Simple Present vs Progressive Tense
English Exercises - Answers
A) Write whether the description describe the simple present tense or the progressive tense
1. Simple Present
2. Present Continuous
B) Write a sentence about the following subjects in each tense
| 1. Speak | - Simple | I speak English and Spanish. |
| - Progressive | I am speaking in English right now. | |
| 2. Think | - Simple | I think travel is interesting. |
| - Progressive | What are you thinking about? | |
| 3. Study | - Simple | I study a lot before exams. |
| - Progressive | I am not studying at the moment. | |
| 4. Run | - Simple | I run every day to keep fit. |
| - Progressive | Those children are running away from the dog. | |
| 5. Drive | - Simple | Many people drive dangerously. |
| - Progressive | You are driving very slowly. |
C) Create a question according to the answers given. Make sure you use the correct tense.
(Possible Answers – Your answers will probably be different)
| 1. What is he doing? |
| 2. What are they listening to? |
| 3. What do you study at Woodward? |
| 4. What time do you get up? |
| 5. Do you work? |
| 6. What are you doing this evening? |
| 7. What do you love? |
| 8. Where are they playing? |
| 9. What are the teachers at Woodward like? |
| 10. What are you doing right now? |
D) Circle the correct tense
1. get
2. love
3. is playing
4. likes
5. rains
6. is raining
7. don't believe
8. walk
9. am walking
10. don't sing
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Simple Present vs Progressive Tense Worksheet.
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