This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Present > Present Continuous Tense – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Present Continuous Tense Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE:}$I ..... (hone) my programming skills these days. A) Are honed. B) Is honing. C) Am honing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Am honing. 2. Please ..... off the fan. Aina feels cold. A) Switch. B) Switches. C) Switching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Switch. 3. It (rain, not) ..... right now A) Is not rain. B) Is not raining. C) Not raining. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is not raining. 4. Mum ..... (cook) in the kitchen now. A) Is cooking. B) Are cooking. C) Cooking. D) Cooks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is cooking. 5. I wait for the bus now. A) Is waiting. B) Are waiting. C) Was waiting. D) Am waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Am waiting. 6. Complete the sentence:We can't go out ..... because it is raining heavily. A) Every day. B) Sometimes. C) Last week. D) Right now. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Right now. 7. I'm ..... a movie with my brother now. A) Watching. B) Watches. C) Watched. D) Watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watching. 8. Sometimes, Tom ..... (do) his homework after lunch. A) Does. B) Do. C) Does do. D) Is doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Does. 9. Our teacher (stand, not) ..... up right now. A) Is not standing. B) Is not stand. C) Are not standing. D) Was not standing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is not standing. 10. What is the mechanic doing? He ..... the machine.The correct answer to fill in the blank is A) Is repairing. B) Is repair. C) Are repairing. D) Is repaired. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is repair. 11. He ..... (read) a storybook. A) Is reading. B) Are reading. C) Am reading. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is reading. 12. Kami tidak sedang menulis sebuah cerita sekarang. The translation in english is ..... A) We did not write a story right now. B) We are writing a story right now. C) We were not writing a story right now. D) We are not writing a story right now. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We are not writing a story right now. 13. $^{Choose the correct form of the verb in PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE:}$She ..... (scrutinise) the document carefully while her assistant takes notes. A) Is scrutinising. B) Scrutinises. C) Was scrutinising. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is scrutinising. 14. I ..... at Chulalongkorn university. A) Is studying. B) Studying. C) Studies. D) Am studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Am studying. 15. Grandpa and grandma ..... to Cardiff by plane. A) Are travelling. B) Is travelling. C) Am travelling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are travelling. 16. ..... they ..... the artificial flowers of silk now? A) Do making. B) Are making. C) Does making. D) Is making. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are making. 17. He ..... Buying a Bag in the market A) Is. B) Are. C) Am. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 18. Choose the correct answer ..... the dog eating his food now? A) Am. B) Is. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 19. Ms. Elina:What is Mr. Harry ..... right now? Joseph:He is teaching mathematics in Class.The perfect answer to fill in the blank is ..... A) Does. B) Doing. C) Done. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doing. 20. Women ..... reading. A) Am. B) Is. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 21. Jo and John ..... listening to the radio. A) Are. B) Aer. C) Eye. D) Ear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 22. Listen! They ..... a new song. A) Is singing. B) Are singing. C) Sing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are singing. 23. I just want to stay at home. I don't want to go out because ..... A) It is raining. B) The sun is shining nicely. C) It is beautiful inside. D) The flowers are blossoming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is raining. 24. Which sentence best describes a temporary situation using the present continuous tense? A) My family lives in Ohio. B) I am staying with my grandparents for the summer. C) My dad works as an engineer. D) School starts at 8:00 AM. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I am staying with my grandparents for the summer. 25. Which sentence is correct? (Simple Future Tense) A) Jack will calls me. B) Jack will call me. C) Jack will call me yesterday. D) Jack called me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jack will call me. 26. Complete the sentence:My dog ..... sleeping on the couch at the moment. A) Is. B) Are. C) Am. D) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 27. Imagine you are describing a picture to a friend on the phone. Which of the following is the BEST and most complete description using the present continuous tense? A) A boy is kicking a ball. A girl is read a book. B) In the picture, two kids are playing. The boy kicks a ball and the girl is reading. C) I see a boy who is kicking a soccer ball, and a girl is sitting under a tree and reading a book. D) There are a boy and a girl. He kick ball. She read book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I see a boy who is kicking a soccer ball, and a girl is sitting under a tree and reading a book. 28. They ..... smiling A) Isn't. B) Is. C) Don't. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are. 29. $^{Choose the correct verb form in "Present continuous Tense"}$We ..... (watch) TV at this moment. A) Are watching. B) Is watching. C) Watched. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are watching. 30. Which question correctly asks for a reason? A) Is why your brother doing his homework?. B) Why your brother is doing his homework?. C) Does your brother is doing homework why?. D) Why is your brother doing his homework?