Present Continuous Tense

Present continuous tense

By Eliza Ho

Present Continuous Tense

We use the present continuous to talk about:

activities at the moment of speaking:

I'm just leaving work. I'll be home in an hour.

Please be quiet. The children are sleeping.

Multiple Choice

I waiting for my friends from the book club.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Multiple Select

I am not doing that.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option

• They are talking

• They are eating

• They are thinking

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option

• He is painting.

• He is reading.

• He is cooking

• He is working.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option

• She is reading

• She is talking

• She is singing

• He is singing

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option

• She is cooking

• She is watching TV

• She is playing

• She is dancing

Multiple Choice

We ____ to the party.

• is going

• are going

• am going

Multiple Select

I am _ (do) my homework right now.

• do

• does

• doing

Multiple Choice

I ____ football.

• am playing

• is playing

• are playing

Multiple Choice

We _ (be eat) sandwiches at the new coffee shop.

• eating

• is eating

• are eating

• eats

Spelling of the -ing form

​General rule: add -ing

​

to do > doing / to study > studying

Fill in the Blanks

Write down the -ing form.

do

Fill in the Blanks

Write down the -ing form.

play

Fill in the Blanks

Write down the -ing form.

study

Spelling of the -ing form

​General rule: add -ing

​to do > doing / to study > studying

​

​Infinitive ending in a consonant (medeklinker) + e: - e + ing

​to have > having / to game > gaming

Fill in the Blanks

Write down the -ing form.

to have

Fill in the Blanks

Write down the -ing form.

to game

Fill in the Blanks

She

with Bob at the moment. (dance)

Fill in the Blanks

He

his bike now. (ride)

Spelling of the -ing form

​General rule: add -ing

​to do > doing / to study > studying

​

​Infinitive ending in a consonant (medeklinker) + e: - e + ing

​to have > having / to game > gaming

​​Infinitive ending in one stressed vowel (klinker) + one consonant: double + ing

​to swim > swimming / to run > running

Fill in the Blanks

Write down the -ing form.

swim

Fill in the Blanks

Write down the -ing form.

run

Fill in the Blanks

He

in the lake now. (swim)

Fill in the Blanks

She

the grass at present. (cut)

Present Continuous Tense (questions)

We make questions by putting am, is or are in front of the subject:

Are you listening?

Are they coming to your party?

When is she going home?

What am I doing here?

Multiple Choice

Are you going to continue working on your homework?

• Correct

• Incorrect