Forming the Present Continuous Tense Task 1 - Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the

verb (Present Continuous), then rewrite the sentences

To form the verb in the Present Continuous Tense you need into interrogative ones. Look at the example.
the correct form of ‘to be’ (am, is, are) and the –ing e.g.: Paul … a hamburger. (eat)  is eating, Is Paul eating a
(Gerund) form of the verb.
hamburger?
Forming questions 1) They _______________ a big house. (build)
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Am I
reading a book? 2) Mrs Taylor _______________ the beds. (make)
you watching TV? ____________________________________________
Are we going to the cinema now? 3) We _______________ to the lake. (travel)
(Who)
they playing basketball? ____________________________________________
(What)
starting his plan? 4) Jill _______________ some money. (change)
(Where) he standing next to me? ____________________________________________
(Why) Is she raining now?
it
5) They _______________ in the garden. (hide)
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6) You _________________ in the park. (walk)
Short answer: ____________________________________________
Are they watching TV? 7) Bill ________________ on the blackboard. (write)
Yes, they are. / No, they aren't. ____________________________________________
8) I ________________ my clothes. (put on)
Task 2 - Fill in the gaps with the interrogative form ____________________________________________
of the verbs in the brackets. 9) The Lees _________________ their holiday. (plan)
e.g.: … you … . (dance) are / dancing ____________________________________________
10) You _______________ on a bus. (sit)
1) _____ Sam _________________ my soup? (eat) ____________________________________________
2) _____ you _________________ the fish? (feed) 11) Marty _______________ for the dinner. (pay)
3) _____ Mum _______________ us ice-cream? (bring) ____________________________________________
4) _____ they _________________ the table? (set) 12) I _______________ now. (cry)
5) _____ it _________________ now? (rain) ____________________________________________
6) _____ the boy _________________ his car? (push) 13) Mr Brown _____________ the car. (wash)
7) _____ Mrs Green ______________ English? (teach) ____________________________________________
8) _____ the Bakers _______________ by car? (travel) 14) The wind ________________. (blow)
9) _____ we _________________ seashells on the ____________________________________________
beach? (collect) 15) The children _________________ the rope. (skip)
10) _____ you _______________ your grandpa? (help) ____________________________________________
11) _____ Joan _______________ flowers? (cut)
12) _____ I _________________ the beds? (make) Task 3 - You can see eight different pictures. Write
13) _____ Bob _________________ potatoes? (peel) interrogative sentences in Present Continuous using these
14) _____ you ________________ a book? (read) pictures. You can name the people in the pictures. You can
15) _____ the family _________________ dinner at write more sentences to the pictures. Write the sentences
home? (have) into your exercise-book. Use the following verbs.

