The Present Continuous

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The Present Continuous

Present Continuous

When you are doing something right now:

- I am learning English

- You are listening to a story

- He is watching a TV show

Present Continuous

Always use a form of 'to be' and verb + ing

I am walking

You are listening

He/she/it is talking

We are gaming

You are playing

They are reading

Present Continuous

Look for signalwords:

• Right now
• As we speak
• Currently
• At the moment
• ...
  

We ... the dishes right now.

1. are doing
2. doing
3. are do
4. do

Look! They ... him his presents.

1. are give
2. give
3. are giving
4. giving

I ... a book for school right now.

1. am read
2. am reading
3. read
4. reading

She ... her bag all by herself as we speak.

1. is carrying
2. was carried
3. carrying
4. carry

He ... in the Alps this weekend.

1. is skied
2. skiing
3. skis
4. is skiing

Tommy ... a lovely sweater for his daughter now.

1. knit
2. knitting
3. is knitting
4. knits

Choose the Present Continuous.

He___ beer right now.

1. spills
2. is spilling
3. are spilling
4. spilling

Choose the Present Continuous:
Look! The birds ___ away!

1. fly
2. flying
3. are fly
4. are flying

Choose the Present Continuous:
We ___ English class right now.

1. have
2. are having
3. are have
4. are haveing

Choose the Present Continuous:
Why ___ for vacation?

1. are we leaving
2. are we leave
3. we leaving
4. we leave

Which words indicate you should use Present Continuous?

1. At the moment
2. Every Saturday
3. Now!
4. Often

Which words indicate you should use Present Continuous?

1. Always
2. Look!
3. Usually
4. Right now

I .......... (to listen) to music at the moment.

1. am listening
2. are listening
3. is listening
4. listening

They .......... (to read) the book The city of bones.

1. are reading
2. am reading
3. is reading
4. reading

Look! The dog .......... (to play) with the ball.

1. is play
2. is playing
3. are play
4. are playing

We .......... (to drink) some tea.

1. am drinking
2. drinking
3. is drinking
4. are drinking

It .......... (to freeze) in here.

1. is freezing
2. are freezing
3. is freezeing
4. are freezeing

Renzo .......... (to text) Mounia a message.

1. am texting
2. texting
3. are texting
4. is texting

The cows .......... (to run) and .......... (to jump) in the meadow now.

1. are running are jump
2. are running jumping
3. is running is jumping
4. running jumping

It .......... (to rain) right now.

1. is raining
2. are raining
3. raining
4. rains

I know how to use the Present Continuous

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