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Name____________________________________Class _______________No.____________

Present Continuous Tense Exercises Exercise 1 Complete the sentences. Use the Present Continuous form of the verb in brackets. Example: 1. She _____is dancing_____ (dance) now. 2. She _______________________________ (cook). 3. They _______________________________ (run). 4. He’s _______________________________ (drink) a cup of coffee. 5. They _______________________________ (sit) under the tree. 6. I _______________________________ (swim) in the pool. 7. They _______________________________ (read) newspaper. 8. They _______________________________ (watch) television. 9. You _______________________________ (drive) a car. 10. It _______________________________ (rain) now. Exercise 2 Make these sentences into Present Continuous Tense. Example : 1. We _______________________________ (watch) football match now. 2. Anita _______________________________ (sing) a song at this moment. 3. Children_______________________________ (run) in a race. 4. Dean _______________________________ (write) a letter to his mother now. 5. The boys _______________________________ (quarrel) now. 6. Mother _______________________________ (cut) meat with a knife now. 7. I _______________________________ (swim) with my friends now. 8. A dancer _______________________________ (dance) at this moment. 9. Look! The bus _______________________________ (come). 10. Sue _______________________________ (drink) a cup of coffee now. 11. What ______________ you _______________ (do) now, Jill? 12. _______________ they _________________ (paint) the pictures? 13. Jill _______________________________ (talk) to an interviewer. 14. I _______________________________ (study) mathematics now.

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15. The guitarists _______________________________ (play) the guitars. 16. A boy _______________________________ (not hit) a dog. 17. The sun _______________________________ (shine) brightly now. 18. A taxi-driver _______________________________ (drive) a taxi carelessly now. 19. John _______________________________ (smoke) a cigarette. 20. The boys _______________________________ (not throw) a ball. Exercise 3 Put the verb in brackets into either Present Simple Tense or Present Continuous Tense. 1. Peter usually _______________________________ (have) dinner at 7 o’clock. 2. How many brothers and sisters _______________ you _______________ (have)? 3. John _______________________________ (run) in the park now. 4. I _______________________________ (water) the plants at this moment. 5. He _______________________________ (be) rich. 6. The coffee _______________________________ (taste) good. 7. You should _______________________________ (believe) your parents. 8. _______________You _______________ (know) that girl? 9. We _______________________________ (listen) to the music now. 10. A secretary _______________________________ (type) a report now. 11. Look! That plane________________________________(fall). 12. Father usually _______________________________ (drink) a glass of beer after dinner. 13. He _______________________________ (make) the film at this moment. 14. My son _______________________________ (not do) his homework every evening. 15. _______________ anybody _______________ (open) the door now? 16. _______________ Lucy _______________ (prefer) ice-cream? 17. A policeman _______________________________ (not catch) the thief now. 18. Jenny sometimes _______________________________ (take) a photograph. 19. Our friends _______________________________ (push) the car now. 20. Farmers _______________________________ (grow) rice. 21. They sometimes _______________________________ (to have) boiled rice for breakfast. 22. She _______________________________ (hate) a snake.

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23. Tony _______________________________ (climb) the big tree now. 24. We _______________________________ (type) letters now. 25. _______________ you _______________ (know) that man? 26. I _______________________________ (want) some rice. 27. My sister _______________________________ (like) shopping very much. 28. We _______________________________ (not like) a pizza. 29. _______________ James and John _______________ (ride) a bicycle now? 30. She usually _______________________________ (speak) loudly. 31. The farmers_______________________________ (dig) the hole now. 32. That man _______________________________ (cut) the tree at this moment. 33. Women _______________________________ (fish) now. 34. A teacher _______________________________ (not drink) a cup of tea at this moment. 35. _______________ Jane _______________ (play) the piano every week? 36. _______________They _______________ (help) their father every day? 37. Linda _______________________________ (not like) history and Thai. 38. Preecha never _______________________________ (go) to Chiang Mai. 39. She _______________________________ (not study) geometry. 40. She _______________________________ (study) mathematics now. Exercise 4 Choose the correct answer. 1. We _______________ Thais. a) are b) is c) do d) are being 2 This winter _______________ very cold. a) are b) is c) do d) does 3. The baby _______________ now. a) are crawling b) crawls c) crawl d) is crawling 4. _______________ Miss King _______________ French at this moment? a) Does, grow b) Does, teach c) Is, teaching d) Do, teach

