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Topic: SIMPLE PRESENT OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE? 1

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level: Intermediate (B1/B2)







Choose the best, most natural-sounding response (present simple or present progressive) to complete each sentence.


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


2. ________ to me?
a. Are you talking
b. Do you talk


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


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


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


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


7. I ________ the flu.
a. have
b. am having


8. P1: ________ a good time? P2: Yes, I'm really enjoying this.
a. Are you having
b. Do you have


9. We normally ________ breakfast at 7:00 AM.
a. have
b. are having


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


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


12. I ________ tennis twice a week.
a. play
b. am playing


13. Look! ________.
a. It rains
b. It's raining


14. I have to go home. ________ dark.
a. It gets
b. It's getting


15. I normally ________ breakfast very early.
a. am eating
b. eat


16. This is such a great party! ________ so much fun!
a. I have
b. I'm having


17. I ________ to tell the truth.
a. always try
b. am always trying


18. PERSON 1: Would you like some candy? PERSON 2: No thanks, I ________ candy.
a. don't like
b. am not liking


19. PERSON 1: What are you doing here? PERSON 2: I ________ for my friend.
a. wait
b. am waiting


20. How often ________ basketball?
a. do you play
b. are you playing





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