'Present Simple or Progressive' Quiz - Exercise & Worksheet

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Instructions: Choose the correct verb form.

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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.