Present Simple and Present Continuous – English Grammar Test for A1
Part A – Multiple Choice (15 Questions)
1 She ___ to school every morning.
a) goes
b) is going
2 Look! The children ___ in the playground.
a) play
b) are playing
3 My dad ___ in an office.
a) works
b) is working
4 Right now, he ___ an email.
a) writes
b) is writing
5 We ___ dinner together every evening.
a) have
b) are having
6 Be quiet! The baby ___ .
a) sleeps
b) is sleeping
7 They often ___ tennis on Sundays.
a) play
b) are playing
8 Today they ___ football.
a) play
b) are playing
9 The bus always ___ at 7 o’clock.
a) leaves
b) is leaving
10 Hurry up! The bus ___ now.
a) leaves
b) is leaving
11 She ___ French every Monday.
a) studies
b) is studying
12 This week she ___ German.
a) studies
b) is studying
13 The Earth ___ around the Sun.
a) goes
b) is going
14 Look! The Earth ___ around now.
a) goes
b) is going
15 I usually ___ coffee in the morning.
a) drink
b) am drinking
Part B – Gap-fill (15 Questions)
16 He always ___ (forget) his homework.
17 And today he ___ (forget) it again.
18 My mum usually ___ (cook) at 7.
19 But today she ___ (make) pasta.
20 We ___ (not go) to school on Sundays.
21 But this Sunday we ___ (study) for the exam.
22 The train usually ___ (arrive) at 8.
23 But today it ___ (arrive) at 9.
24 She always ___ (wear) jeans.
25 But today she ___ (wear) a dress.
26 Where ___ your father usually ___ (work)?
27 Where ___ he ___ (work) now?
28 They ___ (visit) their grandparents every week.
29 But this week they ___ (stay) at home.
30 Look! The boys ___ (play) basketball.
Part C – Dialogues (10 Questions)
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A: What ___ you usually ___ (do) after school?
B: I ___ (do) my homework.
32
A: What ___ you ___ (do) now?
B: I ___ (do) an English exercise.
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.
36
A: Where ___ your parents usually ___ (go) in summer?
B: They ___ (go) to the beach.
37
A: Where ___ they ___ (go) this summer?
B: They ___ (travel) to Spain.
38
A: My father usually ___ (drive) to work.
B: But this week he ___ (take) the train.
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A: She ___ (study) English every Monday.
B: But today she ___ (study) French.
40
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 bus 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) goes – Routine.
2 b) are playing – Now.
3 a) works – Permanent job.
4 b) is writing – Action now.
5 a) have – Habit.
6 b) is sleeping – Now.
7 a) play – Habit.
8 b) are playing – Temporary.
9 a) leaves – Timetable.
10 b) is leaving – Action now.
11 a) studies – Schedule.
12 b) is studying – Temporary.
13 a) goes – Scientific fact.
14 b) is going – Ongoing action.
15 a) drink – Habit.
16 forgets – Routine.
17 is forgetting – Now.
18 cooks – Routine.
19 is making – Today.
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 – Temporary.
26 does / work – works – Present Simple.
27 is / working – is working – Now.
28 visit – Routine.
29 are staying – Temporary.
30 are playing – Now.
31 do / do – do – Routine.
32 are / doing – am doing – Now.
33 teaches – teaches – Routine.
34 is / teaching – is teaching – Today.
35 lives – is living – Permanent vs. temporary.
36 do / go – go – Routine.
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 – Habit 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 bus 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.