Everyday Activities Using the Present Continous

A fun lesson for beginner ESL students to talk about everyday activities using the present continuous. Watch the ESL video about common everyday activities using the present continuous. Use the ESL Printable and Digital storytelling flashcards to retell the story and practice using new vocabulary and expressions with the present continuous. Get the downloadable worksheets, ESL printable and digital flashcards, ESL listening and reading exercises, and gamify your ESL lessons with badges and stamps.

ESL Listening – Talking about everyday activities using the present continuous

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ESL Questions about Everyday Activities using the Present Continuous

ESL Printable & Digital Flashcards: What you are Doing Now?

Use the following ESL printable flashcards to talk about what you are doing now. Practice making sentences using positive, negative and interrogative forms.

Synonyms

What is another word or expression with the same or similar meaning of the words below?

1. it’s okay   ____________________________
2. food        ____________________________
3. purchase ____________________________

Antonyms

What is the opposite of the words below?

1. buy    ____________________________
2. good ____________________________
3. after  ____________________________

Fill-in-the-blanks: Everyday Activities using the Present Continuous

Finish the sentences below using the following vocabulary: buy, eat, read, relax, watch, sing, listen to, practice

1. ______________________ TV.
2. ___________________________ a book.
3. ___________________________ music.
4. ___________________________ at home.
5. ___________________________ violin.
6. ___________________________ karaoke.
7. ___________________________ groceries at the store.
8. ___________________________ lunch.

Write the correct form of the present tense in the blanks. 

1. She ___________________________ (listen) to music every day.
2. We are ___________________________ (watch) TV right now.
3. Sally and Tony are ___________________________ (work) today.
4. I ___________________________  (work) every day.
5. Mandy ___________________________ (sleep) late every day.
6. She is ___________________________ (wash) the floors.
7. They are ___________________________ (go) to the movies from now.
8. Bob ___________________________ (eat) fruit every day.

ESL Conversation about Everyday Activities using the Present Continuous

Tony: Hi Samantha!

Samantha: Hi Tony! What are you doing?

Tony: I’m reading the newspaper. How about you?

Samantha: I’m shopping at the grocery store.

Tony: What are you going to buy?

Samantha: I’m going to buy some groceries for dinner.

Tony: I see. Sounds good.

Samantha: What is Poppy doing? 

Tony: She is practicing violin in her room.

Samantha: What is Philip doing?

Tony: He’s playing with Fluffy.

Samantha: How about Junior? What is he doing?

Tony: Junior’s with me. He’s watching TV and singing.

Samantha: I see. Hey, after shopping I’m going to meet Janet for a coffee.

Tony: Okay, no problem Sam.

Samantha: Please take care of the kids.

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