Present Tense Continuous

Cambridge Activities for Young Learners

Designed by Mona Serban, London-qualified CELTA and QTS

A. Long and short forms. Look at the model and do the same! Rewrite sentences, using short forms!

1. I am cleaning my room. I’m cleaning my room.

2. I am watching telly.
3. You are brushing your teeth.
4. She is playing with her dolls.
5. He is cooking.
6. We are having breakfast.
7. They are sleeping.
8. I am drinking a cup of tea.
9. You are eating an ice-cream.
10. She is reading a funny story.
B. Long and short forms. Look at the model and do the same! Rewrite sentences, using short forms!

1. I am not singing. I’m not singing.

2. You are not watching telly. You aren’t watching telly.
3. She is not running in the classroom. She isn’t running in the classroom.
4. I am not cooking.
5. You are not listening to the radio.
6. Dad is not reading a book.
7. The kids are not playing with their toys.
8. Ann is not cleaning her bedroom.
9. The kids are not jumping on their beds.
10. The dog is not eating a cake.

C. At the zoo. What is going on at the zoo today?

Model: 1. The monkey is eating bananas. The monkey isn’t eating apples.

1 monkey eat bananas apples

2 elephant play with monkeys lion cubs
3 lion sleep in the zoo in the jungle
4 tiger eat meat tomatoes
5 polar bear play polar bear cubs lion cubs
6 crocodile sleep in the zoo in a big lake
7 shark swim in a big pool in the ocean
8 giraffe eat grass meat
9 zebra run in the zoo in the forest
10 hippo swim in a big pool in a big lake

D. What are the kids doing at the zoo?

Model: 1. Tom is taking photos.

1. Tom take photos

2. Ann look at the giraffe
3. Charles eat ice-cream
4. Jim drink orange juice
5. Sophia play with the monkeys
6. The baby eat some candies
7. George Look at the lion cubs