4890 present continuous tense 3 pages 9 tasks with key

Forming the Present Continuous Tense
To form the verb in the Present Continuous Tense you need
the correct form of ‘to be’ (am, is, are) and the –ing
(Gerund) form of the verb.
Forming negative sentences
I

am not

You
We
They

are not /
aren't

He
She
It

is not/
isn't

reading a book.
watching TV.
going to the cinema now.
playing basketball.
starting his plan.
standing next to me.
raining now.

Fill in the sentences with the negative form of the
Present Continuous Tense.
e.g.: You … . (dance)  aren't dancing

2

1)
2)
3)
4)

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the
verb (Present Continuous), then rewrite the sentences
into negative ones. Look at the example.
e.g.: Paul … a hamburger. (eat)  is eating, Paul isn't eating
a hamburger.
1) The Sullivans _______________ on holiday. (go)
____________________________________________
2) We _______________ round the school. (run)
____________________________________________
3) The dog _______________ in the dog house. (hide)
____________________________________________
4) She _______________ the truth. (tell)
____________________________________________
5) You _______________ at me . (smile)
____________________________________________
6) Henry _________________ his homework. (do)
____________________________________________
7) It ________________ at the moment. (snow)
____________________________________________

8) I ________________ now. (get up)
____________________________________________
9) The girls _________________ stars from paper. (cut)
____________________________________________
10) He _______________ a test. (write)
____________________________________________
11) We _______________ to the beach. (travel)
____________________________________________
12)Mavis _______________ a new dress. (buy)
____________________________________________
13)The teacher _____________ us new exercises. (give)
____________________________________________
14)You ________________ on the stones. (step)
____________________________________________
15)My sister _________________ on a concert. (dance)
____________________________________________

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I _________________ my soup. (eat)
You _________________ the cat. (feed)
Mum _________________ us chocolate. (bring)
They _________________ pictures about animals.
(draw)
5) It _________________ now. (rain)
6) The boy _________________ his cars. (push)
7) Mandy _________________ English at school.
(teach)
8) Tim and Kim _________________ their hands. (clap)
9) We _________________ stones on the beach.

(collect)
10)You _________________ to your grandpa. (talk)
11) Joyce _________________ the flowers in the
garden. (water)
12)I _________________ the bedroom. (tidy)
3 You can see 7 different pictures. Write negative
13)Phil _________________ photos about us. (take)
sentences in Present Continuous using these pictures. You
14)You _________________ a newspaper. (read)
can name the people in the pictures. You can write more
15)The family _________________ breakfast. (have)
sentences to the pictures. Write the sentences into your
exercise-book. Use the following verbs.
 to carry books
 to blow
 to swim
 to rain
 to smile
 to skip the rope
 to ride a bike
 to read a comic
 to sit on a bench
 to hold a torch


1 They

stand

in

3I

ask

home

learn

2 Bob

the

corner

too

drive

put

5I

children

4 The

much

8 You

the

football

play

the

zoo

milk

books

shelf

6 Dad

to

7 The

any

on

the

take

us

cat

drink

4 You can see a lot of words above. Your task is to

5 First make the sentences negative. Then rewrite

write negative sentences in Present Continuous. Just them with the given information. Look at the example.
follow the arrows and look at the numbers which show e.g.: Mary is cooking lunch. (write an e-mail) Mary isn't
you which words belong to which sentence.
cooking lunch Mary is writing an e-mail.
1) __________________________________________ 1) Travis is holding a book. (read)
____________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
2) __________________________________________ 2) Clive and Steve are playing basketball. (eat an ice____________________________________________
cream)
___________________________________________
3) __________________________________________ ___________________________________________
____________________________________________
3) Mum is washing up. (iron the clothes)
___________________________________________
4) __________________________________________
_________________________________________
____________________________________________
4) I am listening to music. (watch TV)

____________________________________________
5) __________________________________________ __________________________________________
____________________________________________
5) The boys are skating. (build a snowman)
___________________________________________
6) __________________________________________ _________________________________________
____________________________________________
6) You are sitting on a chair. (lie in the bed)
___________________________________________
7) __________________________________________
_________________________________________
____________________________________________
7) Barbie is dreaming about a new skirt. (buy)
___________________________________________
8) __________________________________________
_________________________________________
____________________________________________
8) Mum is picking up the laundry. (wash)
___________________________________________
_________________________________________


6First find out which verb goes to which sentence then

8Where is the mistake? Correct the mistakes if there

fill in the sentences with the negative form of it in the is. If the sentence is correct, put a tick on the lines.
Present Continuous Tense. Look at the example.
e.g.: You … home.  aren't going

•

ride

•

paint

•

listen

•

have

•

lie

•

put

•

write

•

cut

•

clean

•

carry

Larry ________________ his teeth now.
Tom and Davy ________________ the books into
their schoolbags.
3) The dogs ________________ under the tree.
4) You ________________ the walls of his house.
5) The two men ________________ a heavy box.
6) Mavis ________________ a horse.
7) The family ________________ the lunch.
8) I ________________ to Chopin.
9) Mr Green _________________ my hair.
10) We __________________ a test in English.
1)

2)

7First find out which verb goes to which sentence then

1) Jill and I am not playing cards.
___________________________
2) You are not writting a letter.

