Name:____________________________________________

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

What is going on?

1. I _______________________ television. (to watch)

2. Jack _______________________ his homework. (to do)
3. Andrea and Rita ____________________ fun. (to have)
4. Richard ____________________ to school. (to walk)
5. Paul ______________________ here. (to come)
6. The hairdresser _____________________ Therese’s hair. (to cut)
7. The shopkeeper ___________________ a parcel. (to tie)
8. I _______________________ a letter to my friend. (to write)
9. The bus ____________________ too long to come. (to take)
10. We ______________________ in this house. (to live)
11. It ________________________ hot in here. (to get)
12. Mark and Anna ___________________ the rope. (to skip)
13. The dog ____________________ fast. (to run)
14. I _____________________ on a comfortable chair. (to sit)
15. We ____________________ cold. (to feel)
16. They ____________________ to the radio. (to listen)
17. The driver ___________________ the car. (to push)
18. Max _____________________ goodbye. (to wave)
Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use present continuous
tense.

1.- Julia……………… making her homework at home. (do)

2.-Ernesto ………….. in the lake with his father. (sail)

3.-My grandmother ……………. some cakes. (bake)

4.-Lorenzo and Susan ………….. table tennis. (play)

5.-I …………………….a letter to my boyfriend. (write)

6.- Roberto ………………… for his teacher. (wait)

7.- William and Anne ………….. some orange juice. (drink)

8.-The teacher ………………………… some tests. (correct)

9.-That heavy man …………………… some big parcels. (carry)

10.-Flora …………….. to Los Angeles now. (fly)

11.-David …………………. the newspaper in the library. (read)

12.-Victoria …………….. a long blue skirt. (wear)

13.-You …………… in the park with the dog. (run)

14.-The kids ……………. television now. (watch)

15.-Patrick ………………. a bath. (have)

16.-Walter ………………….. an English song. (sing)

17.-The girl ……………………. her bicycle. (ride)

18.-We ………………….. some flowers in the country. (pick)

19.-Tom ………………… his father in the garage. (help)

20.-Alice …………….. her birthday party. (celebrate)

21.-You …………….. some shopping now. (do)

22.-They ………………. their summer holidays. (enjoy)

Put the verbs into the proper Present Continuous form (affirmative,
negative, interrogative) and combine the sentences with the pictures. Be
attentive! Some verbs are not used in the Present Continuous tense!
1. He __________ (do) the cleaning at the moment and he ____________
(sing) a nice song.
2. Jack ___________ (not sleep) right now, because the nurse __________
(give) him the medicine.
3. ___Linda ________(play) computer games at the moment? – No, she
__________(chat) with her friends.
4. Mr. Snow _________ (be) at the psychiatrist’s. He _________ (tell) him
about his problems at work.
5. Why ____David ________ (paint) the wall? – Because he doesn’t like the
white color.
6. Who _____ your brother ________ (watch)? – I don’t know. Maybe he
_________ (spy) on his girlfriend.
7. Why _____ the princess ________ (kiss) that terrible frog? – Because she
_______ (want) it to turn into a prince!
8. Which bus _____ Bob _______ (wait) for? – He _____________ (not wait)
for the bus, he ___________(wait) for his friend Kate.
9. The baby _________(be) quiet, it _________(cry) loudly. Jane
___________ (go) to the kitchen to fetch it some milk.
10. Why _____ Steve ________ (keep) silent? – He ________ (want) to try
being less talkative at least for a couple of minutes.
11. ______ these men __________ (have) a row? – Yes, Jack’s boss
_____________(shout) at him because he ________ (not be) satisfied with
the results of his work.
12. _______ your father ________ (wash) the car at the moment? – No, he
________(stand) near it and __________(talk) to our neighbor.
Are these sentences correct?
1. My friends is watching a film right now. ______
2. Our dog is liking to crunch bones a lot. ______
3. My dad and I am looking for our cat at the moment. _________
4. What are this people talking about? ________
5. Is your sister knowing a lot of famous people? ______
6. Are you think about our exam ? ______
7. This girl isn’t dance well! ________
8. Their sister are living in Paris with her husband now.
9. Where is her mom goes? Why is she wears that dress?
10. I am still remembering that day!
Complete the text about Jimmy putting the verbs in brackets either in
Present Simple or Present Continuous forms.
This is Jimmy. He _______ (be) from Canada but at present he
_____________(live)
in Barcelona. He _________(work) in a big company there. He usually
________(have)
lots of work to do and he _______(be) busy from morning till night but at the
moment
he __________ (not work). He _________ (surf) the net and _____________
(chat)
with his friends in Canada. He _________(tell) them about his life in Spain and
he also __________(complain) about the weather. He __________(say) that it
________(be) too hot there. Jimmy __________(like) writing letters and he
often ___________(send) e-mails to his family and friends. He always
________(tell) them the latest news and ______________(look) forward to
getting replies from them.