This document contrasts the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It provides 25 sentences using common verbs, with blanks to be filled in with either the present simple or present continuous form of the verb depending on the tense required by the context. The sentences cover a variety of situations involving habits, repeated actions, ongoing actions and states.
This document contrasts the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It provides 25 sentences using common verbs, with blanks to be filled in with either the present simple or present continuous form of the verb depending on the tense required by the context. The sentences cover a variety of situations involving habits, repeated actions, ongoing actions and states.
This document contrasts the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It provides 25 sentences using common verbs, with blanks to be filled in with either the present simple or present continuous form of the verb depending on the tense required by the context. The sentences cover a variety of situations involving habits, repeated actions, ongoing actions and states.
1. What is he doing? He ____________ at his desk. (sit)
2. Listen, someone _________________ at the door. (knock) 3. On my way home I usually ______________ to drink a cup of coffee. (stop) 4. Architects _________________ plans of the buildings. (make) 5. Look at Betty: she ___________________ the piano. (play) 6. At this moment I __________________ my pupils' exercises. (correct) 7. Where are you? I __________________ my lessons in the study. (prepare) 8. She __________________ a lot of money. (earn) 9. Chris ____________________ near the table. (stand) 10. We often ____________________ tea for breakfast. (take) 11. William _______________________ to our workshop on Mondays. (come) 12. Let's wait a moment still. Tom ___________________ soon. (come) 13. I must run home, mother _________________ for me. (wait) 14. The telephone often ________________ during supper. (ring) 15. Stephen ___________________ a cigarette now. (smoke) 16. It ______________________ hard at the moment. (snow) 17. I always ____________________ to my office early. (go) 18. Two and two _________________ four. (make) 19. What are you doing here? I ________________ for my book. (look) 20. It _________________ in autumn. (rain) 21. Look, a man _____________________ across the street. (run) 22. Listen: Sting _______________ ! (sing) 23. Henry's letters _____________________ by air mail. (come) 24. We ___________________ many roads nowadays. (build) 25. They usually ______________________ the ten o'clock bus. (catch)