Present Continuous Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Someone asks, “Are you listening?” Which affirmative short answer is correct?
Yes, I listening.
Yes, I am.
Yes, I’m.
Yes, I do.
2. Omar normally lives in Cairo, but he is in Madrid for one month. Which sentence best describes this temporary situation?
Omar stays in Madrid this month right now.
Omar is staying in Madrid this month.
Omar staying in Madrid this month.
Omar does stay in Madrid this month now.
3. You notice that Ben has no coat despite the cold weather. Which negative question is correctly formed?
Why he isn't wearing a coat?
Why isn't he wearing a coat?
Why doesn't he wearing a coat?
Why isn't he wear a coat?
4. You can see several people at a bus stop. Which question correctly asks about their current activity?
Do they waiting for the bus?
They are waiting for the bus?
Are they wait for the bus?
Are they waiting for the bus?
5. Which sentence correctly uses a contraction to say that the students are not studying now?
The students aren't studying now.
The students isn't studying now.
The students don't studying now.
The students aren't study now.
6. Which sentence is most natural in standard English when you mean that you understand the answer?
I am knowing the answer.
I know the answer.
I knowing the answer.
I do knowing the answer.
7. Which question has the correct present continuous word order?
What you are doing?
What do you doing?
What are doing you?
What are you doing?
8. You and a friend have reserved a table for Friday evening. Which sentence correctly uses the present continuous for this future arrangement?
We are meeting at the restaurant on Friday evening.
We meeting at the restaurant on Friday evening.
We are meet at the restaurant on Friday evening.
We meet at the restaurant every Friday evening.
9. You look through the window and describe what is happening outside right now. Which sentence is correct?
The children are play in the snow.
The children is playing in the snow.
The children are playing in the snow.
The children playing in the snow.
10. Which sentence correctly describes a trend that is developing over time?
Prices are rising at the moment.
Prices is rising at the moment.
Prices rising at the moment.
Prices are rise at the moment.
11. Lena has the day off. Which sentence correctly says that she is not working now?
She doesn't working today.
She not is working today.
She isn't working today.
She isn't work today.
12. You call Maya and ask what she is doing at this moment. Which reply is correct?
I am read a novel.
I reading a novel.
I am reading a novel.
I do reading a novel.
13. A runner is moving quickly toward the finish line. Which spelling is correct?
He is runing toward the finish line.
He is runnung toward the finish line.
He is run toward the finish line.
He is running toward the finish line.
14. A child is resting flat on the sofa right now. Which sentence uses the correct -ing form of “lie”?
She is lieing on the sofa.
She is lieying on the sofa.
She is lying on the sofa.
She is laying on the sofa.
15. Your laptop is being repaired, so you have temporarily stopped using it. Which sentence is correct?
I don't using my laptop this week.
I am not use my laptop this week.
I not using my laptop this week.
I am not using my laptop this week.
16. Nina usually takes the train, but today she has chosen a different way to travel. Which sentence is correct?
Nina is driving to work today.
Nina drives to work every day today.
Nina driving to work today.
Nina does driving to work today.