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The Simple Present and the Present Continuous or Progressive

Level: Intermediate

1. Your cat ... on the carpet again. I ... it.

pissing, don't like
is pissing, doesn't like
is pissing, don't like
is pissing, am not liking
pissing, not liking

2. She is an atheist. She ... in anything. She ... there is nothing after death.

is not believing, is thinking
is not believeing, is thinking
is not believing, thinks
does not believe, is thinking
does not believe, thinks

3. You ... your mother. You should be kinder to her. She ... it.

are upsetting continually, is deserving
are continually upsetting, deserves
continually are upsetting, is deserving
continually upset, is deserving
are continually upseting, deserves

4. Why ... a stick?
I ... a pain in one of my legs.

do you carry, have
do you carry, am having
are you carrying, have
are you carrying, am having
do you carry, have got

5. What time ... breakfast every morning?
I ... breakfast at about eight o'clock, but tomorrow I ... it a bit earlier, as I ... some important things to do.

are you having, am having, have, have
do you have, have, have, have
do you have, have, am having, have
do you have, have, am having, am having
are you having, am having, am having, am having

6. ... . Please take a seat. I will be with you in a minute.
No problem. I ... in a hurry.

I just finish, am not
I am just finishing, am not
I am just finishing, am not being
I just finish, am not being
I am just finishing, am

7. Where is your father?
My father is over there. He ... the grass. He ... the grass on Sundays.

cuts, always cuts
is cutting, is always cutting
cuts, is always cutting
cuts, cuts always
is cutting, always cuts

8. I ... a romantic date this afternoon, and I ... what to wear.
Why ... on that white blouse? You ... beautiful in it.

am having, do not know, don't you put, look
am having, am not knowing, aren't you putting, are looking
have, do not know, don't you put, look
am having, do not know, aren't you putting, look
am having, do not know, don't you put, are looking

9. If you ... water, it ... .

are heating, boils
heat, are boiling
heat, doesn't boil
don't heat, boils
heat, boils

10. I ... two strange men. One of them ..., and the other one ... a revolver.

am seeing, is coughing, is carrying
am seeing, coughs, carry
see, coughs, carry
see, is coughing, is carrying
see, is coughing, is carring

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