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Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

The document provides 50 sentences with blanks to be filled in with either the present simple tense or present continuous tense of the verbs in parentheses. It is a test to determine when to use each tense in different contexts related to habits, permanent situations, ongoing actions, and planned future actions.

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Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

The document provides 50 sentences with blanks to be filled in with either the present simple tense or present continuous tense of the verbs in parentheses. It is a test to determine when to use each tense in different contexts related to habits, permanent situations, ongoing actions, and planned future actions.

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Present simple or present continuous?

Fill the blank spaces with the best suited tenses [simple present tense or simple present continuous tense.]

1. Mara ____________ (work) for a TV station.

2. At the moment she ____________ (travel) in the Sahara Desert.

3. Dan ____________ (love) wild animals.

4. He ____________ (not visit) Alaska at the moment.

5. Marta ____________ (not live) in Africa.

6. She ____________ (stay) in Africa at the moment.

7. Dad usually ____________ (cook) dinner.

8. My parents ____________ (go) to Italy every year.

9. My sister ____________ (walk) to school every day.

10. We ____________ (have) lunch now.

11. I never ____________ (stay in) on Saturday evening.

12. I ____________ (go) to the cinema now.

13. My mum ____________ (not work) today.

14. Peter ____________ (not like) rap music.

15. He ____________ (listen) to pop music at the moment.

16. Donna usually ____________ (go) shopping on Saturdays.

17. Lets go out. It ____________ (not rain) now.

18. Hurry up! Everybody ____________ (wait) for you!

19. The sun ____________ (rise) in the east.

20. Water ____________ (boil) at 100 degrees.

21. The water ____________ (boil). Can you turn it off?

22. I must go now. It ____________ (get) late.

23. I usually ____________ (go) to work by car.

24. It ____________ (not rain) very much in the summer.

25. The moon ____________ (go) round the earth.

26. Who is that man? What _____________ he _____________ (want)?

27. Who is that man? Why _____________ he _____________ (look) at us?

28. _____________ you _________ (believe) in God?

29. Gilbert says he is 80, but nobody _____________ (believe) him.

30. Every Monday Maite _____________ (drive) her kids to football practice.

31. Be quiet. Arturo _____________ (sleep).

32. Dont forget to take your umbrella. It _____________ (rain).

33. I dont like living in England. It always _____________ (rain).

34. Look!. It _____________ (snow). We are going to have a white Christmas.

35. Maila _____________ (watch) TV every morning.

36. I have to go now. It _____________ (get) dark


37. Right now I _____________ (spend) time with my father.

38. We usually _____________ (go) to the gym on Mondays.

39. She _____________ (talk) to Pete at the moment.

40. He _____________ (look) good in jeans.

41. She _____________ (wear) a dress today.

42. We _____________ (drive) on the left in England.

43. I _____________ (not want) to go to the Cinema.

44. We _____________ (go) dancing every weekend.

45. I _____________ (take) a pill every day.

46. He _____________ (speak) Dutch and Italian.

47. We always _____________ (stay) at the Village.

48. I _____________ (need) to see the doctor.

49. Ray _____________ (drink) very much coffee.

50. I _____________ (not feel) very well.

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