or incorrect

Linda is walking her dog every day. She walks her dog right now.


incorrect

Linda walks her dog every day. She is walking her dog right now.

400

Why ________ ( they/drive) on the right in the US?

1. do they driving

2. do they drive

3. does they drive

2. do they drive

400

We _______ volleyball this afternooon and ____________ a barbeque. Usually, we _____ a barbeque every Monday.

1. are playing, are having, have

2. playing, having, have

3. play, have, are having


1. are playing, are having, have

400

What is something your group ALWAYS does in the morning? What is something your group NEVER does in the morning?

Answer depends on group

400

He can't answer the phone right now. He ________ (practise) the piano.


is practising

400

Gita______ (take) a photo of her parents right now.

She ______ (work) as a photographer. 

She (not work) as a doctor.


is taking

works

doesn't work

500

It ______ (get) dark at this time of year at about 6.30pm. I ______ (finish) work at 7.30pm.

gets, finish

500

She ______ (try) very hard in every game that she ______(play). She ______ (play) a game today actually. 


 tries, plays, is playing

500

My friend makes me angry sometimes because she talks too much. She ___ ________ (talk) when we watch movies together. 

(Hint: Use the present continuous)

She is always talking when we watch movies together. 

500

Right now, Sam ________ (play) soccer at school.

He usually ______ (play) every Wednesday. What ___ he always _____ (wear)? Black shorts, but today he ________ (wear) blue shorts.

is playing

plays

does wear

is wearing

500

A cactus ___ (to be) a type of plant that lives in the desert. I _____ (to have) a cactus plant at my home. It __ _________ (to grow) very fast!



A cactus is a type of plant that lives in the desert. I have a cactus plant at my home. It is growing very fast!

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