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