The present continuous tense is used to talk about an ongoing action or situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We make the present continuous tense form by putting is\/am\/are before the ing form of the verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Use is<\/strong> with singular subjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Use am<\/strong> with I.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Use are<\/strong> with plural subjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fill in the blanks with the present continuous tense form of the verb.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. (wait) to hear from my friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Somebody \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. (stand) at the gate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Why \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. you \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. (eat) so slowly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. We \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 (work) hard to complete the project on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. The girls \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. (play) basketball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. Mother \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. (help) me with my homework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. Dad \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. (water) the plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. The dogs \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. (bark)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. The birds \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. (sing)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10. The child \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. (do) his homework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11. The girls \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. (practice) for the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 12. Raju \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 (write) a story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Answers<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. I am waiting<\/strong> to hear from my friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Somebody is standing<\/strong> at the gate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Why are you eating <\/strong>so slowly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. We are working<\/strong> hard to complete the project on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. The girls are playing<\/strong> basketball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. Mother is helping<\/strong> me with my homework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. Dad is watering<\/strong> the plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. The dogs are barking.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. The birds are singing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 10. The child is doing <\/strong>his homework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11. The girls are practicing<\/strong> for the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 12. Raju is writing<\/strong> a story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The present continuous tense is used to talk about an ongoing action or situation. Notes We make the present continuous tense form by putting is\/am\/are before the ing form of the verb. Use is...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[479,20,301,3156],"class_list":["post-75180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-class-5-worksheets","tag-class-5-grammar-worksheets","tag-present-continuous-tense-exercise","tag-present-continuous-tense-worksheet","tag-present-continuous-tense-worksheet-for-class-5"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75180"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75181,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75180\/revisions\/75181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}