Present Continuous

Exercise 1. Choose the correct option for each sentence.

1. Hurry up! We ……………………….. for you.
a) waiting b) are waiting c) wait
2. ‘What are you ……………………….?' ‘I ………………………. letters.’
a) doing, writing b) done, writing c) doing, write
3. He …………………………. in Italy at the moment.
a) works b) working c) is working
4. She doesn’t like to be disturbed when she …………………………..
a) works b) working c) is working
5. That child ……………………………… bigger every day.
a) gets b) getting c) is getting
6. Who is that girl …………………………….. on the table?
a) stand b) standing c) is standing
7. I …………………………….. for the shops to open.
a) wait b) am waiting c) waiting
8. I …………………………….. Jane lately.
a) see b) am seeing c) seeing
9. The universe ………………………, and has been so since its beginning.
a) expands b) is expanding c) expanding
10. My sister ……………………. at home for the moment.
a) lives b) living c) is living
Exercise 2. Put the following verbs in the present continuous form. Remember to use the verb to be and the –ing form
of verbs
1. John (read) a book now. 11. Ms. Johnson (see) a customer at 3
2. What (you do) tonight? o'clock.
3. Jack and Peter (work) late today. 12. My Dad (not have) his lunch now.
4. Silvia (not listen) to music. 13. It (not rain) today.
5. Maria (sit) next to Paul. 14. I (not study) German.
6. How many other students (you study) 15. We (not go) to Egypt on summer
with? holiday.
7. The phone (not ring). 16. (it start) to rain?
8. The train to Glasgow (leave) from 17. (Sue study) to become a doctor?
platform 8. 18. (you take) your daughter with you?
9. I (begin) to understand the Present 19. (the dog play) with the kids?
Continuous now. 20. (they come) home early this
10. Listen! The telephone (ring). week?
Exercise 3. Agnes is an elderly lady. She is in hospital. Fill in the gaps in this letter by putting the verb in brackets into the
correct present continuous tense form.
Exercise 4. Put the verbs in brackets either into the Present Continuous or in the Present Simple Tense:
1. She (learn) _________ English twice a week.
2. They (go) _________ to London next week.
3. Bad students never (work) _________ hard.
4. She usually (sing) _________ in English, but today she
(sing) __________ in Italian.
5. Doctors (work) _________ in hospitals.
6. Actions (speak) ________ louder than words.
7. It usually (rain) _________ in autumn.
8. It (rain) __________ now.
9. This plane (fly) __________ over the Atlantic on
Wednesdays.
10. Betty sometimes (watch) __________ “Melrose Place”.
11. _____ we (write) _________ a test at this moment?
12. _____ your father (teach) _________ at school?
13. She (not like) _________ winter.
14. The baby (cry) _________ every day.
15. ____ you (read) _________ the Novi List every day?
16. ____she (make) _________ a cake now?
17. The Sun (rise) _________ in the east; now it (set)
________ and the night (fall) ________.
18. He (spend) _________ this weekend in Paris. He (go)
_________ there nearly every week.
19. She (go) _________ to church on Sundays.
20. Jim (enter) ________ the room, (draw) ________ the
revolver and (shoot) ________ . Dead!
21. When he (arrive) ________ we’ll go out.
22. I (not like) _________ him.
23. My children (work) _________ very hard. Peter (study)
_________ for an examination.
24. What music ____ you (play) _________ next? Sheila
(sing) _________ a song by Schubert; she (sing)
_________ it very well.
25. I (see) ________ that you (wear) ________ your best
clothes. ___ you (go) _________ to a party?
26. I shall do it as soon as I (get) _________ home.
27. Mary (leave) ________ tomorrow and Peter (come)
_________ back next Friday.
28. I (have) ____________ a great time here in London.
29. I (stay) ____________with some English friends who
(own) ____________ a farm.
30. At weekends I (help) ____________ on the farm.
31. He (develop) _____________ some strong muscles.
32. _____ she (come) ____________ to visit us at
Christmas?
33. My friends (want) ____________ to meet my brother.
34. It’s too late. Nothing (matter) ____________ now.
35. He can’t see you now. He (dictate) ______________
letters.
36. Hurry up. The train just (come) _______________ in.