Printable Handout: Present Simple or Progressive

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Instructions: Choose the correct verb form.

Q1 - I ____ a great time on this holiday.

have
am having
Either could be used here.

Q2 - She's Italian- she ____ from Pisa.

comes
is coming
Either could be used here.

Q3 - '_____ your meal?' 'Yes, it's very good.'

Are you enjoying
Do you enjoy
Either could be used here.

Q4 - Many scientists believe global warming ____.

really happens
is really happening
Either could be used here.

Q5 - This term, I ____ Latin.

study
am studying

Q6 - ____ to see us next month?

Do you come
Are you coming
Either could be used here.

Q7 - Let me know when you ____ this letter.

receive
are receiving
Either could be used here.

Q8 - They ____ to do it now.

want
are wanting
Either could be used here.

Q9 - I _____ it.

don't understand
am not understanding
Either could be used here.

Q10 - Water ____ at a hundred degrees.

boils
is boiling
Either could be used here.

Q11 - Smoking _____ cancer.

causes
is causing
Either could be used here.

Q12 - I ____ a lot of progress at the moment.

make
am making
Either could be used here.

Q13 - It _____ me a lot at the moment.

worries
is worrying
Either could be used here.

Q14 - Don't pay attention- he ____ stupid.

is just
is just being
Either could be used here.

Q15 - I ____ up at seven o'clock on weekdays.

get
am getting
Either could be used here.

Q16 - He _____ silly questions.

always asks
is always asking
Either could be used here.

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