This worksheet helps English learners practice choosing between present simple and present continuous verb forms through practical sentence completion exercises.

Let's solve each sentence by choosing the correct tense: present simple or present continuous, based on the context.

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Rules to remember:

- Present Simple: Used for habits, routines, general truths, and permanent situations.
- *Example:* I eat breakfast every day.

- Present Continuous: Used for actions happening now, temporary actions, or actions in progress at a specific time.
- *Example:* I am eating breakfast right now.

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Now, let’s go through each sentence:

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1. I (have) coffee for breakfast every day.
✔ have – This is a daily routine → Present Simple
👉 *I have coffee for breakfast every day.*

2. My brother (work) in a shoe store this summer.
✔ is working – This is a temporary job during the summer → Present Continuous
👉 *My brother is working in a shoe store this summer.*

3. The student (look) up that new word now.
✔ is looking – Happening "now" → Present Continuous
👉 *The student is looking up that new word now.*

4. She (go) to school every day.
✔ goes – Daily routine → Present Simple
👉 *She goes to school every day.*

5. We (do) this exercise at the moment.
✔ are doing – "At the moment" = now → Present Continuous
👉 *We are doing this exercise at the moment.*

6. Miss Helen (read) a newspaper now.
✔ is reading – Happening now → Present Continuous
👉 *Miss Helen is reading a newspaper now.*

7. It (rain) very much in the moment. It (rain) now.
✔ is raining / is raining – Both indicate current weather → Present Continuous
👉 *It is raining very much at the moment. It is raining now.*

8. Bad students never (work) hard.
✔ work – General truth about bad students → Present Simple
👉 *Bad students never work hard.*

9. He generally (sing) in English, but today he (sing) in Spanish.
✔ sings / is singing – General habit vs. current action → Present Simple + Present Continuous
👉 *He generally sings in English, but today he is singing in Spanish.*

10. He seldom (eat) before 6:30.
✔ eats – Habitual behavior → Present Simple
👉 *He seldom eats before 6:30.*

11. He (go) to School every day.
✔ goes – Routine → Present Simple
👉 *He goes to school every day.*

12. He (come) from Germany.
✔ comes – Permanent origin → Present Simple
👉 *He comes from Germany.*

13. Daisy usually (go) to work by car.
✔ goes – Habit → Present Simple
👉 *Daisy usually goes to work by car.*

14. We (watch) TV every night.
✔ watch – Regular routine → Present Simple
👉 *We watch TV every night.*

15. He (walk) to work every day.
✔ walks – Daily routine → Present Simple
👉 *He walks to work every day.*

16. He (be) in Ca Mau.
✔ is – Current location (permanent or temporary state) → Present Simple
👉 *He is in Ca Mau.*

17. They (be) students.
✔ are – General identity → Present Simple
👉 *They are students.*

18. She (wash) her clothes every Sunday.
✔ washes – Weekly routine → Present Simple
👉 *She washes her clothes every Sunday.*

19. She (study) English every day.
✔ studies – Daily habit → Present Simple
👉 *She studies English every day.*

20. He (want) to become a teacher.
✔ wants – Current desire (general) → Present Simple
👉 *He wants to become a teacher.*

21. She usually (walk) to school.
✔ walks – Habit → Present Simple
👉 *She usually walks to school.*

22. What time (get) up every morning?
✔ does she get – Question about routine → Present Simple
👉 *What time does she get up every morning?*

23. She (not wash) her clothes every weekend.
✔ doesn't wash – Negative habit → Present Simple
👉 *She doesn't wash her clothes every weekend.*

24. (be) they teachers?
✔ Are – General question about identity → Present Simple
👉 *Are they teachers?*

25. It (not be) often cold in summer.
✔ is not – General truth → Present Simple
👉 *It is not often cold in summer.*

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✔ Final Answers:

1. have
2. is working
3. is looking
4. goes
5. are doing
6. is reading
7. is raining, is raining
8. work
9. sings, is singing
10. eats
11. goes
12. comes
13. goes
14. watch
15. walks
16. is
17. are
18. washes
19. studies
20. wants
21. walks
22. does she get
23. doesn't wash
24. Are
25. is not

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