Present Continuous Test A1 – A2 Grammar Exercises

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1. A: _____ you _____ to me?
     B: Yes, I am.
A) Am / listening
B) Can / listen
C) Are / listening
D) Is / listening

2. He _____ a sweatsuit because he _____ to work today.
He can have a rest at home.
A) is wearing / isn’t going
B) isn’t wearing / is going
C) are wearing / aren’t going
D) aren’t wearing / are going

3. A: Where _____ you _____ in the middle of the night?
     B: I’m not going anywhere.
A) can / going
B) are / going
C) am / going
D) is / going

4. Janice and I are at the mall now. We _____ some
clothes for our children.
A) isn’t buying
B) am buying
C) is buying
D) are buying

5. A: _____ we _____ the right battery?
     B: Yes, definitely.
A) Is / use
B) Are / using
C) Am / using
D) Are / use

6. Gerard _____ at the bus stop. He_____ for the bus.
A) are / can wait
B) has got / is waiting
C) can / waiting,
D) is / is waiting

7. _____ aren’t taking photographs of statues in the
museum because it is forbidden.
A) James wife
B) Their guest
C) Our tourist guide
D) The tourists

8. They _____ speak French well, but they _____ to the
French shop owner right now.
A) can / have got
B) have got / can’t talk
C) can’t / are talking
D) are / can talk

9. A: What _____ doing?
     B: I don’t know. Maybe _____. The lights in his room
are off.
A) is she / she is sleeping
B) he is / is he sleeping
C) they are / are they
D) is he / he is sleeping

10. Michael and Daniel _____ a lot these days, but they
_____ their goods.
A) is travelling / can sell
B) can’t travel / is selling
C) can travel / selling
D) are travelling / can’t sell

11. Alan and Eric _____ in Spain now, but they _____ their
holiday there because of the rain.
A) have got / are enjoying
B) can/can’t enjoy
C) are/aren’t enjoying
D) aren’t / can enjoy

12. A: Who _____ a shower in the bathroom?
       B: Jason is in the bathroom. _____ the bath tube.
A) can have / Is he cleaning
B) is having / He is cleaning
C) has got / He can clean
D) are having / He is cleaning

13. A: _____ your vacuum cleaner? I _____ my bedroom.
       B: Sure, you can.
A) You aren’t using / can clean
B) Have you got / are cleaning
C) Can I use / am cleaning
D) I am using / can’t clean

14. Hilda and I _____ in the garden. We _____ the flowers.
A) am / are watering
B) have got / can water
C) are / are watering
D) can / can water

15. A: _____?
       B: You are mimicking Uncle Victor.
A) What am I doing
B) Where are you going
C) Who am I talking to
D) When are you leaving

16. A: What _____ you _____ nowadays?
       B: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. It is a very
good book.
A) can / reading
B) are / reading
C) are / read
D) is / reading

17. A: _____ the right notes, Mr Clark?
       B: Yes, son. Just go on. _____ following you.
A) Is he playing / Am I
B) Are you playing / I can
C) Can you play / You are
D) Am I playing / I am

18. A: Where _____ spending their holiday this summer?
       B: They _____ a summer house in Miami, so I think
they will go there.
A) are they / have got
B) they can / are
C) they are / can
D) are we / aren’t

19. A: _____ the dog sleeping?
       B: Yes, it is and _____ a lot these days.
A) Is / is it sleeping
B) Are / can sleep
C) Is / it is sleeping
D) Can / can’t sleep

20. Alex _____ some old wooden boxes, and he _____
them at the moment.
A) is / can paint
B) has got / is painting
C) can / can’t paint
D) are / is painting

Answer Key:
1: C
2: A
3: B
4: D
5: B
6: D
7: D
8: C
9: D
10: D


11: C
12: B
13: C
14: C
15: A
16: B
17: D
18: A
19: C
20: B

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