Present continuous Exercises

Look at “Look! The children ___ football in the park. (play)”. For an action happening now, use am/is/are + verb-ing; match be to the subject. Complete sentence: “Look! The children are playing football in the park. (play)”.

Look at “Sara is on the sofa with a book. She ___ television now. (not watch)”. For a negative action now, put not after am/is/are and keep the -ing form. Complete sentence: “Sara is on the sofa with a book. She is not watching television now. (not watch)”.

Look at “___ you waiting for bus 9?”. In a continuous question, place am/is/are before the subject. Keep verb-ing after the subject. Complete sentence: “Are you waiting for bus 9?”.

Reference completion: “I am cooking dinner right now. (cook)”. For an action happening now, use am/is/are + verb-ing; match be to the subject.

Look at “The workers have stopped for lunch. They ___ at the moment. (not work)”. For a negative action now, put not after am/is/are and keep the -ing form. Complete sentence: “The workers have stopped for lunch. They are not working at the moment. (not work)”.

Look at “___ your brother sleeping? Please be quiet.”. In a continuous question, place am/is/are before the subject. Keep verb-ing after the subject. Complete sentence: “Is your brother sleeping? Please be quiet.”.

Reference completion: “Please hold on. The computer is saving the file now. (save)”. For an action happening now, use am/is/are + verb-ing; match be to the subject. Also accepted in this task: 's saving. These are reviewed alternatives, not an exhaustive list of all possible English.

Look at “The baby ___ at this moment. (cry)”. For an action happening now, use am/is/are + verb-ing; match be to the subject. Complete sentence: “The baby is crying at this moment. (cry)”.

Look at “My phone is off. I ___ any calls now. (not make)”. For a negative action now, put not after am/is/are and keep the -ing form. Complete sentence: “My phone is off. I am not making any calls now. (not make)”.

Reference completion: “What are the students writing on the board?”. In a continuous question, place am/is/are before the subject. Keep verb-ing after the subject.

Look at “Dad is in the garden, so he ___ the kitchen now. (not clean)”. For a negative action now, put not after am/is/are and keep the -ing form. Complete sentence: “Dad is in the garden, so he is not cleaning the kitchen now. (not clean)”.

Reference completion: “Where is Nina going with that suitcase?”. In a continuous question, place am/is/are before the subject. Keep verb-ing after the subject.