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Student's Book

Unit 5 Grammar practice

6 Tom's working this afternoon.

Present continuous: affirmative

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Make sentences. Use the present continuous

form of the verbs.

7 We're watching television at the moment.

1 The sun / shine

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The sun's shining.

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8 I'm listening to you.

2 I / make / some coffee

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3 Lisa / ride / her bike
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4 We / stay / in a small hotel

Complete the questions. Use the present

continuous form of the verbs.

are you ..............................

going
1 Where ..............
? (go )

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2 .............. Matt and Ben .............................. their

homework? (do )

5 Mum and Dad / sit / in the kitchen

3 .............. that girl .............................. at me?

(smile )

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6 Lee / practise / the guitar

4 Why .............. we .............................. here?

(wait )

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5 .............. it .............................. ? (rain )

7 I / write / a text message to Martin

6 Which CD .............. you .............................. to?

(listen )

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7 What .............. those people .............................. ?

(do )

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Present continuous: negative

Write the sentences in the negative form.
1 They're playing football.

They aren't playing football.

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2 You're winning this game.

8 .............. I .............................. ? (dream )

Present continuous/ present

simple
Circle the right words.
1 The bus comes / is coming now.
2 Do you look / Are you looking for someone?

3 Emma's wearing sunglasses.

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4 Holly and Sam are dancing.
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5 I'm using my computer.
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3 I always have / I'm always having toast for

breakfast.
4 Come on! The taxi driver waits / is waiting
for us.
5 What do you read / are you reading at the
moment?
6 Giraffes don't eat / aren't eating meat.
7 Can you see Jane? She walks / She's walking
past the bank.
8 A chemist's doesn't sell / isn't selling
newspapers.

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# Cambridge University Press and Grupo SM 2007

Unit 5 Resources

GRAMMAR PRACTICE

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UNIT 5 RESOURCES

8 Helen's friends / learn / Russian this year

Present continuous: questions