Difference Beetween Simple Present Tense and Present Continuous Tense

EXERCISE 1: Use the Simple Present Tense or Present Progressive with (-ing)



1. Virginia ................. (speak) English very well.

2. She always ............... (want) to practice it.

3. She .................... (learn) a lot this year.

4. Mr. and Mrs. Miller .................... (build) a new house.

5. The doorbell ................... (ring) very often.

6. The doorbell ...................... (ring) now.

7. She always .......................... (have) a good time.

8. She ....................... (have) a good time now.

9. We ...................... (miss) her very much.

10. I ..................... (write) many letter to her.

11. I..................... (write) a long letter now.

12. This class ....................... (begin) at eight o’clock.

13. Now we ......................... (begin) English.

14. We ......................... (study) the present tense now.

15. We ....................... (like) this class.

16. The bus ....................... (stop) at the corner now.

17. The bus always ..................... (stop) there.

18. It .................. (rain) a lot in the tropics.

19. It .................. (rain) a little now.