Grammar Quiz

Present Simple and Past Continuous Quiz


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What ………….. when I …………. you?

A. you were doing ………. called

B. were you doing ……… called

C. did you do …….. was calling

D. you doing …….. called


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


Janet ……………… her temper when I told her the news.

A. lost

B. loses

C. was losing

D. is losing


She ………… often …………. her relatives.

A. isn’t ………. visit

B. isn’t ………. visits

C. doesn’t ……… visit

D. doesn’t ………. visits


The twins usually ……………….. asleep as soon as Mum puts them to bed.

A. are falling

B. fell

C. fall

D. falls


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


I …………… like cartoons when I was a child.

A. used

B. was

C. got used to

D. used to


He …………….. some time off yesterday and went for a walk.

A. took

B. was taking

C. takes

D. is taking


He ……………… ill whenever he eats strawberries. He’s allergic to them.

A. fall

B. falls

C. is falling

D. fell


Look. The kids …………………….. again.

A. were fighting

B. fight

C. fought

D. are fighting


Thomas often ……………… his temper when he doesn’t get a good score for his test.

A. lose

B. loses

C. is losing

D. lost


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


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.”


What ……………. ? It looks delicious.

A. you eat

B. do you eat

C. you are eating

D. are you eating




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