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SIMPLE PRESENT VS. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE 1 - Quiz
Contributed by: Rossbach
  • 1. Every morning, passengers ________ in line to board the trains at Chiswick station.
A) were stooding
B) are standing
C) standed
D) stand
E) stands
  • 2. Many people _____ up early to take the train to work.
A) gotted
B) get not
C) are getting
D) get
E) gets
  • 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) is
B) was being
C) is being
  • 5. Right now, engineers _____ to figure out what to do.
A) are trying
B) tries
C) tried
D) try
  • 6. Although it is now 7:30 a.m., the passengers ______ for the train.
A) were waiting
B) was wait
C) are still waiting
D) waited
E) still wait
  • 7. Today, Mike _____ a business meeting at 9 a.m.
A) has
B) has had
C) is having
  • 8. Mike _____ at his watch every few minutes.
A) looked not
B) looking
C) is looking
D) looks
  • 9. Now he _____ his foot impatiently.
A) tapped
B) is tapping
C) tap
D) don`t taps
E) taps
  • 10. Mike Berkley _____ the train to London every morning.
A) don`t took
B) is taking
C) takes
D) doesn´t takes
  • 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) are walking
C) walkes
D) walk
  • 13. Right now, some children _____ at the park.
A) played
B) are playing
C) play
D) aren´t playing
E) don´t 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) was enjoying
B) enjoys
C) were enjoy
D) is enjoying
E) enjoy
  • 16. Josh _____ a typical American teenager as he loves everything with a screen.
A) were
B) is being
C) has
D) is
E) was
  • 17. My friend _____ a laptop computer, a digital music player, and a cell phone.
A) don`t have
B) has
C) haves
D) haven`t
E) have
  • 18. Right now Josh ____ with his friends on Skype or Hangouts.
A) talking
B) talked
C) is talking
D) don´t talk
E) talks
  • 19. The team often _____ at the soccer court during Summer time.
A) is practicing
B) was practice
C) 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) don´t understand
C) understood
D) are understanding
E) doesn`t understand
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