This document provides examples and exercises for practicing the present continuous tense in English. It includes examples of the present continuous form of common verbs, choosing the correct present continuous option for images, writing sentences in the present continuous, completing sentences using target verbs, and correcting sentences by changing them to the present continuous. The focus is on identifying and producing the present continuous form across a variety of contexts.

1. 1. Write the PresentContinuous formof the verbs:
I am playing
You are playing
He / She / It is playing
We are playing
They are playing
I
You
He / She / It
We
They
I
You
He / She / It
We
They
I
You
He / She / It
We
They

2. 2. For each photo,choose the correctPresentContinuoussentence:
a.
● He is sleep.
● He sleeping.
● He’s sleeping.
b.
● They is eating.
● They are eating.
● They eating.
c.
● She is listen to music.
● She’s listening to music.
● She listening to music.
d.
● They’re writing.
● They are write.
● They writing.
e.
● It is flying.
● It are flying.
● It flying.

3. f.
● She is play.
● She playing.
● She is playing.
g.
● He’s watching TV.
● He are watching TV.
● He are watch TV.
h.
● She swimming.
● She is swim.
● She is swimming.
i.
● It are closing.
● It is closing.
● It closing.
j.
● I’m running.
● I is running.
● I are running.

4. 3. Write the following in the PresentContinuous:
a. I / swim
I am swimming.
b. We / eat
c. She / study d. They / not / listen
e. It / not / rain f. The bird / fly

5. g. I / not / do / my homework. h. Jane / close / the door
i. The phone / ring j. Steve / work
k. We / watch / TV l. The teacher / talk

6. 4. Complete the sentences.Use each verb in the table once:
swim ring drive visit play
sleep snow speak go work
a.
“Where is Mike?”
“He is speaking to the teacher.”
b.
“Is your sister here?”
“No she isn’t. She at the beach with
her friend.”
c.
“You too fast.”
“Oh, I’m sorry. I’ll slow down.”
d.
“Bye, Mom. I to school now.”
“Bye!”

7. e.
“How’s the weather in Montreal?”
“It here.”
f.
“Your phone .”
“Thanks. Hello?”
g.
“Why is your wife in Japan?”
“She her family. She’s Japanese.”
h.
“Why isn’t Suzanne here?”
“She at home. She’s a bad
student.”
i.
“How’s your father?”
“He’s good but quite busy. He a lot.
j.
“The children .”
“They’re so happy!”

8. 5. Correct the sentences. Follow the example:
a. He is eating.
He isn’t eating. He’s sleeping.
b. They are riding their skateboards.
c. The man is driving a car. d. I am speaking.
e. We are watching TV. f. The student is coming to school.