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Exercise "Present simple or continuous", created by sreedhar (a free exercise to learn English):
Results of the 750 people who have taken this test:
Average mark: 56.5 / 100 Share


Latest member with a 100/100 (perfect mark): ploplo / SWITZERLAND, on Sunday 18 February - 21:03:
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Stats (750 candidates)
Question 1 passed: 77.6 %
He often * (dream) of blossoming out into a writer par excellence. Some dream that!

Question 2 passed: 66.8 %
Wonder what he * (dream) about, for you can hear him groaning for all he is worth!

Question 3 passed: 68.5 %
His parents usually * (forbid) him from joining us but today as you can see he is in our company and enjoying every moment of it!

Question 4 passed: 52.8 %
She * (forsake) all those who trust her and that too when they are in dire need so how can you expect her to have any pals at all?

Question 5 passed: 52.1 %
They * (wolf) food in enormous amounts as you can see. No they are not gluttons but are merely famished!

Question 6 passed: 53.1 %
Clara * (cut) the vegetables for us today to make our cooking task that much easier. What a brick she is!

Question 7 passed: 49.6 %
In cricket it is said that catches win matches. My friend is no butterfingers which means he normally * (catch) well.

Question 8 passed: 36.4 %
One gallon is 3.7 litres and do you know a camel can at one go and * (drink) as many as 53 gallons of water? Blimey!

Question 9 passed: 50.5 %
She * (burst) to tell us something sensational so we would better lend our ears to her!

Question 10 passed: 56.3 %
He never * (dwell) on the past and always lives in solid present. Quite sensible of him!

Question 11 passed: 55.2 %
She at the moment * (dwell) on the past apparently and that is why you can see such a miserable expression on her face!

Question 12 passed: 58.9 %
He often * (mistake) me for somebody against whom he bears a grudge and so looks at me with hostility!

Question 13 passed: 41.5 %
You * (spoil) your life by frittering away your precious time doing precious little!

Question 14 passed: 52.7 %
They * (spread) the red carpet on the floor. Are they expecting some bigwig to visit them or what?


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