Simple Present Vs.

Present Progressive
Grammar Practice Worksheets

Exercise 3
ACTION & NON-ACTION VERBS

Complete the following sentences using the simple present

or the present progressive tense. Remember that non-action
verbs don’t usually take the progressive form.

is reading
Ex. Mi Jin               wants
a new book now. She               to finish the book tonight.
(read) (want)

1. Billy               a bad cold today. He               in bed at the moment.

(have) (lie)

2. Sara is at the park now. She               her dog.

(walk)

She               her dog so much.

(love)

3. I               to the store to buy a new computer.

(go)

The computer               $1500.

(cost)

4. Yuka               her old, green dress, but she              

(hate) (wear)

it today because her mother               it.

(like)

5. Lucas               a new car. He               to drive it around.

(have) (love)

6. Juan and Mohammed               in the park right now.

(jog)

A cat               them. I              

(follow) (think)

the cat               to Juan.

(belong)

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Exercise 3 cont.
7. What’s that noise? I               something outside the window.
(hear)

I               scared!
(be)

8. My brother and I               at home. We               a movie on TV.

(be) (watch)

9. Marco usually               to work, but today

(drive)

he               a bus because his car               a flat tire.

(take) (have)

10. Slow down! You               too fast right now,

(drive)

and I               a police car up ahead.

(see)

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Exercise 6
QUIZ

Circle the correct answer.

1. Listen! 5. My baby     from 2:00 9. The child    

Someone     at the door. to 4:00 every afternoon. ice cream right now.

a) knock a) sleep a) want

b) knocks b) sleeps b) wants
c) is knocking c) is sleeping c) is wanting
d) are knocking d) are sleeping d) are wanting

2. It always     6. Mr. Jones     in his office at 10.     you     your
in our city in April. the moment. homework every day?

a) rain a) are a) Do, do

b) rains b) isn’t b) Does, do
c) is raining c) is being c) Is, doing
d) are raining d) isn’t being d) Are, doing

3. They     each other now. 7.     he     11. I can’t talk right now.
his presentation now? I     dinner.
a) don’t text
b) doesn’t text a) Do, practice a) have
c) isn’t texting b) Does, practice b) has
d) aren’t texting c) Is, practicing c) am having
d) Are, practicing d) is having
4. The telephone     .
Can you please answer it? 8. My neighbor     12. It’s a beautiful day today.
the garden twice a day. The sun     .
a) ring
b) rings a) water a) shine
c) is ringing b) waters b) shines
d) are ringing c) is watering c) is shining
d) are watering d) are shining

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