PRESENT CONTINUOUSTENSE
EXERCISE 1
Fill in the blanks with the presentcontinuoustense form of the verbs in the brackets.
E.g : She is sweeping(sweep) the floor.
1. The baby__________________ (cry) because she ishungry.
2. What _________ you ____________(do) in the kitchen?
3. Sariah and herbrother_____________________(visit) theiraunt.
4. My father____________________(write) a lettertomy grandmother.
5. I ___________________ (fry) anegg foryou.
6. The pupils___________________ (arrange) the booksforthe teacher.
7. She __________________(eat) dinnernow.
8. Miss Ong _________________ (tell) herpupilsastory.
9. The monkeys_____________________(pluck) coconutsfor theirowner.
10. The hunters__________________(hunt) the tiger.
11. Do not make noise because mymother_______________(sleep).
12. They___________(plan) a holidaytoNew Zealand.
13. The butcher____________(sell) some meatsto a costumer.
14. I ________________ (look) aftermybabysister.
15. He _____________(study) inUniversiti Malaya.
16. We ________________(wait) forthe show to begin.
17. It ___________________ (go) to rainsoon.
18. You____________________(spend) too muchtime readingcomics.
19. I__________________(learn) howto drive a car.
20. The men_______________(work) in the farm.
EXERCISE 2
Write out the sentences in the present continuous tense.
1. I – do – homework.
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2. Kamal – draw – a cat.
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3. My parents - talk – their friends.
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4. Salman – help – his mother.
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5. We – wait – bus.
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6. Adnan – make – a kite.
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7. The birds – fly – south.
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8. You – dance.
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9. We – watch – television.
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10. The cat – drink – milk.
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11. I – read –newspaper .
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12. We – collect – firewood.
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13. The maid – scrub – the floor.
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14. My father – take – the dog for a walk.
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15. Janet – comb –sister’s hair.
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16. The men – repair – the bridge.
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17. The boy scout – pitch – the tent.
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18. The boys – swim – in the sea.
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19. They – buy – some food.
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20. She – feed – a cat.
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Present continuous tense

  • 1.
    PRESENT CONTINUOUSTENSE EXERCISE 1 Fillin the blanks with the presentcontinuoustense form of the verbs in the brackets. E.g : She is sweeping(sweep) the floor. 1. The baby__________________ (cry) because she ishungry. 2. What _________ you ____________(do) in the kitchen? 3. Sariah and herbrother_____________________(visit) theiraunt. 4. My father____________________(write) a lettertomy grandmother. 5. I ___________________ (fry) anegg foryou. 6. The pupils___________________ (arrange) the booksforthe teacher. 7. She __________________(eat) dinnernow. 8. Miss Ong _________________ (tell) herpupilsastory. 9. The monkeys_____________________(pluck) coconutsfor theirowner. 10. The hunters__________________(hunt) the tiger. 11. Do not make noise because mymother_______________(sleep). 12. They___________(plan) a holidaytoNew Zealand. 13. The butcher____________(sell) some meatsto a costumer. 14. I ________________ (look) aftermybabysister. 15. He _____________(study) inUniversiti Malaya. 16. We ________________(wait) forthe show to begin. 17. It ___________________ (go) to rainsoon. 18. You____________________(spend) too muchtime readingcomics. 19. I__________________(learn) howto drive a car. 20. The men_______________(work) in the farm.
  • 2.
    EXERCISE 2 Write outthe sentences in the present continuous tense. 1. I – do – homework. _____________________________________ 2. Kamal – draw – a cat. _____________________________________ 3. My parents - talk – their friends. _____________________________________ 4. Salman – help – his mother. _____________________________________ 5. We – wait – bus. _____________________________________ 6. Adnan – make – a kite. _____________________________________ 7. The birds – fly – south. _____________________________________ 8. You – dance. _____________________________________ 9. We – watch – television. _____________________________________ 10. The cat – drink – milk. _____________________________________
  • 3.
    11. I –read –newspaper . _____________________________________ 12. We – collect – firewood. ______________________________________ 13. The maid – scrub – the floor. ______________________________________ 14. My father – take – the dog for a walk. ______________________________________ 15. Janet – comb –sister’s hair. ______________________________________ 16. The men – repair – the bridge. _______________________________________ 17. The boy scout – pitch – the tent. _______________________________________ 18. The boys – swim – in the sea. _______________________________________ 19. They – buy – some food. _______________________________________ 20. She – feed – a cat. ________________________________________