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Make questions and negatives:

a) They are wearing jeans.

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b) You are cooking dinner.
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c) It is snowing today.
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d) I'm going to the park right now.
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e) He is listening to music.
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Rewrite the sentences using the
short forms of to be:

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Put the verbs from the box in the

correct sentences using Present
Continuous Tense:

a) We are staying in Florida untill Monday.

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b) He is coming with me.
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c) They are taking holidays in July.
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d) I am working at a restaurant at the
moment. ...............................................................................
..............
e) You are looking for a
job. .......................................................................................
......
f) She is meeting her friend
tomorrow. .............................................................................
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g) They are arriving at 10 o'clock on
Sunday. .................................................................................
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h) My brother and I are staying at a great
hotel. .....................................................................................
........Add the ing ending:
3 i) I am travelling around the USA this
year. ......................................................................................
. .......
j)
is ...................................................................
reading an interesting book t the
a) She
shine
moment.
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b) throw .................................................................
............
c) make ..................................................................
d) swim ..................................................................
e) play ...................................................................
f) listen ..................................................................
g) study ................................................................
h) go .....................................................................
i) read ....................................................................
j) watch ................................................................

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mow, ride, have, not go,
play, wash, not clean, water,
stay, eat

a) Gary ................................................................. the lawn.

b) Juan and Maria ........................................... a sandwich.
c) I .............................. my room. I .......................... chess.
d) Kelly .................................................................. a horse.
e) I ............................ to the party. I .............................. in.
f) She ............................................................... the flowers.
g) We ...................................................................... the car.
h) They ................................... a dinner party on Saturday.
Put the verbs in brackets into the
correct Present Continuous form:

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.a) I hope everything (go) ....................... well in the office.
b) I (write) ............................... this e-mail to let you know
that we (have) ................ a great time in Florida but weve
had to change our holiday plans.
c) We (not/ fly) ..................... on Sunday night as planned.
d) Weve decided to fly back on Monday and I (not/
return) .................................... to the office untill Tuesday.
e) I (travel) ................................................... to Cambridge
on Wednesday for a meeting.
f) Could you also check that a taxi (come) .........................
to pick us from Gatwick Airport at 17:00 hrs?
g) I (work) .................................. very hard at the moment.
h) ................................... (you/ take) any holidays in July?
i) My friend Paul (not/ come) ............................. with me.

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Correct the mistakes:

a) We eating a lot of sweets at the moment. .......................

b) He is drive a car at present. ............................................
c) Joana playing her toys with Peter. ..................................
d) My friends are plant a tree in the park. ...........................
e) I is meeting my cousin on Monday. ...............................
f) They are read an interesting article. ................................
g) They am swimming in the lake. .....................................
h) I am study maths now. ...................................................
i) She watching a comedy on tv. .........................................
j) Youre fly a plane at the moment. ...................................