Present Tenses Test B1 Grammar Exercises

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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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2 thoughts on “Present Tenses Test B1 Grammar Exercises”

Đặng Nguyễn Hà Vy
December 17, 2019 at 5:13 pm
Question 2PARTIAL-CREDIT
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
Why do you say B is correct?
I thought ”is” never go with ”always”?
- ETO
  December 17, 2019 at 7:26 pm
  The Present Continuous Tense is used to express irritation or anger over somebody or something in the present with adverbs such as: always, continually or constantly:
  - She is continually complaining about everything!
  - Johnny is always asking stupid questions!
  - My boss is constantly criticising me!

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