3 Present Continuous Worksheet

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The passage provides examples of verbs in the present continuous tense and exercises to practice forming sentences in the present continuous tense.

The passage describes what the narrator's family is doing right now through examples used in present continuous tense exercises.

According to the passage, the father is working outside and mowing the grass.

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!

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