Iryna Voropai
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This quiz aims to check the intemediate students' knowledge of difference between Present Simple and Present Continuous.

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Present Simple vs Present Continuous (action verbs)

Question 1 of 20

1

Turn off the gas. Don't you see the kettle ______?

Select one of the following:

  • boil

  • boils

  • is boiling

  • is boil

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

1

A woman who ______ after other people's children is a nanny.

Select one of the following:

  • looks

  • is looking

  • looking

  • look

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

1

The children are still ill but they ______ better gradually.

Select one of the following:

  • get

  • getting

  • gets

  • are getting

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

1

Don't bother her. She ______ her French lesson; she always ______ it in the morning.

Select one of the following:

  • takes - is taking

  • is taking - takes

  • takes - takes

  • is taking - is taking

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

1

The living standards ______. Every month, things ______ more expensive.

Select one of the following:

  • are changing - are getting

  • are changing - get

  • change - are getting

  • change - get

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

1

I’m afraid I can’t come to your party. I ______ an appointment with my dentist at 4 pm.

Select one of the following:

  • have

  • am having

  • having

  • am have

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

1

Silver______ at 961.8 degrees centigrade.

Select one of the following:

  • melts

  • is melting

  • melting

  • melt

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

1

Johnny, ______ playing that game? I told you to stop an hour ago!

Select one of the following:

  • do you still play

  • are you still play

  • are you still playing

  • do you still playing

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

1

"We must buy new plates." - "It's useless. You ______ plates."

Select one of the following:

  • always break

  • are always breaking

  • always breaking

  • always breaks

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

1

Jogging ______ me keep fit.

Select one of the following:

  • helps

  • is helping

  • helping

  • help

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

1

Be quiet, please. I want to revise for the test and you ______ a lot of noise.

Select one of the following:

  • are making

  • making

  • are make

  • make

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

1

He is bad at making excuses, so he ______ the truth.

Select one of the following:

  • always tell

  • is always telling

  • always tells

  • always telling

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

1

I’m a student of a music college. This term we _______ modern music.

Select one of the following:

  • studying

  • are study

  • study

  • are studying

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

1

Miriam must be reading something funny because she ______.

Select one of the following:

  • smiles

  • is smiling

  • smile

  • smiling

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

1

In the morning, I ______ little time, so I ______ a shower in the evening.

Select one of the following:

  • have - take

  • am having - am taking

  • have - am taking

  • am having - take

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

1

Trudo ______ the ball and ________ it to Keith.

Select one of the following:

  • catches - passes

  • is catching – is passing

  • catches – is passing

  • is catching - passes

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

1

Her brother is from Liverpool, but he ______ in Cambridge at present.

Select one of the following:

  • working

  • works

  • is working

  • work

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

1

She ______ but ______ nothing to realise her dreams.

Select one of the following:

  • constantly dreams - does

  • is constantly dreaming – does

  • constantly dreams - is doing

  • is constantly dreaming - is doing

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

1

In an adventure novel by Jules Verne, Phileas Fogg, a wealthy English gentleman, ________ to travel around the world in 80 days.

Select one of the following:

  • claim

  • claims

  • claiming

  • is claiming

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

1

Hurry up, Jane! Our plane ______ at 5 pm. We ________ in half an hour.

Select one of the following:

  • takes off - leave

  • is taking – are leaving

  • takes off – are leaving

  • is taking - leave

Explanation

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