EXERCISES ON PRESENT: SIMPLE-CONTINUOUS

Multiple-choice grammar quiz 1

Q1. I ................... tennis every Sunday morning.

A. playing B. play C. am playing Dam play

Q2. Don't make so much noise. Noriko ................ to study for her ESL test!

A. try B. tries C. tried D. is trying

Q3. Jun-Sik cleans his teeth before breakfast every morning.

A. will cleaned B. is cleaning C. cleans D. clean

Q4. Sorry, she can't come to the phone. She is having a bath!

A. is having B. having C. have D. has

Q5. It snows many times every winter in Frankfurt.

A. It snows B. It snowed C. It is snowing D. It is snow

Q6. How many students in your class come from Korea?

A. comes B. come C. came D. are coming

Q7. Weather report: "It's seven o'clock in Frankfurt and it`s snowing ."

A. there is snow B. it`s snowing C. it snows D. it snowed

Q8. Babies cry when they are hungry.

A. cry B. cries C. cried D. are crying

Q9. Jane: "What do you do in the evenings?" Mary: "Usually I watch TV or read a book."

A. you doing B. you do C. do you do D. are you doing

Q10. Jane: "What are you doing ?" Mary: "I'm trying to fix my calculator."

A. you doing B. you do C. do you do D. are you doing

Q11. Jane is wearing her blue jeans today, but usually she wears a skirt or a dress.

A. wears B. wearing C. wear D. is wearing

Q12. I think I need a new calculator. This one does not work properly any more.

A. needs B. needed C. need D. am needing

Q13. Sorry, you can't borrow my pencil. I am using it myself.

A. was using B. using C. use D. am using

Q14. At a school dance: Jane: " Are you enjoying yourself?" Mary: "Yes, I'm having a great
time!"
A. You enjoying B. Enjoy you C. Do you enjoy D. Are you enjoying

Q15. I've just finished reading a story called Dangerous Game. It's about a man who kills his
wife because he doesn't want to lose her.

A. kills B. killed C. kill D. is killing

Q16. What time does the train leave?

A. the train leaves? B. leaves the train? C. is the train leaving? D. does the train leave?
Q17. Jane: "Are you going to the dance on Friday?" Mary: "No, I'm not. I don`t enjoy school
dances; they're loud, hot and crowded!"

A. not enjoy B. don`t enjoy C. doesn`t enjoy D. am not enjoying

Q18. I am looking for my pen. Have you seen it?

will look looking look am looking

Q19. You can keep my iPod if you like. I don`t use it any more. don`t use doesn`t use
didn`t use am not using ________________________________________ Q20. The phone
is ringing. Can you answer it, please? rings ring rang is ringing Multiple-choice grammar quiz
2 Q1. You'd better go to bed early tonight. The plane leaves at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning
so we'll have to be up by 4.30! will leave leaves leave is leaving
________________________________________ Q2. My father smokes too much!
smoking smokes smoke is smoking ________________________________________ Q3.
You should see the new Brad Pitt film. He plays the part of a cowboy who cleans up
a lawless town. is cleaning cleans cleaned clean
________________________________________ Q4. Woo-Jin and I are playing
basketball after school today. Do you want to play too? played play is playing are playing
________________________________________ Q5. Oil floats on water. is floating
floats floating float ________________________________________ Q6. Why are you
talking ? You should be listening to me! you talk you are talking do you talk are you talking
________________________________________ Q7. What are you doing next
weekend, Yoshi? you doing you do do you do are you doing
________________________________________ Q8. Jane: Do you play the piano?
Mary: No, I don`t play any musical instrument! isn`t playing don`t play doesn`t play am not
playing ________________________________________ Q9. Money doesn`t grow on
trees! isn`t growing don`t grow doesn`t grow didn`t grow
________________________________________ Q10. You are always bumping into
things and breaking them. How can anyone be so clumsy? are always bumping always
bumps always bumping always bump ________________________________________
Q11. "What do you think about the plan to shorten the school holidays?" you think will you
think do you think are you thinking ________________________________________ Q12.
Jane: "What are you thinking about?" Mary: "My summer holidays! I wish I was still
lying on the beach." you thinking does he think do you think are you thinking
________________________________________ Q13. My father isn`t driving me to
school this week because we had an accident and our car is being repaired. isn`t driving
hadn`t driven don`t drive doesn`t drive ________________________________________
Q14. A new hotel is being built in the centre of town. is built is building is being built built