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Present continuous tense exercise

April 23, 2011 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with appropriate continuous forms of the verb. Choose your answers from the options given in the brackets.

1. Jane …………………. in the garden.

Correct! Wrong!

2. I ………………….. Oliver Twist at the moment.

Correct! Wrong!

3. He ………………… TV.

Correct! Wrong!

4. Who ……………….. the violin?

Correct! Wrong!

5. Don’t make noise. The baby …………………

Correct! Wrong!

6. I ………………… in the park now.

Correct! Wrong!

7. Jane and Susie ………………… in the kitchen.

Correct! Wrong!

8. He ………………… pizza at the moment.

Correct! Wrong!

9. Mother ………………….. a sweater.

Correct! Wrong!

10. Susan and her friend …………………. over for lunch.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1.       Jane is working in the garden.

2.       I am reading Oliver Twist at the moment.

3.       He is watching TV.

4.       Who is playing the violin?

5.       Don’t make noise. The baby is sleeping.

6.       I am waiting in the park now.

7.       Jane and Susie are cooking in the kitchen.

8.       He is making pizza at the moment.

9.       Mother is knitting a sweater.

10.   Susan and her friend are coming over for lunch.

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