Sarah's Neuville Present Simple, or Present Continuous quiz !

Present Simple

100

Lily usually ______ (work) before the class.

works

200

+200!

+200!

300

David _____ (listen) to the radio very often

David listens

400

 They/drive on the left in Australia

1. They driving

2. They drive

3. They are driving 

They drive

500

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

gets, finish

Present Simple/ Present Continuous

100

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

leave

200

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

rains

300

Buri _____ (to be) from Mongolia but she (to live)______ in Sydney.

is

lives

400

We _______ to the Blue Mountains this week. Usually, we _____ a barbecue each year.

1. visits, has

2. visiting, having

3. are visiting, have

3. are visiting,  have

500

Gabi ______ (try) very hard in every game that she ______(play). She ______ (play) a game right now, actually. 

 tries, plays, is playing

Present simple /Present Continuous

100

At the moment Vicky ______ ( sunbathe) at Bondi Beach.

is sunbathing

200

Jorge _____ (try) very hard to beat the other team, but the other team _____ (win). Let's go watch the match.

is trying, is winning

300

Excuse me. I think you _____ (sit) in my seat. 

are sitting

400

Don't talk to me now. I am ______ (write) a very important letter. I ______ (not have) time for talking.

writing

don't have

500

What ___ you ____ (do)? 

I ______ (bake) a cake.

Blergh! I _____ (not like) cakes!

are you doing

am baking

don't like

Present Continuous

100

At the moment, Buka _______ an email.

1. write

2. is writing

3. writes

2. is writing

200

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

am running 

300

+300!

+300!

400

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

is practicing

500

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

Felipe _______ (not/study). He's sleeping.

are playing

isn't studying

Present Continuous or Present Simple?

100

Eneida _____ (talk) to her boss right now.

1. talks

2. is talking

3. talk

is talking

200

It __________ (snow) outside. 

It ______ (not rain) now.

is snowing

isn't raining

300

I am sorry, I can't help you right now, I ________ (cook) dinner. I _______ (cook) dinner every day.

am cooking

cook

400

Andrea ______ (take) a photo of my parents right now.

She ______ (work) as a photographer. 

She (not work) as a doctor.

is taking

works

doesn't work

500

Ariana 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