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Present Continuous Verbs

Connect the present tense verb to the present continuous form.

1. do eating

2. go running

3. eat drinking

4. jump doing

5. fly crying

6. run writing

7. drink reading

8. write going

9. read flying

10. cry jumping

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1 Add -ing to the Verbs.

sing singing
.................... read .................... cook ....................

climb .................... play .................... run ....................

ski .................... cry .................... swim ....................

ride .................... dance .................... lie ....................

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Add “-ing” to the verbs.

Read Reading
............... Jump .................

Drink ................. Surf .................

Laugh ................. Sleep .................

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Write the correct form of the verbs.

study + ing cry + ing play + ing

studying
............... .................. ...................

fly + ing buy + ing

................... ...................

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Circle the correct answers.

1. Do + “ing” 2. Brush + “ing” 3. Clean + “ing”

A. Doing A. Brushhing A. Cleanning
B. Dooing B. Brushing B. Cleaning

4. Write + “ing” 5. Lie + “ing” 6. Comb + “ing”

A. Writeing A. Lying A. Combbing
B. Writing B. Lieing B. Combing

7. Throw + “ing” 8. Use + “ing” 9. Wear + “ing”

A. Throwwing A. Using A. Wearring
B. Throwing B. Useeing B. Wearing

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GRAMMAR CROSSWORD
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
 Read the clues and fill in the missing words.

1 2

W A T C H I N G

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ACROSS
4 1. I’m ___ TV.

5 4. I’m ___ a ball in the park.

6. I’m ___ my cat a bath.

7. I’m late! I’m ___ to my next

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class.

10. I’m ___ at a bus stop.

11. I’m ___ my breakfast.

13. I’m ___ to a movie theater.

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14. I’m ___ at a golf course.

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15. I’m ___ English at the library.
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DOWN
1. I’m ___ to school.

11 12 2. I’m ___ dinner in the kitchen.

3. I’m ___ my teeth.

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5. I’m ___ at my friend’s party.

7. I’m ___ an interesting book.

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8. I’m ___ flowers in the garden.

9. I’m ___ my homework.

15 10. I’m ___ the floor with a broom.

12. I’m ___ ‘Happy Birthday’ to my

classmate.

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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
SPELLING RULES
Words with one Syllable
 Verbs that end in -e (make / write etc.)  eing:
make  making write  writing drive  driving

 Sometimes a word ends in a vowel + a consonant. For example: get, run, swim.
Before adding –ing, the consonant at the end is ‘doubled’.
get  getting run  running swim  swimming

 Do NOT double the letter if the word ends in two consonants.

help  helping talk  talking work  working

 Do NOT double the letter if the word ends in two vowels + a consonant.
look  looking read  reading speak  speaking

 Do NOT double the letter if the word ends in -w or -x or -y

snow  snowing fix  fixing buy  buying

Vowels:
 Complete the sentences below. Use ‘ing’ verb forms. a e i o u
Consonants:
b c d f g h j k l m n
1. I am (watch) _____________________ TV with my family. p q r s t v w x y z

2. Why are you (stop) _____________________ the car?

3. Julia is (have) _____________________ lunch in the cafeteria.

4. My wife and I are (plan) _____________________ to travel next summer.

5. Richard is (pay) _____________________ his telephone bill.

6. I am (talk) _____________________ to my friend on the phone.

7. She is (show) _____________________ the report to her boss.

8. My friends are (meet) _____________________ each other in New York.

9. I am (fill) _____________________ the bucket with water.

10. The barber is (cut) _____________________ my hair.

11. Are you (eat) _____________________ breakfast now?

12. I think our team is (win) _____________________ the game!

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Name: ___________________________ Date: ___________________________

GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Describing a picture

 Use the ‘ing’ form of the verbs.

In the picture, there is a young girl in a park. She (stand)_____________ on a skateboard

and she (smile)_______________ and (look)_______________ at a picnic basket full of food.
Next to the basket there is a cat. It (sleep)______________ on a bench, and behind the
bench there is a bird. It (walk)______________ on the ground. There is another bird, as
well, but it (fly)______________. There is also a butterfly, and it (fly)_______________, too.
In the background there is a man. He (walk)______________ his dog. He should be careful
because there is a man (drive)______________ a car very fast on the road behind him.

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Present Continuous
WRITING PRACTICE

1 2 3

reading

writing

running

walking

eating

drinking

singing

dancing

jumping

flying

studying

doing

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Look at the pictures and answer
the questions.

Are they sleeping? Is she washing her face?

No, they aren’t.
........................................... Yes, she is.
...........................................

Is she drawing? Is he crying?

........................................... ...........................................

Is he swimming? Is she playing the guitar?

........................................... ...........................................

Are they taking selfies? Is he eating?

........................................... ...........................................

Are they running? Is he taking a shower?

........................................... ...........................................
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Present Continuous Tense

Fill in the blank space with the missing words to make a present continuous sentence.

Example: He is reading a book.

1. I ______________ (listen) to music.

2. She ______________ (watch) a movie.

3. I ______________ (speak) English now.

4. He ______________ (jump) on the bed.

5. They ______________ (run) really fast.

6. I ______________ (study) English at school.

7. He ______________ (sing) a song.

8. We ______________ (play) computer games.

9. I ______________ (drink) juice.

10. The students ______________ (sleep) in class.

11. She ______________ (eat) a sandwich.

12. I ______________ (walk) to school.

13. He ______________ (talk) on the phone.

14. They ______________ (dance) to music.

15. I ______________ (kick) the ball.

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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
 The present continuous tense is most often used to
talk about actions that are happening right now – at
the same moment that the sentence is spoken. We
use the ‘be’ verb + verb (ing). For example: “I am
studying English (now).” Or “She is driving a car
(now).”

