SIMPLE PRESENT VS. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE 1
  • 1. Every morning, passengers ________ in line to board the trains at Chiswick station.
A) stands
B) are standing
C) were stooding
D) standed
E) stand
  • 2. Many people _____ up early to take the train to work.
A) get
B) are getting
C) gets
D) get not
E) gotted
  • 3. The train to London _____ promptly at 7:13 a.m. daily.
A) deport
B) are departing
C) depart
D) departs
E) depart not
  • 4. This morning, there _____ a mechanical problem with the train.
A) was being
B) is
C) is being
  • 5. Right now, engineers _____ to figure out what to do.
A) are trying
B) tries
C) try
D) tried
  • 6. Although it is now 7:30 a.m., the passengers ______ for the train.
A) still wait
B) waited
C) was wait
D) were waiting
E) are still waiting
  • 7. Today, Mike _____ a business meeting at 9 a.m.
A) has
B) is having
C) has had
  • 8. Mike _____ at his watch every few minutes.
A) looks
B) looking
C) is looking
D) looked not
  • 9. Now he _____ his foot impatiently.
A) tapped
B) tap
C) taps
D) is tapping
E) don`t taps
  • 10. Mike Berkley _____ the train to London every morning.
A) takes
B) is taking
C) doesn´t takes
D) don`t took
  • 11. He ________ to be late for work in the city.
A) wants not
B) does not want
C) don´t want
  • 12. It is a warm, sunny afternoon. Cathy and Joice _____ in Greenland Park.
A) walked
B) walkes
C) are walking
D) walk
  • 13. Right now, some children _____ at the park.
A) are playing
B) don´t play
C) played
D) play
E) aren´t playing
  • 14. In this moment, the dog _____ in the fountain.
A) swims
B) don´t swim
C) was swimming
D) swam
E) is swimming
  • 15. Everyone _____ this beautiful day!
A) were enjoy
B) is enjoying
C) enjoys
D) enjoy
E) was enjoying
  • 16. Josh _____ a typical American teenager as he loves everything with a screen.
A) were
B) is being
C) is
D) was
E) has
  • 17. My friend _____ a laptop computer, a digital music player, and a cell phone.
A) haven`t
B) has
C) have
D) don`t have
E) haves
  • 18. Right now Josh ____ with his friends on Skype or Hangouts.
A) talking
B) talked
C) is talking
D) talks
E) don´t talk
  • 19. The team often _____ at the soccer court during Summer time.
A) practice
B) practicing
C) was practice
D) is practicing
E) practices
  • 20. Josh`s parents _______ his addiction to electronic devices because they belong to a different generation.
A) are understanding
B) understand not
C) doesn`t understand
D) don´t understand
E) understood
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