Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Tense is used to describe an action which is going on at the

time of speaking.

Examples:

1. She is washing clothes now.

2. I am reading a book at the moment.
3. They are playing in the field.
4. The cat is still sleeping under the tree.

Exercises: Write the Present Continuous Tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. The sun ________________ (shine) brightly now.

2. We ________________ (wait) for Mei Ling.

3. Listen! The birds ______________ (sing) now.

4. He can’t come now. He ________________ (work).

5. The men ________________ (shout) to stop the bus.

6. My brother _______________ (cook) in the kitchen.

7. The baby __________________ (cry) again.

8. It _________________ (rain) heavily now.

9. I see that she _______________ (bake) a cake.

10. Look at the monkey! It ________________ (climb) up the tree.