ESL Grammar Exercises

Present Continuous Tense

In this ESL grammar worksheets, students practice making negative present continuous tense sentences using "am not", "is not", and "are not".

Present Continuous Tense (5)

To make a negative sentence, just add “not” after the “Be verb”:

am not

working

making

talking

sitting

running

flying

hard in school.

too much noise!

about a movie.

on a chair.

very fast.

high in the sky.

You

They

are not

She

is not

Complete the sentences below with the “Be verb + not + verb-ing”:

1. Don _______________ baseball because he’s sick.

2. They _______________ TV because they are in trouble.

3. He _______________ fast because he is sick.

4. I _______________ my homework right now.

5. Charles and Dan _______________ lunch at school.

6. Stella _______________ with her friends right now.

7. Tina _______________ with her cat right now.