PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Abu is eating a burger.

He is walking to school.

Sentences above show the action is happening at the time of speaking. They are called
Present Continuous Tense. We add auxiliary verbs such as ‘is’, ‘are’ and ‘am’ after the
subject and ‘+ing’ to the main verbs. Present Continuous Tense is used to show the action is
happening at the time of speaking.

Abu is eating a burger.

He is walking to school.

Jane is doing karate.

Paolo and Jane are playing chess.

I am riding my bike.

He is having lunch.

Sentences above show the action is happening at the time of speaking. We add auxiliary such
as ‘is’, ‘are’ and ‘am’ to complement the sentence.

1. Tick(/) the correct Present continuous tense sentence.

Abu plays football. He is playing kite.

They are riding bicycles. The cat chased a mouse.

I am doing Karate. She is reading book.

Greg jumped across the river. I watched television.

They are writing a letter. I am sleeping.

We are having dinner. He had lunch.

Ahmed flies to school. He is running in the field.

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 Abu is eating a burger.

He is walking to school.

Jane is doing karate.

Paolo and Jane are playing chess.

I am riding my bike.

He is having lunch.

Sentences above comprise of Subject + Auxiliary verb + main verb + object. The words in
bold are called auxiliary verbs/verbs to be. They are used to complement the sentence.

Subject Verb to be

Abu
Ali
Greg
Paolo
Jane
the cat is
the dog
he
she
it
Abu and Ali
Greg, Paolo and I
the cats
the dogs are
You,
we,
they

I am

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1. Fill in the blanks with correct verb to be (is, are, am).
a. Abu k. The cat
_______________ ________________
b. Greg l. The dogs
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c. Jane m. The dog and the
________________ cat________________
d. Megan n. I
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e. Megan and Paolo o. Abu, Ali and I
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f. Kumar p. They
________________ ________________
g. Patricia q. We
________________ ________________
h. Jessy r. It
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i. Patrick s. She
________________ ________________
j. Ali and I t. He
________________ ________________

2. Underline the correct answer

a. Abu (is, are, am) walking.
b. The boys (is, are, am) watching television.
c. Abu, Ali and I (is, are, am) playing chess.
d. She (is, are, am) riding a bike.
e. We (is, are, am) reading a book.
f. I (is, are, am) doing karate.
g. The boy (is, are, am) walking to school
h. Greg (is, are, am) sleeping.
i. They (is, are, am) having lunch.
j. It (is, are, am) acting in a play.
k. The singer (is, are, am) singing.
l. Paolo (is, are, am) swimming.
m. Mark (is, are, am) searching.
n. Jane (is, are, am) running at the field.
o. The cats (is, are, am) chasing the mouse.
p. Pak Ali and Ustaz Somad(is, are, am) climbing a tree.
q. Jagjeet Singh (is, are, am) writing a letter.
r. We (is, are, am) drinking iced-tea.
s. The woman (is, are, am) eating a slice of cake.
t. She (is, are, am) acting weird.

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3. Underline the correct answer and rewrite the sentences below.
a. The boy (is, are, am) watching television.
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b. The boys (is, are, am) watching television.
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c. Abu (is, are, am) catching butterflies.
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d. The boy (is, are, am) walking to school
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e. Greg (is, are, am) sleeping.
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f. The boys (is, are, am) watching television.
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g. I (is, are, am) doing karate.
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h. The boy (is, are, am) walking to school
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i. Mark (is, are, am) searching.
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j. The boy (is, are, am) walking to school
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k. It (is, are, am) acting in a play.
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l. She (is, are, am) acting weird.
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m. Paolo (is, are, am) swimming.
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n. The singer (is, are, am) singing.
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o. Jane (is, are, am) running at the field.
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p. The woman (is, are, am) eating a slice of cake.
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q. She (is, are, am) acting weird.
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r. Pak Ali and Ustaz Somad(is, are, am) climbing a tree.
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s. Jagjeet Singh (is, are, am) writing a letter.
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t. She (is, are, am) acting weird.
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 Abu is eating a burger.
He is walking to school.
Jane is doing karate.
Paolo and Jane are playing chess.
I am riding my bike.
He is having lunch.

