Present Simple, or Present Continuous?

1

100

She usually _____ (work) at McDonald’s in Graça.

works

200

Linda ______ (wash) her hair every day

washes

300

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

Do you listen to the radio very often?

400

Why ___ _____ ______ (they/drive) on the right in the US?

1. are they driving

2. do they drive

3. will they drive

2. do they drive

500

It usually ______ (get) dark at this time of year at about 8.30pm. I ______ (finish) work at 7.30pm.

gets, finish

2

100

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

leave

200

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

rains

300

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

is, lives / is living

400

We _______ to Texas this week. Usually, we _____ a barbecue each year.

1. lives, has

2. living, having

3. are going, have

3. are going,  have

500

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

 tries, plays, is playing

3

100

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

is doing

200

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

is trying, is winning

300

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

are sitting

400

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

am writing, need

500

- What are you doing? I ___   _______ (bake) a cake. - Wow! I want ______ (bake) a cake too!

am baking, to bake

4

100

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

1. write

2. am writing

3. writes

2. am writing

200

I ______ (run) in a race on Saturday at Ibirapuera park. 

3. am running 

300

This week, I _____very hard for my exams.

am studying

400

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

is practicing

500

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

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

2. is playing, is not singing

5

100

He _____ (talk) to his boss right now.

1. talks

2. is talking

3. talk

2. is talking

200

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

2. is snowing, is falling

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

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

am writing, write

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