Present Simple
Present Simple/ Present Continuous
Present simple /Present Continuous
Present Continuous
Present Continuous or Present Simple?
100

She usually _____ (work) on Friday mornings.

works

100

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

leave

100

At the moment she ___ ______ (do) a new dress for her daughter.

is doing

100

At the moment, I _______ a letter to my mother.

1. write

2. am writing

3. writes

2. am writing

100

He is in a meeting. He _____ (talk) to his boss.

1. talks

2. is talking

3. talk

2. is talking

200

Linda ______ (wash) her hair every day

washes

200

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


rains

200

He ___ _______ (try) very hard to beat the other team, but the other team _______(win).

is trying, is winning

200

I ______ (run) in a race on Saturday

3. am running 

200

It __________ (snow) outside. It ______ ( fall) quite hard, look.


2. is snowing, is falling

300

_________ (you/listen) to the radio every day?

Do you listen to the radio every day?

300

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



is, lives / is living

300

Excuse me, I think you ____ ______ (sit) on my seat. 

are sitting

300

This week, I _____very hard for my exams.


am studying

300

I am sorry, I can't help you right now, I ________ (prepare) dinner. I _______ (promise) I will help you later.


am preparing, promise

400

Why ___ _____ ______ (people/drive) on the left in the UK?

1. are people driving

2. do people drive

3. does people drive

2. do people drive

400

We _______ (not work) today. We _____ (have) a barbecue.

1. don't work, have

2. don't work, are having

3. aren't working, are having


3. aren't working,  are having

400

Don't talk to me now. I _________ (write) a very important letter. I ______ (need) a quiet place.


am writing, need

400

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


is practising

400

I ______ (write) to my parents right now. I ______ (write) to them every weekend.


am writing, write

500

It usually ______ (get) dark at this time of year at about 8.30pm. 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

- What are you doing? I ___   _______ (bake) a cake. - Wow! I ______ (want) to it a little bit.

am baking, want

500

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

He ___________ (not/sing) in the choir anymore.

2. is playing, is not singing

500

She usually _____ (work) as a waitress in a restaurant, but right now she  ________(study) to become a nurse. She is _______ (work) very hard.


works, is studying, working