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The Present Continuous - Practice

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1. giving / to Tom / is / a sandwich / Laura - _________________________________________

2. practising / they / the guitar / aren't - _____________________________________________

3. is / phoning / his friend / Jorge / ? - _______________________________________________

4. volleyball / are / his brothers / playing - ___________________________________________

5. are / a pizza / Miguel and Lourdes / eating / ? - _____________________________________

6. listening / he / to me / isn't - _____________________________________________________

The Present Continuous - Theory

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Use

We use the Present Continuous for actions which are happening now.

Form

We use the verb 'to be' and we add -ing to the main verb. Look at the following examples.

Affirmative Negative Questions

I am eating I am not eating Am I eating?
He/She/It is eating He/She/It isn't eating Is he/she/it eating?
We/You/They are eating We/You/They aren't eating Are we/you/they eating?