Present Continuous Tense – English Grammar Test for A1
B: She ___ dinner in the kitchen.
a) is cooking
b) cooks
c) cook
2 Look! The children ___ in the garden.
a) are playing
b) play
c) plays
3 A: Is Tom busy?
B: Yes, he ___ his homework.
a) does
b) is doing
c) do
4 Listen! The birds ___ in the trees.
a) are singing
b) sing
c) sings
5 My father ___ the car right now.
a) is washing
b) wash
c) washes
6 The students ___ to the teacher.
a) are listening
b) listens
c) listen
7 Look! It ___ outside.
a) rains
b) is raining
c) rain
8 A: What is the cat doing?
B: It ___ under the sofa.
a) sleeps
b) is sleeping
c) sleep
9 A: Where is Anna?
B: She ___ a shower.
a) takes
b) is taking
c) take
10 The boys ___ football in the park.
a) are playing
b) plays
c) play
11 A: Are your parents at home?
B: Yes, they ___ TV.
a) are watching
b) watch
c) watches
12 Look! The bus ___.
a) comes
b) is coming
c) come
13 The children ___ their bikes now.
a) are riding
b) rides
c) ride
14 A: Why are you in the library?
B: I ___ a book.
a) read
b) am reading
c) reads
15 The baby ___ now.
a) is crying
b) cry
c) cries
16 A: What are you doing?
B: I ___ an email.
a) write
b) am writing
c) writes
17 My sister ___ a picture.
a) is drawing
b) draw
c) draws
18 Look! The sun ___ in the sky.
a) shines
b) is shining
c) shine
19 A: Why are you in the park?
B: I ___ with my friends.
a) am meeting
b) meet
c) meets
20 The waiter ___ the food now.
a) serves
b) is serving
c) serve
21 A: Can I speak to John?
B: Sorry, he ___ on the phone.
a) talks
b) talk
c) is talking
22 Listen! The teacher ___.
a) speaks
b) is speaking
c) speak
23 My grandparents ___ in the garden.
a) are sitting
b) sits
c) sit
24 A: Where is Tom?
B: He ___ football with his friends.
a) is playing
b) plays
c) play
25 The students ___ an English test now.
a) are writing
b) write
c) writes
26 Look! The man ___ a red hat.
a) wears
b) is wearing
c) wear
27 A: Why is Kate in the kitchen?
B: She ___ a cake.
a) is making
b) makes
c) make
28 The children ___ in the swimming pool.
a) are swimming
b) swim
c) swims
29 A: Can you talk now?
B: Sorry, I ___ dinner.
a) have
b) am having
c) has
30 The boys ___ to music in their room.
a) listen
b) are listening
c) listens
Answer
1 a) is cooking – Action now in the kitchen.
2 a) are playing – Ongoing action.
3 b) is doing – Temporary action.
4 a) are singing – Listen! = happening now.
5 a) is washing – Present Continuous action.
6 a) are listening – Plural subject.
7 b) is raining – Action at the moment.
8 b) is sleeping – Temporary action.
9 b) is taking – Ongoing action.
10 a) are playing – Action now.
11 a) are watching – Ongoing action.
12 b) is coming – Present Continuous.
13 a) are riding – Plural subject.
14 b) am reading – With “I” → am + verb-ing.
15 a) is crying – Action now.
16 b) am writing – Temporary action.
17 a) is drawing – Action in progress.
18 b) is shining – Temporary condition.
19 a) am meeting – Ongoing action.
20 b) is serving – Happening now.
21 c) is talking – On the phone now.
22 b) is speaking – Listen! → Present Continuous.
23 a) are sitting – Plural subject.
24 a) is playing – Ongoing action.
25 a) are writing – Present Continuous.
26 b) is wearing – Temporary action.
27 a) is making – Ongoing action.
28 a) are swimming – Action happening now.
29 b) am having – Temporary action.
30 b) are listening – Ongoing action.