PRESENT

CONTINUOUS
TENSE
1. To refer to things happening
now.
• I am reading a book on the
environment.

2. To refer to habits and things that

happen over a period of time.
• They are studying in the university.

3. To refer to things in the near

future.
• We are having a party next week.

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 Present Continuous
Tense (Positive)

• Used with sentences in active voice.

1. Abu scold the man. (Active)

2. The man is scolding by Abu. (Passive)

EXAMPLES
1. She is walk. > 1
The boys _____ football
practice every day.
2. She is walks.
A is playing 1
3. She is walked.
B was playing past
4. She walk .
C are playing >1

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 Present Continuous
Tense (Negative)

EXAMPLE
> 1
They are not _____. They are watching
television.

A sleep

B sleeps

C sleep

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Complete the dialogue below using the present continuous
tense.

Mum : Hello, dear! Is everything okay?

Dad : Hi. Everything’s fine. Najmee __________

(sweep) the floor and Tina ___________
(water) the plants in the garden.

Mum : How about Ariff? Is he sleeping?

Dad : No, he isn’t. Ariff __________ (play) with

his toys. Where are you now?

Mum : I __________ (drive) home now.

Dad : That’s great. Tina and I _________ (cook)

dinner. See you soon. Drive safely.

Mum : I will. Bye.

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Fill in the blanks with the correct present continuous tense.

Encik Hakimi and the pupils of Year 6 Robotics are at

a gotong-royong project. They _____________
(work) together to clean up their neighbourhood. Encik
Hakimi ______________ (clean) the drain. Najmee
_______________ (sort) out the rubbish. Kamini
_______________ (throw) the rubbish into the
recycling bins. Asin _______________ (empty) the
tyres filled with rainwater. The girls _____________
(sweep) the dead leaves. Some of the boys
________________ (use) the garbage bags to
collect the dried leaves.

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Describe what is happening in your classroom/ house using
present continuous tense.
Eg My sister is sweeping the house.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Complete the sentences using present continuous tense.

They are not walking to school today. They are riding
Eg.
their bicycles.
He is not (watch) _________________ a movie. He is (read)
1.
_______________ a book.
They (not listen) __________________ to music. They (sing)
2.
_______________ a song.
She (not drive) _________________ to work today. She (use)
3.
_______________ the bus.
He (not swim) _________________ in the sea. He (build)
4.
_______________ a sandcastle on the beach.
I am not (have) _________________ dinner at home tonight.
5.
I am (have) _______________ dinner at a restaurant.
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The pupils are holding an exhibition in their hall. Write a sentence
for each picture describing the event using present continuous
tense.

give a talk on ‘Ways to Save Earth’

__________________________
__________________________
__________________________

make crafts from recyclable

material

__________________________
__________________________
__________________________

watch a video on pollution

__________________________
__________________________
__________________________

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