This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Present > Present Continuous Tense – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Present Continuous Tense Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I ..... English exercises twice a week. A) Write. B) Am writing. C) Is writing. D) Writes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Write. 2. Which sentence describes a temporary situation, not a permanent fact or habit? A) I go to Jefferson Middle School. B) My brother plays soccer on Saturdays. C) I am reading a really good book this week. D) Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I am reading a really good book this week. 3. Choose the correct answer!Listen! Somebody ..... us. A) Is calling. B) Calling. C) Calls. D) Call. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is calling. 4. Mark and Bam Bam ..... some fish at the moment. A) Are eating. B) Eat. C) Eats. D) Is eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are eating. 5. My mother is ..... in the kitchen. A) Cook. B) Cookeing. C) Cooking. D) Cookking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cooking. 6. The chef (not cook) ..... today. A) Was not cooking. B) Is not cooking. C) Were not cooking. D) Are not cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is not cooking. 7. Thalia and Luke ..... to the camp. A) Gone. B) Is going. C) Is goes. D) Are going. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are going. 8. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE:}$She ..... (envision) new possibilities for her business these days. A) Is envisioning. B) Envisions. C) Are envisioning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is envisioning. 9. Rivers flow ..... toward the sea A) Flow. B) Flows. C) Flowes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flow. 10. On hot days, the animals ..... in the river. A) Swimming. B) Swimes. C) Swims. D) Swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Swim. 11. The television ..... A) Are working. B) Am working. C) Is not working. D) Are not working. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is not working. 12. . Grandpa is ..... the newspaper and Grandma is ..... A) Read-prayed. B) Reads-prays. C) Read-pray. D) Reading-praying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reading-praying. 13. Is ..... talking to the animals? Yes, she is. A) The animal. B) The girl and animals. C) The girls. D) The girl. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The girl. 14. Which sentence describes a temporary situation, rather than a permanent habit? A) My dad works as an engineer. B) The Earth revolves around the sun. C) I am staying with my grandparents for the summer. D) I usually wake up at 7 AM. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I am staying with my grandparents for the summer. 15. I ..... dinner because we ordered pizza a few minutes ago. A) Am not making. B) Don't make. C) Not make. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am not making. 16. These days, Amna ..... English in Foundations. A) Have study. B) Is studying. C) Is study. D) Has studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is studying. 17. Passengers ..... waiting for the train. (Choose the correct verb showing continuous action) A) Is. B) Am. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 18. Listen! I thing your mobile phone ..... A) Are ringing. B) Aren't ringing. C) Isn't ringing. D) Is ringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is ringing. 19. They are not swimming on Sunday.Change into interrogative form! A) They are swimming on Sunday. B) Are they not swimming on Sunday?. C) They are not swim on Sunday. D) Are they swimming on Sunday?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are they swimming on Sunday?. 20. It ..... right now. A) Are raining. B) Am raining. C) Is raining. D) Is raning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is raining. 21. They ..... coming for the dinner. (Choose the correct verb showing continuous action) A) Is. B) Am. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 22. True or False:The phrase 'every day' is a time expression typically used with the present continuous tense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. Present Continuous Tense:Negative Sentence A) They is not working. B) They are not working. C) They are not worked. D) They are not work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are not working. 24. I ..... my favorite novel. A) Am read. B) Am reading. C) Is reading. D) Is read. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am reading. 25. They always ..... basketball in the evening. A) Playing. B) Plays. C) Play. D) Are not play. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Play. 26. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE:}$He ..... (experiment) with new recipes in the kitchen today. A) Are experimenting. B) Experiments. C) Is experimenting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is experimenting. 27. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE:}$I ..... (contemplate) my future career options these days. A) Contemplated. B) Is contemplating. C) Am contemplating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Am contemplating. 28. We ..... the ball A) Is catching. B) Catching. C) Isn't catching. D) Are catching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are catching. 29. My brother is helping my dad for washing the car.The suitable question that can be made and get the answer from the sentence above is? A) Where are they washing the car?. B) When are they washing the car?. C) How are they washing the car?. D) Who is helping my dad washing the car?