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