B1 English Grammar Test – Present Continuous multiple-choice questions

1   Michael … a letter now.

a) writes

b) is writing

c) wrote

2   The weather is bad and … worse.

a) it’s getting

b) it got

c) it gets

3   Look! The kitchen sink … .

a) is leaking

b) leak

c) will lick

4   John … for his exams now.

a) prepare

b) will prepare

c) is preparing

5   She … in Glasgow now.

a) is working

b) work

c) works

6   Simon … the guitar at the moment.

a) play

b) played

c) is playing

7   They … TV right now.

a) will watch

b) watching

c) are watching

8   Is he … his girlfriend now?

a) meet

b) meeting

c) will meet

9   Are the boys … rugby?

a) playing

b) will play

c) play

10   Martin … water now.

a) drank

b) is drinking

c) drinks

11   My dad … the car at the moment.

a) is washing

b) wash

c) washes

12   Paul … in Australia at the moment.

a) worked

b) works

c) is working

13   What TV shows are you …?

a) watching

b) watch

c) watched

14   Andrew … this week. He is on holiday.

a) doesn’t work

b) works not

c) isn’t working

15   Who … this song now?

a) sings

b) is singing

c) had sang

16   Please be quiet. Michael … .

a) sleeping

b) slept

c) is sleeping

17   He … for Sydney next month.

a) is leaving

b) leaves

c) left

18   She … on the phone.

a) is speaking

b) speaks

c) spoke

19   What projects are you … on this week?

a) work

b) will work

c) working

20   Tom is ill. He … from home this week.

a) worked

b) is working

c) works

21   They … their lessons.

a) are reading

b) reads

c) was reading

22   Tom … me home right now.

a) is driving

b) was driving

c) will driving

23   John … next to Paul.

a) sat

b) is sitted

c) is sitting

24   We … the production. The demand is high.

a) decreased

b) increases

c) are increasing

25   Are you … your clothes?

a) wash

b) washing

c) will wash

26   Am I … too fast?

a) walk

b) walking

c) will walk

27   Donald … lunch right now.

a) had eaten

b) eats

c) is eating

28   Is Martha … now?

a) cooking

b) cook

c) has cooked

29   We … dinner right now.

a) had

b) were having

c) are having

30   Is it …?

a) snow

b) snowing

c) was snowing

31   What … John and James … that for?

a) are/doing

b) are/did

c) are/done

d) are/do

32   The airplane … at 10,000 meters.

a) is fly

b) is flying

c) is flies

33   George and Jermaine … for food.

a) is looing

b) looks

c) are looking

34   Someone … at the door. Shall I answer it?

a) are knocking

b) knocking

c) am knocking

d) is knocking

35   Joseph and I … an enormous hole just outside my home.

a) are digging

b) am digging

c) is digging

d) digging

36   I … for my change.

a) am wait

b) am waited

c) am waiting

37   Three men … down a rope.

a) are sliding

b) are slideing

c) is sliding

d) are slideing

38   Julia … the front bedroom.

a) are paining

b) paining

c) is painting

d) am painting

39   What … that terrible noise?

a) making

b) are making

c) is making

40   Why … Ashley … a cake?

a) is/made

b) is/making

c) is/makeing

d) is/makes