Printable Handout: Present Simple & Progressive- 2

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Instructions: Choose the correct answer.

Q1 - He's working for his Father

The person's job is probably temporary
The person's job is permanent

Q2 - Take the third road on the left

The speaker is talking in general terms
The speaker is giving instructions to get somewhere

Q3 - I don't like tea with sugar

The speaker is talking about now
The speaker is talking in general terms

Q4 - Manchester United are winning two-zero

This refers to an unfinished game
This is their usual result

Q5 - I don't drive

The speaker is in a car at the moment
The speaker either does not know how to drive or chooses not to drive

Q6 - She's losing weight

She often goes on a diet
She's on a diet at the moment

Q7 - Do you buy a lot of CDs?

The speaker wants to know if the person is in the habit of buying a lot of CDs
The speaker is probably in a record shop and wants to know how many CDs the other person has got in their bag

Q8 - I'm leaving for Amsterdam on the last flight

The speaker has not planned to travel
The speaker has planned to travel

Q9 - Have you got any free time when we could talk?

The speaker needs to speak to the other person now
The speaker has to speak to the other person on a number of occasions

Q10 - I take milk in coffee

The speaker only wants milk in a cup of coffee now
The speaker usually or always takes milk in coffee

Q11 - I like the film

The speaker can only be talking in general terms about liking film
The speaker could be talking in general terms or about a film she is watching now

Q12 - I have breakfast at a quarter past seven

This sentence describes an action
This sentence describes possession

Q13 - She's having a child

She is either pregnant or giving birth at the moment
The child has been born

Q14 - John's waiting for you in reception

The speaker knows that John often waits there
The speaker knows where John is now

Q15 - She's got two daughters

This sentence describes the action of giving birth to two daughters
This sentence describes her possessing two daughters

Q16 - She's always blowing her nose

The speaker is expressing dislike of her behaviour
The speaker doesn't object to her behaviour

Q17 - I don't understand

The person is talking in general terms and not about now
The person could be talking about now or in general terms

Q18 - My neighbours are always playing their music too loud

The speaker is talking about the music they are playing now
The speaker is talking about their usual music volume

Q19 - She lives in a small village

She is not going to move home in the near future
Her home is probably only for a short time

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