Present Continuous Tense: The Present Continuous Tense is used with the words—at this time, at present, at the moment, now, nowadays, still, etc.
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Present Continuous Tense Examples, Exercises Worksheets with Answers PDF
Present Tense
Present Continuous Tense Formula:
| Subject + am/is/are + 1st form of verb + ing+ object. |
The Present Continuous Tense is used:
1. For an action going on at the time of speaking:
Example:
- She is singing the latest song now.
- The boys are playing hockey.
- The students are waiting for the teachers in the class room.
2. To state temporary situations:
Example:
- I am reading ‘David Copperfield’.
- He is constructing a house at the outskirts of the city.
3. For an action that has already been arranged to take place in the near future:
Example:
- My uncle is arriving tomorrow.
- His daughter is going to London for higher studies.
4. To state current trends:
Example:
- People are becoming too fashionable these days.
5. To describe an action in progress and/or the continuity of the action.
- The girls are singing a chorus.
6. To describe an action in progress, but not necessarily at the time of speaking.
- India is exporting onions to the Middle East.
- What are you writing these days?
Present Continuous Tense Worksheets
Insert the correct form of the verb given in the brackets:
1. Look ! the sun …………. (rise)
2. Why ………… you so fast ? (run)
3. The children ………… in the park. (play)
4. Mohini ………… a novel now. (read)
5. Water ………… from the running tap. (flow)
6. ………… it ………… outside now? (rain)
7. What ………… your sister these days? (do)