PRESENT CONTINUOUS
A. Complete the sentences with the correct positive form of the verb.
1. Jason (listen) ________ ________ to music now.
2. I (talk) ________ ________ now.
3. Erin and Jessica (make) ________ ________ a cake right now.
4. Shhh…be quiet! The teacher (speak) ________ ________ now!
5. Marcos and I (study) ________ ________ English now.
6. Are Daniel and James playing football this year? No, they ________
________ soccer.
7. Emily (eat) _________ ________ breakfast now.
8. My car (make) ________ ________ strange noises. I need to get it checked
out.
9. Mr. Cooper: Hello. May I speak to Andrew? Bob: No, he (sleep) _______
________ right now. May I take a message?
10.I (run) _________ _________ now.
B. Complete the sentences with the correct negative form of the verb.
11.He (sleep) _________ _________ in the bed now.
12.We (plan) _________ _________ the vacation now.
13.I (talk) _________ _________ now.
14.She (shop) _________ _________ at the mall now.
15.You (get) __________ _________ hungry now.
16.They (play) _________ _________ the game now.
17.She (shop) _________ _________ at the mall now.
18.They (stop) _________ _________ the game now.
19.You (eat) _________ _________ now.
20.He (swim) _________ __________ in the pool now.
21.She (eat) _________ _________ with her friends now.
C. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb.
Hey! Do you want to hear about what my family (do) ________ _______ (1) right
now? Well, I hope you do, because I am going to tell you! Right now, my dad
(work) ________ _________ (2) outside. I can see him. He (mow) ________
_________ (3) the grass. He loves my mother very much. He (always, talk)
_______ ________ ________ (4) about her. He (always, do) _______ ________
_________ (5) nice things for her. Right now, my dad (sing) _______ _________
(6) a song. I bet it is a song about my mom. Now, let's look at my mom. She (cook)
_______ ________ (7) something in the kitchen. It smells so good! She (put)
_______ ________ (8) some kind of spices into the pot. The pot (sit) _______
________ (9) on the stove. The water (boil) _______ ________ (10) inside it. Also,
something (bake) _______ ________ (11) in the oven. It (start) _______ ________
(12) to turn brown. I think it is a turkey. I also have two younger brothers. Right
now they (play) _______ ________ (13) with their toys on the floor beside me.
They (laugh) _______ ________ (14) with one another. They (make) _______
________ (15) a house out of blocks. The house (get) _______ ________ (16)
taller and taller. Oh no! The house is too tall. Watch out! It (crash) _______
________ (17) to the floor! We are a happy family. I feel lucky to be a part of my
family. Hmmm…let me guess…you (think) _______ ________ (18) about your
own family now, aren't you?
D. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb.
1. Dennis (hike) ________ ________ up the mountain right now. He is almost
at the top. I bet he (get) ________ ________ pretty tired.
2. I (tell) ________ _________ a bedtime story to my children, but I don't
think they (listen) ________ ________. Their eyes are closed. I think they
(sleep) ________ ________.
3. The comedian (act) ________ ________ funny. The audience (laugh)
________ _________ at his jokes.
4. It (get) ________ _________ cold outside and my son (camp) ________
_________ high up in the mountains. I hope he (not, freeze) ________
________ _________ up there!
5. Eddie (not, write) ________ ________ ________ a novel. He (write)
________ ________ a poem.
6. Uncle Terry and his friend (fish) ________ ________ at the lake today. They
(not, fish) ________ ________ _________ at the beach.
7. Beto (sing) ________ ________ in the shower. He has a nice voice! 8) You
(meet) ________ ________ the President tonight. He (expect) ________
_________ you to talk about the new proposal. Are you ready?
E. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb.
1. Amy and Alison (take) ________ ________ the dog for a walk. Gabriella
(comb) ________ ________ her hair. I (brush) ________ ________ my
teeth.
2. Tommy and Brian (listen) _______ ________ to music. It sounds like rock
music.
3. Right now, Mr. Andrews (drive) ________ ________ the bus. The bus
(move) ________ ________ slowly. I don't mind, though. I am not in a
hurry.
4. The band (play) ________ ________ a song.
5. Right now, my sister (compete) ________ ________ in a tennis match. I
think she (lose) ________ ________. She does not look very happy.
6. We (work) ________ ________ in the office until 5:00 today.
7. Be careful! Megan (cook) ________ ________, and the oven is hot.
8. Rachel and her friend (come) ________ ________ to dinner tonight. They
(get) ________ ________ ready now. They should be here in twenty
minutes.
9. Right now, the machines (make) ________ ________ car parts. They will be
finished in two hours.
10. The outdoorsmen (climb) ________ _______ Mt. Denali this year. I hope
they make it to the top!
