This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Present > Simple Present Vs Present Progressive – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Present Vs Present Progressive Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He ..... (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month. A) Writes. B) Is writting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Writes. 2. Every Sunday we ..... to see my grandparents. A) Goes. B) Go. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go. 3. Look, your mother ..... some bread. A) Bakes. B) Is baking. C) Are baking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is baking. 4. We use the ..... to talk about things that are not connected to time. A) Simple Present. B) Present Progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Present. 5. My brother ..... TV in the afternoon. A) Watch. B) Watches. C) Watchies. D) Watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watches. 6. I'm sitting at home. A) Simple present. B) Present progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present progressive. 7. When do you use 'does' in a sentence? A) 'Does' is used with first-person singular subjects in the simple present tense. B) 'Does' is used with third-person singular subjects in the simple present tense, especially in questions and negatives. C) 'Does' is used with plural subjects in the past tense. D) 'Does' is used with all subjects in the future tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'Does' is used with third-person singular subjects in the simple present tense, especially in questions and negatives. 8. She ..... five cars. A) Are having. B) Is having. C) Has. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has. 9. ..... they serve food on this flight? A) Do. B) Is. C) Does. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do. 10. I ..... (own, not) an umbrella. I ..... (wear) a waterproof hat on rainy days. A) Don't own / weared. B) Am not owning / wear. C) Don't own / wear. D) Don't own / am wearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Don't own / wear. 11. Las oraciones interrogativas inician con los auxiliares "DO/DOES" A) Present Continuous. B) Present Simple. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present Simple. 12. Form:verb in simple form A) Simple present. B) Present progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple present. 13. Talking about "general truth, facts, permanent situations, routines" refers to the use of the ..... A) Simple Past. B) Simple Present. C) Present Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple Present. 14. John ..... better at English these days. A) Gets. B) Gotten. C) Is getting. D) Are getting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is getting. 15. Pleasebequiet!I ..... myPenmanship drills. (do) A) Am doing. B) Is doing. C) Do. D) Always. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am doing. 16. Yuri ..... dinner A) Is cooking. B) Are cooking. C) Am cooking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is cooking. 17. What time ..... (you / get up) in the morning? A) Are you getting up. B) Do you get up. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do you get up. 18. In the SIMPLE PRESENT singular sentences the order is: A) Verb To be + Subject + Complement. B) Singular Subject + Verb +S/ES + Complement. C) Complement +Verb +S/ES + Complement. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Singular Subject + Verb +S/ES + Complement. 19. Currently, I ..... a book. A) Write. B) Am writing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am writing. 20. Fix the sentence:The sauce is great. It's tasting really good. A) The sauce is great. It tastes really good. B) The sauce is great. It taste really good. C) The sauce is great. It are tasting really good. D) There is no correction needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sauce is great. It tastes really good. 21. I always ..... when I see a sad movie A) Cries. B) Is crying. C) Cry. D) Am crying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cry. 22. He ..... to his friends. A) Does not talks. B) Does not talk. C) Does not talking. D) Do talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does not talk. 23. ..... you have your seat belt on? A) Is. B) Do. C) Does. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do. 24. I want to figure out the meaning of this saying: "The pen is mightier than the sword." I know that "mightier" (mean) ..... "more powerful, " but what's a "sword" ? What ("sword, " mean) does "sword" mean? A) Mean / is "sword" meaning. B) Is meaning / does "sword" mean. C) Means / does "sword" mean. D) Mean / does "sword" mean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Means / does "sword" mean. 25. We ..... (be sad) because we can't go to the beach. A) Is sad. B) Be sad. C) Are sad. D) Sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are sad. 26. In movie or book reviews we use: A) Simple Present. B) Present Progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Present. 27. On Fridays, she ..... to the supermarket. A) Goes. B) Is going. C) Go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goes. 28. A: ..... (you/meet) your friend later?B:Yes. Do you want to join us? A) Does you meet. B) Do you meet. C) Are you meeting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are you meeting. 29. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).Every Sunday we (go) to see my grandparents. A) Go. B) Are going. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go. 30. Every Tuesday I ..... swimming. A) 'm going. B) Goes. C) Going. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Go. 31. Which question in Present Progressive is correct? A) Are Manolo and I drinking juice right now?. B) Is Manolo and I drinking juice right now?. C) Am He and I drinking juice right now?