The Present Continuous Tense

1. - Where are the children? It’s quiet at home. - They (lie) on the carpet and (draw).
lie, are drawing
are lieing, drawing
are lying, drawing

2. - What you (do) now? - I (look for) my key. I can’t open the door.
What do you do, I look for
What are you do, I looking for
What are you doing, I’m looking for
What you doing, I’m looking for

3. Listen! Somebody (sing) a lovely song.
sings
is singing
are singing

4. Why you (put on) the coat? It’s sunny today.
are you putting on
do you put on
will you put on
are you puting on

5. Don’t make so much noise. I (try) to work.
tried
’m triing
’m trying

6. Why you (cry)? Is anything wrong?
do you cry
are you crying
have you crying

7. I (listen) to you attentively.
am listening
listen

8. What time Nick and Rosa (come) for dinner tonight?
is Nick and Rosa coming
Nick and Rosa are coming
do Nick and Rosa come
are Nick and Rosa coming

9. I’m sure you (make) the right choice.
will be made
are making
make

10. Take your umbrella. It (rain) cats and dogs.
rained
are raining
is raining

11. Why you (not/hurry)? I (wait) for you.
are you not hurry, am waiting
aren’t you hurrying, waiting
aren’t you hurrying, ’m waiting
don’t you hurry, am waiting

12. I don’t speak any foreign languages, but I (learn) English now.
am learning
learn

13. We (spend) next weekend at home.
spent
are spending
’re spend

14. I (meet) Liz tonight. She (come) from Cork.
will meet, comes
am meeting, coming
am meeting, ’s coming

15. He (go) to speak to his parents.
went
is going
goes

16. At the moment we (fly) over the desert.
’ve flying
flied
are flying

17. Have some hot tea. It (get) chilly.
getting
is geting
’s getting

18. I (die) to see him.
am dying
’ve died
am died
am diing

19. My Dad (work) overtime this week.
works
are working
is working

20. They (live) in a rented house these days.
were living
are living
live