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