Simple Part 1: Multiple Choice
Simple Part 2: Short Answer
Continuous Part 1: Choose the correct reason
State verbs State Verbs (Choose the correct form and explain why)
Simple or Continuous
100
The Earth orbits the sun.
Why is Present Simple used here?
a) A habit
b) A permanent fact
c) A temporary situation
✅ b) A permanent fact
➤ Explanation: This is a scientific fact that never changes.
100
Name two time expressions we use with Present Simple.
✅ Sample answers: always, usually, often, sometimes, never, every day/week/month/year, once a week
100
We’re staying at a hotel.
a) Habit
b) Temporary situation
c) State verb
✅ b) Temporary situation
100
I ________ that’s a bad idea.
A) think
B) am thinking
A) think
can be used in both: I think = opinion; I’m thinking = considering
100
Correct the mistake in each sentence. One sentence is correct.
She studying hard for her exams these days.
I don’t liking spicy food.
He goes to the gym three times a week.
What do you doing at the moment?
They often are having meetings on Mondays.
❌ → She is studying hard for her exams.
❌ → I don’t like spicy food.
✅
❌ → What are you doing at the moment?
❌ → They often have meetings on Mondays.
200
I usually drink coffee in the morning.
a) A general truth
b) A temporary action
c) A routine or habit
✅ c) A routine or habit
➤ Explanation: This describes a regular daily routine.
200
When do we use the Present Simple to talk about the future?
✅ For timetables and fixed events (e.g. “The train leaves at 9.”)
200
He’s always losing his keys!
a) Positive habit
b) Repeated action that annoys the speaker
c) State
✅ b) Repeated action that annoys the speaker
200
She ________ to the soup to see if it needs salt.
A) tastes
B) is tasting
B) is tasting
“taste” can describe flavour (state) or the action of tasting (active)
200
What are you working on this week?
What do you usually do in the evenings?
Thanks!
300
The bus leaves at 6:30.
a) Talking about a schedule
b) A personal plan
c) A state
✅ a) Talking about a schedule
➤ Explanation: Timetables and fixed schedules use Present Simple, even for the future.
300
Why do we use Present Simple with verbs like ‘believe’, ‘prefer’, and ‘understand’?
✅ Because they describe states or opinions, not actions.
300
She’s having lunch right now.
a) Action happening at the moment of speaking
b) Permanent situation
c) Timetable event
✅ a) Action happening at the moment of speaking
300
We ________ the difference between these two options.
A) see
B) are seeing
A) see
“see” = perceive (state), but also = meet/visit/undergo (active)
300
1) Give two time expressions often used with Present Continuous.
2) What kind of actions do we describe with Present Continuous when we want to show irritation?
3)Why can’t we say “I’m knowing the answer”?
1)✅ Examples: now, at the moment, today, this week
2)✅ Repeated actions that are annoying or surprising
➤ Example: He’s always interrupting me!
3)✅ Because “know” is a state verb, and Present Continuous is not used with state verbs.
400
He plays football every weekend.
a) A repeated habit
b) A current action
c) A description of a photo
✅ a) A repeated habit
➤ Explanation: This shows a regular, repeated activity.
400
What kind of verbs usually do not take -ing in the Present Continuous?
✅ State verbs (e.g. know, want, like, believe)
400
Two scientists are tasting food in the lab.
✅ Describing a picture
400
I ________ this sofa feels too soft.
A) think
B) am thinking
A) think
“think” can be used in both: I think = opinion; I’m thinking = considering
400
1) What ___________ (you / do) right now?
2) He usually ___________ (not / eat) breakfast before work.
3) Listen! They ___________ (play) our favourite song.
4) My cousin ___________ (live) in Paris, but this month she ___________ (stay) with us.
5) I ___________ (not / understand) this sentence. Can you explain?
1) are you doing
2) doesn’t eat
3) are playing
4) lives / is staying
5) don’t understand
500
She doesn’t like spicy food.
a) A temporary preference
b) A state/opinion
c) A repeated action
✅ b) A state/opinion
➤ Explanation: “Like” is a state verb describing a personal opinion.
500
Why is “He gets up at 7 every day” in the Present Simple?
✅ It describes a regular habit/routine.
500
He’s wearing a jacket today.
a) Temporary situation
b) Daily routine
c) General truth
✅a) Temporary situation
500
I ________ a meeting with my manager right now, so I can't talk.
A) have
B) am having
B) am having
Although "have" is usually a state verb (e.g. "I have two sisters"), it can be used in Present Continuous when describing an event or activity (e.g. meals, meetings, experiences).
👉 “I’m having a meeting” = I’m in the middle of a meeting.
500
Write two sentences for each prompt: one in Present Simple, one in Present Continuous.
(You / read)
→ a) ____________________________________________________________
→ b) ____________________________________________________________
(They / live)
→ a) ____________________________________________________________
→ b) ____________________________________________________________
