| ESL Blues | Quick Quiz: Present simple versus present progressive |
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| 1. | Water ________ at a temperature of 0 degrees Celsius. | Correct answer: freezes This is a fact of nature, not an activity in progress. | |
| 2. | Take an umbrella. It ________. You don't want to get wet. | Correct answer: is raining This is an activity in progress. It is happening right now. | |
| 3. | Here in Montreal the winters are very long and it ________ a lot. | Correct answer: snows This is a repeated action, not an activity in progress. | |
| 4. | Now I ________ what you are trying to say. | Correct answer: understand This is a non-progressive verb like 'know' and 'believe.' | |
| 5. | I'm sorry. Bob can't come to the phone. He ________ a shower. | Correct answer: is having This is an action in progress. It is happening right now. | |
| 6. | Of course Daniel is coming to the party. She always ________ to my parties. | Correct answer: comes This is a repeated or habitual action, not an activity in progress. | |
| 7. | So tell me. Who ________ on the ski trip with us? | Correct answer: is coming This is a planned activity for the near future. | |
| 8. | This session I ________ a Spanish course. It's difficult but it's fun. | Correct answer: am taking This is an activity in progress. It is happening these days. | |
| 9. | Sabrina's husband is a salesman but I don't really know what he ________. | Correct answer: sells This is a habitual or repeated action, not an activity in progress. | |
| 10. | Turn down the volume. I ________ to do my homework. | Correct answer: am trying This is an activity in progress. |
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