Exercises and solutions for usage of the simple present and the present progressive in English
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simple present and present progressive contrast exercises
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Question 1 of 7 1.
Question Which option is correct?
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Question 2 of 7 2.
Question Which of the following sentences is correct?
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The is used to express an action which happens on a regular basis .
typical signalwords are: always, sometimes, never, usually, often, mostly…
The is used to express an action in progress.Or an temporary action. !
Typical signal words are: now, at the moment, this week, this year, just… -
Question 3 of 7 3.
Question Which of the following sentences is correct?
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Hint
The is used to express an action which happens on a regular basis .
typical signalwords are: always, sometimes, never, usually, often, mostly…
The is used to express an action in progress.Or an temporary action. !
Typical signal words are: now, at the moment, this week, this year, just… -
Question 4 of 7 4.
Question Which of the following sentences is correct?
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in diesem Fall muss das present progressive verwendet werden, um auszudrücken, dass das Studium kein Lebenswerk ist, sondern vorrübergehend.
Hint
The is used to express an action which happens on a regular basis .
typical signalwords are: always, sometimes, never, usually, often, mostly…
The is used to express an action in progress.Or an temporary action. !
Typical signal words are: now, at the moment, this week, this year, just… -
Question 5 of 7 5.
Question Match to elements to form meaningful sentences:
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- go to our school by bus.
- playing tennis.
- before six o'clock
- lemonade at the moment.
- in London this week.
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We always
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He is just
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We never get up
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They are drinking
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They are staying
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Hint
The is used to express an action which happens on a regular basis .
typical signalwords are: always, sometimes, never, usually, often, mostly…
The is used to express an action in progress.Or an temporary action. !
Typical signal words are: now, at the moment, this week, this year, just… -
Question 6 of 7 6.
Question Fill the correct form of the verb respectively the auxiliary in its simple or continous form into the blanks:
example:
I never_________ to school by bus. (go) – I never go to school by bus.
This week I ________to school by bus. (go) – This week I’m going to school by bus.-
I never (drink) lemonade on Friday. (drink)
She (isn't playing, is not playing) Minecraft at the moment. (not play)
He always (comes) late. (come)
questions (aren't waiting, are not waiting) for our bus now. (not wait)
I (don't like, do not like) Mondays. (not like)
This week we ('re staying, are staying) in Memphis. (stay)
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Hint
The is used to express an action which happens on a regular basis .
typical signalwords are: always, sometimes, never, usually, often, mostly…
The is used to express an action in progress.Or an temporary action. !
Typical signal words are: now, at the moment, this week, this year, just… -
I never (drink) lemonade on Friday. (drink)
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Question 7 of 7 7.
Question Fill the correct form of the verb respectively the auxiliary in its simple or continous form into the blanks:
example:
I never_________ to school by bus. (go) – I never go to school by bus.
This week I ________to school by bus. (go) – This week I’m going to school by bus.
___we_____to school by bus this week? (go) – Are we going to school by bus this week?- (Is) Johnny (working) this weekend? (work) How often (do) you (go) away on holiday? (go) What (do) you (do) for a living? (do) What (are) you (doing) at the moment? (do) The train (doesn't, does not) usually (stop) here. (not stop) I (don't, do not) normally (come) home before seven. (not come)
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Hint
The is used to express an action which happens on a regular basis .
typical signalwords are: always, sometimes, never, usually, often, mostly…
The is used to express an action in progress.Or an temporary action. !
Typical signal words are: now, at the moment, this week, this year, just…
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