
Pr. Simple or Pr. Progressive
1. This box (weighs) a lot. It’s too heavy for me to lift.
2. I just handed the box to the postal worker. Right now she (is weighing) it to see how much postage it needs.
3. 1 (am thinking) about the verbs in this grammar practice right now. I (think) all of my answers are correct, but I’ll use the answer key to check them when I finish, just to make sure.
4. Susie! Get your fingers out of the dessert! What are you (doing)?
- I (am tastig) the cake. It (tastes) good.
5. Why are the children being so good today? They (are cleaning) the room and (picking up) all the toys and clothes from the rest of the house.
- I promised to take them to the water slide this afternoon if they did all the chores first.
6. The students of our group (take part) in the sport competitions once a month.
7. I often (spend) my day off in the village where my granny (lives).
8. Where (are) the children?
- They (are) in the yard.
- What are they (doing) there?
- They (are playing) with a ball there.
At one time people (1) (A) have thought there (2) (C) were life on the moon and little green men on Mars.
For many years some people (3) (C) have thought Venus (4) (B) was a natural garden because it (5) (C) is green.
Some scientists (6) (D) have thought there (7) (B) was life in the clouds over Jupiter.
Today we (8) (D) know these things (9) (A) are not true.
Earth (10) (C) seems to be the only planet in our solar system with life.
But we will continue to wonder, “ (11) (A) Are we alone?”
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