Present Simple and Present Continuous Quiz

It is sometimes difficult for learners of the English language to differentiate between the present simple tense and the present continuous tense. Try this quiz to check your understanding of these two tenses.

You may also want to review the two tenses before you start the quiz.

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Choose the best answers to complete the sentences.

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The roast chicken ___________ delicious.

1. tastes

2. is tasting

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People ___________ English in Australia.

1. speak

2. are speaking

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He __________ to work every day.

1. walks

2. is walking

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What ___________ tonight? Can we go out together?

1. do you do

2. are you doing

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These jeans ___________ me any more. I need a bigger size.

1. don't fit

2. aren't fitting

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Phil ___________ two brothers and no sisters.

1. has

2. is having

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You __________ great today!

1. look

2. are looking

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Sshshsh! The baby ___________ right now.

1. sleeps

2. is sleeping

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– Where __________ from? – From Mexico.

1. do you come

2. are you coming

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He can’t talk to you now because he __________ dinner.

1. has

2. is having

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__________ where I can find good cheese?

1. Do you know

2. Are you knowing

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His mother never __________ him with his homework.

1. helps

2. is helping

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___________ Sally tomorrow morning?

1. Do you see

2. Are you seeing

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I’ll give you the book tomorrow. I __________ it right now.

1. read

2. am reading

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She __________ to stop smoking at the moment.

1. tries

2. is trying

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– When ___________ for London? – Next month.

1. do you leave

2. are you leaving

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I __________ to work when the weather is hot.

1. drive

2. am driving

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Today she ___________ to school. It seems she has missed the school bus.

1. cycles

2. is cycling

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I usually ___________ the news at this time.

1. watch

2. am watching

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She __________ to learn Arabic.

1. wants

2. is wanting

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