Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Tense

9th Grade

10 Qs

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Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Tense

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

Kelas Bahasa Inggris SMAN 2 Cikampek

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 10 pts

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Which sentence is in Present Continuous Tense?

She reads a book.

She is reading a book.

She has read a book.

Answer explanation

She reads a book. ❌ (Simple Present Tense)

She is reading a book. ✅ (Present Continuous Tense: Subject + is + verb-ing)

She has read a book. ❌ (Present Perfect Tense)

Present Continuous describes an action happening right now. The correct structure is am/is/are + verb-ing.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 10 pts

What is the correct Present Continuous form of "Swim"?

Swim

Swimming

Swam

Answer explanation

Swim ❌ (Base form, not continuous)

Swimming ✅ (Correct verb-ing form: Swim → Swimming)

Swam ❌ (Past Tense, not continuous)

Explanation: In Present Continuous, verbs always end in -ing.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 10 pts

Which verb correctly complete this sentence?

"They___a mountain right now."

Climbs

Are climbing

Climbing

Answer explanation

climbs ❌ (Incorrect verb form; “climbs” is for Simple Present with he/she/it)

are climbing ✅ (Correct: "They" + are + verb-ing)

climbing ❌ (Missing “are” before the verb)

The subject "they" needs "are" before the verb in Present Continuous.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 10 pts

Which sentence is negative in Present Continuous?

He is writting a letter.

He is not writting a letter.

He writes a letter.

Answer explanation

He is writing a letter. ❌ (Positive sentence)

He is not writing a letter. ✅ (Negative form: is + not + verb-ing)

He writes a letter. ❌ (Simple Present Tense)

To make a negative sentence in Present Continuous, use am/is/are + not + verb-ing.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 10 pts

Which of the following questions is correct?

Are they running?

They are running?

Running they are?

Answer explanation

Are they running? ✅ (Correct word order for a Present Continuous question: Am/Is/Are + Subject + verb-ing?)

They are running? ❌ (Incorrect structure; needs “Are” at the beginning)

Running they are? ❌ (Wrong word order)

Questions in Present Continuous start with am/is/are, followed by the subject, then verb-ing.

6.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

Complete the sentence:

"I___(eat) lunch right now."

Answer explanation

"I uses am, and the verb "eat" changes to eating in Present Continuous. (v-ing)

7.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

Complete the sentence in negative form:

"She___(not/sing) at the moment."

Answer explanation

To make a sentence negative, add "not" after "is".

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