Present Simple and Past Continuous Quiz
English multiple-choice grammar quiz about Present Simple and Past Continuous
Preview:
What ………….. when I …………. you?
A. you were doing ………. called
B. were you doing ……… called
C. did you do …….. was calling
D. you doing …….. called
Look. The twins …………….. a tantrum again. Poor Mum!
A. were throwing
B. are throwing
C. throw
D. threw
What a beautiful day! The sun …………. and the birds ……… .
A. shines ……… sing
B. is shining ……… are singing
C. is shining …….. sing
D. shine ………. sing
While I …………. my husband …………………… dinner.
A. watch TV …………………. cooking dinner
B. watched TV ………….. cooked dinner
C. was watching TV……………… cooked dinner
D. was watching TV ……… was cooking dinner
What ……………. ? It looks delicious.
A. you eat
B. do you eat
C. you are eating
D. are you eating
The twins usually ……………….. asleep as soon as Mum puts them to bed.
A. are falling
B. fell
C. fall
D. falls
Look. The kids …………………….. again.
A. were fighting
B. fight
C. fought
D. are fighting
Which of the following sentences is not in the present simple tense?
A. “I walk home each day.”
B. “He always reads good books.”
C. “She will talk to her mother at 5 o’clock.”
D. “I go jogging every morning.”
I …………… like cartoons when I was a child.
A. used
B. was
C. got used to
D. used to
When I saw Jo, he ……………. a panic attack. There was a spider in his room.
A. was having
B. has
C. had
D. is having
He ……………… ill whenever he eats strawberries. He’s allergic to them.
A. fall
B. falls
C. is falling
D. fell
Thomas often ……………… his temper when he doesn’t get a good score for his test.
A. lose
B. loses
C. is losing
D. lost
She ………… often …………. her relatives.
A. isn’t ………. visit
B. isn’t ………. visits
C. doesn’t ……… visit
D. doesn’t ………. visits
He …………….. some time off yesterday and went for a walk.
A. took
B. was taking
C. takes
D. is taking
Janet ……………… her temper when I told her the news.
A. lost
B. loses
C. was losing
D. is losing
