Mastering Present Continuous Tense

What is the structure of the present continuous tense?

• Subject + have/has + verb+ing

• Subject + am/is/are + verb+ing

• Subject + was/were + verb+ing

• Subject + will be + verb+ing

How do you form a negative sentence in the present continuous?

• Subject + is/am/are + verb-ing + not

• Subject + was/were + not + verb-ing

• Subject + is/am/are + not + verb-ing

• Subject + do/does + not + verb

Create a question using the present continuous tense.

• They were studying for the exam.

• She studies for the exam.

• Are you studying for the exam?

• Is he studying for the exam?

When do we use the present continuous tense?

• For actions that will happen in the distant future

• For actions that happened in the past

• For permanent situations

• We use the present continuous tense for actions happening now, ongoing actions, future plans, and temporary situations.

List three time expressions commonly used with the present continuous.

• tomorrow

• yesterday

• ['now', 'currently', 'at the moment']

• last week

Identify the mistake in this sentence: 'She are playing soccer.'

• They is playing soccer.

• The correct sentence is 'She is playing soccer.'

• He are playing soccer.

• She are playing football.

Convert this sentence to present continuous: 'They eat dinner.'

• They are having dinner.

• They were eating dinner.

• They are eating dinner.

• They eat dinners.

What is the present continuous form of 'to run' for 'he'?

• was running

• runs

• is running

• running

How do you make a negative sentence with 'I am studying'?

• I am not study.

• I am studying not.

• I am not studying.

• I am studying no.

What time expressions can indicate an action happening now?

• tomorrow

• next week

• now, currently, at the moment, right now

• yesterday