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are Manolo and I drinking juice right now?. 32. Im sorry. I can't hear what you ..... because everyone is talking so loudly. A) Are saying. B) Says. C) Say. D) Is saying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are saying. 33. ..... the plane taking off soon? A) Are. B) Is. C) Do. D) Does. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 34. Why verbs like "want, need or hate" are not used in the present progressive form. A) No, they can be used in that tense. B) Because they express "routines" . C) Because they are "stative verbs". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because they are "stative verbs". 35. What is the negative form of 'He writes a letter'? A) He wrote a letter. B) He does not write a letter. C) He is not writing a letter. D) He doesn't write letters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He does not write a letter. 36. I think Sheila work in her studio right now A) Is working. B) Works. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is working. 37. Fix the sentence:Are you believing in God? A) Are you believe in God?. B) Are you believe in God?. C) Do you believe in God?. D) There is no correction needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do you believe in God?. 38. A: "Are you hungry? ..... ? A) Do you wanting something to eat. B) Doing you wanting something to eat. C) Does you want something to eat. D) Do you want something to eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Do you want something to eat. 39. In the SIMPLE PRESENT sentences the order is: A) Singular subject + Verb To Be + Verb+ING + Complement. B) Verb To be + Subject + Complement. C) Plural subject + Verb+ ING + Complement. D) Singular subject + Verb+S/ES + Complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Singular subject + Verb+S/ES + Complement. 40. I always go shopping for clothes on Saturday. A) Daily activity/habit. B) Activity on progress. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Daily activity/habit. 41. The teacher ..... water now. A) Am drinking. B) Is drinking. C) Are drinking. D) Is drinks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is drinking. 42. Stop it! ..... it! A) I'm not liking. B) I don't like. C) I not like. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I don't like. 43. Kevin is busy right now ..... A) He is cooking dinner. B) He cleans his apartment. C) He works. D) He using the computer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is cooking dinner. 44. George, Martha and Luisa ..... to school because they ..... the bus. A) Doesn't walk / takes. B) Don't walk / take. C) Don't walks / takes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't walk / take. 45. He goes to class by train everyday A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 46. Shhh! Grandpa ..... (take) a nap in the living room. We ..... (want, not) to wake him up. He ..... (need) his rest. A) Is taking / don't want / needs. B) Takes / don't want / is needing. C) Is taking / don't want / is needing. D) Takes / don't want / needs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is taking / don't want / needs. 47. Every day she ..... (to take) the bus to work. A) Is taking. B) Takes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Takes. 48. What time does Mario wake up? A) At 7:00 am. B) At 7:00 pm. C) At 7:30 in the morning. D) At 8:00 am. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At 7:00 am. 49. My younger brother usually ..... in the kitchen. A) Annoys. B) Help. C) Helps. D) Annoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helps. 50. I ..... (to go) to the flea market every Sunday, I always ..... (to find) great stuff there! A) Am going / find. B) Am going / am finding. C) Go / am finding. D) Go / find. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Go / find. 51. (you/listen) to the radio?No, you can turn it off. A) You are listening. B) Are you. C) You are listen. D) Are you listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are you listening. 52. (I/ take) ..... the opportunity to improve my English. A) I'm take. B) I was taking. C) I take. D) I'm taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I'm taking. 53. I ..... a dream last night. I ..... about my friends. I ..... for eight hours. A) Dreaming, dreamt, sleeps. B) Had, dreamt, slept. C) Have, dreams, is sleeping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had, dreamt, slept. 54. Mr. Jones ..... in his office at the moment. A) Is being. B) Are. C) Isn't. D) Isn't being. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isn't. 55. Let's go out. It ..... now. A) Is not raining. B) Are not raining. C) Is raining. D) Are raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is not raining. 56. Fix the sentence:Look! That man tries to open the door of your car. A) Look! That man is tries to open the door of your car. B) Look! That man try to open the door of your car. C) Look! That man is trying to open the door of your car. D) Looking! That man is trying to open the door of your car. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Look! That man is trying to open the door of your car. 57. They often ..... to the cinema. A) Are going. B) Going. C) Go. D) Are go. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go. 58. ..... a great time at the moment! A) We are have. B) We're have. C) We're having. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We're having. 59. It always ..... in our city in April. A) Rains. B) Is raining. C) Rain. D) Are raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rains. 60. She ..... law in London. A) Is studying. B) Studies. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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