J1 Present Continuous

NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________

GRAMMAR WORKSHEET

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am cooking. I am not cooking.
You are You are
He is He is
She is She is
It is It is
We are We are
They are They are

Am I Yes, am. No, am not.
Are you are. are
Is he I is. I is
Is she cooking? you is. you is
Is it he is. he is
Are we she are. she are
Are they it are. it are
we we
they they

 Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Use the words in the above boxes.

1. __________________________________________. (we / watch / TV)
2. A: __________________________________________? (your classmate / study?)

B: Yes, he ____________.
3. __________________________________________. (Steven / make / dinner)
4. A: __________________________________________. (why / you / laugh?)

B: __________________________________________. (I / read / a funny book)
5. __________________________________________. (the children / play / a game)
6. __________________________________________ now. (it / rain)
7. A: __________________________________________? (they / eat / lunch?)

B: No, they ____________.
8. __________________________________________. (birds / sing)
9. __________________________________________. (I / do my homework)
10. __________________________________________. (he / not sleep)
11. __________________________________________. (my friend and I / talk)
12. __________________________________________. (John / not swim / at the beach)

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GRAMMAR WORKSHEET ALL Things Grammar

Grammar Focus Present Continuous My Notes
Level Lower Intermediate

ANSWER KEY

1. We are watching TV.
2. A: Is your classmate studying?

B: Yes, he is.

3. Steven is making dinner.
4. A: Why are you laughing?

B: I am reading a funny book.

5. The children are playing a game.
6. It is raining now.
7. A: Are they eating lunch?

B: No, they aren’t.

8. The birds are singing.
9. I am doing my homework.
10. He is not sleeping.
11. My friend and I are talking.
12. John is not swimming at the beach.

Grades as
percentages

12 / 12 = 100%
11 / 12 = 92
10 / 12 = 83
75
9 / 12 = 67
8 / 12 = 58
7 / 12 = 50
6 / 12 = 42
5 / 12 = 33
4 / 12 = 25
3 / 12 = 17
2 / 12 =
1 / 12 = 8
0 / 12 = 0%

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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________

GRAMMAR DICTATION

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

 Listen to your teacher and complete these sixteen statements with the
Present Continuous forms of the verbs you hear.

“watch”

1. My sister __________ _____________________ TV in the living room.
2. Mrs. Smith __________ _____________________ English to her students.
3. I __________ _____________________ for a bus.
4. My friends __________ _____________________ tennis.
5. It __________ not _____________________ outside. It’s sunny!
6. The cat __________ _____________________ its food.
7. My husband __________ _____________________ in the garden.
8. I __________ not _____________________ to school today. I am sick.
9. Kelly is very tired. She __________ _____________________.
10. My neighbor is busy. She __________ _____________________ her yard.
11. Mr. Brown __________ _____________________ a cup of coffee.
12. Sam and Frodo __________ _____________________ over the bridge.
13. I think we __________ _____________________ the game! We have ten points!
14. No one __________ _____________________ the telephone.
15. We __________ _____________________ the sixteen statements.
16. You __________ _____________________ the answer to question number 16.

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GRAMMAR DICTATION ALL Things Grammar

Grammar Focus Present Continuous My Notes
Level Intermediate

READ ALOUD

1. watch 9. sleep
2. teach 10. clean
3. wait 11. drink
4. play 12. run
5. rain 13. win
6. eat 14. answer
7. work 15. complete
8. go 16. write

ANSWERS

1. My sister is watching TV in the living room.
2. Mrs. Smith is teaching English to her students.
3. I am waiting for a bus.
4. My friends are playing tennis.
5. It is not raining outside. It’s sunny!
6. The cat is eating its food.
7. My husband is working in the garden.
8. I am not going to school today. I’m sick.
9. Kelly is very tired. She is sleeping.
10. My neighbor is busy. She is cleaning her yard.
11. Mr. Brown is drinking a cup of coffee.
12. Sam and Frodo are running over the bridge.
13. I think we are winning the game! We have ten points!
14. No one is answering the telephone.
15. We are completing the sixteen statements.
16. You are writing the answer to question number 16.

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Name: ___________________________ Date: ___________________________

GRAMMAR WORKSHEET

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Describing a picture

 Use the ‘ing’ form of the verbs.

In the picture, there is a young girl in a park. She (stand)_____________ on a skateboard
and she (smile)_______________ and (look)_______________ at a picnic basket full of food.
Next to the basket there is a cat. It (sleep)______________ on a bench, and behind the
bench there is a bird. It (walk)______________ on the ground. There is another bird, as
well, but it (fly)______________. There is also a butterfly, and it (fly)_______________, too.
In the background there is a man. He (walk)______________ his dog. He should be careful
because there is a man (drive)______________ a car very fast on the road behind him.

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Grammar Focus Present Continuous
Level Intermediate

ANSWER KEY

In the picture, there is a young girl in a park. She is standing on a skateboard
and she is smiling and looking at a picnic basket full of food. Next to the basket
there is a cat. It is sleeping on a bench, and behind the bench there is a bird. It
is walking on the ground. There is another bird, as well, but it is flying. There is
also a butterfly, and it is flying, too. In the background there is a man. He is
waking his dog. He should be careful because there is a man driving a car very
fast on the road behind him.

 Find more information about how to describe pictures at the British Council
link below:

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/exams/speaking-exams/describe-photo-or-picture

ACTIVITY SUGGESTION

Have your learners bring in their own photos from home and describe them to their
classmates.

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