Are you ready to take our Present Continuous Multiple Choice English Grammar Quiz?

There are 20 questions.

Read each question carefully and watch the video.

The answers to the quiz are at the bottom of the page.

Let us know how you did!

1. My little girl is …………… because of our neighbor’s big dog.

A) hidden B) hides C) hiding D) afraid

2. There is this friend of mine who is ……….. out of the house to check the mail.

A) leaving B) come C) leaves D) coming

3. I have to talk to the shop keeper. I’m ……….. for him to finish with his customer.

A) waiting B) to wait C) waited D) wait

4. They ………..  all over Egypt visiting  the important cultural sites.

A) is travels B) are traveling C) are travels D) are traveled

5. The north part of the earth is covered by a huge ice cap that is ……….. in the winter and is ………..  in the summer.

A) grows, melts B) grew, melting C) growing, melts D) growing, melting

6. I ………. to answer but you keep on talking.

A) am trying B) did try C) is trying D) tried

7. We don’t need the umbrella anymore. It is no longer ………..

A) is going to rain B) rained C) rains D) raining

8. Sara ……….. the assignment for next week’s science class now.

A) is writing B) writes C) wrote D) written

9. Call the doctor now, the patient …….

A) is not responded B) are not responds C) are not responding D) is not responding

10. When he took off his hat I noticed that his hair …….. grey .

A) is turned B) is turning C) are turns D) turning

11. His back ……….. as he carries that heavy box up two flights of stairs.

A) was hurting B) is hurts C) is hurting D) hurted

12. The teacher ……… the lesson, however, the students …….. too much noise .

A) gaves, is making B) is giving, are making C) gaving, are making D) is giving, is making

13  ………  they coming over for the party?

A) Is B) Are C) Am D) Was

14. My brother is ……… at his friend’s house for this holiday.

A) staying B) stays C) stayed D) stay

15. We ……… at the posh Market tonight that she talked about yesterday.

A) am shopped B) shops C) are shopped D) are shopping

16. She ……… in a music management company.

A) am working B) works C) working D) is working

17. He couldn’t sleep well last night so he  ……… a nap.

A) are took B) takes C) is taking D) was taking

18. They will leave tomorrow so they ………… his bags very carefully.

A) will pack B) packed C) are packing D) is packing

19. Mom is …………  dinner now so don’t eat any snacks or you will spoil your meal.

A) cooks B) cooking C) will cook D) cooked

20. Are you …………. for the test tomorrow ?

A) studying B) be studying C) study D) studies

Answers:

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

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