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Simple Present vs. Present Continuous Tense

May 28, 2021 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with a simple present or present continuous tense form.

1. I ………………………….. crime fiction.

Correct! Wrong!

The verb like is not normally used in the continuous form.

2. She …………………………….. playing with her dogs.

Correct! Wrong!

The simple present is used to talk about likes, preferences, habits etc.

3. ‘What ………………………. you ……………………….?’ ‘I am a doctor.’

Correct! Wrong!

4. ‘What are you doing there?’ ‘I ……………………………. the radio.’

Correct! Wrong!

The present continuous is used to talk about an action or situation that is going on at the moment of speaking.

5. She ………………………….. stories for children.

Correct! Wrong!

Use the simple present to talk about people's jobs.

6. I …………………………….. my homework.

Correct! Wrong!

The present continuous is used to talk about ongoing actions and situations.

7. I …………………………. my homework as soon as I reach home.

Correct! Wrong!

8. Spicy food ……………………………. with me.

Correct! Wrong!

9. Plants …………………………….. carbon dioxide and ………………………. oxygen.

Correct! Wrong!

10. I …………………………………… for my husband.

Correct! Wrong!

11. I …………………………….. to wait for people who are always late.

Correct! Wrong!

Hate is not normally used in the continuous form.

12. She ………………………………. 130 pounds.

Correct! Wrong!

Weigh is not normally used in the continuous form.

Answers

  1. I like crime fiction.
  2. She enjoys playing with her dogs.
  3. ‘What do you do?’ ‘I am a doctor.’
  4. ‘What are you doing there?’ ‘I am repairing the radio.’
  5. She writes stories for children.
  6. I am doing my homework.
  7. I do my homework as soon as I reach home.
  8. Spicy food does not agree with me.
  9. Plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
  10. I am waiting for my husband.
  11. I hate to wait for people who are always late.
  12. She weighs 130 pounds.
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