This document contains an English exercise contrasting the simple present and present continuous tenses. It provides 20 multiple choice questions for students to practice these verb forms. The questions cover common situations involving actions that are usually done, currently happening, or ongoing habits. An answer key is provided at the end to check the responses. The educator wishes the students God's blessings and encourages them to be happy.

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SIMPLE PRESENT X PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Exercício de revisão
1. Complete the sentences below with the Simple Present Tense or the Present Continuous Tense of the verbs
in parentheses:
a) Jane ______________________ to learn how to swim every day. ( to try)
b) They often ______________________ in the club on weekends. ( to dance)
c) She ______________________ her mother every day. ( to kiss)
d) The children ______________________________ in the park now. ( to play)
e) At this moment I ______________________________ apples to make a pie. ( to cut)
f) I always ______________________ newspaper at the corner. ( to buy)
g) The boy ______________________ the bus to school at 10 o’clock every day. ( to catch)
h) We ______________________________ for school now. ( to leave)
i) Ted and I __________________________________ in the park at present. ( to run)
j) We never ______________________ dinner after 8 o’clock in the evening. ( to have)
k) My friend ____________________________ in London now. ( to live)
l) She usually ______________________ her hair before going to sleep. ( to brush)
m) Karen and I frequently ______________________ our homework together. ( to do)
n) Linda _________________________________ now. ( to study)
o) We often ______________________ out of town. ( to go)
p) Terry seldom ______________________ her tennis lesson. ( to enjoy)
q) The girls _________________________________ now. ( to swim)
r) Mr. Taylor ______________________ his shop at 8 o’clock every day. ( to open)
Sabia que você já é capaz de resolver questões de vestibulares?
Sabia que você já é capaz de resolver questões de vestibulares?
Sabia que você já é capaz de resolver questões de vestibulares?
Sabia que você já é capaz de resolver questões de vestibulares?
Vamos tentar?
Vamos tentar?
Vamos tentar?
Vamos tentar?
2. (UnB) “Hello, Ann, What are you doing?”
“I _________________ my books”.
a) were looking
b) has been looking
c) looks
d) had looked
e) am looking for
3. (FMU) Everybody _______________ waiting, because the American people ____________ working on
the project.
a) is / are
b) are / are
c) was / is

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d) is / is
e) are / is
4. (OSEC) Jane is an excellent student. At this moment she ________________ her lesson.
a) studys
b) is studied
c) is studying
d) studied
e) has studying
5. John usually _______ a drink before meals but now he _______ a tomato juice.
a) has, is having
b) is having, has
c) have, is having
d) is having, have
e) had, have
6. The children usually _________ in the afternoon, but now they _________ in the garden.
a) studies, are playing
b) are studying, play
c) study, plays
d) study, are playing
e) studies, is playing
7. You can’t see Bob because he ________ now.
a) rest
b) was resting
c) has rest
d) is resting
e) resting
8. Fernanda generally ________ a sandwich for lunch but now she _________ an apple.
a) eat, is eating
b) is eating, eats
c) eats, is eating
d) was eating, eats
e) was eating, eat
9. Raphael usually __________ a good book, but at the present moment he ________ TV.
a) had read, was watching
b) reads, watch
c) has read, has watched
d) reads, is watching
e) read, watched

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10. He can’t talk to us now because he ________ a bath.
a) has
b) has having
c) have
d) having
e) is having
11. Smith always ___________________ to classes on time.
a) is coming
b) come
c) had come
d) comes
e) cames
12. Usando-se corretamente os verbos “to live “e “to have” (present tense), a frase seguinte:
“Peter __________ in Spain and __________________ a bride there”.
ficará correta se preenchida, respectivamente, por:
a) lives – have
b) lived – had
c) live – has
d) lives – had
e) lives – has
13. (UF-BA) Escolha a pergunta cuja resposta é: “No, he isn’t”.
a) Are the students cheating?
b) Is Mary worrying about the future?
c) Is Tom working in the lab?
d) Is the lesson interesting?
e) Does he know to enjoy his life?
14. (UF-PR) “What _________________________? “
“Peter _____________ and Alice ________________.”
a) are Peter and Alice doing / is working / is cooking.
b) Peter and Alice are doing / is working / is cooking.
c) Do peter and Alice do / is working / is cooking.
d) Is Peter and Alice doing / is working / is cooking.
e) Peter and Alice’s doing / works / cooks
15. (ITA-SP) John is a good student, so he ______________ to school every day.
a) go

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b) goes
c) to go
d) going
e) come
16. (UFPB) We _____________ go to school on Sundays.
a) aren’t
b) weren’t
c) wasn’t
d) didn’t
e) don’t
17. (FMU-SP) My wife always ____________ too much.
a) worry
b) worries
c) have worried
d) is worrying
e) worried
18. (UFPB) ____________ Beatty usually ____________ what she wants?
a) Do / get
b) Does / gets
c) Does / get
d) was / got
e) is / got
19. Does she study with you?
a) yes, he does
b) yes, she is
c) yes, she does
d) yes, she was
e) yes, she do
20. (UFPB) Don’t disturb! My brothers _____________ hard now.
a) is working
b) was working
c) been working
d) were working
e) are working
21. (FUVEST-SP) At present he _____________ for a big company.
a) work
b) works

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c) is working
d) working
e) are working
22. (UFS Carlos-SP) He ____________ “the Times” now, but on Sundays he _______ “The Observer”.
a) is reading / reads
b) read / reads
c) reads / read
d) to read / is reading
e) are reading / reads
23 (UFPA) “What are Edward and Alice _______________?
“Edward is _____________ his homework and Alice is _____________ a cake.”
a) doing / doing / making
b) doing / making / making
c) making / doing / doing
d) making / making / making
e) doing / doing / doing
RESPOSTAS
1.
a) tries
b) dance
c) kisses
d) play
e) am cutting
f) buy
g) catches
h) are leaving
i) are running
j) have
k) is living
l) brushes
m) do
n) is studying
o) go
p) enjoys
q) are swimming
r) opens
2. E
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. D
7. D
8. C
9. D
10. E
11. D
12. E
13. C
14. A
15. B
16. E
17. B
18. C
19. C
20. E
21. C
22. A
23. A
God bless you!!!
God bless you!!!
God bless you!!!
God bless you!!!
Be happy!!!
Be happy!!!
Be happy!!!
Be happy!!!