Marmara Elt Resources

Present Simple (Page 1)
Choose the correct answer.
Q1 - He ____ it.
don’t like
doesn’t like
doesn’t likes
don’t likes
Q2 - They _____ here very often.
don’t come
doesn’t comes
doesn’t come

Q3 - John and Mary ______ twice a week.
come
comes
coming
Q4 - I _____ mind at all.
not
isn’t
don’t
doesn’t
Q5 - It _____ sense.
don’t make
doesn’t makes
doesn’t make
Q6 - They ____ happy.
seem
seems
seeming
Q7 - You _____ to do it.
don’t have
doesn’t has
doesn’t have
Q8 - She ____ a brother.
doesn’t has
don’t has
don’t have
doesn’t have
Q9 - The journey _____ an hour.
take
takes
Q10 - I _____ it now.
want
wanting

Present Simple (Page 2)
Q11 - Peggy ____ by bus.
come
comes
Q12 - She ____ .
don’t know
doesn’t knows
doesn’t know
don’t knows
Q13 - She ____ hard.
try
trys
tryes
tries
Q14 - They _____ football every weekend.
play
plays
plaes
Q15 - The exam _____ two hours.
last
lastes
lasts
Q16 - She can ____ it.
do
does

Present Simple & Progressive- 2 (Page 1)
Choose the correct answer.
Q1 - He’s working for his Father
The person’s job is probably temporary
The person’s job is permanent
Q2 - Take the third road on the left
The speaker is talking in general terms
The speaker is giving instructions to get somewhere
Q3 - I don’t like tea with sugar
The speaker is talking about now
The speaker is talking in general terms
Q4 - Manchester United are winning two-zero
This refers to an unfinished game
This is their usual result
Q5 - I don’t drive
The speaker is in a car at the moment
The speaker either does not know how to drive or chooses not to drive
Q6 - She’s losing weight
She often goes on a diet
She’s on a diet at the moment
Q7 - Do you buy a lot of CDs?
The speaker wants to know if the person is in the habit of buying a lot of CDs
The speaker is probably in a record shop and wants to know how many CDs the other person has got in their bag
Q8 - I’m leaving for Amsterdam on the last flight
The speaker has not planned to travel
The speaker has planned to travel
Q9 - Have you got any free time when we could talk?
The speaker needs to speak to the other person now
The speaker has to speak to the other person on a number of occasions
Q10 - I take milk in coffee
The speaker only wants milk in a cup of coffee now
The speaker usually or always takes milk in coffee

Present Simple & Progressive- 2 (Page 2)
Q11 - I like the film
The speaker can only be talking in general terms about liking film
The speaker could be talking in general terms or about a film she is watching now
Q12 - I have breakfast at a quarter past seven
This sentence describes an action
This sentence describes possession
Q13 - She’s having a child
She is either pregnant or giving birth at the moment
The child has been born
Q14 - John’s waiting for you in reception
The speaker knows that John often waits there
The speaker knows where John is now
Q15 - She’s got two daughters
This sentence describes the action of giving birth to two daughters
This sentence describes her possessing two daughters
Q16 - She’s always blowing her nose
The speaker is expressing dislike of her behaviour
The speaker doesn’t object to her behaviour
Q17 - I don’t understand
The person is talking in general terms and not about now
The person could be talking about now or in general terms
Q18 - My neighbours are always playing their music too loud
The speaker is talking about the music they are playing now
The speaker is talking about their usual music volume
Q19 - She lives in a small village
She is not going to move home in the near future
Her home is probably only for a short time

Present Simple or Progressive (Page 1)
Choose the correct verb form. Click here for the answer sheet.
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.

Present Simple or Progressive (Page 2)
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.