8A Grammar present continuous

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

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

She isn't wearing shoes
He isn’t taking the bus.                       
He’s taking the train.                  
She is wearing boots      
3 4

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

                      
He isn't speaking English                       
They aren't playing soccer
He is speaking French They are playing tennis
                       
                          
5 6

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

                      
We aren't staying with friennds                       
I am not visitting Rome, Paris
                 
We are staying at a hotel      
                    
I am visitting Rome, Paris      

activation
  b 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       
drink
3
coffee in the
B Yeah, and we don’t have an umbrella. morning. Today he 4      
isn't drinking coffee.
He 5      
is drinking tea.
A Hmm, it 2doesn’t usually rain at this
time of year. B Why?
A We don’t have any coffee.
3 4

(take) (eat)

3 A Look! Mr. Russo is on the bus. He 6      

doesn´t 4 A We 8      
are eating hamburgers for lunch
take
usually        the bus to work. right now.
B Well, he 7      
is taking the bus today. His car is B You 9      
don't usually       
eat
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      
don't watch
usually        long 6 A Sam and Ann 12      
don't fun at this party.
movies, but right now I am
11
      
watching Gone with They aren’t very happy.
the Wind. B What’s the problem? They usually 13      
have
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.
activation
  b Practice the dialogues on this page in pairs.

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