Present Continuous · Exercises
B1Intermediate practice
Simple vs. continuous, state verbs and future plans.
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- Practice10 exercises at your own pace
- Time Attack60 seconds, as many as you can
- Survival3 lives, harder as you go
- Tense SortDrag sentences into their tense — 60 seconds
- Timelines10 sentences to match to their timelines
- B1 Boss12 hits before you lose 3 lives
- Irregular MatchPair verbs with their past forms — 60 seconds
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What you’ll practise at B1
- am / is / are + -ing
- Spelling: making, running, lying
- Negatives: isn’t / aren’t / ’m not
- Questions: Are you…?
- Short answers
- What are you doing? (wh- questions)
- Present simple or continuous?
- State verbs (know, want, think…)
- Future arrangements (I’m meeting…)
- Temporary situations and trends
- Timelines: what the tense means
Need a refresher? Learn the present continuous: rules, tables and audio examples.
Sample exercises
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Which sentence matches the timeline?
(Timeline: In progress around now)
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They are watching a film.
“are watching” is the present continuous (am / is / are + -ing): in progress around now.
Choose the correct -ing form.
The people next door are _____ (make) pancakes.
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The people next door are making pancakes.
Drop the final -e before -ing: make → making.
Put the words in order to make a question.
revising / for / exams / my / is / his / nephew
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Is my nephew revising for his exams?
Questions: Am / Is / Are + subject + -ing. Is my nephew revising for his exams?
Put the words in order to make a question.
are / Ethan / working / Sam / late / and
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Are Sam and Ethan working late?
Questions: Am / Is / Are + subject + -ing. Are Sam and Ethan working late?
Put the words in order to make a question.
flatmates / planning / what / are / my
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What are my flatmates planning?
Wh-questions: question word + am / is / are + subject + -ing? What are you doing?
Find the word that is wrong.
Our neighbours isn't preparing a presentation.
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Our neighbours aren't preparing a presentation.
Negative: are not (aren't) + -ing. Our neighbours aren't preparing a presentation.