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Present Simple or Present Continuous - Choose the Form

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Complete the sentences with the present simple or continuous form

  1. We
    on Baker Road
    1. are living
    2. live
  2. He
    talking about films
    1. loves
    2. are loving
  3. This product
    nuts
    1. is containing
    2. contains
  4. The next bus
    at 6. 15p.m.
    1. is leaving
    2. leaves
  5. Lemons
    in cold countries
    1. don't grow
    2. aren't growing
  6. She
    Henry a lot this week
    1. helps
    2. is helping
  7. We
    French this year
    1. don't learn
    2. aren't learning
  8. The lessons
    more difficult
    1. are getting
    2. get
  9. The leaves
    orange
    1. turn
    2. are turning
  10. He
    in Spain nowadays
    1. lives
    2. is living
  11. I
    Alison on Friday afternoon
    1. am meeting
    2. meet
  12. on Thursday? 'Yes, I am
    1. Do you come
    2. Are you coming
  13. The water
    I'll make some tea
    1. boils
    2. is boiling
  14. I'm sorry. I can't talk at the moment. I
    my mum in the kitchen
    1. help
    2. am helping
  15. Water
    at 100 degrees
    1. is boiling
    2. boils
  16. Nurses
    sick people in hospital
    1. are helping
    2. help
  17. Sarah
    in Scotland this week
    1. is working
    2. works
  18. This week, I
    for an exam
    1. am revising
    2. revise
  19. Please be quiet. I
    1. think
    2. am thinking
  20. Mary
    to yoga classes on Monday evenings
    1. goes
    2. is going
  21. ? No. Let's play tennis
    1. Does it rain
    2. Is it raining
  22. Elephants
    for 50 or 60 years
    1. live
    2. are living
  23. Can I speak to Jack, please?' 'I'm sorry. He
    with his grandparents. He will be back tomorrow
    1. stays
    2. is staying
  24. 'Are you OK?' 'No, I'm not, I
    a very bad day.'
    1. have
    2. am having
  25. Lucy's a vegetarian, she
    meat
    1. isn't eating
    2. doesn't eat
  26. 'Why are you taking the bus? My bike
    a puncture.'
    1. is having
    2. has got
  27. I
    this music!
    1. love
    2. am living
  28. Our new house
    a red door
    1. has
    2. is having
  29. Mandy
    some photos of the new house
    1. takes
    2. is taking
  30. Leo
    to see us next week
    1. is coming
    2. comes
  31. Ted's train
    at 5.30 in the morning
    1. arrives
    2. is arriving
  32. She
    cold weather
    1. likes
    2. is liking
  33. What time
    ?
    1. is the bank opening
    2. does the bank open
  34. Giraffes
    for three or four hours a day
    1. are sleeping
    2. sleep
  35. What
    this afternoon?
    1. are you doing
    2. do you do
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