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Which Tense Is It: Present Simple or Present Continuous

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Decide if the sentence is in the Present Simple or Present Continuous tense

  1. He likes computer games
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  2. She's wearing a pretty dress
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  3. It's climbing a tree
    1. Present Simple
    2. Present Continuous
  4. He lives in New York
    1. Present Simple
    2. Present Continuous
  5. They play tennis on Wednesdays
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  6. I'm eating pizza
    1. Present Simple
    2. Present Continuous
  7. We get up at 7 o'clock
    1. Present Simple
    2. Present Continuous
  8. She's sitting on Corky's chair
    1. Present Simple
    2. Present Continuous
  9. They're wearing jackets
    1. Present Simple
    2. Present Continuous
  10. She cooks every day
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  11. He's washing his car
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  12. It's sleeping
    1. Present Simple
    2. Present Continuous
  13. She tidies her room after school
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  14. They live in London
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  15. She's taking a photograph
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  16. It eats fish
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  17. We drink milk
    1. Present Simple
    2. Present Continuous
  18. They go to school
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  19. I read magazines
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  20. He watches DVDs
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  21. You listen to rock music
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  22. She lives in a big house
    1. Present Simple
    2. Present Continuous
  23. We watch old films
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  24. She is cooking a turkey for dinner
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  25. We are setting the table
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  26. She is making coffee
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  27. They are watching TV
    1. Present Simple
    2. Present Continuous
  28. It is snowing outside
    1. Present Simple
    2. Present Continuous
  29. They are laughing
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  30. Nick is painting
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  31. You are eating
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  32. It is barking
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  33. I am having breakfast
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  34. Children are playing in the yard
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  35. My Mum is washing the dishes
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  36. Jane is reading a book
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
  37. I help my Mum in the kitchen
    1. Present Simple
    2. Present Continuous
  38. Sally feeds his dog
    1. Present Simple
    2. Present Continuous
  39. Mark and Sam play the drums
    1. Present Simple
    2. Present Continuous
  40. My Dad drives a car
    1. Present Continuous
    2. Present Simple
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