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Present Continuous (Affirmative Sentences) Exercise

April 8, 2026 A2pdf

Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Look. The baby ............... in the living room now.
Wrong!
Use "is sleeping" because the singular subject "the baby" needs is + verb-ing for an action happening now.
2I ............... dinner at the moment, so I can't answer the phone.
Wrong!
Use "am cooking" because the subject "I" takes am + verb-ing in the present continuous.
3My friends ............... football in the park right now.
Wrong!
Use "are playing" because the plural subject "my friends" needs are + verb-ing.
4Sara ............... to her teacher at the moment.
Wrong!
Use "is talking" because the singular subject "Sara" needs is + verb-ing.
5We ............... on the bus now.
Wrong!
Use "are sitting" because the subject "we" takes are + verb-ing in the present continuous.
6Tom ............... his teeth in the bathroom now.
Wrong!
Use "is brushing" because the singular subject "Tom" needs is + verb-ing for an action happening now.
7The children ............... a picture for their grandma now.
Wrong!
Use "are drawing" because the plural subject "the children" needs are + verb-ing.
8I ............... to music in my room right now.
Wrong!
Use "am listening" because the subject "I" takes am + verb-ing in the present continuous.
9Dad ............... the car at the moment.
Wrong!
Use "is washing" because the singular subject "Dad" needs is + verb-ing.
10You ............... very fast today.
Wrong!
Use "are walking" because the subject "you" takes are + verb-ing in the present continuous.
11My sister ............... a blue dress today.
Wrong!
Use "is wearing" because the singular subject "my sister" needs is + verb-ing for something happening around now.
12They ............... their homework at the kitchen table now.
Wrong!
Use "are doing" because the subject "they" takes are + verb-ing in the present continuous.

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Answers

  1. Look. The baby is sleeping in the living room now.
  2. I am cooking dinner at the moment, so I can’t answer the phone.
  3. My friends are playing football in the park right now.
  4. Sara is talking to her teacher at the moment.
  5. We are sitting on the bus now.
  6. Tom is brushing his teeth in the bathroom now.
  7. The children are drawing a picture for their grandma now.
  8. I am listening to music in my room right now.
  9. Dad is washing the car at the moment.
  10. You are walking very fast today.
  11. My sister is wearing a blue dress today.
  12. They are doing their homework at the kitchen table now.

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