Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

1. Every Monday, Sally ....... (drive) her kids to football practice.

1. Every Monday, Sally DRIVES her kids to football practice.

10. This delicious chocolate ....... (be) made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.

10. This delicious chocolate IS made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.

2. Usually, I ........ (work) as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I ....... (study) French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

2. Usually, I WORK as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I AM STUDYING French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John ....... (sleep).

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John IS SLEEPING.

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It ....... (rain).

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It IS RAINING.

5. I hate living in Seattle because it ....... (rain, always).

5. I hate living in Seattle because it ALWAYS RAINING.

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you ....... (say) because everybody ....... (talk) so loudly.

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you ARE SAYING because everybody IS TALKING so loudly.

7. Justin ....... (write, currently) a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.

7. Justin IS CURRENTLY WRITING a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.

8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight? Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I ....... (go) to a movie tonight with some friends.

8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight? Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I AM GOING to a movie tonight with some friends.

9. The business cards ....... (be, normally ) printed by a company in New York. Their prices ....... (be) inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.

9. The business cards ARE NORMALLY printed by a company in New York. Their prices ARE inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.