Present Continuous Tense
Name: __________________________________ Grade: ____________ Date:_________
A) Form short forms/contracted forms.
Example: he is whispering - he's whispering
1) We are whispering -
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2) He is whispering -
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3) You are whispering -
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4) She is whispering -
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B) Fill in the correct verb forms.
1) Carmen ________________ (wait) for the
school bus.
2) Conny ______________ (move) to New
Zealand next weekend.
3) ___________________ (mother, wash) her
hair?
4) ___________________ (children, fly) their
kites?
C) Fill in the verbs in brackets into the
gaps.
Example: He is writing a letter now.
1) Mary_____________ at her aunt's home.
(to stay).
2) She________________ to Meliza now.
(not/to phone)
3) Listen to Angela! What language
________________ she ? (to speak)
4) What Tim and Joe ____________ for lunch
now? (to have)
D) Write negative sentences.
Example: Lydia lives in Bulgaria. - Where
does Lydia live?
1) She is sitting on the sofa.
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2) They are playing cricket.
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3) Anne is walking her dog.
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4) Claire is touching the screen.
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E) Which sentences/questions are correct?
1) Which sentence is in the Present
Progressive?
a) - He is reading.
b) - He is reads.
c) - He likes reading.
d) - He was reading.
2) In which sentence is the Present
Progressive used correctly?
a) Jane and Frank am running after the
dog.
b) Jane and Frank are running after the
dog.
c) Jane and Frank is running after the
dog.
3) Which question is in the Present
Progressive?
a) Are you sending text messages?
b) Have you sending text messages?
c) Is you sending text messages?
d) Were you sending text messages?
4) Which negative sentence is in the Present
Progressive?
a) Stephen is not polishing the car.
b) Stephen is polishing not the car.
c) Stephen polishing not the car.
F) Which answers are correct?
1) Which verb forms are correct?
a) he is phoneing
b) he is phoning
c) he is refering
d) he is referring
e) he is tidieing
f) he is tidying
2) Which of the following words are used with
the Present Progressive?
Listen!
a) ago
b) at this moment
c) ever
d) right now
e) since
f) usually
3) Which verb forms are correct?
a) they are admiting
b) they are admitting
c) they are lieing
d) they are lying
e) they are picknicing
f) they are picknicking
g) they are serveing
h) they are serving
4) Which verb forms are correct?
a) Hi's having a bath.
b) I'm having a bath.
c) Its having a bath.
d) She's having a bath.
e) Their having a bath.
f) We're having a bath.
g) You're having a bath.
h) Your having a bath.
G) Complete and re- write the following
sentences in negative e interrogative.
1) I_______________ a good mark. (to get).
1.1__________________________________
1.2__________________________________
2) Rita______________ an exercise. (to do)
2.1__________________________________
2.2__________________________________
3) We_______________ the table. (to lay)
4) Tim and Pat_______________ text
messages. (to send)
5) Oliver_______________ fun. (to have)
6) Maria_______________ their room. (to tidy
up)
7) He_______________ a new MP3 player.
(to buy)
8) The dog_______________ out of the
house. (to run)
9) You_______________ your glasses. (to
need)
10) She_______________ a snake. (to
touch)
