Topic: SIMPLE PRESENT OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE? 1

| level:

Intermediate

Choose the best, most natural-sounding response.

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

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