Simple Present & Present Continuous Quiz | Beginner Level | 10 Questions & Answers with Explanations

"Listen!" signals an action happening right now, which needs present continuous.

Correct sentence: "Listen! Someone is knocking at the door."

Memory hook: "look!" and "listen!" are classic present-continuous signal words for actions in progress.

"Know" is a stative verb and never takes the "-ing" form.

Correct sentence: "I know the answer to this question."

Memory hook: mental-state verbs (know, understand, believe) are always simple present, never continuous.

"Always" combined with an annoying, repeated habit takes present continuous (not simple present, which would just describe a neutral fact).

Correct sentence: "He is always losing his admit card."

Memory hook: "always" + present continuous = an annoying or surprising repeated habit, a special exception worth memorising.

A universal, permanent truth takes simple present.

Correct sentence: "The sun rises in the east."

Memory hook: universal truths and scientific facts are always simple present, regardless of when you're speaking.

A repeated habit takes simple present with the third-person "-es" ending.

Correct sentence: "He goes to the market every Sunday."

Memory hook: "every Sunday" is a classic simple-present signal word for habits.

"These days" signals a temporary, ongoing situation, which takes present continuous.

Correct sentence: "She is preparing for her UPSC exam these days."

Memory hook: "these days," "currently," and "at present" are strong present-continuous signals.

Habitual fact about her job needs simple present, and the third-person singular subject "she" requires the "-es" ending.

Correct sentence: "She teaches at a government school."

Memory hook: he/she/it/singular noun + simple present verb always needs an "-s" or "-es" ending.

"Have" meaning possession is stative and never takes "-ing."

Correct sentence: "She has a car."

Memory hook: "have" in the sense of owning something is always simple present.

"Taste" here describes a quality/state (how the dish tastes), a stative use, so it takes simple present.

Correct sentence: "This dish tastes delicious."

Memory hook: "taste," "smell," and "look" are stative when describing a quality, not an action being performed.

A scheduled, timetabled future event uses simple present, even though "tomorrow" refers to the future.

Correct sentence: "The train leaves at 6 pm tomorrow."

Memory hook: fixed schedules and timetables (trains, flights, classes) use simple present even for future events.