Simple present or present continuous

Complete the following sentences using simple present or present continuous tense form.

1. A butterfly ………………… life as an egg on a leaf.

a) is beginning

b) begins

2. The queen ant …………………… thousands of eggs which ………………….. into larvae.

a) is laying, is hatching

b) lays, hatch

c) lay, are hatching

3. Ants are insects that ………………. in colonies.

a) live

b) are living

c) Either could be used here

4. The caterpillar …………………… the leaf and ……………….. very fast.

a) eats, grows

b) is eating, grows

c) is eating, is growing

5. The butterfly ……………….. from the pupa.

a) is emerging

b) emerges

c) Either could be used here

6. Cows ………………… grass and ………………… milk.

a) eat, give

b) are eating, giving

c) are eating, give

7. Martha ……………….. Spanish very well.

a) speaks

b) is speaking

c) Either could be used here

8. Most birds …………………….. a new nest each other.

a) build

b) are building

c) Either could be used here

9. Carnivores ………………….. mostly animal flesh.

a) eat

b) are eating

c) Either could be used here

10. Heat …………………. bodies.

a) expands

b) is expanding

c) Either could be used here

Answers

1. A butterfly begins life as an egg on a leaf.

2. The queen ant lays thousands of eggs which hatch into larvae.

3. Ants are insects that live in colonies.

4. The caterpillar eats the leaf and grows very fast.

5. The butterfly emerges from the pupa.

6. Cows eat grass and give milk.

7. Martha speaks Spanish very well.

8. Most birds build a new nest each other.

9. Carnivores eat mostly animal flesh.

10. Heat expands bodies.