Use Present Continuous for:

Affirmative sentence
actions happening at the time of speaking
I am We are eating now.
You are
He actions happening around
She is working. now but not at the moment of
It speaking
We I am preparing a history project these days.
You are fixed arrangements in the near future
They Lucy is flying to New York on Friday.

Interrogative sentence
Negative sentence
Am I
I am not Are you
You are not he
He Is she working?
She is not working. it
It we
We Are you
You are not they
They

Spelling rules Most common time expressions

verbs ending in -e drop it and take the now

-ing ending
save - saving at the moment
at present
verbs ending in one vowel
and consonant double the these days
consonant and take the -ing tonight
ending
sit - sitting this evening
tomorrow, etc.
verbs ending in -ie drop it
and take y + -ing ending
lie - lying
 Choose the correct form.
We are having / are haveing P.E. now.
Gloria is wearring / is wearing a red skirt and a white shirt.
I am not playing / amn’t playing the violin.
The girls are skipping / are skiping a rope.
Add -ing to the verbs. Are they haveing / are they having dinner?
Edwin isn’t reading / isnt reading a comic.
pack - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you waiting / Is you waiting for a bus?
make - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ My mum and I am doing / are doing the shopping.
run - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The kids aren’t watching / aren’t waching cartoons.
cook - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ My baby brother is cring / is crying because he’s hungry.
die - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Is Stephanie rollerblading / Is Sally rollerbladeing in the playground?
bring - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I’am meeting / I’m meeting my supervisor tomorrow.
type - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The birds is singing / are singing beautifully.
swim - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What is Arlyn writting / is Nick writing?
brush - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Benito and Alieth aren’t studying / aren’t studing French at the moment.
leave - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
cut - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
drive - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
fly - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
pay - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
stand - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
call - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
kick - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ski - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
iron - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Complete with the correct form of the verbs.
travel - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ (ride) a scooter in the park.
smoke - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ My dad _ _ _ _ _ _ (water) the roses in the garden.
mix - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Where _ _ _ _ _ _ (you/go)?
learn - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Polly _ _ _ _ _ _ (not/wash) her hands.
hold - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ We _ _ _ _ _ _ (carry) a bookcase upstairs.
give - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Mrs. Lucas _ _ _ _ _ _ (explain) today’s topic.
hug - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ My cousins _ _ _ _ _ _ (visit) us next weekend.
cheat - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (your brother/light) a fire?
visit - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Diana and Mike _ _ _ _ _ _ (discuss) the trip schedule.
sail - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ My brother and I _ _ _ _ _ _ (not/fish) in the lake.
come - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
push - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
sit - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
talk - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
tie - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
dance - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Put the words in order to make sentences.
wrap - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ today / making / . / Celideth / breakfast / isn’t
bake - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __________________________________
sleep - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you / a letter / Are / ? typing
eat - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __________________________________
run - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ bed / I / making / . / my / am
speak - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __________________________________
feed - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ phone / talking / . / sister / on / my / is / the
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to / this / aren’t / . / we / Paris / travelling / summer
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? / waiting / who / for / Bruce / is
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 Choose the correct form.
We are having / are haveing P.E. now.
Gloria is wearring / is wearing a red skirt and a white shirt.
I am not playing / amn’t playing the violin.
The girls are skipping / are skiping a rope.
Add -ing to the verbs. Are they haveing / are they having dinner?
Edwin isn’t reading / isnt reading a comic.
pack - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you waiting / Is you waiting for a bus?
make - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ My mum and I am doing / are doing the shopping.
run - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The kids aren’t watching / aren’t waching cartoons.
cook - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ My baby brother is cring / is crying because he’s hungry.
die - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Is Stephanie rollerblading / Is Sally rollerbladeing in the playground?
bring - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I’am meeting / I’m meeting my supervisor tomorrow.
type - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The birds is singing / are singing beautifully.
swim - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What is Arlyn writting / is Nick writing?
brush - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Benito and Alieth aren’t studying / aren’t studing French at the moment.
leave - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
cut - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
drive - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
fly - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
pay - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
stand - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
call - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
kick - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ski - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
iron - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Complete with the correct form of the verbs.
travel - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ (ride) a scooter in the park.
smoke - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ My dad _ _ _ _ _ _ (water) the roses in the garden.
mix - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Where _ _ _ _ _ _ (you/go)?
learn - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Polly _ _ _ _ _ _ (not/wash) her hands.
hold - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ We _ _ _ _ _ _ (carry) a bookcase upstairs.
give - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Mrs. Lucas _ _ _ _ _ _ (explain) today’s topic.
hug - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ My cousins _ _ _ _ _ _ (visit) us next weekend.
cheat - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (your brother/light) a fire?
visit - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Diana and Mike _ _ _ _ _ _ (discuss) the trip schedule.
sail - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ My brother and I _ _ _ _ _ _ (not/fish) in the lake.
come - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
push - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
sit - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
talk - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
tie - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
dance - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Put the words in order to make sentences.
wrap - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ today / making / . / Celideth / breakfast / isn’t
bake - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __________________________________
sleep - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you / a letter / Are / ? typing
eat - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __________________________________
run - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ bed / I / making / . / my / am
speak - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __________________________________
feed - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ phone / talking / . / sister / on / my / is / the
__________________________________
to / this / aren’t / . / we / Paris / travelling / summer
__________________________________
? / waiting / who / for / Bruce / is
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