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ONLINE ENGLISH GRAMMAR QUIZ
topic: Simple Present or Present Continuous? | level: Advanced




Choose which verb tense (present/past simple or continuous) fits better.

1. I always ________ my best.
   a. try
   b. am trying
   Answertry

2. I'm sorry, ________ to me?
   a. are you talking
   b. did you talk
   Answerare you talking

3. I ________ to the mountains this weekend.
   a. go
   b. am going
   Answeram going

4. What time ________ lunch?
   a. do you normally eat
   b. are you normally eating
   Answerdo you normally eat

5. I have to go to bed early tonight because my train ________ at 6 AM tomorrow morning.
   a. is leaving
   b. leaves
   Answerleaves

6. We normally eat lunch at noon, but today ________ at 1.
   a. we're eating
   b. we eat
   Answerwe're eating

7. How long ________ the flu.
   a. did you have
   b. were you having
   Answerdid you have

8. ________ a good time? Yes, I'm really enjoying this.
   a. Are you having
   b. Do you have
   AnswerAre you having

9. We ________ breakfast when she walked into the room.
   a. had
   b. were having
   Answerwere having

10. Don't talk so loudly - Brian ________ to sleep.
    a. tries
    b. is trying
    Answeris trying

11. I usually ________ my teeth twice a day.
    a. brush
    b. am brushing
    Answerbrush

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