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