Present Simple vs Present Continuous Tense Practice

Practice choosing between present simple and present continuous tenses based on contextual clues indicating habits, facts, or ongoing actions.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

He (eat) ___________ some fruit or vegetable every day.

  1. eat
  2. eats
  3. is eating
  4. eating
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Marc (like) __________ fruits and vegetables.

  1. like
  2. likes
  3. is liking
  4. liking
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

He (eat) __________ an apple at the moment.

  1. eat
  2. eats
  3. is eating
  4. is eatting
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

He (wear) ___________ a t-shirt and shorts today.

  1. wears
  2. wear
  3. is wearing
  4. are wearing
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

This (be) _________ Marc.

  1. is
  2. am
  3. be
  4. are
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

I (not / do) _________ anything at the moment.

  1. don't do
  2. doesn't do
  3. am not doing
  4. is not doing
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

He often (go) ___________ to the cinema.

  1. go
  2. goes
  3. is going
  4. are going
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

But look! Today she (go) _________ by bike.

  1. go
  2. goes
  3. is going
  4. are going
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

(watch / he) ____________ the news regularly?

  1. Do he watch
  2. Does he watch
  3. Is he watching
  4. Are he watching
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Look! He (leave) _________ the house.

  1. leaves
  2. leave
  3. is leaving
  4. are leaving
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The children often (cry) _________ .

  1. cry
  2. cries
  3. is crying
  4. are crying
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

We (play) __________ Monopoly at the moment.

  1. play
  2. plays
  3. are playing
  4. is playing
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Quiet please! I (write) _________ a test.

  1. am writing
  2. write
  3. writes
  4. am writeing
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

She usually (walk) __________ to school.

  1. walk
  2. walks
  3. is walking
  4. walking
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Every Sunday we (go) __________ to see my grandparents.

  1. go
  2. goes
  3. are going
  4. going