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