Present Tenses Test

Choose between the present simple or present continuous tense.

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1. Every morning I ____________ at seven o'clock.
1. get up
2. gets up
3. am getting up
4. is getting up
2. In the morning she always showers and ____________ her hair.
1. comb
2. combs
3. is combing
4. are combing
3. When I have finished dressing, I put on my shoes and ____________.
1. go downstairs
2. goes downstairs
3. am going downstairs
4. is going downstairs
4. In January, it _____________ very often.
1. snow
2. snows
3. is snowing
4. are snowing
5. It ____________ heavily at the moment.
1. rain
2. rains
3. is raining
4. are raining
6. I ____________ my homework immediately after coming home from school.
1. do
2. does
3. is doing
4. am doing
7. Fred ____________ his room just now.
1. clean
2. cleans
3. is cleaning
4. am cleaning
8. She ____________ him very much.
1. like
2. likes
3. is liking
4. are liking
9. We ____________ to the seaside every year.
1. go
2. goes
3. is going
4. are going
10. Listen! My sister ____________ the piano.
1. play
2. plays
3. is playing
4. are playing
11. Sandra and Tim ____________ the new words right now.
1. study
2. studies
3. is studying
4. are studying
12. We ____________ near the city centre.
1. live
2. lives
3. is living
4. am living
13. Every day after breakfast she ____________ the newspaper.
1. read
2. reads
3. is reading
4. are reading
14. You must not disturb father because he ____________ in his office.
1. work
2. works
3. am working
4. is working
15. Sebastian ____________ several languages.
1. speak
2. speaks
3. is speaking
4. are speaking
16. They____________ him very well.
1. know
2. knows
3. is knowing
4. are knowing
17. A lime tree ____________ before my window.
1. stand
2. stands
3. is standing
4. are standing
18. The girls often ____________ him standing before a shop window.
1. see
2. sees
3. is seeing
4. are seeing
19. I wonder if he ____________ my name.
1. remember
2. remembers
3. is remembering
4. are remembering
20. Give me this book. It ____________ to me.
1. belong
2. belongs
3. is belonging
4. are belonging
21. Mike ____________ to be very happy with his new job.
1. seem
2. seems
3. am seeming
4. is seeming
22. I usually live in England, but now I ____________ in Paris.
1. live
2. lives
3. am living
4. is living
23. He _____________ an essay, don't disturb him.
1. write
2. writes
3. is writing
4. are writing
24. They ____________ the show every evening.
1. watch
2. watches
3. is watching
4. are watching
25. Sally often goes swimming on Sundays, but now she ____________ her mum with the cooking.
1. help
2. helps
3. is helping
4. are helping
26. Look out of the window. The road workers ____________ the street.
1. dig up
2. digs up
3. is digging up
4. are digging up
27. Susan and Bob ____________ their guitars every evening.
1. play
2. plays
3. is playing
4. are playing
28. Where’s your sister? She and her friend ____________ the net.
1. surf
2. surfs
3. is surfing
4. are surfing
29. Your dad’s busy. He ____________ the tyres.
1. change
2. changes
3. is changing
4. are changing
30. Is your mum at home? No, she usually ____________ home in an hour.
1. come
2. comes
3. is coming
4. are coming