 Answer the questions below by using the present continuous tense.

1. A: It’s four o’clock in the morning (now). What are you doing?
B: I ________________________________________________________________

2. A: It’s eight-thirty in the morning (now). What are you doing?

B: I ________________________________________________________________

3. A: It’s noon (now). What are you doing?

B: I ________________________________________________________________

4. A: It’s one-thirty in the afternoon (now). What are you doing?

B: I _______________________________________________________________

5. A: It’s quarter to four in the afternoon (now). What are you doing?
B: I ________________________________________________________________

6. A: It’s five-thirty in the afternoon (now). What are you doing?

B: I ________________________________________________________________

7. A: It’s eight o’clock in the evening (now). What are you doing?
B: I ________________________________________________________________

8. A: It’s ten-thirty in the evening (now). What are you doing?

B: I ________________________________________________________________

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Present Continuous Tense (Negative)

Change these sentences into the negative form.

Positive Negative

I am listening to music. I am not listening to music.

She is watching a movie.

I am speaking English.

He is jumping on the bed.

They are running fast.

I am studying English at school.

He is singing a song.

We are playing computer games.

I am drinking juice.

The students are sleeping.

She is eating a sandwich.

I am walking to school.

He is talking on the phone.

We are dancing well.

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Match and write as in the sample.

the kids examining the

Are patient

Am Kevin serving a pie

Is I drinking water

Are they travelling in

groups

Is the playing in
doctor the park

Is the talking to
baker myself

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Is Kevin drinking water?

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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I am I am
You are You are
He is He is
She is cooking. She is not cooking.
It is It is
We are We are
They are They are
Yes, No,
Am I I am. I am
Are you you are. you are
Is he he is. he is
Is she cooking? she is. she is not.
Is it it is. it is
Are we we are. we are
Are they they are. they are

 Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Use the words in the above boxes.

1. __________________________________________. (we / watch / TV)

2. A: __________________________________________? (your classmate / study?)

B: Yes, he ____________.
3. __________________________________________. (Steven / make / dinner)
4. A: __________________________________________. (why / you / laugh?)

B: __________________________________________. (I / read / a funny book)

5. __________________________________________. (the children / play / a game)
6. __________________________________________ now. (it / rain)
7. A: __________________________________________? (they / eat / lunch?)

B: No, they ____________.

8. __________________________________________. (birds / sing)
9. __________________________________________. (I / do my homework)
10. __________________________________________. (he / not sleep)
11. __________________________________________. (my friend and I / talk)
12. __________________________________________. (John / not swim / at the beach)
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 Present Continuous
3 Put the words in the correct order to make
sentences as in the example. Then match the
sentences with the pictures.
1. playing / the / he’s / guitar. 4. having / breakfast / are / you?
He’s playing the guitar.
...................................................... ......................................................
2. are / you / shopping /going? 5. is / my mother / cooking.
...................................................... ......................................................
3. is / she / sleeping. 6. is / Lucy / picking / flowers.
...................................................... ......................................................

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EDITING PRACTICE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I am I am
You are You are
He is He is
She is cooking. She is not cooking.
It is It is
We are We are
They are They are
Yes, No,
Am I I am. I am
Are you you are. you are
Is he he is. he is
Is she cooking? she is. she is not.
Is it it is. it is
Are we we are. we are
Are they they are. they are

 Correct the grammar mistakes below. The first one is done for you. There
are 12 more.
At Home on Saturday

Today is Saturday and my family and I relaxing at home. My

father usually washes his car on weekdays but he not
washing the car now. Now, he is read a book about cars.
My mother usually bakes cookies on weekdays, but she not
baking now. Now, she watching a cooking show on TV. My
older sister usually does her homework on weekdays but she isn’t do her
homework now. Now, she paint some pictures. My little brother usually
helps my father wash the car but he not helping my father now. Now, he
plays with his toys. And me? Usually I clean the yard but I not clean the
yard now. Now, I tell you about my family! How about you? What you doing
now?
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Present Continuous - Information Gap

Ask your partner questions to find out the information and complete the
table.
For example: What is Chris doing?

STUDENT A
reading a listening to studying playing making a
book music English tennis robot

Chris
Sally
John
Kelly
Craig
Arah
Kevin
Kristy
Stuart
Jane

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Present Continuous - Information Gap

Ask your partner questions to find out the information and complete the
table.
For example: What is Chris doing?

STUDENT B
reading a listening to studying playing making a
book music English tennis robot

Chris
Sally
John
Kelly
Craig
Arah
Kevin
Kristy
Stuart
Jane

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Present Continuous
Read the sentence and imagine it is now. Answer the question
using the present continuous tense.

1. It's Saturday Evening. What are you doing?

__________________________________

2. It's Monday morning and you are at school. What are you doing?
__________________________________

3. It's 2am in the morning on Wednesday. What are you doing?

__________________________________

4. It's lunch time and you are in a restaurant. What are you doing?
__________________________________

5. School has just finished for the day. What are you doing?
__________________________________

6. It's summer time and you are at the beach. What are you doing?
__________________________________

7. You are in the park and it is raining. What are you doing?
__________________________________

8. It's 3 PM and you are at home. What are you doing?

__________________________________

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