Test Present Simple vs Present Continuous

• English
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g, t
• Leerjaar 3,4

  Grammar Test 

Do you remember?

Read the next slide and make sure you understand the rules: 

Present simple 

1. Bij gewoonten, een feit, regelmaat.

2. I / you / we / they + hele werkwoord

     he / she / it + hele werkwoord + 's'

3. ?--> Do of does + ond + hele werkwoord.

     not--> don't  or doesn't + hele wekwoord.

4. I swim with my friends every Saturday.

     (every, always, often, usually..........)

Present contiNUous 

1. Als het om iets wat bezig is op dat moment,            (tijdelijke situaties, bij irritaties).

2. am / is / are + hele werkwoord + ing

3. ? --> Begin de zin met een form van 'to be'
     not-->  am, is, are + not + hele ww. + ing

4. He is swimming with his friends at the 

     moment.    (at the moment, now, Look! .........)

1. They’re ... a great time.

1. aren’t having
2. having
3. have
4. has

2. Angel ... with his mum and his sister.

1. is living
2. don't live
3. lives
4. are living

3. I ... young people with lots of enthusiasm.

1. am liking
2. like
3. likes
4. are liking

4. Do you ... a laptop?

1. have
2. have got
3. has
4. having

5. He ... a lot of money.

1. makes
2. making
3. are makes
4. are making

Drag and drop

2.Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verbs in the box. 

You can use a verb more than once.

Example: 

1. When I                        for clothes online, I usually pay by credit card.

2. I’m                      to work because there are no trains today.

3. Apple Inc.                 electronic products, for example the iPhone.

4. I'm on holiday at the moment and I                                    a           great time.

5. What                       you                   ? It smells delicious!

drive

shop 

have 

am

making 

come

are

driving

shops

has

make

comes

having

3. Correct the mistake in each item.

Example: 

I don't often shop to clothes.

I don't often shop for clothes.

WRITE THE WHOLE SENTENCE CORRECTLY

Do you has a credit card?

4. Anton and Rosa are having a pet rabbit called Flop.

5. I’m very sorry but I’m not understanding you.

6. Usually, Mary doesn't liking fish.

Drag and drop

4. Complete the sentences with the correct words in the box..

Example: 

1. On Sundays, I usually have a                         so I get up at around 11.

1. On Sundays, I usually have a                so I get up at around 11.

2. I                 to music in my bedroom and on the bus.

3. Do you want to go out for                tonight?

4. I feel like doing                             this weekend.

5. He                     games on his phone all the time.

6. They went for a long                        near the river.

7. I can’t come with you this evening. I am                   out for dinner.

listen

play 

pizza 

do

chat 

walk

TV

lie in

nothing

meet

make

plays

going

6. Write down the correct answer.

1 Oh, no! We can’t play tennis. It ___________ .

1. rains
2. is raining

2 It _____________ a lot in April.

1. rains
2. is raining

3 I ___________ a very good book at the moment.

1. read
2. am reading

4 I ____________ in bed every night.

1. read
2. am reading

5 She’s a doctor. She _______________ at St Mary’s Hospital.

1. works
2. is working

6 She ______________ very hard because she has a maths test tomorrow.

1. works
2. is working

7 Vegetarians ______________ meat.

1. don’t eat
2. aren’t eating

7. Answer the questions with true or false.

1. You use the Present Simple for actions.

1. True
2. False

2. The Shit- rule means that you put an -s behind the verb when you refer to "the dog", or ""my
uncle".

1. True
2. False

3. You use the Present Simple when something is a habit.

1. True
2. False

4. The Present Continuous is used when you talk about something that is happening at the time of speaking.

1. True
2. False

Is this sentence correct?

5. He always walks the dog at night.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

Is this sentence correct?

6. My neighbour is never talking to me.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

Is this sentence correct?

7. I am walking home right now.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

Is this sentence correct?

8. Hannah are 10 years old.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

How did you do?

Answer on the next page:

How did you do this test?

1. Great, I can do this!
2. Bad, I understand the rules but I need to practise a lot more.
3. Okay, I understand the rules, I just need some more practise.
4. Terrible, I need to study the rules and do a lot of exercises.