Present Continuous Tense – English Grammar Test for A1
a) play
b) are playing
c) plays
2 She ___ a letter right now
a) writes
b) is writing
c) write
3 Listen! He ___ the guitar
a) is playing
b) plays
c) play
4 They ___ dinner at the moment
a) have
b) are having
c) has
5 My mother ___ TV in the living room
a) watch
b) is watching
c) watches
6 I ___ to school now
a) go
b) am going
c) going
7 The cat ___ under the bed
a) is sleeping
b) sleeps
c) sleep
8 What ___ you ___? (do)
a) are / doing
b) do / do
c) is / doing
9 She ___ her homework at the moment
a) is doing
b) do
c) does
10 Look! The birds ___ in the sky
a) fly
b) are flying
c) flies
11 We ___ English now
a) study
b) are studying
c) studies
12 He ___ to music in his room
a) is listening
b) listens
c) listen
13 They ___ football in the garden
a) play
b) are playing
c) plays
14 I ___ a shower right now
a) take
b) am taking
c) taking
15 The sun ___ now
a) shine
b) is shining
c) shines
16 Look! That man ___ a red hat
a) wears
b) is wearing
c) wear
17 My father ___ the car
a) is washing
b) wash
c) washes
18 They ___ at a restaurant this evening
a) are eating
b) eat
c) eats
19 He ___ his bike to school now
a) is riding
b) rides
c) ride
20 The baby ___ now
a) cries
b) is crying
c) cry
21 We ___ tennis this afternoon
a) are playing
b) play
c) plays
22 I ___ with my friend now
a) am talking
b) talk
c) talks
23 The teacher ___ to the students
a) talks
b) is talking
c) talk
24 Listen! The phone ___
a) is ringing
b) rings
c) ring
25 Where ___ you ___ now? (go)
a) are / going
b) do / go
c) is / going
26 She ___ her keys. Look!
a) is looking for
b) looks for
c) look for
27 I ___ coffee now
a) am drinking
b) drink
c) drinks
28 The students ___ to the teacher
a) listen
b) are listening
c) listens
29 My sister ___ a picture
a) draws
b) is drawing
c) draw
30 What ___ your brother ___? (watch)
a) is / watching
b) does / watch
c) are / watching
Answer
1 b) are playing
Explanation: Present Continuous = subject + be + verb-ing.
2 b) is writing
Explanation: Happening now → Present Continuous.
3 a) is playing
Explanation: Listen! shows the action is in progress.
4 b) are having
Explanation: “at the moment” → Present Continuous.
5 b) is watching
Explanation: Action happening now.
6 b) am going
Explanation: With “I” we use am.
7 a) is sleeping
Explanation: Ongoing action now.
8 a) are / doing
Explanation: Question form: What are you doing?
9 a) is doing
Explanation: Temporary action.
10 b) are flying
Explanation: Look! shows action happening now.
11 b) are studying
Explanation: Now = Present Continuous.
12 a) is listening
Explanation: Action in progress.
13 b) are playing
Explanation: Action happening now.
14 b) am taking
Explanation: Ongoing action now.
15 b) is shining
Explanation: Temporary condition.
16 b) is wearing
Explanation: Look! → action now.
17 a) is washing
Explanation: Present Continuous for action now.
18 a) are eating
Explanation: Future plan → Present Continuous.
19 a) is riding
Explanation: Temporary action.
20 b) is crying
Explanation: Action happening right now.
21 a) are playing
Explanation: Future arrangement → Present Continuous.
22 a) am talking
Explanation: Ongoing speech action.
23 b) is talking
Explanation: Present Continuous describes ongoing speech.
24 a) is ringing
Explanation: Action at this moment.
25 a) are / going
Explanation: Correct form: Where are you going now?
26 a) is looking for
Explanation: Temporary action.
27 a) am drinking
Explanation: Action at the moment.
28 b) are listening
Explanation: Action in progress.
29 b) is drawing
Explanation: Temporary action.
30 a) is / watching
Explanation: Correct Present Continuous question.
