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

Decide if the correct answer is either simple present or present continuous.

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. In the photo, the cat _________________on the man’s knee.

A) sits
B) is sitting
C) will sit
D) sit

2. Person 1: “What are you___________?”
Person 2: “I’m reading the newspaper.

A) do
B) did
C) doing
D) does

3. Her dog is not dangerous. He ___________________.

A) doesn’t bite
B) isn’t biting
C) don’t bite
D) not biting

4. Where__________ you usually__________?

A) do / eat out
B) does / eat out
C) are / eating out
D) are / eat out

5. Hurry up! They ____________  waiting for us outside.

A) is
B) were
C) are
D) will

6. We live in Boston but we’re _____________ in New York right now.

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

7. I have to go to the bank. I ____________ any money.

A) am not having
B) don’t have
C) not have
D) not having

8. We can’t call them right now, because they _______________ dinner.

A) have
B) has
C) having
D) are having

9. We________________ this weekend because we don’t have much money.

A) not travel
B) are not traveling
C) is not traveling
D) doesn’t travel

10. Kate______________the piano very well. She’s so talented.

A) play
B) playing
C) plays
D) did played

11. I don’t think it’s a good idea to buy that house. I believe they___________making a mistake.

A) are
B) is
C) were
D) will

12. Jessica ___________________ to have dinner now.

A) is not wanting
B) not wanting
C) don’t want
D) doesn’t want

13. My father _____________ recycling waste is part of the solution to Climate Change.

A) is thinking
B) thinks
C) thinking
D) think

14. It smells delicious! What ________ you _____________?

A) do / cook
B) is / cooking
C) are / cooking
D) are / cook

15. Paul ____________ trying to stop smoking.

A) are
B) was
C) does
D) is

16. Don’t __________ to the living room now. The painters are painting the walls there.

A) going
B) go
C) goes
D) isn’t going

17. What kind of music do you__________?

A) like
B) likes
C) liking
D) are liking

18. We can’t go outside now, ___________raining a lot.

A) it
B) it’d
C) it’s
D) it was

19. William hasn’t found a job yet, so he__________still looking for one.

A) are
B) is
C) do
D) does

20. I_____________to work from the office.

A) doesn’t need
B) not needing
C) am not needing
D) don’t need

Answers:

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

How did you do?