Present tense contrast -formative assessment - Jasenka Bolkovac | Library

Dear students, in order to check whether you have mastered the uses of the Present simple and the Present continuous, do the following exercises and you will get an immediate feedback on how well you have done on the test. Good luck!

I. Define the uses of the Present simple and the Present continuous in the following sentences. Choose from the following uses and make sure that you type them correctly in the form they are listed in the task: 
· habits and routines
· a permanent situation 
· timetables and schedules
· future time clauses 
· to describe events in a book/play/film
· something happening now or about now
· annoying behaviour 
· future arrangement
· something that is changing
· a temporary situation
· to describe photos
· state verb
· fact

There are some extra uses that you won't need.

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II./III. Complete the sentences with the correct present form of the verbs in brackets - present simple or continuous.

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This is the end of the test. Don't forget to submit your answers.