Present Simple and progressive Quiz | Grammar Tense MCQ [SET: 17]

Present Tense: Simple and Progressive Preposition Quiz
You can’t see Jimmy now. He _____ a bath. (HAVE)
is having
Has
Had
Will have
✅ He is having a bath.
He never _____ to the theatre. (NEVER GO)
goes
Go
Went
Is going
✅ He never goes to the theatre.
Anne _____ all her clothes herself. At the moment she _____ a dress for a fancy dress party (MAKE, MAKE).
Makes, is making
Make, is making
Made, made
Is making, makes
✅ Anne makes all her clothes herself. At the moment she is making a dress for a fancy dress party.
He usually _____ coffee for breakfast, but today he _____ tea (have, have).
has, is having
have, is having
had, had
is having, has
✅ He usually has coffee for breakfast, but today he is having tea.
I can’t go home now because it_____ , and I _____ an umbrella. (rain, not have).
is raining, don’t have
rains, didn’t have
rained, hasn’t rained
will rain, won’t have
✅ I can’t go home now because it is raining, and I don’t have an umbrella.
In Britain women normally _____ hats. (not wear)
don’t wear
doesn’t wear
didn’t wear
are not wearing
✅ In Britain women normally don’t wear hats.
The sun _____ in the east and _____ in the west (rise, set)
rises, sets
rise, set
rose, set
is rising, is setting
✅ The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
Who _____ that terrible noise outside? – It’s Dad. He _____ the lawn. (make, mow)
is making, is mowing
makes, mows
made, mowed
will make, will mow
✅ Who is making that terrible noise outside? – It’s Dad. He is mowing the lawn.
I _____ this weekend near the coast. I _____ there nearly every weekend. (spend, go)
am spending, go
am spending, goes
spend, am going
spent, went
✅ I am spending this weekend near the coast. I go there nearly every weekend.
She ______ thirty cigarettes a day but at the moment she _____ to stop. (smoke, try)
smokes, is trying
smoke, is smoking
is smoking, tries
smoked, tried
✅ She smokes thirty cigarettes a day but at the moment she is trying to stop.
We _____ breakfast together every Sunday morning. (have)
have
has
had
are having
✅ We have breakfast together every Sunday morning.
What’s that smell. – It’s in the kitchen. Something _____. (burn)
is burning
burns
burnt
was burning
✅ What’s that smell. – It’s in the kitchen. Something is burning.
Who _____ to on the phone? – It’s my friend Carry. (speak)
are you speaking
do you speaking
did you speaking
were you speaking
✅ Who are you speaking to on the phone? – It’s my friend Carry.
I _____ overtime this month because I _____ up some money to buy a new car. (work, save)
am working, am saving
was working, was saving
work, save
worked, saved
✅ I am working overtime this month because I am saving up some money to buy a new car.
The moon _____ around the earth (go)
goes
go
is going
went
✅ The moon goes around the earth.
She usually _____ languages very quickly, but she is having / has problems with Chinese (learn).
learns
is learning
learnt
learn
✅ She usually learns languages very quickly, but she is having / has problems with Chinese.
_____ TV every evening (you watch)
do you watch
does you watch
did you watch
are you watching
✅ Do you watch TV every evening?
He always _____ his bills on time. (pay)
pays
pay
paid
is paying
✅ He always pays his bills on time.
How long _____ you to get to the office? – It _____ me about half an hour (it take, take)
does it take, takes
do it take, take
is it taking, is taking
did it take, took
✅ How long does it take you to get to the office? – It takes me about half an hour.
The plane that _____ Heathrow at 9.15 is on schedule. (leave)
leaves
leave
left
is leaving
✅ The plane that leaves Heathrow at 9.15 is on schedule.
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