Simple Present -Present Progressive

Comparison Simple Present - Present Progressive/Continuous
Complex Test - 1

Explanations - Present Progressive

Explanations - Simple Present

Exercises - Tenses

Your Test

A) Negate the given sentence.

Example: He is playing on the computer. - He is not playing on the computer.

1) She does magic tricks.


2) I collect picture postcards.

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B) Signal words in sentences

1) Which sentence is correct?
They always go to school by bus.
They go to school by bus at the moment.


2) Which sentence is correct?
Every afternoon Mum makes a cup of tea.
Listen! Mum makes a cup of tea.

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C) Fill in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.

1) We a computer game at the moment. (to play)

2) Pat often to concerts. (to go)

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D) Fill in the correct verb forms.

1) I amare beis preparing dinner.

2) Anne and Tom am arebeis feeding the cows.

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E) Which tense is used for the following actions?

1) actions in the present - one follows after the other
Present Progressive
Simple Present


2) habitual actions
Present Progressive
Simple Present

By Lina:

Your Test

A) Negate the given sentence.

Example: He is playing on the computer. - He is not playing on the computer.

1) She does magic tricks.
She does not magic tricks

2) I collect picture postcards.
I do not collect picture postcards

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B) Signal words in sentences

1) Which sentence is correct?
They always go to school by bus. (correct)
They go to school by bus at the moment.


2) Which sentence is correct?
Every afternoon Mum makes a cup of tea.(correct)
Listen! Mum makes a cup of tea.

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C) Fill in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.

1) We are playing a computer game at the moment. (to play)

2) Pat often goes to concerts. (to go)

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D) Fill in the correct verb forms.

1) I am preparing dinner.

2) Anne and Tom are feeding the cows.

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E) Which tense is used for the following actions?

1) actions in the present - one follows after the other
Present Progressive
Simple Present(correct)


2) habitual actions
Present Progressive(correct)
Simple Present

Check!!!

In this test you completed 8 tasks out of 10 correctly.
That's 80%.

Your details

A) Negate the given sentence.
In (A) you completed 1 task out of 2 correctly. That's 50%.
1) She does magic tricks. she does not magic tricks	Correct Answer: She does magic tricks. She does not do magic tricks.
2) I collect picture postcards. I do not collect picture postcards.

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B) Signal words in sentences
In (B) you completed 2 tasks out of 2 correctly. That's 100%.
1) Which sentence is correct? They always go to school by bus.
2) Which sentence is correct? Every afternoon Mum makes a cup of tea.

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C) Fill in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.
In (C) you completed 2 tasks out of 2 correctly. That's 100%.
1) We are playing a computer game at the moment.
2) Pat often goes to concerts.

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D) Fill in the correct verb forms.
In (D) you completed 2 tasks out of 2 correctly. That's 100%.
1) I am preparing dinner.
2) Anne and Tom are feeding the cows.

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E) Which tense is used for the following actions?
In (E) you completed 1 task out of 2 correctly. That's 50%.
1) actions in the present - one follows after the other Simple Present
2) habitual actions Present Progressive	Correct Answer: Simple Present