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5. _______________ a farmer usually _______________ rice? a) Does, grow b) Do, grow c) Is, growing d) Are, growing 6. _______________ you _______________ to see the film? a) Are, like b) Do, liking c) Do, like d) Are, liking 7. Look! The stars _______________ brightly. a) shines b) are shining c) shine d) is shining 8. My mother _______________me. a) loves b) love c) is loving d) loving 9. They _______________ upstairs. a) are b) is c) are being d) do 10. I _______________ With her. a) agrees b) am agree c) agree d) am agreeing 11. The teacher _______________ A textbook now. a) reads b) read c) are read d) is reading 12. I _______________ the cake now. a) bake b) am baking c) bakes d) am bake 13. What _______________ your sister _______________ now? She _______________ the dishes. a) are, doing/is washing up b) does, do/washes up c) do, doing/washing up d) is, doing/is washing up 14. My friends and I _______________ in the sea now. a) are swimming b) are swimming c) swim d) swimming

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15. Those women _______________ to the radio at this moment. a) listens b) is listening c) listen d) are listening 16. Jim always _______________ his mother before going to school. a) kiss b) kisses c) is kissing d) kissing 17. What is Jone doing ? He _______________ The paper. a) cut b) cuts c) is cutting d) is cutting 18. Somchai usually _______________ to Songkla by plane. a) goes b) go c) is going d) going 19. Look! Those children _______________ the flowers. a) are picking b) is picking c) pick d) picks 20. Listen! Someone _______________ outside. a) is walking b) are walking c) walk d) walks 21. How often _______________ you _______________ television? a) do, watching b) are, watch c) are, watching d) do, watch 22. How much _______________ this book _______________? a) does, cost b) is cost c) is, costing d) does, costing 23. The house is burning. A little girl _______________ out of a window. a) jumps b) jump c) is jumping d) jumping 24. We _______________ lunch now. a) are having b) having c) have d) are having 25. I am not sleeping but I _______________ my lessons. a) revise b) revises c) am revising d) am revised

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26. _______________ you _______________ me ? a) Do, understanding b) Are, understanding c) Do, understand d) Are, understand 27. My baby always _______________ at midnight. a) cries b) cry c) is crying d) do crying 28. Penny hardly _______________ the dentist. a) go b) goes c) is going d) going 29. The students _______________ the books now. a) is opening b) are opening c) open d) opens 30. Don’t _______________ ! Mother _______________ . a) shouting, sleeps b) shouts, is sleeping c) shout, sleeps d) shout, is sleeping

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Name____________________________________Class _______________No.____________

Answer : Present Continuous Tense Exercises

Exercise 1 Complete the sentences. Use the Present Continuous form of the verb in brackets. Example: 1. She _____is dancing_____ (dance) now. 2. She ________is cooking_______ (cook). 3. They ______are running________ (run). 4. He’s _______drinking________ (drink) a cup of coffee. 5. They _________are sitting_________ (sit) under the tree. 6. I __________am swimming_______ (swim) in the pool. 7. They _______are reading______ (read) newspaper. 8. They __________are watching______ (watch) television. 9. You _______are driving________ (drive) a car. 10. It _______is raining_______ (rain) now. Exercise 2 Make these sentences into Present Continuous Tense. Example : 1. We ______are watching______ (watch) football match now. 2. Anita _________is singing________ (sing) a song at this moment. 3. Children ________are running__________ (run) in a race. 4. Dean _____is writing__________ (write) a letter to his mother now. 5. The boys ________are quarrelling________ (quarrel) now. 6. Mother ________is cutting___________ (cut) meat with a knife now. 7. I _________am swimming________ (swim) with my friends now. 8. A dancer ________is dancing________ (dance) at this moment. 9. Look! The bus _________is coming_________ (come). 10. Sue _________is drinking__________ (drink) a cup of coffee now. 11. What ____are_____ you _____doing_____ (do) now, Jill? 12. _____Are_____ they _______painting____ (paint) the pictures? 13. Jill ________is talking________ (talk) to an interviewer.

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14. I _______am studying______ (study) mathematics now. 15. The guitarists ______are playing______ (play) the guitars. 16. A boy ______isn’t hitting______ (not hit) a dog. 17. The sun _______is shining_______ (shine) brightly now. 18. A taxi-driver ________is driving________ (drive) a taxi carelessly now. 19. John _______is smoking________ (smoke) a cigarette. 20. The boys ________aren’t throw_______ (not throw) a ball. Exercise 3 Put the verb in brackets into either Present Simple Tense or Present Continuous Tense. 1. Peter usually _______has______ (have) dinner at 7 o’clock. 2. How many brothers and sisters ____do_____ you _____have____ (have)? 3. John ______is running____ (run) in the park now. 4. I ______am watering_______ (water) the plants at this moment. 5. He _____is__________ (be) rich. 6. The coffee _________tastes________ (taste) good. 7. You should _______believes________ (believe) your parents. 8. _____Do_____ You _____know_____ (know) that girl? 9. We _______are listening_______ (listen) to the music now. 10. A secretary ________is typing________ (type) a report now. 11. Look! That plane ______is falling________(fall). 12. Father usually ________drinks_______ (drink) a glass of beer after dinner. 13. He ________makes________ (make) the film at this moment. 14. My son ________doesn’t do______ (not do) his homework every evening. 15. ___Is_____ anybody _____opening____ (open) the door now? 16. ____Does_____ Lucy _____prefer____ (prefer) ice-cream? 17. A policeman _______isn’t catching_________ (not catch) the thief now. 18. Jenny sometimes _______takes_______ (take) a photograph. 19. Our friends _______are pushing_______ (push) the car now. 20. Farmers ________grow__________ (grow) rice. 21. They sometimes _______have______ (to have) boiled rice for breakfast.

