Topic: SIMPLE PRESENT OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE? 1 |
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
Answer try
2. ________ to me?
a. Are you talking
b. Do you talk
Answer are you talking
3. I ________ to the mountains this weekend.
a. go
b. am going
Answer am going
4. What time ________ lunch?
a. do you normally eat
b. are you normally eating
Answer do 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
Answer leaves
6. We normally eat lunch at noon, but today ________ at 1.
a. we're eating
b. we eat
Answer we're eating
7. I ________ the flu.
a. have
b. am having
Answer have
8. P1: ________ a good time? P2: Yes, I'm really enjoying this.
a. Are you having
b. Do you have
Answer Are you having
9. We normally ________ breakfast at 7:00 AM.
a. have
b. are having
Answer have
10. Don't talk so loudly. Brian ________ to sleep.
a. tries
b. is trying
Answer is trying
11. I ________ my teeth twice a day.
a. brush
b. am brushing
Answer brush
12. I ________ tennis twice a week.
a. play
b. am playing
Answer play
13. Look! ________.
a. It rains
b. It's raining
Answer It's raining
14. I have to go home. ________ dark.
a. It gets
b. It's getting
Answer It's getting
15. I normally ________ breakfast very early.
a. am eating
b. eat
Answer eat
16. This is such a great party! ________ so much fun!
a. I have
b. I'm having
Answer I'm having
17. I ________ to tell the truth.
a. always try
b. am always trying
Answer always try
18. PERSON 1: Would you like some candy? PERSON 2: No thanks, I ________ candy.
a. don't like
b. am not liking
Answer don't like
19. PERSON 1: What are you doing here? PERSON 2: I ________ for my friend.
a. wait
b. am waiting
Answer am waiting
20. How often ________ basketball?
a. do you play
b. are you playing
Answer do you play
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