English Test Simple Present and Present Progressive

Test your knowledge on Simple Present and Present Progressive. After submitting your answers, you will see how well you have done in the test.

Form
Write the verbs in Present Progressive. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. speak - I am speaking jump - you are jumping bake - she is bakeing is baking play - they are playing run - we are running

Write the verbs in Simple Present, 3rd person singular. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. be - it is have - he haves has eat - she is eats eats can - he cans can wash - she washes

Use
When to use which tense? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. For actions happening regularly, often or never, we use . For actions happening now, we use . The verbs 'be', 'have', 'like' and 'want' are normally only used in . The signal word 'usually' indicates that we have to use . The signal word 'now' indicates that we have to use .

Positive sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Look! They (leave) are leaving the house. Brian (cycle) cycles 30 km every day. Samantha (do) is doing her homework at the moment. My parents (shop) are shopping right now. He usually (get up) gets up early in the morning.

Negative sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. You (see / not) her every day. The baby (sleep / not) at the moment. I (read / not) a book now. We (go / not) to school on Sundays. He (watch / not) the news every day.

question
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. (you / go) on holiday by plane sometimes? (they / play) computer games every day? (she / eat) dinner at the moment? What (they / do) right now? (she / visit) her grandma very often?

Text
(Simple Present or Present Progressive). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Look! Jenny (go) is going to school. On her back, Jenny (carry) her school bag. The school bag (be) very heavy Normally, Jenny (wear) black shoes, but today she (wear) red wellies. And look, she (wear) a raincoat because it (rain) outside.