NAME:__________________________________ DATE: _______________

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

The form of the present continuous tense is as follows:

Verb ‘to be’ , verb+ing

(am/are/is)

Read the table below.

I am
We
You
are
They
running.
The teachers
walking.
He
She
is
It
Morgan

Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box below.

are eating is crying is picking is serving are selling

am leaving are praying are listening are marching is drawing

is preparing are watching am watering are washing are getting

1. She ______________________ because she is sick.

2. The pupils ______________________ food in the canteen today.

3. We ______________________ to our favourite songs.

4. The Muslims ______________________ in the mosque now.

5. The children ______________________ the glasses.

6. My parents ______________________ a television programme now.

7. Dolly ______________________ for her UPSR examination.

 8. I ______________________ for Bandar Baru Bangi next week.

9. Shahril ______________________ a beautiful picture.

10. We ______________________ our dinner now.

11. I ______________________my favourite rose plant.

12. My mother ______________________ her famous cake for my birthday.

13. The soldiers ______________________ in the parade.

14. The pupils ______________________ ready for the school holidays.

15. My father ______________________ flowers for my sister.

Fill in the blanks with the present continuous form of the verbs in the brackets.

1. My brother ______________________ very hard for his examination. (work)

2. Justin ______________________ his teacher to help him. (ask)

3. We ______________________ to Taman Desa next week. (cycle)

4. The worker ______________________ nails into the wood. (hit)

5. The dogs ______________________ over the bone. (fight)

6. The teacher ______________________ the pupils’ present. (wrap)

7. I ______________________ from my brother. (hide)

8. You ______________________ to a famous film star. (talk)

9. The cat ______________________ its kittens’ fur. (clean)

10. I ______________________ my Science homework. (do)