Present continuous test for high-school students

Universidad de Los Andes (ULA)

Rafael Escalante & Anthony Villamizar

 Idiomas extranjeros

Quick recap: 

Present continuous test for high-school students

Teachers: Rafael Escalante, Anthony Villamizar.

Name: ________________________                 Date: ___/___/___
I.D.: _________________________
Subject: _______________________

Section: _________                                          Grade: ______________

Present continuous test

 Main instructions:

Read each question before doing the activity. Every question provides its own instructions to do the activity.
The value of the whole question as well as each item is shown on the lower right side.


1.     Write the verbs in parentheses on the blank space conjugated in the present continuous tense:

-         He is ____to the church. (Go)

-          I am ______ right now and then I am _____to take a rest. (Study & Go)

-         They are ________three books. (Read)

-         María is ________married. (Get)

-         We are________ in a championship. (Race)                         

-    It is__________. (Raining)

 3 (pts)
0.5 (per item)

2.     Write the words in the correct order (the sentences are scrambled up):

-         Maria doing is her homework.

________________________.

-         Playing football they are.

_________________________.

-         What cooking are you?
     _________________________.

-   You out loud reading are

________________________.                                                  

4 (pts)
1 (per item)

3.     Remove the word "going" from each sentence and conjugate the remaining verb in the present continuous tense (write the remaining verb according to the sentence order of the tense):

-         Tom is going to replace Harry.

        ____________________________.

-         We are going to go to the movies.

        ____________________________.

-         He is going to apply the gel.

         _____________________________.

-         Kristoffer is going to make dinner.

         _____________________________.                                      

 4 (pts)
1 (per item)

4.     Answer the questions (two of them in the negative form):

-         Are you drinking coffee?

         _____________________________.

-         Is she typing on the computer?

         ______________________________.

-         Am I watching TV?

         _______________________________.        

-         Are they jumping the fence?

         ________________________________.

-         Is Anthony studying French?

         ________________________________.

5(pts)
1 (per item)

5.     Write five (5)  sentences in the present continuous tense (do not employ the same subject more than twice. Do not employ the same verb more than once):

-         _________________________________.

-         _________________________________.

-         _________________________________.

-         _________________________________.

-         _________________________________.

                                                                                                                         

4 (pts)
0.8 (per item)

GOOD LUCK!