Present Continuous Mixed Practice Exercise
Practice recognizing and using both affirmative and negative present continuous forms in this mixed exercise. The sentences are shuffled to better test your understanding.
Remember: Look for context clues to determine if the sentence should be affirmative or negative.
Instructions: Complete each blank with only the verb phrase in present continuous. Don’t repeat subjects.
Example: “They _____ TV.” → “are watching” (affirmative) or “aren’t watching” (negative)
“The printer properly. Let’s try another one.” (work)
“Where’s Mom?”
“She dinner in the kitchen.” (prepare)
“She dinner in the kitchen.” (prepare)
“Are the neighbors making noise?”
“No, they tonight.” (party)
“No, they tonight.” (party)
“The sun brightly today.” (shine)
“Are you watching the news?”
“No, I to the news today.” (listen)
“No, I to the news today.” (listen)
“Why is your phone buzzing?”
“My friend me messages.” (send)
“My friend me messages.” (send)
“The students attention. They’re distracted.” (pay)
“You look focused.”
“Yes, I for my driving test.” (study)
“Yes, I for my driving test.” (study)
“Is Sarah joining the meeting?”
“No, she today.” (work)
“No, she today.” (work)
“The team hard for the tournament.” (practice)
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