Present Tenses Test B1 Grammar Exercises
Question 1 |
1. Liz and James......dinner at a restaurant on Saturdays, but they — at home now.
A | never eat / are eating |
B | always eat / eat |
C | are always eating / eat |
D | usually eat / are eating |
Question 2 |
2.Rick......me for some money, but he.......me back.
A | always asks / is always paying |
B | is always asking / is never paying |
C | has never asked / never pays |
D | never asks / has never been paying |
Question 3 |
3. More and more people...........of cancer these days, and we still...............no cure for it.
A | are dying / have |
B | die / have |
C | are dying / are having |
D | die / are having |
Question 4 |
4.Your clothes are covered in mud, Jason! ............you............outdoors in this weather?
A | Are / playing |
B | Have / been playing |
C | Have / play |
D | Do / playing |
Question 5 |
5. We...... it strange, but iron and feather...... at the same speed
A | find / fall |
B | have found / are falling |
C | are finding/fall |
D | have been finding / are falling |
Question 6 |
6.Nancy......a party next Friday, but I ........ I have an important meeting at that time.
A | is giving / am not going |
B | gives / don't go |
C | has given / haven't been going |
D | has been giving / don't go |
Question 7 |
7.Why on earth ............so fast ?The train...... at four o'clock and it is only one o'clock.
A | do you drive / / has been leaving |
B | are you driving / has left |
C | do you drive / is leaving |
D | are you driving / / leaves |
Question 8 |
8.Dad...... as a baker for forty years and he........... to work for at least another twenty years.
A | is working / wants |
B | has been working / wants |
C | works / is wanting |
D | has worked / has wanted |
Question 9 |
9.......... that small house over there? I ...... there since I was born.
A | Do you see / have been living |
B | Are you seeing / live |
C | Do you see / am living |
D | Are you seeing / have lived |
Question 10 |
10.I am not sure, but I think I ...... to France five or six times so far.
A | am going |
B | have been |
C | have been going |
D | go |
Question 11 |
11. It...... awful in this room because Karen .... here for hours without opening a window.
A | is smelling / smokes |
B | is smelling / has smoked |
C | smells/is smoking |
D | smells / has been smoking |
Question 12 |
12. She rarely....... but she usually......to get a high mark in maths.
A | is studying / has managed |
B | has been studying / is managing |
C | studies / manages |
D | is studying / has managed |
Question 13 |
13. We......already.......a payment. As far as I know, it......all the taxes.
A | have ... made / includes |
B | are ... making / is including |
C | have... made/has been including |
D | have ... been making / has included |
Question 14 |
14. She ...... usually ............. that way, but these days she ...... very rude to everybody.
A | isn't .........acting / has been |
B | hasn't......acted / has been |
C | doesn't .......act / is being |
D | isn't......acting / is |
Question 15 |
15. They......just___their job, and they............ a coffee break at the moment.
A | have ... been finishing / have |
B | are ... finishing / have had |
C | are ... finishing / have |
D | have ... finished /are having |
Question 16 |
16. In the latest episode of that TV series, Jill.........a terrible accident, but a handsome guy............her immediately to hospital.
A | is having / has been taking |
B | has had/istaking |
C | has / has taken |
D | has/takes |
Question 17 |
17. Matt......lemonade since this morning, but he ......only three glasses so far.
A | sells / is selling |
B | has been selling / has sold |
C | sells / has been selling |
D | is selling / has sold |
Question 18 |
18.Molly .............driving test four times, but she is so determinet that she......still...... to pass it.
A | fails / is ........trying |
B | has been failing / has ... tried |
C | is failing / has ... been trying |
D | has failed/is ...trying |
Question 19 |
19. Steve...... to the cafe at lunchtime, but he ......back in the office now.
A | goes/is being |
B | has been / is |
C | is going / has been |
D | has gone/is |
Question 20 |
20. The classroom......empty because all the children......out to play basketball in the garden.
A | is / have gone |
B | has been / go |
C | is / have been |
D | has been / are going |
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