Present continuous tense

1. Present Continuous
Tense

2. I amwatching TV.

3. Lara is swimming in
the pool.

4. Jerry is listening to music.

5. I'm in a very big forest now.
The birds are singing and the ants are carrying food.

6. They are playing basketball at the
moment.

7. Ash and Rose are cooking the dinner in the kitchen.
It smells wonderful.

8. He is not reading a
book.

9. I am not crying.

10. We aren’t singing a song now.

11. Is he playing the piano?
Yes, he is.

12. Is she sleeping
now?
No, she is not.

13. Are they jumping now?
Yes, they are.

14. What are you doing now?
I am eating hamburger.

15. What is she doing?
She is opening the window.

16. I am
‘m
playingYou
We
They
are
‘re
He
She
It
is
‘s

17. I
am not
‘m not
playing ?
You
We
They
are not
aren’t
He
She
It
is not
isn’t

18. Am I
playing?
Are
you
we
they
Is
he
she
it

19. EXERCISES

20. 1. Tim ___ _______ . (study)
2. I ___ __________ English. (learn)
3. Laura _______ _________ . (not / swim)
4. Mike ____ _________ the guitar. (play)
5. We ______ ________ fast now. (not / run)
6. ______ they _________ at the moment? (write)
7. She _____ _______ the door. (close)
is studying
am learning
isn’t swimming
is playing
aren’t running
Are writing
is closing

21. 1. Sally __________ (dry) her hair now.
2. Brian __________ (play) the guitar at the moment.
3. They __________ (walk) in the street now.
4. My father __________ (read) his newspaper and my mother
__________ (write) a letter at the moment.
5. I ______________ (not /study) math now.
is drying
is playing
are walking
is reading
is writing
am not studying

22. 1. I ____________ (eat) my lunch.
2. ____ she _________ (watch) television?
3. He ____________ (read) a book.
4. Teddy____________ (not /bake) a cake.
am eating
Is watching
is reading
isn’t baking

23. 5. _____ your sister ____________ (listen) to music?
6. Peter ____________ (not / clean) his car now.
7. The dog ____________ (bark) in the garden.
8. We ____________ ( not /sing) our favourite song.
Is listening
isn’t cleaning
is barking
aren’t singing

24. 1. clean / at the moment / Perry /her house
_______________________________________
2. the garden / go to / the children / now
_______________________________________
3. water / my father / the flowers
_______________________________________
4. letter / I / at the moment / write
_______________________________________
5. play / Susan / with dolls / now
_______________________________________
6. park / Clark / his car / at the moment
_______________________________________
Perry is not cleaning her house at the moment.
Are the children going to the garden ?
My father is watering the flowers.
I am writing letter at the moment.
Susan isn’t playing with dolls now.
Is Clark parking his car at the moment?

25. 7. tell / the teacher / a story / now
_______________________________________
8. iron / I / shirts / at the moment
_______________________________________
9. watching / we / the animals / now / in the zoo
_______________________________________
10. the letters / now / deliver / the postman
_______________________________________
The teacher is telling a story now.
I am not ironing shirts at the moment.
We are watching the animals in the zoo.
Is the postman delivering the letters now?

26. 1. Sharon and Mike ________ to music now.
(listen)
2.Pamela _______a letter to her aunt. (write)
3. Two elephants __________in the forest.
(walk)
4. Mr.Temper _______to work right now. (go)
5. Steve and Brian __________book in the
living room at the moment. (read)
6. The children __________in the park
together. (play)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)f)
are listening
is writing
are walking
is going
are reading
are playing

27. Is Spongebob skateboarding?
Yes, he is.

28. Is Patrick swimming?
No, he isn’t. He’s eating candy.

29. Is Sandy playing the guitar?
Yes, she is.

30. Is Sandy running?
No, she isn’t. She’s climbing a
mountain.

31. Is Spongebob dancing?
No, he isn’t. He’s singing.

32.  WHAT IS DAVID DOING?
He is playing football.

33. WHAT IS SHE DOING?
She is drawing a picture at the moment.