8A GRAMMAR present continuous

a Look at the pictures. Write one sentence and one sentence for each
affirmative + negative –
picture. Use the present continuous and the words in parentheses.
1 2

1 ( he / take / bus / train) 2 (she / wear / boots / shoes)

He isn’t taking the bus.
He’s taking the train.
3 4

3 (he / speak / English / French) 4 (they / play / tennis / soccer)

5 6

5 (we / stay / with friends / at a hotel) 6 (I / visit / Rome / Paris)

activation
Test your memory. Cover the sentences. Look at the pictures and say the sentences.
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8B GRAMMAR present continuous or simple present?
a Complete the dialogues. Use the present continuous or the simple present of the
verb in parentheses. Make negative sentences when necessary.
1 2

(rain) (drink)
1 A Hey. It’s raining.
1
2 A My dad usually 3 coffee in
B Yeah, and we don’t have an the morning. Today he 4
coffee.
umbrella. He 5 tea.
A Hmm, it 2doesn’t usually rain at B Why?
this time of year.
A We don’t have any coffee.
3 4

(take) (eat)

3 A Look! Mr. Russo is on the bus. He 6 4 A We 8 hamburgers for

usually the bus to work. lunch right now.
B Well, he 7 the bus today. His B You 9 usually
car is broken, so he can’t drive. hamburgers for lunch.
A Yeah, but we’re at a fast food restaurant
and their hamburgers are great!
5 6

(watch) (have)

5 A I 10 usually long 6 A Sam and Ann 12 fun at this

movies, but right now I 11
Gone party. They aren’t very happy.
with the Wind.
B What’s the problem? They usually 13

B That movie is almost four hours long! fun at parties.

A I know, but it’s a great movie. A Well, Their friends aren’t here and the
music is terrible.
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b Practice the dialogues on this page in pairs.
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