PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Name:

We use the Present Continuous for actions happening now.

POSITIVE NEGATIVE QUESTION

I am playing. I am not playing Am I playing?

He / She / It He / She / It Is he / she / it

is playing. isn’t playing playing?

We / You / They We / You / They Are we / you / they

are playing. aren’t playing playing?

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in

brackets.

1- At this moment, they ____________________ (play) a game in the living room.

2- I ____________________ (watch) a movie with my parents right now.

3- Look! The chef ____________________ (prepare) a special dish for the guests.

4- We ____________________ (not do) our homework now, we’re playing.

5- Listen! The birds ____________________ (sing) outside my window.

6- _________ you ___________ (study) for your exam? It’s tomorrow.

7- Right now, the kids ____________________ (build) a sandcastle on the beach.

8- The dog ____________________ (sleep) on the couch now. It’s in the yard.

9- The teacher ____________________ (not speak) now, she’s writing.

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 Name:

Present continuous
Exercise 2: What are they doing? Look at the pictures and choose the correct
option.

She's swimming She's yelling

She's crying She's reading

She's dancing She's drawing

He's eating He's playing

He's cooking He's crying

He's running He's jumping

She's drinking He's cooking

She's resting He's eating

She's playing He's painting

He's yelling She's walking

He's crying She's running

He's thinking She's sleeping

He's drawing He's laughing

He's crying He's yelling

He's dancing He's walking

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 Name: Class:

Present continuous
Exercise 3: Who is who? Look at the images and the kids' names. Then, match
them to the actions they're performing.

Francisco Jonathan Kim Howard Anna

Chad Matt Daniel Drew Juliana

He is celebrating his win.

He is throwin a ball.

She is dancing.

She is shouting.

He is eating.

He is thinking.

He is praying.

He is painting.

He is running.

She is jumping on a puddle.

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
GRAMMAR PRACTICE NO.4

Write the -ing form of the following verbs.

a. buy e. do i. play
b. come f. eat j. stop
c. cry g. go k. take
d. dance h. get l. use

Complete the sentences with the affirmative form of the verbs in brackets
a. I can't go out. I (have) lunch right now.
b. The TV is off because Mary (do) her homework.
c. The students (listen) to the teacher.
d. My brother (read) a book about monsters.
e. The children (wait) for the school bus.

Choose the correct option

a. I am not/ isn't listening to you. I is / am studying.
b. Let's go to the park! It aren't / isn't raining anymore.
c. The baby are / is crying. I think he aren't / isn't feeling well.
d. What are / is you doing? Are / is you doing your homework?
e. My parents am / is having a party tonight. Am / is you coming?
f. Where are / is she going? Are / is she going to work?

Put the words in order to make sentences or questions

a. playing / I / not / video games / am
b. is / for the test / He / studying
c. at the moment? / Tom / reading / is
d. having / isn't / She / a good time
e. are / They / studying French / not

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