Take the QUICK TEST and check your knowledge on present simple and present continuous. Once it’s done, you’ll receive an instant score that will give you a good idea how well you have mastered this particular part of grammar. Welcome to your Present simple 1. Carol is a very active person. She _________ running in the mornings and ________ exercises in the evenings. go/do goes/doing goes/does is going/doing None 2. Which question is correct? When does the train leave the station? When is train leaving the station? At what time will the train leave the station? When will the train leave the station? None 3. Everybody ________ that Peter is likely to win the game. think thinks is thinking are thinking None 4. You look worried. What _________ about? do you think are you thinking is he thinking has you thought None 5. What ___________ tonight? Would you come over for a cup of tea? are you doing do you do will you do can you do None 6. In Sweden most people _________ both Swedish and English. talk are talking speak are speaking None 7. Can you keep quiet? I _______ to write a report for the company. You know, this the job I ________ on Fridays. try/do am trying/making am trying/make am trying/normally do None 8. Shall we go, darling? It ________ late and tomorrow we ________ for the airport early in the morning. gets/are leaving is getting/are leaving is getting/will leave was/are leaving None 9. I'm sorry I ________ you as everbody ________ so loudly. am not hearing/is talking am not hearing/are talking can’t hear/is talking don’t hear/talking None 10. Look at John and Sally. They _________ really great time together and ________ so happy. have/looking are having/looking are having/look have/look None 11. What time _________ Jason tomorrow? are you meeting do you meet do you see will you see None 12. Where __________ from? Is he Polish or Russian? is Pavel comig does Pavel come does Pavel comes is he originate None Time’s up