Example Sentences of Present Continuous Tense in English

Learn 70+ example sentences of the Present Continuous tense in English. This lesson contains 70+ English example sentences in the use of simple present tense structure. The structure of the Present Continuous tense is:

Positive: S + am/is/are + V-ing +…….

• He is playing.

Negative: S + am/is/are (not) + V-ing +…….

• He is not playing.

Interrogative: Am/Is/Are + S + V-ing +…….

• Is he playing?

Learn how and when we need to use Present Continuous Tense:

Present Continuous Tense: Definition, Rules and Useful Examples

Example Sentences of Present Continuous Tense:

•  I am not going to the cinema after work.
• Are you coming to my birthday party?
• Is the sewing machine working now?
• The child is just learning to speak.
• Tom is still learning how to swim.
•  Sophia isn’t going to the party tonight.
• The wind is blowing from the southeast.
• The horse is running around the field.
• Nora is talking on the phone at the moment.
• The boys are playing football after school.
•  The old man is carrying a box on his shoulder.
• The children are bathing themselves in water.
• She is going to Rome at the beginning of May.
• The lion is sleeping under the shade of a tree.
• He is watching cartoons on the Disney Channel.
• I am writing articles on different topics.
• He is reading various kinds of books.
• They are playing football now.
• She is drinking coffee.
• He is going to the library.
• We are coming for shopping in this market.
• We are watching a movie in this Cineplex.
• You are shopping in that market.
• I am listening to melodious songs.
• He is traveling around the world.
• They are playing cricket on that field.
• The poet is writing romantic poems.
• The lyricist is writing realistic songs.
• Are you listening to realistic songs?
• I am not quarreling with you.
• Are you coming to our home?
• I am helping him to do the task.
• My mom is cooking beef with cabbage.
• Are you watching cricket on television?
• A deer is eating grass on the field.
• I’m going to have another cup of tea.
• The children are playing in the street.
• Which train is going toward Patna?
• She is buying milk for her cat.
• He is standing behind the tree.
• She is learning to speak English.
• It is snowing here in London.
• My sister is singing a Classical song.
• I’m going to my friend’s wedding tomorrow.
• She is wearing a suit made from pure silk.
• Where are you going on your honeymoon?
• My brother is coming to stay for a week.
• None of them are going to school.
• Tom is sitting beside me on the sofa.
• He is buying me a car for my birthday.
• Tom is visiting New York next month.
• What are you studying at university?
• John is learning to ride a motorcycle.
• We are studying for a degree in politics.
• He is studying how children learn to speak.
• I am just going to cut the grass.
• Emma is learning to ride a horse.
• He is sitting all alone on the terrace.
• The mechanic is repairing my motorcycle.
• The plane is flying over the clouds.
• Rohan is doing two jobs these days.
• My parents are coming at seven o’clock.
• Listen, somebody is beating at the door.
• She is learning a new language these days.
• We are listening to a show on the radio.
• Children are playing with their toys.
• The little bird is eating a grain of rice.
• She is writing a letter to her parents.
• She’s studying hard to become a doctor.