Name: ______________________________________________ Date: __________________________

Present Simple or Progressive

Instructions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer. 1. He's working for his Father a. The person's job is probably temporary b. The person's job is permanent 2. Take the third road on the left a. The speaker is talking in general terms b. The speaker is giving instructions to get somewhere 3. I don't like tea with sugar a. The speaker is talking about now b. The speaker is talking in general terms 4. Manchester United are winning two-zero a. This refers to an unfinished game b. This is their usual result 5. I don't drive a. The speaker is in a car at the moment b. The speaker either does not know how to drive or chooses not to drive 6. She's losing weight a. She often goes on a diet b. She's on a diet at the moment 7. Do you buy a lot of CDs? a. The speaker wants to know if the person is in the habit of buying a lot of CDs b. The speaker is probably in a record shop and wants to know how many CDs the other person has got in their bag 8. I'm leaving for Amsterdam on the last flight a. The speaker has not planned to travel b. The speaker has planned to travel 9. Have you got any free time when we could talk? a. The speaker needs to speak to the other person now b. The speaker has to speak to the other person on a number of occasions

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10. I take milk in coffee a. The speaker only wants milk in a cup of coffee now b. The speaker usually or always takes milk in coffee 11. I like the film a. The speaker can only be talking in general terms about liking film b. The speaker could be talking in general terms or about a film she is watching now 12. I have breakfast at a quarter past seven a. This sentence describes an action b. This sentence describes possession 13. She's having a child a. She is either pregnant or giving birth at the moment b. The child has been born 14. John's waiting for you in reception a. The speaker knows that John often waits there b. The speaker knows where John is now 15. She's got two daughters a. This sentence describes the action of giving birth to two daughters b. This sentence describes her possessing two daughters 16. She's always blowing her nose a. The speaker is expressing dislike of her behaviour b. The speaker doesn't object to her behaviour 17. I don't understand a. The person is talking in general terms and not about now b. The person could be talking about now or in general terms 18. My neighbours are always playing their music too loud a. The speaker is talking about the music they are playing now b. The speaker is talking about their usual music volume 19. She lives in a small village a. She is not going to move home in the near future b. Her home is probably only for a short time

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Present Simple or Progressive

Answer Key

1. He's working for his Father The person's job is probably temporary The person's job is permanent 2. Take the third road on the left The speaker is talking in general terms The speaker is giving instructions to get somewhere 3. I don't like tea with sugar The speaker is talking about now The speaker is talking in general terms 4. Manchester United are winning two-zero This refers to an unfinished game This is their usual result 5. I don't drive The speaker is in a car at the moment The speaker either does not know how to drive or chooses not to drive 6. She's losing weight She often goes on a diet She's on a diet at the moment 7. Do you buy a lot of CDs? The speaker wants to know if the person is in the habit of buying a lot of CDs The speaker is probably in a record shop and wants to know how many CDs the other person has got in their bag 8. I'm leaving for Amsterdam on the last flight The speaker has not planned to travel The speaker has planned to travel 9. Have you got any free time when we could talk? The speaker needs to speak to the other person now The speaker has to speak to the other person on a number of occasions 10. I take milk in coffee The speaker only wants milk in a cup of coffee now The speaker usually or always takes milk in coffee

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11. I like the film The speaker can only be talking in general terms about liking film The speaker could be talking in general terms or about a film she is watching now 12. I have breakfast at a quarter past seven This sentence describes an action This sentence describes possession 13. She's having a child She is either pregnant or giving birth at the moment The child has been born 14. John's waiting for you in reception The speaker knows that John often waits there The speaker knows where John is now 15. She's got two daughters This sentence describes the action of giving birth to two daughters This sentence describes her possessing two daughters 16. She's always blowing her nose The speaker is expressing dislike of her behaviour The speaker doesn't object to her behaviour 17. I don't understand The person is talking in general terms and not about now The person could be talking about now or in general terms 18. My neighbours are always playing their music too loud The speaker is talking about the music they are playing now The speaker is talking about their usual music volume 19. She lives in a small village She is not going to move home in the near future Her home is probably only for a short time

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