The Present Continuous Tense

 to see
 to believe
 to think *
 to forget
 to imagine
 to know
 to remember
 to understand
 to fear
 to dislike
 to hate
 to hope
 to like
 to love
 to want

 to cost

 to look (=resemble) (You look familiar.)

 to have *

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I am going. I am not going. Am I going?
You are going. You aren't going. Are you going?
He is going. He isn't going. Is he going?
She is going. She isn’t going. Is she going?
It is going. . It isn’t going Is it going?
We are going. We aren't going. Are we going?
You are going. You aren't going. Are you going?
They are going. They aren't going. Are they going?

 I am working at the moment.

 He is writing an e-mail now.
 They are studying in their room right now.
 Are they cutting the wood at present?
 We aren’t stopping at that station today.
 We are staying at a hotel in Mersin these days.
 We are going to Istanbul tomorrow.
 Mary is going to a new school next term.
 What are you doing next week?

 A Birthday Party
Hello. I am Nazlı. In the past three years, I worked as a cardiology nurse at American
Hospital in Gaziantep. The job was tiring. I worked very hard, so I decided to change my job
and move to Istanbul last summer. I went to Istanbul, rented a flat in August, and moved
there in November. In December, I found a job in Medical Garden Hospital as a cardiology
nurse and started my master’s degree.
I work six hours a day in this hospital. I assist a cardiologist in this hospital I prepare
the patients for the operations and I also deal with them after the operations. This week the
doctor is on vacation and today is my day off. Now I am making a cake because my friends
are coming in the afternoon. There is a surprise party for Aslı because today is her birthday.
We are having a birthday party in the afternoon. Today, Eylem is cooking delicious desserts
and Ayşe is making pizza for the party. Kaan and Mehmet are also coming. They are buying
the drinks for the party.
I hope it will be a great day.

1. Where did Nazlı work last year?

2. Why did Nazlı decide to change her job?
3. What did she do in August?
4. How many hours does she work in Medical Garden Hospital?
5. What is she doing today?
6. What are Eylem and Ayşe doing today?

Complete the sentences. Use the Simple Present or Present Progressive

Tenses.

1. Look! They (leave)   …………….. the house.

2. You (see / not)  ……………..  her every day.
3. The baby (sleep / not)  ……………..  at the moment.
4. He usually (get up)  …………….. early in the morning.
5. I (read / not)   …………….. a book now.
6. Brian (drive)   …………….. 30 km every day.
7. We (go / not) ……………..  to school on Sundays.
8. He (watch / not) ……………..    the news every day.
9. Samantha (do)  …………….. her homework at the moment.
10. My parents (shop) …………….. right now.
11. The lesson (start)  ……………..  at 9 o'clock.
12. He often (wear)  ……………..  a black hat.
13. I (meet)  ……………..  my friends in the youth club tonight.
14. My friend (go)  ……………..  to their house tomorrow.
15. My birthday (be)  ……………..  in September.

Complete the sentences. Use the Simple Present or Present Progressive or

Simple Past Tenses.

1. The patient ……………..  (be) bad yesterday, but he …………….. (be)  better today.

2. The nurses ……………..  (work) hard at the moment because an accident ……………..
(happen) two hours ago and the emergency room …………….. (be) very busy now.

3. The ophthalmologist …………….. (perform) an operation yesterday. It…………….. (be) a

corneal transplant.

4. This nurse …………….. (deal with) my sister Ayşe today. Ayşe…………….. (have) an
operation yesterday morning.

5. Last weekend my sister and I …………….. (spend) a great time together. We

…………….. (eat) a lot of cake and we …………….. (drink) tea and coffee at a café.

6. The delivery room …………….. (be) very crowded today. Seventeen babies ……………..
(be) born in the morning and all the mothers …………….. (be) inpatient today.

7. Listen! The babies …………….. (cry).

8. We …………….. (breathe out) carbon dioxide.