This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Present > Present Continuous Tense – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Present Continuous Tense Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Rohit is ..... in the pool. (Choose the correct verb showing continuous action) A) Swimmed. B) Swims. C) Swimming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swimming. 2. Sherin ..... to Liza on the phone right now. A) Is talking. B) Talked. C) Talks. D) Was talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is talking. 3. ..... your mother cooking dinner right now? (?) A) Am. B) Is. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 4. Rakesh is ..... his shoelaces. (Choose the correct verb showing continuous action) A) Ties. B) Tied. C) Tying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tying. 5. Please be quiet. My daughter ..... A) Is sleeping. B) Isn't sleeping. C) Are sleeping. D) Has slept. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is sleeping. 6. My mother always ..... dinner. A) Cook. B) Cooks. C) Cooking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cooks. 7. I ..... to Hong Kong with my parents next week. A) Am fly. B) Am flying. C) Flying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am flying. 8. Complete the sentence to form a question: ..... are you going after school today? A) Where. B) Does. C) Is. D) How. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where. 9. Your friend asks, "Are you coming to the game later?" Which of these is the grammatically WORST way to answer? A) Yes, I am. B) No, I'm not. I'm studying for a test. C) I coming later, yes. D) I think so. Are you saving me a seat?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I coming later, yes. 10. Complete the sentence:Look! That dog ..... over the fence right now. A) Jumps. B) Is jumping. C) Jumped. D) Will jump. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is jumping. 11. It is now 11.00 pm. Iriana ..... sleeping in her bedroom. A) Is. B) Am. C) Are. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 12. Mery ..... to the music now. A) Are listening. B) Listens. C) Is listening. D) Are listen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is listening. 13. A: ..... B:He is playing the piano at the moment. A) What is she doing at the moment. B) What is he doing at the moment. C) What are they doing at the moment. D) What are you doing at the moment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What is he doing at the moment. 14. ..... you watching TV? A) Was. B) Am. C) Is. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are. 15. He ..... waking up now. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 16. My sister ..... part in the competitions almost every weekend. A) Is taking. B) Takes. C) Take. D) Are taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Takes. 17. ..... Frank Lampard ..... (read) a good book at the moment? A) Am reading. B) Is reading. C) Are reading. D) Reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is reading. 18. The dogs ..... in the park.Fill in the blank with simple present tense. A) Live. B) Lives. C) Living. D) Are living. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Live. 19. Analyze the sentence:'My little brother is believing in monsters under his bed.' Why does this sentence sound awkward to a native speaker? A) The verb 'believe' is a stative verb and isn't typically used in a continuous tense. B) The helping verb 'is' should be 'are'. C) The spelling of 'believing' is incorrect. D) The sentence should use 'at' instead of 'in'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The verb 'believe' is a stative verb and isn't typically used in a continuous tense. 20. You ..... mango A) Am eating. B) Are eating. C) Is eating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are eating. 21. 8) We use Present Continuous Tense when we complaint about bad habits.Which sentence below is not an example of this usage? A) You're forever losing your keys!. B) She's constantly missing the train. C) He is playing chess at the moment. D) Lucy is always smiling!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is playing chess at the moment. 22. They ..... the Christmas dinner at present. A) A. are preparing. B) B. is preparing. C) C. prepare. D) D . prepares. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. are preparing. 23. What are they ..... (do) now? A) Does. B) Doing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doing. 24. The doctor ..... the patients. A) Is treat. B) Is treating. C) Am treating. D) Am treat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is treating. 25. What is the correct form of the present continuous tense for the pronoun 'they'? A) Am + verb + ing. B) Are + verb + ing. C) Is + verb + ing. D) Were + verb + ing. 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