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)

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

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

He's speaking English.
                       They're playing tennis.
                      
He isn't speaking Frech.
                  .      
                    
They aren't playing soccer.      
5 6

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

We're staying with friends.
                       I'm visiting Rome.
                      
                 
We aren't staying at a hotel.     
                    
I'm not visiting 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       
3
drink coffee in the
B Yeah, and we don’t have an umbrella. morning. Today he 4      
doesn't 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      

's take 4 A We 8      
're eating hamburgers for lunch
doesn't
usually        the bus to work. right now.
taking
B Well, he 7       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      
'm watch usually       
doesn't long 6 A Sam and Ann 12      
are having fun at this party.
movies, but right now I       
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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