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Present continuous tense review

November 27, 2015 - pdf

The present continuous tense is used to talk about things that are happening at the moment of speaking. For example, I am working on my computer at the moment. What are you doing? You are reading this article.

Form: Subject + is / am / are + -ing form of the verb

  • What is your mother doing now? Is she cooking? No, she is watching TV.
  • What is your sister doing at the moment? She is writing a letter.
  • What is your brother doing now? He is playing chess with his friend.
  • What is your father doing now? He is reading the newspaper.

More examples are given below.

  • What are the birds doing? The birds are chirping.
  • What is the baby doing? The baby is sleeping.
  • What are the children doing? The children are playing cricket in the garden.
  • What are you doing now? I am learning about the present continuous tense.

Suggested activity

Take a story book with lots of pictures. Go through the pages and ask yourself questions based on the pictures.

  • What are the girls doing now? They are dancing.
  • What is that cat doing now? It is chasing a mouse.
  • What are the birds doing now? They are flying in the sky.
  • What are the boys doing? Are they playing cricket? No, they are flying kites.
  • What is that girl holding in her hand?
  • Is she holding a bird? No, she is not holding a bird.
  • She is holding a puppy in her hand. The puppy is howling in pain because it has hurt its leg.
  • What is that old man doing?
  • Is he sleeping? No, he is not sleeping. He is sitting under a tree.
  • What are the dogs doing? Are they chasing a cat? No, they are not chasing a cat. They are fighting for a bone.
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