Present Simple vs Present Continuous: Test Your Grammar Skills

The Grammar Gameshow, hosted by Will and Leslie, features contestants Sarah and Jim answering questions about the present simple and present continuous tenses. The show includes a quick-fire round to identify tenses, a true or false round discussing future tense usage, and a final question about state verbs. Sarah wins the game with 31 points, while Jim finishes second. The show concludes with a humorous note, inviting viewers to join next week.

What are the names of the two contestants introduced in the show?

• Jim and John

• Sarah and John

• Sarah and Jim

• Sarah and Will

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which tense is used in the sentence: 'I never work very hard'?

• Future simple

• Present simple

• Past simple

• Present continuous

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which tense is used in the sentence: 'I’m sitting at home.'?

• Future continuous

• Past continuous

• Present continuous

• Present simple

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which tense is used in the sentence: 'Are you having dinner?'?

• Present continuous

• Future simple

• Past simple

• Present simple

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which tense is used in the sentence: 'He doesn’t know.'?

• Future simple

• Past simple

• Present continuous

• Present simple

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which tense is used in the sentence: 'Do you live here?'?

• Future simple

• Present continuous

• Past simple

• Present simple

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which tense is used in the sentence: 'She isn’t coming home today.'?

• Future simple

• Present simple

• Past simple

• Present continuous

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Can both the present continuous and present simple tenses be used to talk about the future?

• Only present continuous

• False

• Only present simple

• True

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which tense is used for future arrangements?

• Future simple

• Past simple

• Present continuous

• Present simple

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When can the present simple be used with a present continuous meaning?

• When using state verbs

• When using action verbs

• When using modal verbs

• When using auxiliary verbs

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D