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Present continuous tense

Total questions: 141

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

They..... drinking tea.

a)

is

b)

aren't

c)

are

d)

isn't

2.
Is he sleeping?
a)
No, he isn't.
b)
Yes, he is.
c)
Yes, we are.
d)
Yes, they are.
3.
They are ............   ..................
a)
doing their homework.
b)
playing basketball.
c)
lying on the ground.
d)
playing football.
4.
She......  .........................
a)
is dancing.
b)
is playing violin.
c)
is singing.
d)
is jumping.
5.

I ... ... an apple.

a)

am eating

b)

are eating

c)

is eating

d)

eating

6.

Theo and Lucas ... ... videogames.

a)

am playing

b)

are playing

c)

is playing

7.

Justin ... ... a Youtube video.

a)

am filming

b)

are filming

c)

is filming

8.

Zoë ... ... a movie.

a)

am watching

b)

are watching

c)

is watching

9.

David and Ben ... ... at the moment.

a)

am shopping

b)

are shopping

c)

is shopping

10.

We ... ... homework together.

a)

am doing

b)

are doing

c)

is doing

11.

Marvin ... ... a painting.

a)

am painting

b)

are painting

c)

is painting

12.

Ana, Sue and Dave ... ... on the phone.

a)

am talking

b)

are talking

c)

is talking

13.

We _______ ice cream right now.

a)

am buying

b)

are buying

c)

is buying

d)

buying

14.
I ____ playing football.
a)
is
b)
am
c)
are
d)
's
15.
You ____ learning Maths.
a)
am
b)
is
c)
are
d)
'm
16.
Maria and Kate ____ drawing pictures at the moment.
a)
's
b)
am
c)
is
d)
are
17.
Jonathan ____ cooking dinner.
a)
is
b)
are
c)
am
d)
're
18.
They ____ sending e-mails.
a)
am
b)
is
c)
'm
d)
are
19.
She ____   ______ her homework.
a)
are doing
b)
am doing
c)
is doing
d)
doing
20.
We ____  ______ our grandparents.
a)
is visiting
b)
are visiting
c)
visiting
d)
am visiting
21.
My friends ____  ________ films on TV.
a)
are watching
b)
is watching
c)
am watching
d)
watching are
22.

I ______________in the pool at the moment.

a)

are swimming

b)

am swimming

c)

swim

d)

am

23.

He ____________________at the top of the mountain right now .

a)

is climbing

b)

are climbing

c)

am climbing

d)

climbs

24.

They________________in the park at this moment.

a)

are run

b)

is running

c)

run

d)

are running

25.

Maria and Louis ___________________ in the meeting now.

a)

are speak

b)

speak

c)

are speaking

d)

is speaking

26.

Frank _____________in the academy at the moment.

a)

dances

b)

is dancing

c)

is dance

d)

are dancing

27.

Mary ________________ a beautiful song at the moment.

a)

is singing

b)

are singing

c)

sings

d)

are sing

28.

My uncle _____________a carrot cake at this moment.

a)

are cooking

b)

is cooking

c)

cooks

d)

is cook

29.

His brother _________________exercise in the gym right now.

a)

are doing

b)

is doing

c)

does

d)

is does

30.

My dad __________________very hard at home at the moment.

a)

are working

b)

does work

c)

works

d)

is working

31.

Our mother _______________the table at the moment.

a)

is set

b)

is setting

c)

sets

d)

are setting

32.

Alex ______________a test in a paper right now.

a)

is writing

b)

writes

c)

writing

d)

are writing

33.

I ___________________a very interesting film now.

a)

is watching

b)

watching

c)

watch

d)

am watching

34.

______you receiving your e-mail now?

a)

Is

b)

Am

c)

Are

d)

Do

35.

We ____________________Andrew at the moment.

a)

are help

b)

are helping

c)

is helping

d)

help

36.

______he eating spaguettis at the moment?

a)

None of them are correct

b)

Is

c)

Are

d)

Am

37.

_____she skiing in Cerler at the present?

a)

Do

b)

Are

c)

Does

d)

Is

38.

_______Mark drinking coffee right now?

a)

Is

b)

Are

c)

Am

d)

Does

39.

