ESL Present Continuous

Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

1. What’s James doing?

A. He’s flying a plane.
B. He’s driving a car.
C. He’s riding a skateboard.
D. He’s riding a bike.

2. What’s Nina doing?

A. She’s eating food.
B. She’s sleeping.
C. She’s drinking water.
D. She’s riding a bike.

3. What’s Ernesto doing?

A. He’s playing tennis.
B. He’s playing basketball.
C. He’s playing football.
D. He’s playing hockey.

4. What’s Yasmina doing?

A. She’s baking a cake.
B. She’s jumping.
C. She’s swimming.
D. She’s talking.

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5. What’s Helena doing?

A. She’s reading a magazine.
B. She’s writing.
C. She’s reading a book.
D. She’s doing her homework.

Write the sentences in the correct order.

1. is/what/doing/Nico?

2. sleeping/Nico/is.

3. Emily/drinking/what/is?

4. hot/She/chocolate/is/drinking.

5. Pieter/doing/Valentina/and/What/are?

6. playing/They/are/game/board/a.

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Look at the pictures and write sentences about what the people are doing.

1. What are Brett and Simon doing?

2. What’s Veronica doing?

3. What’s Jakob doing?

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1. What’s James doing?
A. He’s flying a plane.
B. He’s driving a car.
C. He’s riding a skateboard.
D. He’s riding a bike.
2. What’s Nina doing?
A. She’s eating food.
B. She’s sleeping.
C. She’s drinking water.
D. She’s riding a bike.
3. What’s Ernesto doing?
A. He’s playing tennis.
B. He’s playing basketball.
C. He’s playing football.
D. He’s playing hockey.
4. What’s Yasmina doing?
A. She’s baking a cake.
B. She’s jumping.
C. She’s swimming.
D. She’s talking.
5. What’s Helena doing?
A. She’s reading a magazine.
B. She’s writing.
C. She’s reading a book.
ESL Present Continuous
D. She’s doing her homework.
1. is/what/doing/Nico?
What is Nico doing? Page 4 of 4

2. sleeping/Nico/is.