Present Continuous Test A1 - A2 Grammar Exercises

1. A: _____ you _____ to me? 8. They _____ speak French well, but they _____ to the
French shop owner right now.
B: Yes, I am.
A) can / have got
A) Am / listening B) have got / can't talk
B) Can / listen C) can't / are talking
C) Are / listening D) are / can talk
D) Is / listening
9. A: What _____ doing?
2. He _____ a sweatsuit because he _____ to work today.
He can have a rest at home. B: I don't know. Maybe _____. The lights in his room
are off.
A) is wearing / isn't going
B) isn't wearing / is going A) is she / she is sleeping
C) are wearing / aren't going B) he is / is he sleeping
D) aren't wearing / are going C) they are / are they
D) is he / he is sleeping
3. A: Where _____ you _____ in the middle of the night?
10. Michael and Daniel _____ a lot these days, but they
B: I'm not going anywhere. _____ their goods.

A) can / going A) is travelling / can sell

B) are / going B) can't travel / is selling
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C) am / going C) can travel / selling

D) is / going D) are travelling / can't sell
4. Janice and I are at the mall now. We _____ some 11. Alan and Eric _____ in Spain now, but they _____ their
clothes for our children. holiday there because of the rain.

A) isn't buying A) have got / are enjoying

B) am buying B) can/can't enjoy
C) is buying C) are/aren't enjoying
D) are buying D) aren't / can enjoy
5. A: _____ we _____ the right battery? 12. A: Who _____ a shower in the bathroom?

B: Yes, definitely. B: Jason is in the bathroom. _____ the bath tube.

A) Is / use A) can have / Is he cleaning

B) Are / using B) is having / He is cleaning
C) Am / using C) has got / He can clean
D) Are / use D) are having / He is cleaning
6. Gerard _____ at the bus stop. He_____ for the bus. 13. A: _____ your vacuum cleaner? I _____ my bedroom.

A) are / can wait B: Sure, you can.

B) has got / is waiting
A) You aren't using / can clean
C) can / waiting,
B) Have you got / are cleaning
D) is / is waiting
C) Can I use / am cleaning
7. _____ aren't taking photographs of statues in the
D) I am using / can't clean
museum because it is forbidden.
14. Hilda and I _____ in the garden. We _____ the flowers.
A) James wife
B) Their guest A) am / are watering
C) Our tourist guide B) have got / can water
D) The tourists C) are / are watering
D) can / can water

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15. A: _____? 18. A: Where _____ spending their holiday this summer?

B: You are mimicking Uncle Victor. B: They _____ a summer house in Miami, so I think
they will go there.
A) What am I doing
B) Where are you going A) are they / have got
C) Who am I talking to B) they can / are
D) When are you leaving C) they are / can
D) are we / aren't
16. A: What _____ you _____ nowadays?
19. A: _____ the dog sleeping?
B: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. It is a very
good book. B: Yes, it is and _____ a lot these days.

A) can / reading A) Is / is it sleeping

B) are / reading B) Are / can sleep
C) are / read C) Is / it is sleeping
D) is / reading D) Can / can't sleep
17. A: _____ the right notes, Mr Clark? 20. Alex _____ some old wooden boxes, and he _____
them at the moment.
B: Yes, son. Just go on. _____ following you.
A) is / can paint
A) Is he playing / Am I
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B) has got / is painting

B) Are you playing / I can C) can / can't paint
C) Can you play / You are D) are / is painting
D) Am I playing / I am

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Answer Key:

1: C 11: C
2: A 12: B
3: B 13: C
4: D 14: C
5: B 15: A
6: D 16: B
7: D 17: D
8: C 18: A
9: D 19: C
10: D 20: B

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