I_________________ the flowers at the moment.

a)

do not watering

b)

don´t water

c)

is not watering

d)

am not watering

40.

Tom _________________his bike right now.

a)

am riding

b)

are riding

c)

is riding

d)

bikes

41.

We _____________________to the pop music at the moment.

a)

listen

b)

am listening

c)

are listening

d)

is listening

42.
a)

They are sleeping

b)

They are eating

c)

they are eat

43.
a)

They are working

b)

He is working

c)

She is working

44.
a)

he is homework

b)

he is doing homework

c)

he doing homework

45.

is he holding books?

a)

No, he isn't

b)

Yes, he is not

c)

Yes, he is

46.
a)

She is swimming

b)

She isn't swimming

c)

Is he swimming?

d)

She not swimming

47.

They are __________

a)

cooking

b)

painting a picture

c)

having fun

d)

making biscuits

48.
a)

He is not sunbathe

b)

he is sunbathe

c)

He is sunbathing

d)

He is not sunbathing

49.

Is he jumping?

a)

Yes, He is not

b)

Not

c)

No, He isn't

d)

No, he not

50.
a)

He is not playing the guitar.

b)

He is play the guitar.

c)

He is playing the guitar

d)

He is guitarring

51.
a)

He is painting a picture.

b)

He is getting dressed.

c)

He is sleeping.

d)

He is eating.

52.

He _______ ________

a)

not sleeping

b)

isn't sleeping

c)

isn't sleping

d)

is not sleep

53.
a)

She is dancing

b)

She dancing

c)

He is dancing

d)

She is dancing

54.

Right now we are busy _____ the match on TV.

a)

to watch

b)

to watching

c)

watching

d)

watch

55.

Why ____ your sister ____? She looks very sad.

a)

is, cry

b)

is, crying

c)

are, cry

d)

are, crying

56.

Please stop talking. I ____ ____ to study.

a)

have try

b)

am try

c)

am trying

d)

have trying

57.

She ____ _____ the movie because it's too scary.

a)

is watching

b)

isn't watching

c)

is to watch

d)

isn't watched

58.

These days, Amna ____ _____ English in Foundations.

a)

have study

b)

is study

c)

has studies

d)

is studying

59.

The teacher says that you ____ _____ in writing.

a)

are improve

b)

have improve

c)

have improving

d)

are improving

60.

Where ____ the students ____ the exam this morning?

a)

is, take

b)

are, take

c)

is, taking

d)

are, taking

61.

The baby ___ ____ bigger every year.

a)

is get

b)

is gotten

c)

was get

d)

is getting

62.

I ____ ____ petrol and then I will come home soon.

a)

was getting

b)

am getting

c)

was get

d)

am get

63.

My uncle ____ ____ a new house in Ajman.

a)

is build

b)

was build

c)

were building

d)

is building

64.

I don't know why the children ____ ____ so much noise.

a)

is make

b)

are make

c)

is making

d)

are making

65.

The shops ____ ____ later because it is Ramadan.

a)

have open

b)

are opening

c)

have opening

d)

is open

66.

My brother ____ ____ of getting married next year.

a)

is thinking

b)

is think

c)

was think

d)

was thought

67.

____ you _____ sick because of all the junk food you ate?

a)

Do, feeling

b)

Did, felt

c)

Are, feel

d)

Are, feeling

68.

What ___ your best friend ____ today?

a)

have, do

b)

do, doing

c)

is, do

d)

is, doing

69.

Students ____ ____ to college today because of the storm.

a)

haven't coming

b)

aren't coming

c)

have came

d)

are come

70.

If the baby ___ ____, you should be quiet.

a)

has sleeping

b)

is sleeping

c)

has sleep

d)

is sleep

71.

Tomorrow I ____ ____ my grandfather at his house.

a)

will visiting

b)

am visiting

c)

would visit

d)

am visit

72.

Next week, our volleyball team ___ ____ a big match.

a)

will having

b)

will to have

c)

is having

d)

is have

73.