___________________________
3) I am not wearing black shoes.
___________________________
4) Mary isn't studiing Maths.
___________________________
5) My teeth isn't aching.
___________________________
6) I amn't ironing your T-shirts.
___________________________
7) Jason isn't plantting trees in the garden.
___________________________
8) The rabbit isn't hopping.
___________________________
9) The family aren't having lunch.
___________________________
10) Ben isn't rideing a bike.
___________________________

9Write true sentences using the negative form of the

fill in the sentences with the negative form of it in the present continuous about you and your classmates or
family.
Present Continuous Tense. Look at the example.
e.g.: You … home.  aren't going

•

swim

•

iron

•

watch

•

get

•

drink

•

snow

•

bring

•

mend

•

travel

•

go

1) The Lees _________________ TV.
2) Charles ________________ in the lake.

3) Mummy ________________ the clothes.
4) The men ________________ the roof.
5) The children ________________ milk.
6) It ________________.

7) Mandy ________________ on the bus.
8) It's nine o'clock. I ________________ to bed.

9) It's almost 6 o'clock. It ________________ dark.
10) The postman ________________ the letters.

1) _________________________________________
_______________________________________
2) _________________________________________
_______________________________________
3) _________________________________________
_______________________________________
4) _________________________________________
_______________________________________
5) _________________________________________
_______________________________________
6) _________________________________________

_______________________________________
7) _________________________________________
_______________________________________
8) _________________________________________
_______________________________________
9) _________________________________________
_______________________________________
10) _________________________________________
_______________________________________


Solution
Task 1
16) The Sullivans are going on holiday. The Sullivans aren't going on
holiday.
17) We are running round the school. We aren't running round the school.
18) The dog is hiding in the dog house. The dog isn't hiding in the dog
house.
19) She is telling the truth. She isn't telling the truth.
20) You are smiling at me. You aren't smiling at me.
21) Henry is doing his homework. Henry isn't doing his homework.
22) It is snowing at the moment. It isn't snowing at the moment.
23) I am getting up now. I am not getting up now.
24) The girls are cutting stars from paper. The girls aren't cutting stars
from paper.
25) He is writing a test. He isn't writing a test.
26) We are travelling to the beach. We aren't travelling to the beach.
27) Mavis is buying a new dress. Mavis isn't buying a new dress.
28) The teacher is giving us new exercises. The teacher isn't giving us
new exercises.

29) You are stepping on the stones. You aren't stepping on the stones.
30) My sister is dancing on a concert. My sister isn't dancing on a
concert.
Task 2
1) am not eating
2) aren't feeding
3) isn't bringing
4) aren't drawing
5) isn't raining
6) isn't pushing
7) isn't teaching
8) aren't clapping
9) aren't collecting
10) aren't talking
11) isn't watering
12) am not tidying
13) isn't taking
14) aren't reading
15) isn't having
Task 3
1) He isn't carrying 9 books.
2) The wind isn't blowing.
3) She isn't swimming.
4) It isn't raining.
5) She isn't smiling.
6) She isn't skipping the rope.
7) She isn't riding a bike.
8) He isn't reading a comic.
9) They aren't sitting on a bench.
10) He isn't holding a torch.

Task 4
1) They aren't learning.
2) Bob isn't standing in the corner.
3) I am not asking too much.
4) The children aren't playing football.
5) I am not putting the books on the shelf.
6) Dad isn't taking us to the zoo.
7) The cat isn't drinking any milk.
8) You aren't driving home.

Task 5
9) Travis isn't holding a book. Travis is reading a book.
10)
Clive and Steve aren't playing basketball. Clive and Steve are
eating an ice-cream.
11) Mum isn't washing up. Mum is ironing the clothes.
12)
I am not listening to music. I am watching TV.
13)
The boys aren't skating. The boys are building a snowman.
14)
You aren't sitting on a chair. You are lying in the bed.
15)
Barbie isn't dreaming about a new skirt. Barbie is buying a new
skirt.
16)
Mum isn't picking up the laundry. Mum is washing the laundry.
Task 6
1)
Larry isn't cleaning his teeth now.

2)
Tom and Davy aren't putting the books into their schoolbags.
3)
The dogs aren't lying under the tree.
4)
You aren't painting the walls of his house.
5)
The two men aren't carrying a heavy box.
6) Mavis isn't riding a horse.
7) The family isn't having the lunch.
8) I am not listening to Chopin.
9) Mr Green isn't cutting my hair.
10) We aren't writing a test in English.
Task 7
1) The Lees aren't watching TV.
2) Charles isn't swimming in the lake.
3) Mummy isn't ironing the clothes.
4) The men aren't mending the roof.
5) The children aren't drinking milk.
6) It isn't snowing.
7) Mandy isn't travelling on the bus.
8) It's nine o'clock. I am not going to bed.
9) It's almost 6 o'clock. It isn't getting dark.
10) The postman isn't bringing the letters.
Task 8
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Jill and I are not playing cards.
You are not writing a letter.
I am not wearing black shoes. 
Mary isn't studying Maths.
My teeth aren't aching.
I am not ironing your T-shirts.
Jason isn't planting trees in the garden.
The rabbit isn't hopping. 
The family isn't having lunch.
Ben isn't riding a bike.

Task 9
It depends on the ss.