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14 Present Continuous
Tense
Warm-up
Choose the correct option to complete these sentences.
1. Nikhil and Neha am/is/are going for a walk.
2. Grandfather am/is/are working in the garden.
3. The children am/is/are singing.
4. I am/is/are reading a novel.
5. Mary am/is/are learning to play the piano.
6. My sister am/is/are cleaning the bathroom.
7. They am/is/are swimming in the pool.
8. My parents am/is/are watching television.
We use the present continuous tense to talk about what is happening at the time of
speaking. To form the present continuous tense, we use am/is/are + verb + ing.
Study this table to understand the structure of the present continuous tense.
Singular Plural
I am running. We are running.
You are running. You are running.
He/She/It is running. They are running.
A. Remy sees his friends Maya and Tim going for a picnic. Help him describe the
scene using the present continuous form of the verbs in the brackets.
1. Tim and Maya (walk) on the road.
2. Tim (wear) a blue shirt and white trousers.
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