Present Continuous Tense Exercise For Class 5

Complete the following sentences with the present continuous tense form of the verb.

The present continuous is used to talk about actions or situations that are going on at the moment of speaking.

• They are playing in the garden.
• The baby is sleeping now.

It is also used to talk about pre-planned future events.

• We are visiting them tomorrow.
• I am leaving in the evening.

Present continuous tense exercise

1. I ………………………….. (wait) for the bus.

2. The children ……………………… (rehearse) the play.

3. It ……………………….. (get) darker.

4. You …………………………. (test) my patience.

5. She …………………………. (expect) her first baby.

6. Grandmother ……………………….. (arrive) tomorrow.

7. Things ………………………… (look) up.

8. The birds ……………………….. (fly) in the sky.

9. You …………………………. (not wear) that short skirt to school.

10. I ………………………….. (not come) with you.

Answers

1. I am waiting for the bus.

2. The children are rehearsing the play.

3. It is getting darker.

4. You are testing my patience.

5. She is expecting her first baby.

6. Grandmother is arriving tomorrow.

7. Things are looking up.

8. The birds are flying in the sky.

9. You are not wearing that short skirt to school.

10. I am not coming with you.