Present Continuous Negative Exercise 1

The present continuous (or present progressive) is a tense in English to talk about things in the present when you want to stress the duration of an action. You can also use this tense to talk about long actions or when the action is going on.

On this page, you have an exercise about the negative form in the present continuous.

You can find the exercise below:

Present Continuous Negative Exercise 1

Complete these sentences by filling in the correct negative form of the verb in the present continuous.
1.
I (not, to chase) my dog right now.
2.
It (not, to rain) because the sun is shining.
3.
He (not, to sell) his car right now.
4.
My friend (not, to run).
5.
He (not, to sit) on the couch and he (not, to lie) on his bed.
6.
The teacher (not, to eat) a sandwich.
7.
We (not, to support) people who are rude.
8.
The barber (not, to cut) my hair, only my beard.
9.
They (not, to battle) it out on Fortnite.
10.
I (not, to speed) because I always respect the speed limit.

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