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