Present continuous tense | M001101

Please be quiet! The baby ________ very soundly in the next room after a long day of playing.

• sleeps

• is sleeping

• slept

• will sleep

Look over there! A strange man in a dark coat ________ by the entrance of the old, abandoned house, looking around suspiciously.

• stands

• stood

• is standing

• will stand

We ________ to our grandparents' house for dinner tonight, as planned earlier this week, so we need to leave soon.

• go

• are going

• went

• gone

My sister is usually quite messy, but this week she ________ very hard to keep her room tidy because her friends are visiting.

• tries

• tried

• is trying

• will try

According to the weather forecast, it ________ heavily this afternoon, so we should probably cancel the picnic we planned.

• rains

• rained

• is raining

• will rain

Why ________ you ________ so loud? I'm trying to concentrate on this difficult report I have to finish.

• are... shouting

• do... shout

• were... shouting

• will... shout

I can't talk on the phone right now because I ________ a very important presentation for my class tomorrow.

• prepare

• prepared

• am preparing

• will prepare

She ________ currently ________ on a new project at work that requires her to travel abroad frequently for the next few months.

• works

• worked

• is... working

• will... work

They ________ always ________ about the traffic, even though they live very close to the city center and could easily walk.

• complain

• complained

• are... complaining

• will... complain

The number of people using public transportation in the city ________ significantly this year due to rising fuel prices.

• increases

• increased

• is increasing

• will increase