The main verbs above consist of main verb+ing. We add +ing to the main verbs when it is
preceded by an auxiliary verb such as ‘is, are, am.

1. Underline the correct answer and rewrite the sentences below.

a. Ali is (play/playing) badminton.
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b. The boys are (watch/watching) television.
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c. Abu, Ali and I are (played/playing) chess.
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d. She is (rode/riding) a bike.
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e. We are (read/reading) a book.
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f. I am (do/doing) karate.
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g. The boy is (walk/walking) to school
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h. Greg is (sleep/sleeping).
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i. They are (have/having) lunch.
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j. It is (act/acting) in a play.
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k. The singer is (sing/singing).
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l. Paolo is (swim/swimming).
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m. Mark is (search/searching).
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 n. Jane are (run/running) at the field.
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o. The cats are (chase/chasing) the mouse.
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p. Pak Ali and Ustaz Somad are (climb/climbing) a tree.
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q. Jagjeet Singh is (write/writing) a letter.
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r. We are (drink/drinking) iced-tea.
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s. The woman is (eat/eating) a slice of cake.
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t. She is (act/acting) weird.
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2. Underline the correct answer and rewrite the sentences below.

a. Ali is (play/playing/played) badminton.
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b. The boys are (watch/watching/watched) television.
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c. Abu, Ali and I are (played/playing/play) chess.
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d. She is (ride/rode/riding) a bike.
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e. We are (read/reading/read) a book.
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f. I am (do/doing/did) karate.
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g. The boy is (walk/walking/walked) to school
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h. Greg is (sleep/sleeping/slept).
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i. They are (have/having/had) lunch.
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j. It is (act/acting/acted) in a play.
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k. The singer is (sing/singing/sang).
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l. Paolo is (swim/swimming/swam).
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m. Mark is (search/searching/searched).
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n. Jane are (run/running/ran) at the field.
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o. The cats are (chase/chasing/chased) the mouse.

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p. Pak Ali and Ustaz Somad are (climb/climbing/climbed) a tree.
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q. Jagjeet Singh is (write/writing/wrote) a letter.
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r. We are (drink/drinking/drank) iced-tea.
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s. The woman is (eat/eating/ate) a slice of cake.
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t. She is (act/acted/acting) weird.
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 Abu is eating a burger.
He is walking to school.
Jane is doing karate.
Paolo and Jane are playing chess.
I am riding my bike.
He is having lunch.
Adding +ing

The main verbs above require you to add +ing. Some of the verbs which end in –e need us to
replace –e with +ing.

vote - voting

1. Change these verbs by adding +ing

1. abuse - 15. date - 29. pounce -

2. amuse - 16. dive - 30. raise -
3. announce - 17. doze - 31. rake -
4. apologise - 18. drive - 32. ride -
5. appreciate - 19. exercise- 33. shake -
6. arrive - 20. gate - 34. shape -
7. bake - 21. glare - 35. skate -
8. balance- 22. glue - 36. take -
9. battle - 23. grate - 37. taste -
10. behave - 24. grate - 38. type -
11. breathe- 25. have - 39. use -
12. bruise - 26. hope - 40. wake -
13. choke - 27. note - 41. wheeze-
14. close - 28. pace - 42. wire -

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Most of the verbs only require us to add +ing.

roll - rolling
Change these verbs by adding +ing

1. act - 13. laugh - 25. sleep -

2. crack - 14. learn - 26. talk -
3. crawl - 15. listen - 27. thank -
4. creep - 16. look - 28. tow -
5. deal - 17. play - 29. walk -
6. do - 18. point - 30. wash -
7. drink - 19. read - 31. watch -
8. eat - 20. repair - 32. weep -
9. fight - 21. roar - 33. wish -
10. help - 22. rush -
11. hold - 23. sell -
12. jump - 24. show -

some of the verbs which end with –y require us to add +ing

accompany - accompanying

3. Change these verbs by adding +ing.

1. ally - 10. empty - 19. rely -

2. apply - 11. fancy - 20. satisfy -
3. bully - 12. ferry - 21. scurry -
4. bury - 13. fry - 22. tally -
5. carry - 14. magnify- 23. tarry -
6. comply- 15. marry - 24. tidy -
7. copy - 16. multiply - 25. vary -
8. cry - 17. parry - 26. verify -
9. dry - 18. pry - 27. worry -

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4. Some words ending with –e require us to change into +ying.