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22. She _________hates_____ (hate) a snake. 23. Tony ________are climbing______ (climb) the big tree now. 24. We _______are typing______ (type) letters now. 25. ____Do____ you ____know____ (know) that man? 26. I ______want_____ (want) some rice. 27. My sister _________likes______ (like) shopping very much. 28. We _______don’t like_____ (not like) a pizza. 29. ____Are____ James and John _____riding____ (ride) a bicycle now? 30. She usually ________speaks______ (speak) loudly. 31. The farmers ________are digging_________ (dig) the hole now. 32. That man ________is cutting________ (cut) the tree at this moment. 33. Women ________are fishing__________ (fish) now. 34. A teacher ________isn’t drinking____ (not drink) a cup of tea at this moment. 35. ____Does____ Jane ____play_____ (play) the piano every week? 36. ____Do____ they _____help____ (help) their father every day? 37. Linda ________doesn’t like___ (not like) history and Thai. 38. Preecha never _______goes_______ (go) to Chiang Mai. 39. She ______doesn’t study_______ (not study) geometry. 40. She ______is studying________ (study) mathematics now. Exercise 4 Choose the correct answer. 1. We _______________ Thais. a) are b) is c) do d) are being 2 This winter _______________ very cold. a) are b) is c) do d) does 3. The baby _______________ now. a) are crawling b) crawls c) crawl d) is crawling

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4. _______________ Miss King _______________ French at this moment? a) Does, grow b) Does, teach c) Is, teaching d) Do, teach 5. _______________ a farmer usually _______________ rice? a) Does, grow b) Do, grow c) Is, growing d) Are, growing 6. _______________ you _______________ to see the film? a) Are, like b) Do, liking c) Do, like d) Are, liking 7. Look! The stars _______________ brightly. a) shines b) are shining c) shine d) is shining 8. My mother _______________me. a) loves b) love c) is loving d) loving 9. They _______________ upstairs. a) are b) is c) are being d) do 10. I _______________ With her. a) agrees b) am agree c) agree d) am agreeing 11. The teacher _______________ A textbook now. a) reads b) read c) are read d) is reading 12. I _______________ the cake now. a) bake b) am baking c) bakes d) am bake 13. What _______________ your sister _______________ now? She _______________ the dishes. a) are, doing/is washing up b) does, do/washes up c) do, doing/washing up d) is, doing/is washing up

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14. My friends and I _______________ in the sea now. a) are swimming b) are swimming c) swim d) swimming 15. Those women _______________ to the radio at this moment. a) listens b) is listening c) listen d) are listening 16. Jim always _______________ his mother before going to school. a) kiss b) kisses c) is kissing d) kissing 17. What is Jone doing ? He _______________ the paper. a) cut b) cuts c) is cutting d) is cutting 18. Somchai usually _______________ to Songkla by plane. a) goes b) go c) is going d) going 19. Look! Those children _______________ The flowers. a) are picking b) is picking c) pick d) picks 20. Listen! Someone _______________ outside. a) is walking b) are walking c) walk d) walks 21. How often _______________ you _______________ television? a) do, watching b) are, watch c) are, watching d) do, watch 22. How much _______________ this book _______________? a) does, cost b) is cost c) is, costing d) does, costing 23. The house is burning. A little girl _______________ out of a window. a) jumps b) jump c) is jumping d) jumping

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24. We _______________ lunch now. a) are having b) having c) have d) are having 25. I am not sleeping but I _______________ my lessons. a) revise b) revises c) am revising d) am revised 26. _______________ you _______________ me ? a) Do, understanding b) Are, understanding c) Do, understand d) Are, understand 27. My baby always _______________ at midnight. a) cries b) cry c) is crying d) do crying 28. Penny hardly _______________ the dentist. a) go b) goes c) is going d) going 29. The students _______________ the books now. a) is opening b) are opening c) open d) opens 30. Don’t _______________ ! Mother _______________ . a) shouting, sleeps b) shouts, is sleeping c) shout, sleeps d) shout, is sleeping