Worksheet 8: Right Now — Present Continuous

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Part A – Present continuous gap-fill

  1. She ___ (read) a book right now.
  2. They ___ (not / watch) TV. They’re sleeping.
  3. ___ you ___ (listen) to music?
  4. What ___ he ___ (do)?

Part B – Present simple or continuous?

Choose the correct form.

  1. I usually ___ (drink / am drinking) coffee in the morning.
  2. Look! She ___ (dances / is dancing)!
  3. He ___ (works / is working) as a teacher.
  4. Right now, we ___ (study / are studying) English.

Part C – Picture description

Complete the description using the words in brackets: In this photo, a boy ___ (9. wear) a ___ (10. colour) shirt. He ___ (11. stand) next to a tree. A girl ___ (12. play) with a dog nearby.

Part D – Clothes and colours

  1. Put in order: shoes / new / blue
  2. is or are? These socks ___ dirty.
  3. Correct it: “She is wearing a hat red.”
  4. Name the plural-only clothes: j___, t___, s___.

Part E – Extra practice (online): questions

Write the question.

  1. ___? — I’m reading a book.
  2. ___? — No, she isn’t. She’s working.
  3. ___? — They’re going to the cinema.

Answer Key

Part A: 1 is reading · 2 aren’t watching · 3 Are you listening · 4 is he doing

Part B: 1 drink · 2 is dancing · 3 works · 4 are studying

Part C: 9 is wearing · 10 any colour, for example red · 11 is standing · 12 is playing

Part D: 1 new blue shoes (age before colour) · 2 are · 3 She is wearing a red hat. · 4 jeans, trousers, shorts

Part E: 1 What are you doing? / What are you reading? · 2 Is she sleeping? (or any yes/no question about her) · 3 Where are they going?

Connect

Practise the present continuous with our Grammar Quiz (A1).

Try our Grammar Quiz →

CEFR A1 — Reading / Writing: I can understand and complete simple descriptive texts about actions and appearance.

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