 to cry
 to smile
 to think of
 to run
 to stand on books
 to skate
 to hold some cheese
 to sit on a tree
 to shine
 to wear a colourful scarf
Task 4 - Rewrite the sentences into interrogative then give
short answer. Look at the example.
e.g.: Mary is eating. Y  Is Mary eating? Yes, she is.
You are sleeping. N  Are you sleeping? No, you aren't.
1) Phil is taking the dog for a walk. N
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2) The children are collecting leaves. N
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3) The teacher is showing us a nice picture. Y
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4) Dad is telling a bedtime story. N
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5) Mrs Hill is washing up the the plates. Y
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6) Maggie is getting up now. Y
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7) My uncle is frying some sausages. N
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8) I am making some posters. Y
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9) Pat is hanging from the tree. N
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10) Sarah is looking at the birds. Y
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11) The students are revising for the test. Y
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12) They are riding a horse. N
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13) You are asking the doctor. Y
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14) I am catching the bus to school. N
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15) The guests are coming to visit us. Y
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WARNING! USEFUL INFORMATION
If you ask about the subject of the sentence, you have
to use 3rd personal singular form of the verb.
The word order is the same as in an affirmative
sentence.
e.g.: Who is asking me?
What is coming there?
Task 5 - Ask questions about the underlined parts of the
sentences. (elementary) Look at the example.
e.g. Mary is eating a sandwich.  What is she eating?
1) Jim is eating 6 hot dogs.
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2) Anne is reading a book because she has lots of free time.
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3) The children are sleeping now.
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4) They are cooking lunch.
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5) My teacher is asking questions.
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6) Petra is holding a book in her hand.
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7) You are drinking some milk.
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8) Dad is shaving in the bathroom.
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9) The leaves are falling from the tree.
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10) We are swimming in the sea.
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Task 6 - Ask questions about the underlined parts of the
sentences. (intermediate)
1) He is waiting for the train.
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2) Mum is wearing a red skirt.
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3) Today we are going to school by car.
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4) I am lying in the sand.
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5) Irene is running fast.
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6) Dad is buying that one.
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7) Kevin and Sam are carrying 15 books.
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8) She is flying to New York.
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9) You are drawing a picture for your mum.
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10) Mrs Craven is frying a lot of meat.
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 1 Why 7 Paul sleep
you boyfriend now
break my sit
my to next
plates go now
2 Where they 3 What
Task 7 - You can see a lot of words above. Your task
is to write interrogative sentences in Present
Continuous. Just follow the arrows and look at the
numbers which show you which words belong to which
sentence.
1) _________________________________________
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2) _________________________________________
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3) _________________________________________
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4) _________________________________________
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5) _________________________________________
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6) _________________________________________
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8) _________________________________________
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run boxes many
8 you he 5 How
6 Who carry wear
do in you
child the socks
the garden 4 Whose
Task 8 - First write a question with the given information.
Then write a full answer with the words in the bracket.
Look at the example.
e.g.: Mary is cooking lunch. WHEN? (now)  When is Mary
cooking lunch? Mary is cooking lunch now.
1) I am travelling. WHERE? (to London)
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2) You are reading. WHAT? (a magazine)
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3) Christine is hoovering. WHAT? (the carpet)
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4) Bob is wearing socks. WHERE? (at home)
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5) We are eating pancakes. HOW MANY? (16)
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6) They are watching TV. WHEN? (all day today)
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7) The children are going to school. HOW? (by car)
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8) Somebody is knocking at the door. WHO? (the postman)
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9) The teacher is buying these books. WHOSE? (my)
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10) Something is missing from the soup. WHAT? (the carrot)
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Task 9 – On the basis of the following pieces of
information answer the questions with full sentences.
Amelia Freeman  play the guitar in the town hall
 dream of a holiday in the Bahamas
Philip Young  build a tree-house for his kids
 wear a T-shirt with a pair of black
jeans
Tyler Horst  watch TV at home
 sit on a sofa in the living-room
Darlene Wing  swim in the sea
 look for seashells
Kyle Warren  set the table in the kitchen
 sing a popular pop song
1) What is Darlene looking for?
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2) What is Amelia doing in the town hall?
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3) Who is singing a song?
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4) Who is in the living-room?
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5) What is Kyle singing?
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6) What is Mr Young doing in the garden?
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7) What is Tyler doing at home?
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8) Where is Darlene swimming?
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9) What is Kyle doing in the kitchen?
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10) What is Ms Freeman dreaming of?
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11) What is Philip wearing?
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12) What is Mr Horst doing in the living-room?
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Task 10 - Where is the mistake? Correct the
mistakes if there is. If the sentence is correct, put a
tick on the lines.
1) Is Mary and Tom reading a letter?
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2) Where is my mum ironning?
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3) How are the children dance?
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4) Why is the burning fire?
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5) Who are having lunch?
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6) Am I lieing in your bed?
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7) How many apples are you putting into the basket?
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8) Whose is father telling us a story?
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9) The ducks are swimming in the lake?
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10) When does Joan getting up?
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Task 11 Write true sentences using the negative form
of the present continuous about you and your
classmates or family.
1) ________________________________________
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