Exercises:

Exercise 1 (Easy): Choose the correct present continuous form

Choose the correct present continuous form for each sentence.

Exercises:

Present Continuous

Actions happening now or around now: am / is / are + verb-ing

Affirmative (+)

Subject+am/is/are+verb-ing

She is reading a book.

Negative (−)

Subject+am/is/are+not+verb-ing

They aren't watching TV.

Question (?)

Am/Is/Are+Subject+verb-ing?

Are you listening?

!-ing spelling rules

Most verbs → add -ing

work → working, eat → eating

Ends in -e → drop e, add -ing

make → making, write → writing

Ends in -ie → change to -ying

lie → lying, die → dying

CVC (short vowel) → double + -ing

run → running, sit → sitting

Happening this very second

Look! It's raining.

She is talking on the phone.

right nowat this momentlook!

Temporary / around now

He is living with his parents this year.

I'm studying for exams this week.

this weekcurrentlythis monthat the moment

!am / is / are: quick reference

Subject	Auxiliary	Contraction	Negative
I	am	I'm	I'm not
he / she / it	is	he's / she's	isn't
you / we / they	are	you're / we're	aren't

Examples

✅

I am eating lunch.

❌

I am eat lunch.

✅

She is making dinner.

❌

She is makeing dinner.

Stative verbs NEVER take -ing! Verbs that describe states, not actions, are not used in continuous form: know, like, love, want, need, understand, believe, have (possession). Say I know, not I am knowing.

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Present Continuous am / is / are + -ing

Exercise 1 (Easy): Choose the correct present continuous form

Present Continuous

Present Continuous am / is / are + -ing

Exercise 1 (Easy): Choose the correct present continuous form

Present Continuous