___ your friends _____ to the wedding tonight?

a)

Is, come

b)

Do, come

c)

Is, coming

d)

Are, coming

74.
I am watching TV and my brother... a book
a)
reading 
b)
is reading
c)
reads 
d)
read
75.
Thomas and Patrick…outside in the yard now
a)
are playing 
b)
is playing 
c)
plays
d)
play
76.
(A) Are they working now?
(B) No, they …. 
a)
don't
b)
isn't
c)
aren't
d)
didn't
77.
(A) … doing?  
(B) I am washing dishes. 
a)
What are you
b)
What you
c)
What do you
78.
I … dinner because we ordered pizza a few minutes ago.
a)
am not making 
b)
don´t make
c)
not make
79.
They … eating their dinner right now because their food is too hot.
a)
no
b)
don´t 
c)
aren´t
80.
(A) … right now?
(B) Yes, he is.
a)
Is he sleeping 
b)
He sleeps 
c)
He sleeping
81.
(A) Are you studying English now?
(B) Yes, I ….  
a)
do
b)
am
c)
are
d)
did
82.
What … that cat doing over there by the chair?
a)
did
b)
are
c)
does
d)
is
83.
He usually goes for a walk at this time, but he…for a walk now.
a)
doesn´t go 
b)
isn't going
c)
not go
d)
didn´t
84.
They..... drinking tea.
a)
is
b)
aren't
c)
're
d)
isn't
85.
Is he sleeping?
a)
No, he isn't.
b)
Yes, he is.
c)
Yes, we are.
d)
Yes, they are.
86.
They are ............   ..................
a)
doing their homework.
b)
playing basketball.
c)
lying on the ground.
d)
playing football.
87.
She......  .........................
a)
is dancing.
b)
is playing violin.
c)
is singing.
d)
is jumping.
88.
She isn't  ...........
a)
running
b)
exercising.
c)
keeping herself fit.
d)
making breakfast.
89.
She ..... ..........................
a)
is reading.
b)
reads
c)
are reading
d)
isn't reading
90.
Which one is right?
a)
Jessica is do the dishes
b)
Jessica does the dishes
c)
Jessica is doing the dishes
d)
Jessica is does the dishes
91.
Who is writing a letter?
a)
Cindy
b)
Baby Ben
c)
Grandma Sue
d)
Dad
92.
Put into the correct order
a)
they watching a movie are
b)
a movie are watching they
c)
they are a movie watching
d)
they are watching a movie
93.
Choose the right form of the verb To Be in the following sentences
a)
she are studying
b)
she am studying
c)
she were studying
d)
she is studying
94.
The boys...
a)
isn't playing
b)
aren't sleeping
c)
isn't sleeping
d)
aren't running
95.
Choose the correct sentence:
a)
I am doing my homework
b)
I am do my homework
c)
I are doing my homework
d)
I am not doing my homework
96.

She _______a dozen candles.

a)

is buying

b)

bought

c)

are buying

d)

buy

97.

Rayyan is __________his homework.

a)

doing

b)

done

c)

did

d)

does

98.

The postman ___________the parcels.

a)

delivered

b)

am delivering

c)

is delivering

d)

deliver

99.

Ameena is ________ Hari Raya cards to her friends.

a)

written

b)

writing

c)

wrote

d)

writes

100.

The hairdresser ________Hani's hair.

a)

cuts

b)

cut

c)

had cut

d)

is cutting

101.

Sarah's little sister ________how to read.

a)

is learning

b)

is learnt

c)

learned

d)

learns

102.

My mother ________her favourite drama.

a)

watched

b)

is watching

c)

watches

d)

had watched

103.

Danial can't talk on the phone because he is_________.

a)

slept

b)

sleeps

c)

sleeping

d)

sleep

104.

My brother ________the Internet at the moment.

a)

surfed

b)

had surfed

c)

surf

d)

is surfing

105.

Jeslina ________a birthday cake.

a)

bakes

b)

is baking

c)

baked

d)

bake

106.

The sky______dark, so let's go home now.

a)

gets

b)

got

c)

is getting

d)

are getting

107.

The old man's cough _______to worse.

a)

is starting

b)

starts

c)

are starting

d)

started

108.

I ________talking to you. Please listen carefully.

a)

is

b)

am

c)

are

d)

will

109.

Help!!!The boy ______in the pool.

a)

drowned

b)

had drowned

c)

has been drowned

d)

is drowning

110.

