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PRESENT CONTINUOUS VS. SIMPLE PRESENT




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SIMPLE PRESENT
VS.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Choose the right answer.
1.���� He ����� cakes every day.
a) bake�������� ���� b) bakes
c) baked �����������d) baking
2.���� Mary often ��the floors.
a) washed��� ���� b) washes
c) is washing��� d) washs
3.���� Tim��once a year.
a) paint������� ���� b) paints
c) is painting���� d) painted
�4.He ����� a cake at the moment.
a) bake����������������� b) bakes
c) baked ���� ����������d) is baking
��������� �
5.Mary� ��the floors at present.
a) washed������������� b) washes
c) is washing��������� d) washing
6.Tim� is �..this weekend.
a) paint������� ���� b) paints
c) is painting���� d) painting

4. Tim�.. his car to work on weekdays.
a) driving���� ���� b) drives
c)�is driving������������d) drive
5. Jim usually��after school.
a) plays������� b) is playing
c) play����� �� d) playing
6.Joe often��hard in his yard.
a) is working� b) works
c) work������� ��d) worked
7. Sue��..from Monday to Friday.
a) teach������� b) is teaching
c) teaches���� d) teaching
8.� Tom often �.. his son�s dog.
a) is babysitting� b) babysits
c)�is babysiting��������d) babysit
9.�� Anne��.everyday.
a) exercised� �� b) is exercising
c) exercises� ���d) exercise
10.��� Ann �.as a hairdresser.
a) work������� �� b) is working
c) works����� �� d) worked
11. Tim�.. his car to work today.
a) is driving����������� b) drives
c) drove������� ������� d) drive
���������� �������
�����
12.Jim is ��after school today.
a) plays������� b) is playing
c) play����� �� d) played
13. Today, Joe ��.in his yard.
a) is working��������� b) works
��������� �c) work��������� ������ d) worked
��������� �
14.Sue��..all this week.
a) teach���������������� b) is teaching
c) teaches���� �������� d) teaching
������������
15. Tom ��. . for his son next Sunday.
a) is babysitting����� b) babysits
c)�is babysiting����������� d) babysit
�������������
16.Anne��.at the gym tonight.
��������� a) exercised���������� b) is exercising
��������� c) exercises� �������� d) exercise
������������
17.Ann �.on the weekend.
a) work������� �� b) is working
���������� �c)�� working������� d) worked
�������������
Insert the right answer in the gap.
Everyday John�up at 8:00, but today he ___________( get) �up at 9:00
because it _________�the weekend and he_________(not have) �school.
Right now John__________(sit)�in his room and he___________(play)
computer games.� His sister___________(play)�with her dolls and his parents
_________(read).�� John's mother___________(read)�a novel and
his father _________(read)�a magazine.
At the moment their dog_________(chew) �on a bone and the cat_____( lick)
its paws.� The cat________(look)�very content.