Present Simple and Present Continuous – English Grammar Test for A1
Part A – Multiple Choice (15 Questions)
1 She usually ___ tea in the morning.
a) drinks
b) is drinking
2 Look! She ___ coffee now.
a) drinks
b) is drinking
3 My brother ___ in a supermarket.
a) works
b) is working
4 Right now, he ___ customers.
a) serves
b) is serving
5 We ___ lunch together every Sunday.
a) have
b) are having
6 Be quiet! The baby ___ .
a) sleeps
b) is sleeping
7 They often ___ football after school.
a) play
b) are playing
8 Today they ___ basketball.
a) play
b) are playing
9 The train always ___ at 8 o’clock.
a) leaves
b) is leaving
10 Hurry up! The train ___ now.
a) leaves
b) is leaving
11 She ___ English on Mondays.
a) studies
b) is studying
12 This week she ___ French.
a) studies
b) is studying
13 The Earth ___ around the Sun.
a) goes
b) is going
14 Look! The Earth ___ around right now.
a) goes
b) is going
15 I usually ___ TV in the evening.
a) watch
b) am watching
Part B – Gap-fill (15 Questions)
16 He always ___ (forget) his books.
17 And today he ___ (forget) them again.
18 My mum usually ___ (cook) at 6.
19 But today she ___ (make) a cake.
20 We ___ (not go) to school on Sundays.
21 But this Sunday we ___ (study) for the test.
22 The bus usually ___ (arrive) at 7.
23 But today it ___ (arrive) at 8.
24 She always ___ (wear) jeans.
25 But today she ___ (wear) a skirt.
26 Where ___ your father usually ___ (go) after work?
27 Where ___ he ___ (go) now?
28 They ___ (visit) their grandparents every month.
29 But this month they ___ (stay) at home.
30 Look! The children ___ (play) in the garden.
Part C – Dialogues (10 Questions)
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A: What ___ you usually ___ (do) in the morning?
B: I ___ (eat) breakfast.
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A: What ___ you ___ (do) now?
B: I ___ (eat) a sandwich.
33
A: Who usually ___ (teach) English?
B: Mr. Smith ___ (teach) us.
34
A: Who ___ (teach) today?
B: Mrs. Brown ___ (teach) us now.
35
A: He ___ (live) in New York.
B: But this year he ___ (live) in Paris.
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A: Where ___ your parents usually ___ (go) in summer?
B: They ___ (go) to the beach.
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A: Where ___ they ___ (go) this summer?
B: They ___ (travel) to Italy.
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A: My dad usually ___ (drive) to work.
B: But this week he ___ (take) the bus.
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A: She ___ (study) English every Monday.
B: But today she ___ (study) German.
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A: We ___ (meet) our cousins every summer.
B: But this summer we ___ (visit) our grandparents.
Part D – Error Correction (10 Questions)
41 She go to school every day.
42 He is play football now.
43 They watches TV every night.
44 My mum cooking dinner every day.
45 The train leave at 8 every morning.
46 She don’t like oranges.
47 He are reading a book now.
48 We is going to the park.
49 The sun rise in the east now.
50 Listen! The birds sing.
Answer
1 a) drinks – Habit.
2 b) is drinking – Now.
3 a) works – Permanent job.
4 b) is serving – Action now.
5 a) have – Routine.
6 b) is sleeping – Now.
7 a) play – Habit.
8 b) are playing – Temporary.
9 a) leaves – Timetable.
10 b) is leaving – Now.
11 a) studies – Schedule.
12 b) is studying – Temporary.
13 a) goes – Scientific fact.
14 b) is going – Ongoing action.
15 a) watch – Routine.
16 forgets – Habit.
17 is forgetting – Happening now.
18 cooks – Routine.
19 is making – Temporary.
20 don’t go – Negative habit.
21 are studying – Temporary.
22 arrives – Timetable.
23 is arriving – Today’s change.
24 wears – Habit.
25 is wearing – Today.
26 does / go – goes – Routine question.
27 is / going – is going – Now.
28 visit – Routine.
29 are staying – Temporary.
30 are playing – Action now.
31 do / do – eat – Routine.
32 are / doing – am eating – Now.
33 teaches – teaches – Routine.
34 is / teaching – is teaching – Today.
35 lives – is living – Permanent vs. temporary.
36 do / go – go – Habit.
37 are / going – are traveling – Plan.
38 drives – is taking – Routine vs. this week.
39 studies – is studying – Routine vs. today.
40 meet – are visiting – Routine vs. plan.
41 Correction: She goes to school every day.
42 Correction: He is playing football now.
43 Correction: They watch TV every night.
44 Correction: My mum cooks dinner every day.
45 Correction: The train leaves at 8 every morning.
46 Correction: She doesn’t like oranges.
47 Correction: He is reading a book now.
48 Correction: We are going to the park.
49 Correction: The sun is rising in the east now.
50 Correction: Listen! The birds are singing.