PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Structure: 
(+) Subject + is/am/are + Verb I (+ing)
(-) Subject + is/am/are + not + Verb I (+ing)
(?) Is/am/are + Subject + Verb I (+ing) ?

Present continuous tense expresses the ongoing action or task of the present. It is also
called present progressive tense. For example, I am eating the meal.

Exercises I
1. _____ he ___________ the flowers? (pluck)
2. Jami __________ with the guitar. (play)
3. Anu _________ the flour. (knead)
4. The laborer _________ the carriage. (push)
5. We _____ not _________ the ruinations. (sketch)
6. I _________ an interesting essay. (write)
7. ________ you ________ holidays on the beach? (spend)
8. _______ our leaders ________ for the prosperity of our country? (work)
9. He ______ not _______ the M.A. Examination this year. (take)
10. I _________ my clothes. (iron)
11. The doctor _________ the pulse of the patient. (feel)
12. Jamid ________ on a foreign tour. (go)
13. He _____ not ________ the birds. (shoot)
14. They _________ the tea during the break time. (take)
15. Shiza _________ the dose of medicine. (take)

Exercises II

1. She _________ the chocolate 4. Is he not _________ ?

cake. a. cry
a. is baking b. crying
b. are baking c. cried
c. baking
5. I _________ cold.
2. I _________ my favorite novel. a. am feeling
a. is reading b. is feeling
b. am reading c. are feeling
c. reading
6. He is not _________ upon his
3. John _________ Mathematics in sins.
this school. a. repent
a. is teaching b. repents
b. are teaching c. repenting
c. teaches
7. You _________ my opinion.
a. are criticizing
b. criticize
c. criticized
8. Burglar _________ the house by
the window.
a. is entering
b. entered
c. entering
9. Is she _________ for me?
a. looks
b. looked
c. looking
10.Why are you _________ here?
a. stand
b. stood
c. standing
11.The fisherman _________ fish.
a. is catching
b. catches
c. catch
12.When are the guests _________
here?
a. arriving
b. arrives
c. arrive
13.I _________ kite.
a. am flying
b. flying
c. is flying
14.The doctor _________ the
patients.
a. Treating
b. Treats
c. is treating
15.The people _________ to the
park.
a. is coming
b. come
c. are coming