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