Present Progressive Test

Test
Form
Use the words in the first column to form sentences in the present progressive. Write the correct form (positive, negative, question) in the appropriate column.

positive

negative

question

I / walk

you / read

he / speak

she / eat

it / rain

we / jump

they / play

Besonderheiten
Write the ing form of the verbs. Mind the spelling when adding ing. 1. 2. 3. bake swim say -

4. 5.

travel lie -

Short forms
Rewrite the sentences using the short form when the long form is given and vice versa. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. He is brushing his teeth. I'm doing a test. We are not joking. I am not reading. They aren't working. -

Verwendung
Choose the correct answer. 1. I am living in London now. - What does this sentence mean? I have moved to London to stay there for ever. I am in London only for a limited period of time. I am going to move to London soon. 2. We are meeting Tom tonight. - What does this sentence mean? The action is arranged for the near future. The action is taking place now. The action might take place. 3. I'm working hard at the moment. - Is the sentence correct even if I am not working at the moment of speaking? yes no 4. He is playing football. - Which situation cannot be expressed by present progressive? To express that the match is going on right now. To express that he does not play football regularly, but only for a limited period of time. To express that he plays football regularly. 5. Look! The Millers are moving house. - Which of the following situations is expressed by the present progressive? They are in the middle of the action.

The action is going to take place next week. They will come back to this place one day.

Signalwrter
Choose the correct signal word. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The girl is watering the plants We are going to the theatre My brother is moving to Australia . . .

they are playing our song on the radio. Greg is walking to work .

Before submitting the test, check the following: Got the spelling right? Put in the full stop or question mark where required? Used the correct key to type the apostrophe (Shift and #)? In the test we cannot give you a second try. Such careless mistakes would therefore cost you valuable points.

SOLUCION

Test
Form
In this section you answered 0 out of 21 (0%) questions correctly. Use the words in the first column to form sentences in the present progressive. Write the correct form (positive, negative, question) in the appropriate column.

positive

negative

question

I am walking. I / walk

I am not walking.

Am I walking?

You are reading. you / read

You are not reading.

Are you reading?

He is speaking. he / speak

He is not speaking.

Is he speaking?

She is eating. she / eat

She is not eating.

Is she eating?

It is raining. it / rain

It is not raining.

Is it raining?

We are jumping. we / jump

We are not jumping.

Are we jumping?

They are playing. they / play

They are not playing.

Are they playing?

 Relevant explanation and exercises

Besonderheiten
In this section you answered 0 out of 5 (0%) questions correctly. Write the ing form of the verbs. Mind the spelling when adding ing. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. bake - baking swim - swimming say - saying travel - travelling lie - lying Relevant explanation and exercises.

Short forms
In this section you answered 0 out of 5 (0%) questions correctly. Rewrite the sentences using the short form when the long form is given and vice versa. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. He is brushing his teeth. - He's brushing his teeth. I'm doing a test. - I am doing a test. We are not joking. - We aren't joking. I am not reading. - I'm not reading. They aren't working. - They are not working. Relevant explanation and exercises.

Verwendung
In this section you answered 0 out of 5 (0%) questions correctly. Choose the correct answer. 1. I am living in London now. - What does this sentence mean? I have moved to London to stay there for ever.

I am in London only for a limited period of time. I am going to move to London soon. 2. We are meeting Tom tonight. - What does this sentence mean? The action is arranged for the near future. The action is taking place now. The action might take place. 3. I'm working hard at the moment. - Is the sentence correct even if I am not working at the moment of speaking? yes no 4. He is playing football. - Which situation cannot be expressed by present progressive? To express that the match is going on right now. To express that he does not play football regularly, but only for a limited period of time. To express that he plays football regularly. 5. Look! The Millers are moving house. - Which of the following situations is expressed by the present progressive? They are in the middle of the action. The action is going to take place next week. They will come back to this place one day. Relevant explanation and exercises

Signalwrter
In this section you answered 0 out of 5 (0%) questions correctly. Choose the correct signal word. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The girl is watering the plants right now We are going to the theatre tonight . . .

My brother is moving to Australia in a week Listen,

they are playing our song on the radio. .

Greg is walking to work this week

Relevant explanation and exercises