Present simple or present continuous

Quiz: 10 questions

1. Listen! The baby ___.

   crycriesis crying
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   is crying. "Listen!" tells us it is happening now.

2. My father ___ the newspaper every morning.

   readsreadis reading
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   reads. "Every morning" is a habit. With he or she, add -s: reads.

3. Water ___ at 100 degrees Celsius.

   is boilingboilboils
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   boils. This is always true, so we use the present simple.

4. I can't talk now. I ___ dinner.

   am cookingcookcooks
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   am cooking. "Now" means it is happening at this moment.

5. She ___ the answer.

   is knowingknowknows
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   knows. "Know" is not usually used with -ing.

6. We usually ___ to work by bus.

   are goinggoesgo
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   go. "Usually" shows a habit. With we, there is no -s.

7. Look! It ___ outside.

   snowsnowsis snowing
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   is snowing. "Look!" tells us it is happening now.

8. Tom ___ with his aunt this week.

   staysstayis staying
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   is staying. "This week" is a short time around now.

9. How often ___ you go swimming?

   aredodoes
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   do. Questions in the present simple use do (does with he, she, it).

10. I ___ coffee. I prefer tea.

    am not likingdoesn't likedon't like
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    don't like. "Like" stays in the present simple. With I, use don't.