Present tenses exercise

Most English verbs have two present tenses. Forms like I write and she sings are called ‘simple present’; forms like I am writing and she is singing are called ‘present continuous’.

Test your understanding of present tenses with this English test.

1. He ……………………………………….. tennis every day.

a) practice

b) practices

c) is practicing

2. There ……………………………………….. our bus – we will have to wait for the next one.

a) goes

b) is going

c) has gone

3. I…………………………………… the charge.

a) deny

b) am denying

c) denies

4. I ……………………………………….. with your opinion.

a) agree

b) am agreeing

c) agrees

5. I will kill anybody who …………………………………… my bag.

a) has touched

b) touches

c) is touching

6. The climate ……………………………………….. warmer.

a) gets

b) is getting

c) get

7. We …………………………………………. to the cinema this evening.

a) go

b) are going

c) have gone

8. He …………………………………………. to the hills twice a year.

a) go

b) is going

c) goes

9. How ………………………………….. you ……………………………………..?

a) do; feel

b) are; feeling

c) both answers are correct

10. This tank ………………………………………… about 5,000 liters of water.

a) contain

b) is containing

c) contains

Answers

1. He practices tennis every day.

2. There goes our bus – we will have to wait for the next one.

3. I deny the charge.

4. I agree with your opinion.

5. I will kill anybody who touches my bag.

6. The climate is getting warmer.

7. We are going to the cinema this evening.

8. He goes to the hills twice a year.

9. How do you feel? / How are you feeling?

10. This tank contains about 4,000 liters of water.