Understanding Present Continuous Tense

This video tutorial teaches the present continuous tense, explaining its use for actions happening now. It provides examples and practice exercises, including story-based activities to fill in missing words. The lesson concludes with a recap of how to form present continuous verbs by adding 'ing' to the base form.

What is the primary use of the Present Continuous Tense?

• To describe habitual actions

• To describe actions that are happening now

• To describe actions that will happen in the future

• To describe actions that happened in the past

Identify the verb in the sentence: 'We are reading a book.'

• Are

• Reading

• We

• Book

What is the simple present form of the verb 'playing'?

• Playing

• Played

• Plays

• Play

Which of the following is the correct Present Continuous form of 'eat'?

• Eats

• Eat

• Eating

• Eaten

How do you form the Present Continuous Tense of a verb?

• Add 'ed' to the verb

• Add 's' to the verb

• Add 'en' to the verb

• Add 'ing' to the verb

What is Tracy doing in the sentence: 'Tracy is combing her hair'?

• Washing her hair

• Cutting her hair

• Combing her hair

• Cleaning her hair

What are Janika's actions in the sentence: 'Janika is washing her face'?

• Painting her face

• Washing her face

• Cleaning her face

• Drying her face

What are the monkeys doing in the story?

• Playing

• Eating

• Resting

• Sleeping

What is Bibi and her family doing in the story?

• Visiting the zoo

• Watching a movie

• Going to the park

• Staying at home

What is the correct verb to complete the sentence: 'My mother is ______ groceries from the shop'?

• Buying

• Eating

• Selling

• Cooking