1. lie - 3. die -
2. tie - 4.

5. Some words ending with –t require us to add +ting.

1. bet 7. grit 13. shut

2. bit 8. hit 14. slit
3. cut 9. let 15. spit
4. fit 10. offset 16. upset
5. get 11. rot 17. wet
6. get 12. set

6. Some words ending with -p require us to add +ping.

1. clip 4. flip 7. tip

2. dip 5. ship 8. trip
3. drip 6. slip

7. Some words ending with -n require us to add +ning.

1. run 4. stun
2. win 5. grin
3. shun

8. Some words ending with –m require us to add +ming.

1. cram 4. jam 7. strum

2. drum 5. sham 8. swim
3. hum 6. slam

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9. Fill in the blanks with correct verb to be (is, are and am) and rewrite the answer
below.

1. Abu ___________(cycle) to school now.

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2. Abu and his friends ____________ (cycle) to school.
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3. The old man _________ (go) to the mosque to pray.
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4. The old man and his sons _________ (walk) to the mosque to pray.
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5. Amina and her friends ___________ (read) book at the library.
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6. Amina ___________ (read) book at the library.
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7. The dog ____________ (bark) at the cats.
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8. The cats ____________ (chase) the dog.
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9. Puan Syarifah and I ________ (wash) the plate at the kitchen.
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10. I ________ (wash) the plate now.
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10. Fill in the blanks with correct answer and rewrite the answer below.

1. The handsome man _____ (walk) alone at the corridor.

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2. The handsome man _____ (run) alone at the corridor.
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3. Miss Perry _____ (cook) some chicken curry.
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4. Miss Perry _____ (serve) some chicken curry yesterday.
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 5. The fierce cat ______ (jump) over the fan.
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6. The fierce cat ______ (fall) under the fan now.
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7. Some of the boys ______ (swim) in the river.
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8. Some of the boys ______ (drown) in the river.
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9. Mr Aslan ______ (create) a mighty robot.
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10. Mr Aslan ______ (destroy) a mighty dinosaur.
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11. Fill in the blanks with correct answer and rewrite the answer below.

1. They ______ (fight) the evil monster.

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2. They ______ (watch) the evil monster.
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3. The evil monster _______ (destroy) the city.
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4. The evil monster and Ali_______ (jump) the city yesterday.
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5. A posse of policemen ______ (catch) the thief.
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6. A posse of policemen and Greg ______ (release) the thief.
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7. He ________ (tie) the thief.
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8. He ________ (help) the thief.
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9. The thief ______ (hide) under a lorry.
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10. The thief ______ (sleep) under a lorry.
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12. Fill in the blanks with correct answer and rewrite the answer below.

1. The boy ______ (weep) at the canteen.

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2. The cat _______ (sleep) on the TV.
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3. He _______ (go) to school.
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4. Pak Samad ______ (have) an elephant at home.
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5. They _____ (run) to the toilet.
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6. Abu ______ (fall) into the drain.
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7. The boys _______ (swim) in the sea.
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8. The family _______ (picnic) at the beach.
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9. Mr Alif ______ (drive) a big car.
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10. Pak Ali _______ (carry) a bag.
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13. Fill in the blanks with correct answer and rewrite the answer below.

1. Yesterday, the cat _____ (chase) the rats.

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2. The elephant ______ (splash) some water.

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3. The tourist _______ (cry) for help just now.
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4. Last year, Mr Karim ________ (teach) maths.

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5. Every month, Robin hood ______ (steal) from the rich.
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6. A crowd of people ______ (kick) the ball from the football player.

