The Use:
The continuous present tense or the progressive present is used when something is happening now.
The Rule/Form (active-voice):
Positive Sentence Structure:
Adverb + Subject + is / am / are + ( Verb+ing) + Object. Example: I am studying English now.
Negative Sentence Structure:
Adverb + Subject + is / am / are + not + (Verb+ing) + Object. Example: I am not studying English now.
Question Structure:
is / am / are + Subject + (Verb+ing) + Object + adverb + etc… +? Example:
Are you studying now English? yes.
Tag question Structure:
helping verb + not ( if the sentence was positive ) + noun +?. Example: Now, You are studying English now, aren’t you? yes, you are.
The Rule/Form (passive-voice):
Positive Sentence Structure:
Object + is / am / are + being + verb ( past participle ). Example: The homework is being done.
Negative Sentence Structure:
Object + is / am / are + not + being + verb ( past participle ). Example: The homework isn’t being done.
Question Structure:
is / am / are + object + being + done +? Example: Is the homework being done? no,it isn’t.
Tag Question Structure:
is / am / are + not ( if the sentence was positive ) + noun +?. Example: The homework is being done. isn't it? no.
Adverb:
in the present time,
at this moment,
now,
be careful,
bequiet,
harry up,
stop.
A Test:
1 - Becareful, the car __ __ [come].
A - Are coming.
B - Is coming.
C - Is coming.
2 - What you are ___ [ do ]?.
A - Does.
B - Do.
C - Doing.
3 - While you are sleeping, some people __ ____ [ work ] hard now.
A - Working.
B - Work.
C - Are working.
4 - I __ ____ [ study ] now!.
A - Am studying.
B - Studied.
C - Was studying.
5 - The moon __ ____ [ move ] around the earth now.
A - Moved.
B - Is moving.
C - Is move.
6 - Listen!,the birds ___ _____ [ sing ].
A - Is singing.
B - Are singing.
C - Sing.
7 - Stop!, a car __ _____ [ come ].
A - Is coming.
B - Comes.
C - Is coming.
8 - Harry up! the students ___ ______ [ solve ] math and you didn,t do any thing.
A - Is solving.
B - Are solving.
C - Were solved.
9 - Bequiet, th people ___ _______ [ sleep ] now.
A - Sleeping.
B - Are sleeping.
C - Is sleeping.
10 - What is your mom ____ [ do ] now? She is cooking.
A - Does.
B - Doing.
C - Did.
11 - What you ___ [ be ] doing now? I am solving working papers (Example ).
A - Is.
B - Are.
C - Am.
12 - At the present time some people are fighting for their country, ___ [ be ] they?.
A - Are.
B - Aren,t.
C - Isn,t.
13 - Stop talking, the teacher __ _____ [ come ].
A - Is came.
B - Is come.
C - Is coming.
14 - Doctors ___ ______ [ fight ] disease for us.
A - Is fighting.
B - Are fighting.
C - Are fighted.
15 - Today, we ___ ____ [ plan ] to spend a holiday, aren,t we.
A - Am planning.
B - Aren't planning.
C - Are planning.
16 - You are studying now, ____[ be ] you?.
A - Are.
B - Aren,t.
C - Isn,t.
17 - I __ _____ [ help ] you now.
A - Am helped.
B - Am helping.
C - Is help.
18 - Are you liking more grades? yes, I am ___ [ do ].
A - Liking.
B - Like.
C - Liked.
19 - You are getting more grades,____ [ be ] you?.
A - Aren,t you.
B - Are you.
C - Is you
Answers:
[1B – 2C – 3C – 4A – 5B – 6B – 7A – 8B – 9B – 10B -11B – 12B – 13C – 14B – 15C – 16B – 17B – 18A – 19B]