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Present Continuous Tense: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 5 written questions with worked solutions. All on Present Continuous Tense.

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Question 1

1 mark

Listen! Someone ______ at the door.

Question 2

1 mark

Quick! The chefs ________ dinner in the kitchen at the moment.

Question 3

1 mark

Look! One of the children ________ to climb that tall tree while his parents ________ on the bench nearby. It looks very dangerous!

Question 4

1 mark

Look! Tom ______ a new picture.

Question 5

1 mark

Look! The children ________ football on the playground right now.

Question 6

4 marks

Look at the picture below of the Snowman House. Use the Present Continuous Tense to describe what is happening: the girl _______ (build) the body of the snowman and the boy _______ (put) a carrot on its head for a nose.

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Question 7

5 marks

Rewrite the following sentence in the present continuous tense to describe an action happening right now: "The tired man lies on the sofa." Then, identify and explain the specific spelling rule used to form the -ing version of the verb lie.

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Question 8

3 marks

Read the dialogue between a teacher and a student below. Fill in the blanks with the correct Present Continuous Tense form of the verbs in brackets.

Teacher: Why are you still here, Tim? The bus is waiting!
Tim: I (a) ________ (look) for my English workbook. My classmates (b) ________ (help) me find it near the lockers.

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Question 9

3 marks

Look at the sentences about a busy classroom. Complete each sentence using the Present Continuous Tense of the verb in the brackets.

a) The students _______ (listen) to the teacher's story.
b) Look! A small bird _______ (sit) on the window sill.
c) I _______ (write) the new words in my notebook now.

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Question 10

5 marks

Imagine it's a calm Sunday afternoon at the Smith family's home. Each person and their pet are busy with different activities. Read the description carefully and then answer the questions below.

Description:

Mr. Smith is reading a book on the sofa.
Mrs. Smith is baking a cake in the kitchen.
Their daughter, Emily, is drawing a beautiful landscape at her desk.
Their son, Sam, is playing a board game with his friend.
Their cat, Whiskers, is sleeping peacefully on the windowsill.

a) What is Emily doing right now?

b) Is Mrs. Smith watching TV? If not, what is she doing?

c) Formulate a question using the Present Continuous Tense to ask about an activity that Sam is not doing, and then provide the answer.

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