1. Tense System • Level 2
Simple vs. Continuous
10 Questions • 3 Minutes
📖 Lesson: Simple vs. Continuous
The Core Difference
- Simple: Permanent, Habits, Facts. "Always", "Usually", "Every day".
- Continuous: Temporary, In Progress Now. "Now", "At the moment", "Today".
Comparison
- Simple: I *live* in London. (My permanent home)
- Continuous: I *am staying* in a hotel. (Just for a few days)
- Simple: It *rains* a lot in winter. (Fact)
- Continuous: Look! It *is raining*. (Happening now)
Signal Words
- Simple: Always, Never, Often, Sometimes.
- Continuous: Now, Right now, Look!, Listen!, At present.
📋 Practice Questions
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1. Look! It _____.
- Arains
- Bis raining
- Crain
- Draining
2. I usually _____ coffee.
- Aam drinking
- Bdrink
- Cdrinks
- Ddrank
3. He _____ a shower right now.
- Ahas
- Bhaving
- Cis having
- Dhad
4. We _____ to London every summer.
- Ago
- Bare going
- Cwent
- Dgone
5. Listen! The baby _____.
- Acries
- Bis crying
- Ccried
- Dcry
6. She _____ jeans today.
- Ais wearing
- Bwears
- Cwear
- Dwore
7. Water _____ at 100 degrees.
- Aboils
- Bis boiling
- Cboil
- Dboiled
8. Where _____ you live?
- Aare
- Bdo
- Cdoes
- Dis
9. Why _____ you laughing?
- Ado
- Bare
- Cis
- Dhave
10. The moon _____ around the earth.
- Ago
- Bgoes
- Cis going
- Dgoing
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✅ Answer Review
Nice work finishing the test — here is every question with the correct answer and explanation.
1. Look! It _____.
- Arains
- Bis raining
- Crain
- Draining
Correct answer: B) is raining
'Look!' implies right now.
2. I usually _____ coffee.
- Aam drinking
- Bdrink
- Cdrinks
- Ddrank
Correct answer: B) drink
'Usually' implies a habit.
3. He _____ a shower right now.
- Ahas
- Bhaving
- Cis having
- Dhad
Correct answer: C) is having
Happening now.
4. We _____ to London every summer.
- Ago
- Bare going
- Cwent
- Dgone
Correct answer: A) go
Repeated action.
5. Listen! The baby _____.
- Acries
- Bis crying
- Ccried
- Dcry
Correct answer: B) is crying
'Listen!' implies now.
6. She _____ jeans today.
- Ais wearing
- Bwears
- Cwear
- Dwore
Correct answer: A) is wearing
'Today' implies temporary state.
7. Water _____ at 100 degrees.
- Aboils
- Bis boiling
- Cboil
- Dboiled
Correct answer: A) boils
Scientific fact.
8. Where _____ you live?
- Aare
- Bdo
- Cdoes
- Dis
Correct answer: B) do
Permanent state.
9. Why _____ you laughing?
- Ado
- Bare
- Cis
- Dhave
Correct answer: B) are
Continuous question.
10. The moon _____ around the earth.
- Ago
- Bgoes
- Cis going
- Dgoing
Correct answer: B) goes
Permanent fact.