Present simple or present continuous – English Grammar Test for B1

2 Listen! The birds ___ in the trees.
(a) sing
(b) are singing
(c) sings

3 I ___ breakfast every morning at 7 a.m.
(a) am having
(b) have
(c) has

4 Where ___ you usually ___ your holidays?
(a) are / spending
(b) do / spend
(c) is / spending

5 Be quiet! The baby ___ now.
(a) sleeps
(b) is sleeping
(c) sleep

6 She ___ English three times a week.
(a) studies
(b) is studying
(c) study

7 Look! It ___ outside.
(a) rains
(b) rain
(c) is raining

8 Tom always ___ coffee in the morning.
(a) drinks
(b) is drinking
(c) drink

9 They ___ in the garden at the moment.
(a) are working
(b) work
(c) works

10 My father ___ to work every day.
(a) drives
(b) is driving
(c) drive

11 Don’t talk so loudly! I ___ to concentrate.
(a) am trying
(b) try
(c) tries

12 We ___ usually ___ dinner at 7 p.m.
(a) are / having
(b) do / have
(c) have / has

13 The sun ___ in the east and ___ in the west.
(a) is rising / is setting
(b) rises / sets
(c) rise / set

14 Why ___ you ___ so much noise now?
(a) do / make
(b) are / making
(c) is / making

15 He ___ TV every evening.
(a) is watching
(b) watch
(c) watches

16 I ___ a new book at the moment. It’s very interesting.
(a) read
(b) am reading
(c) reads

17 My parents ___ in London, but this week they ___ in Paris.
(a) live / are staying
(b) lives / stay
(c) are living / stays

18 She usually ___ jeans, but today she ___ a dress.
(a) is wearing / wears
(b) wears / is wearing
(c) wear / is wearing

19 Hurry up! The bus ___.
(a) is coming
(b) comes
(c) come

20 We ___ to the cinema every Saturday.
(a) are going
(b) go
(c) goes

21 Why ___ she ___ so angry right now?
(a) is / being
(b) does / be
(c) is / be

22 I ___ football on Sundays, but I ___ today.
(a) play / don’t play
(b) play / am not playing
(c) am playing / don’t play

23 John ___ his homework in the living room now.
(a) do
(b) does
(c) is doing

24 This shop usually ___ at 9 a.m., but today it ___ later.
(a) opens / is opening
(b) open / opens
(c) is opening / opens

25 The train always ___ on time, but today it ___ late.
(a) arrives / is arriving
(b) arrive / arrives
(c) is arriving / arrive

26 Excuse me, ___ you ___ English?
(a) are / speaking
(b) do / speak
(c) is / speaking

27 Look! The children ___ football in the park.
(a) plays
(b) are playing
(c) play

28 Water ___ at 100 degrees Celsius.
(a) is boiling
(b) boils
(c) boil

29 He ___ always ___ his keys! It’s so annoying.
(a) does / lose
(b) is / losing
(c) is / lose

30 They ___ lunch in the school canteen every day.
(a) have
(b) are having
(c) has