Simple Present vs Present Continuous Tense English Grammar Exercises

Question. Light ........................ faster than sound.
(a) travels
(b) is traveling

Answer : A

Question. My brother ............................. in Denmark.
(a) works
(b) is working

Answer : A

Question. I ........................... the plants.
(a) water
(b) am watering

Answer : B

Question. My son absolutely ......................... his kittens.
(a) loves
(b) is loving
(c) love

Answer : A

Question. Positive hydrogen atoms ............................ negative oxygen atoms.
(a) attract
(b) are attracting

Answer : A

Question. I ................................... rice for lunch.
(a) usually have
(b) am usually having

Answer : A

Question. Julie ........................... a house of her own.
(a) has
(b) is having

Answer : A

Question. She .......................... research on molecular biology at the moment.
(a) does
(b) is doing

Answer : B

Question. She ........................... learning new languages.
(a) enjoys
(b) is enjoying

Answer : A

Question. I ........................ tired of this nonsense.
(a) get
(b) am getting

Answer : B

Question. I .............................. mushrooms.
(a) like
(b) am liking

Answer : A

Question. I ......................... things.
(a) forget
(b) am forgetting

Answer : B

Question. Plants .......................... water and sunlight.
(a) need
(b) are needing

Answer : A

Question. The boy ........................ with his puppy.
(a) plays
(b) is playing

Answer : B

Question. He .......................... for England tonight.
(a) leaves
(b) is leaving
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : B

Question. I ........................... my plants every day.
(a) water
(b) am watering

Answer : A

Question. My brother ........................... across the street.
(a) lives
(b) is living

Answer : A

Question. She ........................... a job.
(a) is not having
(b) does not have

Answer : B

Question. She ............................. French at university.
(a) learns
(b) is learning

Answer : B

Question. Currently she ............................... with her parents.
(a) stays
(b) is staying

Answer : B

Question. I ............................ to leave now.
(a) want
(b) am wanting

Answer : A

Question. Money ................................ happiness.
(a) is not buying
(b) does not buy

Answer : B

Question. She ......................... everyone.
(a) trusts
(b) is trusting

Answer : A

Question. She ............................... 110 pounds.
(a) weighs
(b) is weighing

Answer : A

Simple Present Tense Passive Voice

Question. You make me angry. / I ……………………….. angry by you.
(a) am making
(b) was made
(c) am made

Answer : C

Question. She writes poems. / Poems ……………………… by her.
(a) are written
(b) are being written
(c) were written

Answer : A

Question. Doctors prescribe medicines. / Medicines …………………… by doctors.
(a) are prescribed
(b) are prescribing
(c) are being prescribed

Answer : A

Question. He quickly learns his lessons. / His lessons …………………….. by him.
(a) quickly are learned
(b) are quickly learned
(c) are quickly learnt

Answer : C

Question. Mothers cradle their babies. / Babies ……………………… by mothers.
(a) are cradling
(b) are cradled
(c) are being cradled

Answer : B

Question. I knit sweaters. / Sweaters ……………………… by me.
Please select 2 correct answers
(a) were knitted
(b) are knitted
(c) are knit
(d) are being knitted

Answer : C

Question. I still remember his face. / His face …………………………. by me.
(a) is still remembering
(b) was still remembered
(c) is still remembered

Answer : C

Question. I respect your privacy. / Your privacy ………………………. by me.
(a) is being respected
(b) is respected
(c) is respecting

Answer : B

Question. Nurses dress wounds. / Wounds …………………….. by nurses.
(a) are dressing
(b) are being dressed
(c) are dressed

Answer : C

Question. I hate liars. / Liars …………………… by me.
(a) are hated
(b) are being hated
(c) have been hated

Answer : A

Question. Social activists serve the society. / The society ……………………. by social activists.
(a) is serving
(b) is served
(c) is being served

Answer : B

Question. She feeds the poor. / The poor …………………… by her.
(a) is fed
(b) are fed
(c) are being fed

Answer : A

Present Simple Tense

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.

Question. I usually .......................... for a walk in the evening.
(a) go
(b) am going
(c) goes

Answer : A

Question. How often ............................... you go to the movies?
(a) are
(b) do
(c) have

Answer : B

Question. What ........................... this word mean?
(a) does
(b) do
(c) is

Answer : A

Question. The shop ........................... at 6 am.
(a) is opening
(b) opens
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : B

Question. Rice .......................... well in regions that receive abundant rainfall.
(a) grows
(b) is growing
(c) grow

Answer : A

Question. He ......................... not at work today.
(a) is
(b) does
(c) has

Answer : A

Question. I promise I .............................. be late.
(a) don't
(b) won't
(c) wouldn't

Answer : B

Question. Which newspaper ........................... you ........................?
(a) do, read
(b) does, read
(c) are, read

Answer : A

Question. The water ...............................
(a) boils
(b) is boiling
(c) has boiled

Answer : B

Question. Which language ............................ you speaking?
(a) do
(b) are
(c) have

Answer : B

Question. I .......................... expect this.
(a) didn't
(b) doesn't
(c) haven't
(d) aren't

Answer : A

Question. .......................... she arrived yet?
(a) Isn't
(b) Doesn't
(c) Hasn't

Answer : C