Present Continuous Tense

I amwatching TV.

Lara is swimming in

the pool.

Jerry is listening to music.

I'm in a very big forest now.

The birds are singing and the ants are carrying food.

They are playing basketball at the

moment.

Ash and Rose are cooking the dinner in the kitchen. It

smells wonderful.

He is not reading a book.

I am not crying.

We aren’t singing a song now.

Is he playing the piano?

Yes, he is.

Is she sleeping now?

No, she is not.

Are they jumping now?

Yes, they are.

What are you doing now?

I am eating hamburger.

What is she doing?

She is opening the window.

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EXERCISES

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

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

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

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

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?

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?

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

Is Spongebob skateboarding?

Yes, he is.

Is Patrick swimming?

No, he isn’t. He’s eating candy.

Is Sandy playing the guitar?

Yes, she is.

Is Sandy running?

No, she isn’t. She’s climbing a mountain.

Is Spongebob dancing?

No, he isn’t. He’s singing.

WHAT IS DAVID DOING?

He is playing football.

WHAT IS SHE DOING?

She is drawing a picture at the moment.