SIMPLE PRESENT VS. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE 1 - Quiz
  • 1. Every morning, passengers ________ in line to board the trains at Chiswick station.
A) stand
B) were stooding
C) standed
D) stands
E) are standing
  • 2. Many people _____ up early to take the train to work.
A) gotted
B) get
C) are getting
D) get not
E) gets
  • 3. The train to London _____ promptly at 7:13 a.m. daily.
A) depart not
B) are departing
C) depart
D) departs
E) deport
  • 4. This morning, there _____ a mechanical problem with the train.
A) is being
B) was being
C) is
  • 5. Right now, engineers _____ to figure out what to do.
A) are trying
B) try
C) tries
D) tried
  • 6. Although it is now 7:30 a.m., the passengers ______ for the train.
A) are still waiting
B) still wait
C) waited
D) were waiting
E) was 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) looking
B) looked not
C) looks
D) is looking
  • 9. Now he _____ his foot impatiently.
A) taps
B) tap
C) don`t taps
D) is tapping
E) tapped
  • 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) don´t want
B) does not want
C) wants not
  • 12. It is a warm, sunny afternoon. Cathy and Joice _____ in Greenland Park.
A) walked
B) walkes
C) are walking
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) swam
B) swims
C) don´t swim
D) was swimming
E) is swimming
  • 15. Everyone _____ this beautiful day!
A) enjoys
B) enjoy
C) is enjoying
D) was enjoying
E) were enjoy
  • 16. Josh _____ a typical American teenager as he loves everything with a screen.
A) were
B) is
C) has
D) was
E) is being
  • 17. My friend _____ a laptop computer, a digital music player, and a cell phone.
A) has
B) haven`t
C) have
D) haves
E) don`t have
  • 18. Right now Josh ____ with his friends on Skype or Hangouts.
A) talked
B) don´t talk
C) is talking
D) talks
E) talking
  • 19. The team often _____ at the soccer court during Summer time.
A) was practice
B) is practicing
C) practices
D) practicing
E) practice
  • 20. Josh`s parents _______ his addiction to electronic devices because they belong to a different generation.
A) understood
B) understand not
C) doesn`t understand
D) are understanding
E) don´t understand
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