The athletes _________in the gymnasium now.

a)

are exercising

b)

exercised

c)

is exercising

d)

exercise

111.

The school bell ________loudly.

a)

rings

b)

rang

c)

is ringing

d)

will ring

112.

Hurry up!!!The train______now.

a)

had left

b)

left

c)

will leave

d)

is leaving

113.

The fishermen ________their nets.

a)

is pulling

b)

are pulling

c)

pull

d)

will pull

114.

You ______ always _______the fool so no one believes you any more.

a)

are, played

b)

are, playing

c)

is, playing

d)

are,play

115.

The baby ______on the floor.

a)

crawling

b)

is crawling

c)

are crawling

d)

crawled

116.
a)

They are sleeping

b)

They are eating

c)

they are eat

117.
a)

They are working

b)

He is working

c)

She is working

118.
a)

he is homework

b)

he is doing homework

c)

he doing homework

119.

is he holding books?

a)

No, he isn't

b)

Yes, he is not

c)

Yes, he is

120.
a)

She is swimming

b)

She isn't swimming

c)

Is he swimming?

d)

She not swimming

121.

They are __________

a)

cooking

b)

painting a picture

c)

having fun

d)

making biscuits

122.
a)

He is not sunbathe

b)

he is sunbathe

c)

He is sunbathing

d)

He is not sunbathing

123.

Is he jumping?

a)

Yes, He is not

b)

Not

c)

No, He isn't

d)

No, he not

124.
a)

He is not playing the guitar.

b)

He is play the guitar.

c)

He is playing the guitar

d)

He is guitarring

125.
a)

He is painting a picture.

b)

He is getting dressed.

c)

He is sleeping.

d)

He is eating.

126.

He _______ ________

a)

not sleeping

b)

isn't sleeping

c)

isn't sleping

d)

is not sleep

127.
a)

She is dancing

b)

She dancing

c)

He is dancing

d)

She is dancing

128.
Complete the senteces (present continuous tense)
Mary______  ______(work) in the office
a)
are/ works
b)
is/working
c)
are/working
d)
was/working
129.

_____ my parents_____(travel) now?

a)

Are/travelling

b)

Is/travel

c)

Are/travel

d)

Is/travelling

130.
Answer
Are Peter and Mary playing football now?
a)
Yes, she is
b)
No, they aren´t
c)
Yes, they aren´t
d)
No, he isn´t
131.
Comlete
 Their parents____ _______(travel) now.
a)
is/traveling
b)

are/travel

c)
is/travel
d)
are/traveling
132.
Answer the question
What are you doing?
a)
I am studying English
b)
He is studying
c)
She was studying
d)
They are studying
133.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
a)
I'M DANCING
b)
I'M EATING
c)
I'M SLEEPING
d)
I'M WORKING
134.

What is he doing?

a)

He's going to school.

b)

He's swimming in the swimming pool.

c)

He's dancing.

d)

He's working.

135.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
a)
I'M DOING EXERCISES
b)
I'M SWIMMING IN THE POOL
c)
I'M TEXTING 
d)
I'M WORKING
136.

Señala la frase correcta...

a)

I am studying English

b)

I are studying English

c)

I is studying English

d)

I am stuing English

137.

Señala la frase que esté ordenada correctamente.

a)

Are the students play football now?

b)

The students playing football now?

c)

Are the students playing football now?

d)

Playing the students football are now?

138.

Señala el verbo al que se le ha ñadido mal la "-ing".

a)

hitting

b)

plaiyng

c)

studying

d)

playing

139.

Escoge la frase que no tenga error.

a)

Sam and I are cooking a cake now.

b)

Sam and I am cooking a cake now.

c)

Sam and I is cooking a cake now.

d)

Sam and I cooking are a cake now.

140.

Señala la respuesta corta correcta para esta pregunta: "Is Susan feeding the cat?".

a)

No, she aren't

b)

Yes, she is

c)

Yes, she am

d)

No, he isn't

141.

Señala la respuesta corta correcta para esta pregunta: "Are you sitting on the ground?".

a)

Yes, I are

b)

No, I am

c)

No, I'm not

d)

Yes, she isn't