Present Tenses: Simple vs Continuous Quiz
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Differentiate between the tenses: “She is cooking dinner” and “She cooks dinner”.
A. Both are in the present simple tense.
B. Both are in the present continuous tense.
C. The first is present continuous, the second is present simple.
D. The first is present simple, the second is present continuous.
__________ you often ____________ your car?
A. Do / clean
B. Is / cleaning
C. Does / clean
D. Are / cleaning
Identify the structure of the present continuous tense in the sentence: “They are playing in the park.”
A. Subject + verb + object
B. Subject + is/am/are + verb-ing + object
C. Subject + has/have + past participle
D. Subject + will + verb + object
Identify the structure of the present simple tense in the sentence: “He drinks coffee every morning.”
A. Subject + verb + object
B. Subject + is/am/are + verb-ing + object
C. Subject + has/have + past participle
D. Subject + will + verb + object
Formulate a negative sentence in the present continuous tense: “He _______ (not watch) TV right now.”
A. does not watch
B. is not watching
C. do not watch
D. not watches
Identify the present simple usage: “He _______ (go) to the gym every day.”
A. goes
B. is going
C. go
D. going
Identify the sentence that uses the present simple tense.
A. She is reading a book.
B. He walks to school every day.
C. They are playing football.
D. I am cooking dinner.
Identify the present continuous usage: “They _______ (play) football right now.”
A. plays
B. are playing
C. play
D. is playing
Use the correct time expression: “She _______ (usually) eats breakfast at 8 AM.”
A. is usually eating
B. usually eats
C. is usually eats
D. usually eating
Formulate a negative sentence in the present simple tense: “She _______ (not like) coffee.”
A. does not like
B. is not liking
C. do not like
D. not likes
Formulate a question in the present simple tense: “_______ (she/write) letters?”
A. Does she write
B. Is she writing
C. Do she write
D. Does she writes
Formulate a negative sentence in the present continuous tense: “They _______ (not play) football right now.”
A. do not play
B. are not playing
C. does not play
D. not plays
Formulate a present simple sentence using the verb “to write”.
A. She is writing a letter.
B. They write emails every day.
C. I am writing a report.
D. He is writing an essay.
Use the correct time expression: “She _______ (currently) studying for her exams.”
A. currently studies
B. is currently studying
C. currently study
D. currently studying
Formulate a present continuous sentence using the verb “to read”.
A. She reads a book.
B. They read magazines.
C. I am reading a novel.
D. He reads the newspaper.
Formulate a question in the present simple tense: “_______ (you/like) ice cream?”
A. Do you like
B. Are you liking
C. Does you like
D. Do you likes
Identify the sentence that uses the present continuous tense.
A. She writes letters to her friend.
B. He is watching television.
C. They visit their grandparents.
D. I read books in the evening.
Differentiate between the tenses: “He is running” and “He runs”.
A. Both are in the present simple tense.
B. Both are in the present continuous tense.
C. The first is present continuous, the second is present simple.
D. The first is present simple, the second is present continuous.
Formulate a present continuous sentence using the verb “to cook”.
A. She cooks dinner.
B. They cook lunch.
C. I am cooking breakfast.
D. He cooks a meal.
Formulate a question in the present continuous tense: “_______ (she/read) a book?”
A. Does she read
B. Is she reading
C. Do she read
D. Is she reads
Use the correct time expression: “I _______ (always) go to bed at 10 PM.”
A. am always going
B. always go
C. am always go
D. always going
Formulate a present simple sentence using the verb “to play”.
A. She is playing the piano.
B. They play football on weekends.
C. I am playing chess.
D. He is playing the guitar.
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