Present Continuous Tense.Тест по грамматике английского языка.
тест по английскому языку

Present Continuous (I am doing)

1. Сomplete the sentences with one of the following verbs in the correct form:

come      get      happen      look      make      start      stay      try      work

1. “You’re working hard today”. “Yes, I have a lot to do”.
2. I____________________________for Christine. Do you know where she is?
3. It ________________________dark. Shall I turn on the light?
4. They haven’t got anywhere to live at the moment. They___________________________with friends until they find somewhere.
5. “Are you ready, Ann?”   “Yes, I _________________________.”
6. Have you got an umbrella? It _________________________ to rain.
7. You _____________________ a lot of noise. Could you be quieter? I ______________________ to concentrate.
8. Why are all these people here? What ___________________________?

2. Use the words in brackets to complete the questions.

1. “Is Colin working this week?” “No, he’s on holiday.” (Colin/work)
2. Why ______________________ at me like that? What’s the matter? (you/look)
3. “Jenny is a student at university.” “Is she? What ____________________________? (she/study)
4. __________________________________to the radio or can I turn it off? (anybody/listen)
5. How is your English? ____________________________ better? (it/get)

3. Put the verb into the correct form. Sometimes you need the negative (I’m not doing)

1. I’m tired. I’m going (go) to bed now. Goodnight!
2. We can go out now. It isn’t raining (rain) any more.
3. “How is your new job?” “Not so good at the moment. I _____________________(enjoy) it very much.”
4. Catherine phoned me last night. She’s on holiday in France. She ___________________ (have) a great time and doesn’t want to come back.
5. I want to lose weight, so this week I______________________ (eat) lunch.
6. Angela has just started evening classes. She ________________________ (learn) German.
7. I think Paul and Ann have had an argument. They _____________________(speak) to each other.

4. Read this conversation between Brian and Sarah. Put the verbs into the correct form.

Sarah: Brian! How nice to see you! What (1) ______________________ (you/do) these days?

Brian: I (2)_______________________(train) to be a supermarket manager.

Sarah: Really? What’s it like? (3)______________________________(you/enjoy) it?

Brian: It’s all right. What about you?

Sarah: Well, actually I (4) ______________________(not/work) at the moment. I (5) _______________(try) to find a job but it’s not easy. But I’m very busy. I (6) ___________________________ my flat.

Brian: (7) __________________________ (you/do) it alone?

Sarah: No, some friends of mine (8)_________________________(help) me.

V. Сomplete the sentences using one of these verbs: get      change     rise     fall     increase

You don’t have to use all the verbs and you can use a verb more than once.

1. The population of the world is rising very fast.
2. Ken is still ill but he _____________________ better slowly.
3. The world ________________________. Things never stay the same.
4. The cost of living__________________________. Every year things are more expensive.
5. The economic situation is already very bad and it ______________________ worse.