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