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Present Continuous
Fill in the correct form of the verbs:
1. Looki Tom
his bike over there.
2. Nora
a lot of books every week.
3. Alec a test right now.
4. Pam often
funny animals at school.
5. The boys
in the yard at the moment.
6. We always to school in time.
7. I
a very interesting film now.
8. You often a lot of mistakes.
9. We to the classical music now.
10. Paul never SMS to his friends,
11. I (not) the flowers at the moment.
12. Tim (not) his friends every day.
13. They (not) football now.
14. Anna (not) te tyre sur deyom
15. We (not) Andrew at the moment.
1. ride
2. read
3. write
4. draw
5. run
6. come
7. watch
8. make
9. listen
10. send
11. water
12. Call
13. play
14. go
15. help
- We use the Present Continuous tense to talk about actions that are happening at the moment of speaking or around the current time. The verb "ride" needs to be changed to "riding" because we are referring to an ongoing action.
2. Nora reads a lot of books every week.
- The verb "read" needs to be changed to "is reading" because we are talking about an ongoing action that is happening around the current time.
3. Alec is taking a test right now.
- The verb "take" needs to be changed to "is taking" because we are talking about an ongoing action that is happening at the moment of speaking.
4. Pam often draws funny animals at school.
- The verb "draw" remains the same because we are talking about a habitual action that Pam often does at school.
5. The boys are running in the yard at the moment.
- The verb "run" needs to be changed to "are running" because we are talking about an ongoing action that is happening at the moment of speaking.
6. We always come to school on time.
- The verb "come" remains the same because we are talking about a habitual action that we always do.
7. I am watching a very interesting film now.
- The verb "watch" remains the same because we are talking about an ongoing action that I am currently doing.
8. You often make a lot of mistakes.
- The verb "make" remains the same because we are talking about a habitual action that you often do.
9. We are listening to classical music now.
- The verb "listen" remains the same because we are talking about an ongoing action that we are currently doing.
10. Paul never sends SMS to his friends.
- The verb "send" remains the same because we are talking about a habitual action that Paul never does.
11. I am not watering the flowers at the moment.
- The verb "water" needs to be changed to "am not watering" because we are talking about an ongoing action that I am not doing at the moment of speaking.
12. Tim does not call his friends every day.
- The verb "call" needs to be changed to "does not call" because we are talking about a habitual action that Tim does not do every day.
13. They are not playing football now.
- The verb "play" needs to be changed to "are not playing" because we are talking about an ongoing action that they are not doing at the moment of speaking.
14. Anna is not going to the tyre store right now.
- The verb "go" needs to be changed to "is not going" because we are talking about an ongoing action that Anna is not doing at the moment of speaking.
15. We are not helping Andrew at the moment.
- The verb "help" needs to be changed to "are not helping" because we are talking about an ongoing action that we are not doing at the moment of speaking.
I hope you understand the different forms of the verbs in the Present Continuous tense and how they are used in different contexts. Let me know if you have any further questions!