Practice: Present Participle Present Continuous

Put in the verbs in brackets as Present Participle into the gaps.

Example: _______ birds (fly) Answer: flying birds

1) _______ dogs (bark)

2) _______ children (play)

3) _______ girls (scream)

4) _______ cowboys (dance)

5) _______ ducks (swim)

6) _______ babies (cry)

7) _______ water (run)

8) _______ teachers (sing)

9) _______ leaves (fall)

10) _______ people (lie)

Choose which verb tense (present/past simple or continuous) fits better.

1. I always ________ my best.

a. try b. am trying

2. I'm sorry, ________ to me?

a. are you talking b. did you talk

3. I ________ to the mountains this weekend.

a. go b. am going

4. What time ________ lunch?

a. do you normally eat b. are you normally eating

5. I have to go to bed early tonight because my train ________ at 6 AM tomorrow morning.

a. is leaving b. leaves

6. We normally eat lunch at noon, but today ________ at 1.

a. we're eating b. we eat

7. How long ________ the flu.

a. did you have b. were you having

8. ________ a good time? Yes, I'm really enjoying this.

a. Are you having b. Do you have

9. We ________ breakfast when she walked into the room.

a. had b. were having

10. Don't talk so loudly – Brian ________ to sleep.

a. tries b. is trying

11. I usually ________ my teeth twice a day.

a. brush b. am brushing

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.

1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) _________ her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I (work) _________ as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) _________ French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) _________.

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) _________.

5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) _________.

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) _________ because everybody (talk) _________ so loudly.

7. Justin (write, currently) _________ a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.

8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?

Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) _________ to a movie tonight with some friends.

9. The business cards (be, normally) _________ printed by a company in New York. Their prices (be) _________ inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.

10. This delicious chocolate (be) _________ made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.

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