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7. Many doctors_______ (try) to help the patient.
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8. This morning, the patient _______ (fall) sick.
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9. Fifty years ago, they ______ (run) from the communist.

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10. Last year, Pak Samad ________ (climb) the hill.
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14. Fill in the blanks with correct answer and rewrite the answer below.

1. A team of players _______ (pick) up the medals.

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2. The athlete _________ (jump) over the pole.

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3. Mr Andrew _________ (give) many homework to do.
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4. Yesterday, they _______ (open) the boxes.
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5. The tiger __________ (leap) at the pool.

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6. Yesterday, the girl _________ (sing) a song.
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7. The sparrow ________ (fly) over the building.

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8. Ali, Abu and the girls ________ (read) the books at the library.

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9. The mice ________ (nimble) the cheese in the kitchen.

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10. The headmaster ________ (scold) the children.

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15. Rearrange and rewrite these words into correct order below.

1. to their village –Abu and Ali – is going

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2. by bicycle – They – are riding
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3. two hours – The travel - took
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4. are hugging – their grandparents – they
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5. some food – is serving –grandmother
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6. some money – grandfather – is giving
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7. they – to the orchard - are going

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8. is plucking –some rambutans – grandfather
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9. are eating– rambutans – Abu and I

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16. Rearrange and rewrite these words into correct order below.

1. are going – they – late – home

2. to play – are planning – they– football
3. is bringing – Alimat – food and drinks
4. Aman – ball – a – is bringing
5. Abu, Ali and Aman – to – shelter – are running –find
6. are playing – they – football – at the field
7. is falling – the – rain –heavily
8. Abu – are going – and his friends – home
9. are sitting – they – under – tree – a
10. is raining – cats and dogs – it

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17. Rewrite the story below using Present Continuous Tense.

Abu and his friends go to Arowana waterfall. They go by bicycle. The travel take one hour.
Abu ride a bicycle. Amin carry Awang. They sing many songs. They see many beautiful
things. They take a picture. Abu and his friends reach the place in the evening. They go for a
swim. After that Amin set up a tent. Awang find firewood. They sleep in the tent for a night.
They go home in the next morning. They enjoy the trip. They plan to go there again.

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18. Rewrite the story below using Present Continuous Tense.

Amin and Ali go to the cinema. They plan to watch a film. Amin buy the ticket. Ali buy
popcorn and some drinks. They are very happy. They wait for the film to start.

Suddenly, a man scream fire. Many people run out. Amin panic. He cannot find Ali.
Amin call the fire station. The firemen put out the fire. Everybody praise the firemen. He
search Ali. Amin feel very happy.

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19. Rewrite the story below using Present Continuous Tense.

Abu and his father go to the zoo. They plan to see animals. They love animals very much.
Father buy the ticket. The ticket cost them RM200. The tickets are very expensive. They feel
very happy.

They take pictures. Father give food to the elephant. Abu hug the rabbits. He give
some carrots. The rabbits eat many carrots. They go home in the evening. The zoo close at 6
p.m. They feel very tired. They plan to go there again.

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20. Fill in the blanks using correct Present Continuous Tense and rewrite the story
below.

Hamil and his friends _________ to Cameron Highlands. They _______ by bus. The travel
________ five hours. Hamil ________ a book to read. Azmin and Azwi ________ video
games. They ______ to many songs. They ________ beautiful sceneries. They _______
many pictures. Hamil and his friends _______ the place at night. They _______ for lunch.
After that Azmin ________ some strawberries. Azwi _________ many T-shirts. They
______ in a hotel. They ________home in the next morning. They _________ the trip. They
________ to go there again.

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21. Fill in the blanks using correct Present Continuous Tense and rewrite the story
below.

Ahmad and his friends _________ camping at Hulu Perak. They __________ at school. They
________ with their teacher. They _________ by bus. The travel __________ five hours. The
place is very far.

They _________ the camping site in the evening. They ________ up a camp. Ahmad
__________ to find some firewood. Some of his friends _________ some food.

At night they ________ campfire. Mr Karim _______ a song. They ________ very
late. They __________ up their tent. They _________ the next morning.

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