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Find the Mistake - Present Simple or Present Continuous

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Each sentence or group of sentences contains one mistake. Find the mistake and correct it. Click on the next page to see the correct answers.

Example:

Sentence: I am thinking he's an interesting man.
Correction: I think he's an interesting man.

  • Tom works at the moment. Can I take a message?
  • I am often playing tennis on Saturdays.
  • We're working on the Smith account this week. We usually take three weeks to complete a project.
  • We rarely go out for dinner, but this week we go out on Saturday.
  • He is believing every word she says.
  • Angela gets up at 7 o'clock and is having breakfast.
  • Peter is asking a lot of questions every day.
  • Jason doesn't know the answer to this question. He is knowing the other answers.
  • We attend a meeting in Chicago this weekend.
  • She is wanting to purchase a new computer.

Learn more about the present perfect and the past simple using these links.

Present Simple
Basic English - Present Simple Quiz
Basic English - Present Simple vs. Present Continuous Quiz

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