Name : _____________________ date : _____________________

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

I. THE PATTERN OF PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

(+) Subject + to be+ verb – ing + object  I am

He is learning English
 He, she, it is
(-) Subject+ to be+ not+ verb-ing+ object
He is not learning English  You, we, they are

(?) To be + S+ verb-ing + object?

Is he learning English?

II. Circle the correct to be!

I. I am / is writing a letter.

2. Mother and father is / are watching a television.

3. Charles and I are / is studying English.

4. Monica is / are sleeping.

5. The dogs is / are barking.

6. A cat is /are laying on the rug.

7. Evan is /are teaching math.

8. The monkeys is / are eating bananas

9. They is / are reading books.

10. We is / are dancing.

II. Fill in the blanks using the correct form of present cont tense!

1. My mother …………………………………… (comb) her hair.

2. The girls …………………………………………… (ride) bikes.

3. My brothers …………………………………………. (play) computer games.

4. The children …………………………………………..(stand) up in front of the food stall.

5. Ronny …………………………………………….(study).
III. Change the pattern!
1. (+) I am writing a letter.

(-) ____________________________________________

(?) ____________________________________________

2. (+) We are playing a ball.

(-) ____________________________________________

(?) ____________________________________________

3. (+) They are skipping a rope.

(-) ____________________________________________

(?) ____________________________________________

IV. Answer the questions below!

1. What ‘s she doing? _____________________________________

2. What’s he doing? _____________________________________

3. What’re they doing? _____________________________________

4. What ‘re we doing? _____________________________________

5. What’s he doing? _____________________________________