Present Progressive Test

The children are cleaning their room at the moment.

At the moment is a signal word for the present progressive tense; every day is a signal word for the simple present tense.

Is she talking to her teacher right now?

Questions and negatives in the present progressive are not formed using the auxiliary verb do.

Why is the man hitting the car?

If a verb ends in a vowel and a consonant, the consonant is doubled when the final syllable is stressed.

His dog is trying to catch the ball.

His dog (it) → is

They are not eating the vegetables.

Word order in negative sentences: am/is/are + not + -ing form

Her uncle is reading a magazine.

You always have to use the -ing form of the verb in the present progressive tense.

I am looking for my friends.

I → am

Lara is not taking the bus to school.

Questions and negatives in the present progressive are not formed using the auxiliary verb do.

The mice are running across the garden.

The mice (they) → are

Why is he opening the window?

Word order in questions: am/is/are + subject + -ing form

Robert is coming for a visit.

For verbs ending in -e, the e is left out in the -ing form.

She is driving to London now.

Now is a signal word for the present progressive tense; sometimes is a signal word for the simple present tense.