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WorksheetsPresent Continuous Tense Worksheet
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is the correct structure of the Present Continuous Tense?
Subject + is/am/are + V1 + ing
Subject + V2 + ing
Subject + has/have + V3
Subject + will + V1
Choose the correct sentence: a) She are going to the market. b) She is going to the market. c) She goes to the market. d) She going to the market.
She are going to the market.
She is going to the market.
She goes to the market.
She going to the market.
Which sentence is in the Present Continuous Tense?
They will play football.
They played football yesterday.
They are playing football.
They have played football.
I (a) my homework right now.
does
doing
Identify the incorrect sentence: a) He is reading a book. b) They are watching a movie. c) I am eats lunch. d) We are going to the park.
He is reading a book.
They are watching a movie.
I am eats lunch.
We are going to the park.
Which helping verb is used with "he" in the Present Continuous Tense?
am
is
are
was
She (a) dinner right now.
(Choose the correct form)is cooking
cooks
has cooked
cooked
Which sentence is correct?
They is playing outside.
They are play outside.
They are playing outside.
They played outside.
We (a) for the bus.
am waiting
is waiting
are waiting
waits
Which negative sentence is correct?
She is not sleeping.
She does not sleeping.
She do not sleeping.
She not sleeping.
Choose the correct question form:
Are they studying now?
They are studying now?
Is they studying now?
Do they studying now?
"Why (a) you (b) (cry)?"
do, cry
does, cry
Which of these is not in the Present Continuous Tense?
She is writing a letter.
We are going to the park.
They were played chess.
He is watching TV.
I (a) today because it’s a holiday.
am not working
do not working
is not working
was not working
Which sentence shows a temporary action?
He always goes to school.
She reads books every night.
I am learning Spanish this month.
We visited Paris last year.
Right now, my parents (a) TV in the living room.
watches
are watching
watch
is watching
Which word is not commonly used with the Present Continuous Tense?
Now
At the moment
Every day
Right now
Look! The birds (a) in the sky.
flies
flying
is flying
are flying
Choose the correct sentence:
She am talking to her friend.
She is talking to her friend.
She are talking to her friend.
She talking to her friend.
What (a) they (b) (do) at the moment?
do
did
Which sentence is incorrect?
He is reading a book.
We are eating lunch now.
They are sleeps early.
She is watching a movie.
I (a) for my friend at the station.
am wait
am waiting
waiting
waits
Which of the following expresses an action happening right now?
She eats dinner.
She is eating dinner.
She ate dinner.
She will eat dinner.
He (a) football because he is injured.
is not playing
does not playing
are not playing
plays not
Which sentence is in the Present Continuous Tense?
The baby cries loudly.
The baby cried loudly.
The baby is crying loudly.
The baby will cry loudly.
Why do we use the Present Continuous Tense instead of the Simple Present Tense for some actions?
To describe habitual actions
To describe actions happening at the moment
To talk about past events
To express general truths
Which of the following sentences correctly uses the Present Continuous Tense for a future event?
She will go to the doctor tomorrow.
She is going to the doctor tomorrow.
She goes to the doctor tomorrow.
She went to the doctor tomorrow.
How does the meaning change when we say "She studies for her exams" instead of "She is studying for her exams"?
The first sentence describes a temporary action, and the second describes a habit.
Both sentences mean the same thing.
The first sentence describes a habit, and the second describes a temporary action.
The second sentence is incorrect.
Identify the mistake in the sentence: "They are goes to the mall right now."
"Are" should be removed.
"Goes" should be changed to "going."
"Right now" should be removed.
There is no mistake.
Why is the verb "know" usually not used in the Present Continuous Tense?
It is a stative verb, which describes a state of mind.
It is an action verb, so it cannot be used in any tense.
The Present Continuous Tense cannot be used with any verbs.
"Know" is always used in the future tense.
Which of the following situations best explains why the Present Continuous Tense is used instead of the Simple Present?
Describing an action that happens every day.
Talking about a habit or routine.
Describing an action that is happening at this very moment.
Describing an action that happened yesterday.
A teacher says: "The climate is changing rapidly." Why is the Present Continuous Tense used in this sentence instead of the Simple Present?
Because climate change is a temporary action.
Because it emphasizes that the action is in progress over time.
Because "is changing" is a fixed expression.
Because the sentence refers to a habit.
Which sentence correctly applies the Present Continuous Tense for an action planned in the near future?
I am visiting my grandparents next weekend.
I visit my grandparents next weekend.
I have visited my grandparents next weekend.
I was visiting my grandparents next weekend.
A student says: "I am believing in ghosts." What is incorrect about this sentence?
"Am" should be replaced with "is."
"Believing" should be in the past tense.
"Believe" is a stative verb and is not usually used in the Present Continuous Tense.
There is no mistake in the sentence.
Which of the following best explains why "She is always interrupting me" is in the Present Continuous Tense instead of the Simple Present?
It expresses an action happening at this exact moment.
It expresses an annoyance or complaint.
It describes a scientific fact.
It describes a general truth.
