Question 1
I usually _____ my emails in the morning, but today I _____ reports instead.
Options: check, am checking, don't check, am writing, write, am not writing
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb in Present Simple or Present Continuous. Think about your usual work tasks and what you are doing at work today.
Question 1
I usually _____ my emails in the morning, but today I _____ reports instead.
Options: check, am checking, don't check, am writing, write, am not writing
Question 2
My colleague _____ the office every day at 9 a.m.
Options: is cleaning, cleans, doesn't clean
Question 3
The receptionist _____ a break at 3 p.m. every afternoon.
Options: doesn't take, takes, is taking
Question 4
I _____ on a special project this week, so I am very busy.
Options: work, am working, am not working
Question 5
_____ the printer right now?
Options: Do you use, You are using, Are you using
Question 6
Our manager _____ staff meetings on Mondays.
Options: doesn't hold, is holding, holds
Question 7
We _____ new software at the moment because the old system is too slow.
Options: install, are installing, aren't installing
Question 8
How often _____ your emails?
Options: are you checking, you check, do you check
Question 9
She _____ her work for today because she has an important deadline.
Options: plans, is planning, isn't planning
Question 10
Why _____ late this week? Is there a new project?
Options: they are working, are they working, do they work
Question 11
The office _____ at nine every weekday.
Options: opens, is opening, doesn't open
Question 12
I _____ from home this week because my office is being painted.
Options: work, am not working, am working
Practise Work Life - Daily Tasks with this interactive fill-in-the-blank exercise of 12 questions. Choose the option that correctly completes each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get detailed feedback on every choice.
Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Work Life - Daily Tasks in everyday English.
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