PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE

Nama: Sutra Dewi
Nim: 210407501015
Kelas: M21.2 
DOSEN : IBU PROF. DR. HJ. ROHANA, M.PD

Exercise: Put the verb in brackets in the correct form to make different form of the Present Continuous Tense.

1. John is reading  a book now.

2. What are you doing tonight?

3. Jack and Peter  are working  late today.

 4. Silvia  isn’t  listening to music.

5. Maria is sitting next to Paul.

6. How many other students  are you studying with?

7. The phone  isn’t ringing.

 

Exercise: Put the verb in brackets in the correct form to make different form of the Present Continuous Tense.

1. John is reading a book now.

2. What are you doing tonight?

3. Jack and Peter  are working  late today.

4. Silvia isn’t listening to music.

5. Maria is sitting next to Paul.

6. How many other students  are you studying with?

7. The phone isn’t  ringing. 

8. John is reading a book now.

 

Exercises completed sentences with present continuous tenses

 1. What are you doing tonight?

2. Jack and Peter  are working late today.

3. Silvia isn’t listening to music.

4. Maria is sitting next to Paul.

5. How many other students  are you studying with?

6. The phone isn’t ringing.

 

Present Continuous Tense - More Practice

1  for I'm my glasses. Looking

I’m looking for my glasses

2  reading? book of are What you kind

What kind of book are you reading?

3  crying? is Why Pamela

Why is Pamela crying?

4  is studying economics Kharkov National at University. Paul

Paul is studying economics at Kharkov National University.

5  Why is everyone laughing?

Why is everyone laughing?

6  you me? Are for waiting

Are you waiting for me?

7  are leaving? When you

When are you leaving?  

8  Saudi working is in Arabia John the at moment.

John is working in Saudi Arabia at the moment.

9  company for working Jennifer same as the Is you?

Is Jennifer working for the same company as you?  

10 next party you do having come? want I'm a Saturday – to

I'm having a party next Saturday-do you want  to come?

Instructions Write a question in the present continuous based on each statement.

1 I'm writing something.

What are you writing ? 

2 They're painting something.

What are they painting?

3 She's eating something.

What she’s eating? 

4 I'm drinking something. 

What are you drinking? 

5 He's holding something.

What he’s  holding?

6 I'm going somewhere.

Where are you going?

7 She's driving somewhere.

Where she’s driving?

8 I'm waiting for somebody.

Are you waiting for?

9 He's talking to somebody.

What he’s talking?

Fill in the missing words

1. My brother Ram, is staying in California at present.

2. Mr. Sharma is watching IPL on TV at the moment

3. For the time being, Linda is working as a principal.

4. Listen! Somebody are playing at upstairs.

5. Look at that man! He is wearing  a green uniform.  He must be a police officer. 

6. Right now, I am in the class, sitting at my desk. 

7. They are watching TV now. 

8. The boy is sleeping since noon. 

 

Interrogative and Negative sentences in present continuous tense. 

1. Arman is having breakfast now. 

Is Arman breakfast now?

2. Anton  is answering the call at the moment.

Is Anton answering the call at moment?

3. I am helping Linda with her work today.  

Am i helping Linda with he work today?

4. The nice girls are washing dishes.

Are the nice girls  washing dishes?

5. The student is sleeping in the class.

Is the student sleping in the class?

6. It is raining heavily now.

Is it raining heavily now?

7. The students are writing an essay.

Are the students writing an essay?

8. You are doing this exercise correctly.

Are you doing this exercise correctly?

9. The cat is drinking milk.

Is the cat drinking milk?

10. The girl is singing a Dangdut song.

Is the girl singing a dangdut song?

Rewrite the sentences in interrogative form

1. Arman is having breakfast now.  

Arman is not having breakfast now.

2. Anton is answering the call at the moment. 

Anton is not answering the call at the moment.

3. I am helping Linda with her work today.

I am not helping Linda with her work today.

4. The nice girls are washing the dishes.

The Girls are not washing the dishes.

5. The student is sleeping in the class.

The student is not sleeping

6. It is raining heavily now.

It is not raining heavily now.

7. The students are writing an essay. 

The students are not writing an essay

8. You are doing this exercise correctly.

You are not doing the exercise correctly.  

9. The dog is drinking milk.

The dog is not drinking milk.

10. The girl is singing a Dangdut song.

The girl is not singing a Dangdut song.

 

Fill in the missing words choosing the appropriate word from those given in the brackets

1. The Earth moves round the Sun. (is moving/moves)

2. Can I have some milk before I go to bed? (am going/go)

3. He has a mill in the town. (is having/has)

4. Don't disturb me.  I am doing  my homework. (am doing/do)

5. Anu wants to be a doctor. (is wanting/wants)

6. She is playing Piano in the concert tomorrow. (is playing/plays)

7. The headmaster  wants to speak to you. (is wanting/wants)

8. I smell something burning. (am smelling/smell)

9. The boys are always fighting among themselves. (fighting/fight)

10. The doctor is examining the patient now. (is examining/examines)

11. I am learning English these days. (am learning/learn)

12. The doctor examines the patient thoroughly  (is examining/examines)

13. . and prescribes (is prescribing/prescribes) some medicines.

14. Trained dogs fetch the ball as soon as it is thrown. (are fetching/fetch)

15. We  are expecting a rich crop this year. (are expecting/expect)

 

Rearrange the given words in proper order to form a meaningful sentence,

1. market/Shanti/going/to/is/the

Shanti is going to the market

2. walks/school/Linda/to/everyday

Linda walks to school everyday

3. they/playing/park/the/in/are/cricket/?

Are They playing cricket in the park?

4. laughing/clown/at/funny/Anisha/is/the

Anisha is laughing at funny the clown

5. music/not/lessons/Anton /taking/is

Anton is not talking music  lessons

6. Linda /not/doll/playing/is/her/with

Linda is not playing with her doll

7. walking/towards/is/Susi/bus-stop/?/the

Is susi walking towards the bus-stop?

8. milk/not/Tono/is/drinking.

 Tono is not drinking milk

9. work/students/hard/exams/during

Students work hard during exams

10. going/start/to/show/is/in/a/minutes/few/the

The show is going  to start show a few minutes