Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1Look. The baby ............... now.
Wrong!
Use the present continuous for an action happening now.
2My brother usually ............... to school by bus.
Wrong!
Use the present simple for habits and routines.
3We can't play outside because it ............... heavily.
Wrong!
Use the present continuous for something happening at the moment.
4Sara ............... coffee every morning before work.
Wrong!
Use the present simple for regular daily actions.
5Please be quiet. I ............... to the teacher.
Wrong!
Use the present continuous for an action happening right now.
6They ............... TV in the evening after dinner.
Wrong!
Use the present simple for things people do regularly.
7At the moment, Dad ............... dinner in the kitchen.
Wrong!
Use the present continuous with at the moment.
8I always ............... my teeth before bed.
Wrong!
Use the present simple with always for a routine.
9Why ............... you smiling at your phone right now?
Wrong!
Use the present continuous for something happening right now.
10Our teacher ............... us a lot of homework every Friday.
Wrong!
Use the present simple for repeated actions on a regular day.
11This week, we ............... at my grandmother's house.
Wrong!
Use the present continuous for a temporary situation.
12Tom ............... his room every Saturday morning.
Wrong!
Use the present simple for a regular weekly habit.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Look. The baby is sleeping now.
- My brother usually goes to school by bus.
- We can’t play outside because it is raining heavily.
- Sara drinks coffee every morning before work.
- Please be quiet. I am listening to the teacher.
- They watch TV in the evening after dinner.
- At the moment, Dad is cooking dinner in the kitchen.
- I always brush my teeth before bed.
- Why are you smiling at your phone right now?
- Our teacher gives us a lot of homework every Friday.
- This week, we are staying at my grandmother’s house.
- Tom cleans his room every Saturday morning.

