Present Continuous Tense

What is the present continuous tense used for?

• The present continuous tense is used to describe actions that happened in the past.

• The present continuous tense is used to describe future actions.

• The present continuous tense is used to describe actions that are happening at the moment of speaking.

• The present continuous tense is used to describe completed actions.

How do you form the present continuous tense for regular verbs?

• By using the verb in its base form

• By adding -ing to the verb

• By adding -ed to the verb

• By adding -s to the verb

Complete this following sentence into the correct present continuous tense form: Mya ... her birthday party.

• has finished
• is planning
• is cooking
• will cancel

My stepmom ... her hands at the moment.

• is washing

• washes

• washing

• is washes

When do we use the present continuous tense for temporary situations?

• We use the present continuous tense for permanent situations

• We use the present continuous tense for actions that happened in the past

• We use the present continuous tense for future plans

• We use the present continuous tense when the action is happening at the time of speaking.

What is the negative form of the present continuous tense?

• The negative form of the present continuous tense is formed by adding 'not' before the auxiliary verb 'to be', for example 'I not am working'

• The negative form of the present continuous tense is formed by adding 'not' before the main verb, for example 'I not am working'

• The negative form of the present continuous tense is formed by adding 'not' after the auxiliary verb 'to be', for example 'I am not working'.

• The negative form of the present continuous tense is formed by adding 'not' after the main verb, for example 'I working not am'

Change the following sentence to the negative form of the present continuous tense: They are playing football.

• They are not playing football.

• They not playing football.

• They are playing not football.

• They is not playing football.

Ask a question in the present continuous tense about someone's actions.

• What does he/she doing yesterday?

• What is he/she doing right now?

• What is he/she do every day?

• What is he/she do tomorrow?

Ask a question in the present continuous tense about a temporary situation.

• Have you worked on a project for the company?

• Are you going to work on a project for the company?

• Are you currently working on a project for the company?

• Do you work for the company?

What is the present continuous tense of the verb 'to swim'?

• The present continuous tense of the verb 'to swim' is 'is swimming' or 'are swimming'.

• swam

• was swimming

• will swim