Present Tense interview questions

57 questions. Tap “Show answer” to check yourself.

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  1. It is 8.30. Ben and Ann _____ breakfast.

    1. were having
    2. was having
    3. is having
    4. are having
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    D. are having

  2. Let me show the picture that I _____ this week.

    1. will be drawing
    2. have drawn
    3. shall be drawing
    4. am drawing
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    B. have drawn

  3. While _____ to school we always _____ a bus.

    1. goes/takes
    2. had gone/took
    3. shall go/will take
    4. going/take
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    D. going/take

  4. Stop a minute, think what you _____

    1. has said
    2. is saying
    3. are saying
    4. says
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    C. are saying

  5. She _____ since last week.

    1. will be ill
    2. has been ill
    3. had been ill
    4. was ill
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    B. has been ill

  6. Usually my working day _____ at 8.30 sharp.

    1. won’t start
    2. would be
    3. start
    4. starts
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    D. starts

  7. The English seaside _____ very popular lately.

    1. would get
    2. were getting
    3. has become
    4. becomes
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    C. has become

  8. Look! The cat _____ your cutlet.

    1. has been eating
    2. had eaten
    3. is eating
    4. was eating
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    C. is eating

  9. The aims of the course _____ me willing to begin.

    1. make
    2. making
    3. is making
    4. were made
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    A. make

  10. This year we _____ a good harvest of cotton.

    1. were growing
    2. are grown
    3. grown
    4. have grown
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    D. have grown

  11. Be quick! A dog _____ after your child.

    1. is running
    2. will run
    3. was running
    4. runs
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    A. is running

  12. Listen Somebody _____ in the next room.

    1. is singing
    2. are singing
    3. is sung
    4. sings
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    A. is singing

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  14. Tourists _____ a lot of different information when they travel.

    1. would get
    2. were getting
    3. get
    4. gets
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    C. get

  15. The weather is awful, it _____ all day.

    1. has rained
    2. has been raining
    3. is raining
    4. rained
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    B. has been raining

  16. He _____ ill for three months already.

    1. were
    2. have been
    3. has been
    4. was
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    C. has been

  17. Listen! Someone _____ at the door.

    1. is knocking
    2. has been knocking
    3. has knocked
    4. to knock
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    A. is knocking

  18. Look at the little boy! They _____ with stones.

    1. is playing
    2. are playing
    3. will play
    4. play
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    B. are playing

  19. I _____ here since 1972.

    1. have lived
    2. am living
    3. had lived
    4. was living
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    A. have lived

  20. I _____ Paul since Christmas.

    1. wasn’t seen
    2. won’t see
    3. hadn’t seen
    4. haven’t seen
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    D. haven’t seen

  21. She is sorry, she _____ so rude.

    1. had been
    2. has been
    3. will be
    4. were
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    B. has been

  22. It _____ him 20 minutes to get to the work usually.

    1. takes
    2. is not taking
    3. have taken
    4. is taking
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    A. takes

  23. “Nobody _____ in that country, ” said Pinocchio to his friend.

    1. learn
    2. learns
    3. doesn’t learn
    4. are learning
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    B. learns

  24. I _____ never _____ him before.

    1. has/met
    2. have/met
    3. -/met
    4. -/meet
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    B. have/met

  25. This is the 7th year Ann and Mary _____ this school.

    1. are attending
    2. were attending
    3. had been attending
    4. have been attending
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    D. have been attending

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  27. I _____ this man at all.

    1. doesn’t know
    2. have known
    3. knew
    4. don’t know
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    D. don’t know

  28. What _____ you _____ since I saw you last?

    1. will/do
    2. did/do
    3. have/been doing
    4. are/doing
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    C. have/been doing

  29. He _____ his English in the morning, he _____ it in the evening.

    1. hadn’t/will have
    2. didn’t have/have
    3. don’t have/had
    4. doesn’t have/has
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    D. doesn’t have/has

  30. “Who _____ this picture?” the teacher asks.

    1. has drawn
    2. draws
    3. have drawn
    4. is drawn
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    A. has drawn

  31. Who _____ writing the text yet?

    1. hasn’t finished
    2. won’t finish
    3. doesn’t finish
    4. didn’t finish
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    A. hasn’t finished

  32. Look! They _____ in our direction.

    1. are coming
    2. was coming
    3. will come
    4. come
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    A. are coming

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