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Who is helping my dad washing the car?. 30. Complete the sentence to make it negative:The students ..... paying attention because the lesson is over. A) Aren't. B) Isn't. C) Not. D) Don't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aren't. 31. $^{Choose the correct verb form in "Present continuous Tense"}$The artist ..... (draw) a portrait. A) Was drawing. B) Draws. C) Is drawing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is drawing. 32. My grandparents ..... in Taiping. A) Live. B) Lives. C) Living. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Live. 33. Students ..... to college today because of the storm. A) Haven't coming. B) Aren't coming. C) Have came. D) Are come. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aren't coming. 34. I ..... studying at the moment. A) Am. B) Is. C) Were. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am. 35. He ..... a report. A) Are writing. B) Is writing. C) Am writing. D) Writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is writing. 36. True or False:You can use the present continuous to talk about a developing situation, like in the sentence:'Your English is getting much better!' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 37. My mother ..... the room soon. A) Are cleaning. B) Is cleaning. C) Cleaned. D) Clean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is cleaning. 38. True or False:In the sentence 'She is running fast, ' the main action verb is 'is'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 39. Don't disturb Hadif. He ..... now. A) Study. B) Studies. C) Is studying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is studying. 40. The birds ..... pecking at the corn. (Choose the correct verb showing continuous action) A) Is. B) Am. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 41. I see that you ..... your new jacket today. A) Were wearing. B) Are wearing. C) Was wearing. D) Is wearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are wearing. 42. Kinah and Jagjit decorate the room for the party A) Am decorating. B) Is decorating. C) Are decorating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are decorating. 43. Robin's family ..... Bali next week A) Are not going to be. B) Is going to be. C) Is not going to. D) Are not going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is not going to. 44. Sally:Now, close your eyes and listen carefully. What ..... (I, do)? Inggrit:You are knocking the door. A) Are I doing. B) Am I doing. C) Is I doing. D) Aren't I doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am I doing. 45. $^{Choose the correct verb form in "Present continuous Tense"}$The students ..... (study) for their exams. A) Is studying. B) Are studying. C) Studies. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are studying. 46. She ..... (read) in her bedroom at the moment A) Is reading. B) Are reading. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is reading. 47. Choose the correct answer ..... I reading a book right now? A) Am. B) Is. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am. 48. True or False:The sentence 'My little brother is always using my tablet without asking!' correctly uses the present continuous to express annoyance about a repeated action. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 49. Please be quiet. My son ..... A) Is not sleeping. B) Is sleeping. C) Was sleeps. D) Are sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is sleeping. 50. 'Around the World in 80 Days' ..... my favourite book. Use simple present tense to fill in the blank. A) Am. B) Is. C) Are. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 51. Malee ..... a letter now. A) Will write. B) Writes. C) Is writing. D) To write. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is writing. 52. (Rain, it) ..... a lot in southern California right now? A) It is raining. B) Is it raining. C) It raining. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is it raining. 53. You ..... doing this exercise. A) Am. B) Is. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 54. Right now we are busy ..... the match on TV. A) Watching. B) To watch. C) Watch. D) To watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watching. 55. I am not ..... video games right now. A) Is playing. B) Playing. C) Is playing. D) Plays. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playing. 56. Which is the correct way to ask a question and give a short answer? A) Does you are going? No, I not. B) Is you going? No, I amn't. C) Are you going? Yes, I am. D) You are going? Yes, I'm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are you going? Yes, I am. 57. Which of the following sentences contains a grammatical error in its use of the present continuous tense? A) They aren't lying; they are telling the truth. B) Is she studying for the test right now?. C) Why you are laughing so loudly?. D) My phone's battery is getting low. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Why you are laughing so loudly?. 58. Shilpi ..... a suitable match for her daughter A) Is looked for. B) Are looking for. C) Is looking for. D) Is look for. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is looking for. 59. Gayathri and her brother ..... to IKEA. A) Is driving. B) Are driving. C) Driving. D) Am driving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are driving. 60. Change this sentence to be interrogative form.Carolina is having lunch with her grandmother tomorrow. A) Is Carolina having lunch with her grandmother tomorrow?. B) Are Carolina having lunch with her grandmother tomorrow?. C) Does Carolina having lunch with her grandmother tomorrow?. D) Do Carolina having lunch with her grandmother tomorrow?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is Carolina having lunch with her grandmother tomorrow?. 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