Present Continuous Tense Practice

This video lesson by Bob the Canadian teaches the present continuous tense in English. It covers how to form the tense, use contractions, handle irregular verbs, and apply it in different scenarios such as describing current actions, ongoing life activities, and future plans. The lesson also explains forming negatives and questions in the present continuous and offers practice tips.

What is the primary focus of the present continuous tense?

• Talking about future possibilities

• Describing actions happening right now

• Discussing habitual actions

• Describing past events

Which of the following is a correct example of the present continuous tense?

• I was running

• I run

• I am running

• I will run

What is the contracted form of 'I am'?

• I' am

• I'am

• Iam

• I'm

Which contraction is used for 'you are'?

• Youre

• You're

• You'are

• You' re

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

• Add -en to the verb

• Add -ing to the verb

• Add -s to the verb

• Add -ed to the verb

What is the correct present continuous form of 'to run'?

• Runned

• Runing

• Run

• Running

Which verb requires dropping the 'e' before adding 'ing'?

• To run

• To sit

• To write

• To hop

When is the present continuous tense used to describe future events?

• When the event is uncertain

• When the event is hypothetical

• When the event is planned

• When the event is past

Which sentence correctly uses the present continuous to describe a future plan?

• I will go to the store tomorrow.

• I go to the store tomorrow.

• I am going to the store tomorrow.

• I went to the store tomorrow.

How do you form the negative in the present continuous tense?

• Add 'not' before the verb

• Add 'not' between 'to be' and the verb

• Add 'not' at the end of the sentence

• Add 'not' after the verb