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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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