Practice Present Continuous with 40 multiple choice questions across four sets: affirmative, negative, questions, and a mixed review. Pick the correct form and check your answers.
Set:
Exercise 1. Affirmative: choose am / is / are
Present Continuous is am / is / are plus a verb ending in -ing. I takes am. He, she, it and singular nouns take is. You, we and they take are.
Set:
1
She ___ reading on the balcony right now.
2
I ___ cooking dinner at the moment.
3
They ___ playing five-a-side in the park.
4
He ___ working from a cafe today.
5
We ___ watching the final tonight.
6
The dog ___ sleeping on my side of the sofa.
7
You ___ doing a great job!
8
My parents ___ driving to the coast this weekend.
9
It ___ raining and I left the window open.
10
The children ___ making an unbelievable amount of noise.
+ Affirmative
Subjectam / is / areverb-ing.
I am working. · She is reading. · They are playing.
− Negative
Subject'm not / isn't / aren'tverb-ing.
I'm not working. · She isn't reading. · They aren't playing.
? Question
Am / Is / Aresubjectverb-ing?
Am I working? · Is she reading? · Are they playing?
Which auxiliary to use
Subject
+
−
?
I
am working
'm not working
Am I working?
He / She / It
is working ★
isn't working
Is he working?
You / We / They
are working
aren't working
Are you working?
★ Key rule: Never use don't / doesn't with continuous forms! She isn't working ✅ She doesn't working ❌