Present Simple & Present Continuous Exercise-1b

Present Simple & Present Continuous Exercise-1b | Englisch Grammatik

Simple Present: We use the simple present to talk about regular actions, routines, or general truths.
Example:

• I play tennis every Sunday. (This is something I do regularly.)
• Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. (This is a general truth.)

Present Continuous: We use the present continuous to talk about actions happening right now or around now.
Example:

• I am playing tennis with my friends. (I am doing it right at this moment.)
• She is studying for her exam. (She is doing it around now.)

Choose the Correct Form of the Verb and then click on the blank to see the answer

Simple Present or Present Continuous

1. 1. The children ______ in the park right now. are playing
   a) are playing
   b) play
   
2. 2. Dogs in the neighborhood always ______ so loudly. bark
   a) are barking
   b) bark
   
3. 3. Water ______ at 100 degrees Celsius. boils
   a) is boiling
   b) boils
   
4. 4. They ______ a new house in the neighborhood. are building
   a) are building
   b) build
   
5. 5. Right now the baby ______ peacefully in the crib. is sleeping
   a) is sleeping
   b) sleeps
   
6. 6. The students ______ attentively (aufmerksam) to the lecture. are listening
   a) are listening
   b) listen
   
7. 7. He ______ three languages fluently. speaks
   a) is speaking
   b) speaks
   
8. 8. Birds ______ in the trees every morning. sing
   a) are singing
   b) sing
   
9. 9. The teacher usually ______ the lesson carefully. explains
   a) is explaining
   b) explains
   
10. 10. You can see that the team ______ for the upcoming match. is practicing
    a) is practicing
    b) practices
    
11. 11. It ______ heavily outside. is raining
    a) is raining
    b) rains
    
12. 12. The gardener ______ flowers in the garden for the summer. Look, you can see him there. is planting
    a) is planting
    b) plants
    
13. 13. Just a moment. He ______ on the phone with a colleague. is talking
    a) is talking
    b) talks
    
14. 14. Cars always ______ at traffic lights. stop
    a) is stopping
    b) stop
    
15. 15. People normally ______ birthdays with cake and candles. celebrate
    a) are celebrating
    b) celebrate
    
16. 16. They ______ a movie at the cinema at the moment. are watching
    a) are watching
    b) watch
    
17. 17. At present our researchers ______ experiments in the lab. are conducting
    a) conducts
    b) are conducting
    
18. 18. The children ______ and playing together in the playground at the moment. are laughing
    a) are laughing
    b) laugh
    
19. 19. You see, the clock ______ steadily on the wall. is ticking
    a) is ticking
    b) ticks
    
20. 20. She ______ her grandparents every weekend. visits
    a) is visiting
    b) visits
    

Present Simple & Present Continuous Exercise-1b

Present Simple & Present Continuous Exercise-1b | Englisch Grammatik