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Why is your brother doing his homework?. 31. A:What is mom doing? B:She ..... dishes. A) Is washing. B) Wash. C) Washes. D) Am washing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is washing. 32. Complete the sentence with the correct spelling:The two rival teams are ..... for the championship trophy. A) Competing. B) Competting. C) Competeing. D) Competeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Competing. 33. A: ..... Nancy ..... dishes in the kitchen?B:Yes, she is. A) Is / washing. B) Do / wash. C) Are / washing. D) Does / wash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is / washing. 34. ..... you often ..... your car? A) Are / cleaning. B) Does / clean. C) Do / clean. D) Is / cleaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do / clean. 35. Your friends are outside playing soccer. Someone asks, 'What are they doing?' Which sentence is the best description of the action happening right now? A) They play soccer. B) They are kicking the ball. C) They kicked the ball. D) They is kicking the ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are kicking the ball. 36. Kyle and James ..... running. A) Am. B) Is. C) Are. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 37. Read the sentences:1. 'He plays soccer every Saturday.' 2. 'He is playing soccer right now.' Which statement best explains the difference in meaning? A) Sentence 1 describes a habit, and Sentence 2 describes an action happening now. B) Sentence 1 describes an action happening now, and Sentence 2 describes a habit. C) Both sentences describe a habit. D) Both sentences describe an action happening now. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence 1 describes a habit, and Sentence 2 describes an action happening now. 38. I walk to the park A) Am walking. B) Is walking. C) Are walking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am walking. 39. Choose the verb that best fits the sentence's meaning:My dad is a chef, so he ..... delicious food every single day. A) Cooking. B) Cooks. C) Is cooking. D) Are cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cooks. 40. True or False:You can use the present continuous tense to talk about a fixed plan for tomorrow, like in the sentence "We are having a pizza party tomorrow night." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 41. Listen! She's ..... a beautiful song A) Sings. B) Singing. C) Sing. D) To sing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Singing. 42. (A) ..... are you doing?B) I'm taking a test. A) What. B) Where. C) When. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What. 43. They ..... their homework at the moment. A) Does. B) Are doing. C) Do. D) Is doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are doing. 44. The children build the sandcastles on the beach A) Am building. B) Is building. C) Are building. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are building. 45. Let's shop to those big stores. They ..... sales in all items now. A) Is having. B) Isn't having. C) Are having. D) Aren't having. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are having. 46. I ..... football. A) Am playing. B) Is playing. C) Are playing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am playing. 47. $^{Choose the correct verb form in "Present continuous Tense"}$The bus ..... (arrive) at the station. A) Is arriving. B) Arrives. C) Was arriving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is arriving. 48. Seta ..... dancing on the stage now. A) Is. B) Are. C) Was. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 49. Janice and I are at the mall now. We ..... some clothes for our children. A) Am buying. B) Are buying. C) Is buying. D) Isn't buying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are buying. 50. I ..... (drive) home now. A) Am driveing. B) Am driving. C) Are driving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am driving. 51. ..... your mother cooking right now? A) Were. B) Are. C) Was. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 52. Erin and Jessica ..... (make) a cake right now. A) Are making. B) Is making. C) Is makeing. D) Are makeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are making. 53. Pick the correct answer from these drop down options.My sister (a) in her studies. A) Improves. B) A. is improving. C) Am improving. D) Are improving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. is improving. 54. Iqram ..... brushing his teeth. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 55. Is she ..... for me? A) Look. B) Watched. C) Looking. D) Watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Looking. 56. I ..... petrol and then I will come home soon. A) Was get. B) Am get. C) Was getting. D) Am getting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Am getting. 57. I am mopping the floor at the moment A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 58. The boys ..... (not play) football in the field. A) Isn't playing. B) Don't play. C) Am not playing. D) Aren't playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aren't playing. 59. She usually listens to pop music but she ..... to jazz these days. A) Are listenning. B) Is listening. C) Are listening. D) Is listenning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is listening. 60. $^{Choose the correct verb form in "Present continuous Tense"}$The gardener ..... (water) the plants. A) Is watering. B) Are watering. C) Was watering. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is watering. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPresent Continuous Tense Quiz 1Present Continuous Tense Quiz 2Present Continuous Tense Quiz 3Present Continuous Tense Quiz 4Present Continuous Tense Quiz 5Present Continuous Tense Quiz 6Present Continuous Tense Quiz 7Present Continuous Tense Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books