Forming the Present Continuous Tense 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 negative 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, Paul isn't eating
(Gerund) form of the verb.
a hamburger.
1) The Sullivans _______________ on holiday. (go)
Forming negative sentences
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I am not 2) We _______________ round the school. (run)
reading a book.
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You watching TV.
are not / 3) The dog _______________ in the dog house. (hide)
We going to the cinema now.
aren't ____________________________________________
They playing basketball.
starting his plan. 4) She _______________ the truth. (tell)
He standing next to me. ____________________________________________
is not/
She raining now.
isn't 5) You _______________ at me . (smile)
It
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6) Henry _________________ his homework. (do)
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2 Fill in the sentences with the negative form of the
7) It ________________ at the moment. (snow)
Present Continuous Tense.
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e.g.: You … . (dance)  aren't dancing
8) I ________________ now. (get up)
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1) I _________________ my soup. (eat)
9) The girls _________________ stars from paper. (cut)
2) You _________________ the cat. (feed)
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3) Mum _________________ us chocolate. (bring)
10)He _______________ a test. (write)
4) They _________________ pictures about animals.
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(draw)
11) We _______________ to the beach. (travel)
5) It _________________ now. (rain)
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6) The boy _________________ his cars. (push)
12)Mavis _______________ a new dress. (buy)
7) Mandy _________________ English at school.
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(teach)
13)The teacher _____________ us new exercises. (give)
8) Tim and Kim _________________ their hands. (clap)
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9) We _________________ stones on the beach.
14)You ________________ on the stones. (step)
(collect)
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10)You _________________ to your grandpa. (talk)
15)My sister _________________ on a concert. (dance)
11) Joyce _________________ the flowers in the
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garden. (water)
12)I _________________ the bedroom. (tidy)
3 You can see 7 different pictures. Write negative
13)Phil _________________ photos about us. (take)
14)You _________________ a newspaper. (read) sentences in Present Continuous using these pictures. You
15)The family _________________ breakfast. (have) can name the people in the pictures. You can write more
sentences to the pictures. Write the sentences into your
exercise-book. Use the following verbs.
 to carry books
 to blow
 to swim
 to rain
 to smile
 to skip the rope
 to ride a bike
 to read a comic
 to sit on a bench
 to hold a torch
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learn 2 Bob the corner too drive

put 5I children 4 The much 8 You

the football play the zoo milk

books shelf 6 Dad to 7 The any

on the take us cat drink

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You can see a lot of words above. Your task is to First make the sentences negative. Then rewrite
write negative sentences in Present Continuous. Just them with the given information. Look at the example.
follow the arrows and look at the numbers which show e.g.: Mary is cooking lunch. (write an e-mail) Mary isn't
you which words belong to which sentence. cooking lunch Mary is writing an e-mail.

1) __________________________________________ 1) Travis is holding a book. (read)

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2) __________________________________________ 2) Clive and Steve are playing basketball. (eat an ice-
____________________________________________ cream)
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3) __________________________________________ __________________________________________
____________________________________________ 3) Mum is washing up. (iron the clothes)
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4) __________________________________________ _________________________________________
____________________________________________ 4) I am listening to music. (watch TV)
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5) __________________________________________ __________________________________________
____________________________________________ 5) The boys are skating. (build a snowman)
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6) __________________________________________ _________________________________________
____________________________________________ 6) You are sitting on a chair. (lie in the bed)
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7) __________________________________________ _________________________________________
____________________________________________ 7) Barbie is dreaming about a new skirt. (buy)
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8) __________________________________________ _________________________________________
____________________________________________ 8) Mum is picking up the laundry. (wash)
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First find out which verb goes to which sentence then
fill in the sentences with the negative form of it in the is. If the sentence is correct, put a tick on the lines.
Present Continuous Tense. Look at the example.
e.g.: You … home.  aren't going
 ride  paint
 listen  have
 lie  put
 write  cut
 clean  carry
1) Larry ________________ his teeth now.
2) Tom and Davy ________________ the books into
their schoolbags.
3) The dogs ________________ under the tree.
4) You ________________ the walls of his house.
5) The two men ________________ a heavy box.
6) Mavis ________________ a horse.
7) The family ________________ the lunch.
8) I ________________ to Chopin.
9) Mr Green _________________ my hair.
10) We __________________ a test in English.
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First find out which verb goes to which sentence then
fill in the sentences with the negative form of it in the present continuous about you and your classmates or
Present Continuous Tense. Look at the example.
e.g.: You … home.  aren't going
 swim  iron
 watch  get
 drink  snow
 bring  mend
 travel  go
1) The Lees _________________ TV.
2) Charles ________________ in the lake.
3) Mummy ________________ the clothes.
4) The men ________________ the roof.
5) The children ________________ milk.
6) It ________________.
7) Mandy ________________ on the bus.
8) It's nine o'clock. I ________________ to bed.
9) It's almost 6 o'clock. It ________________ dark.
10) The postman ________________ the letters.
Where is the mistake? Correct the mistakes if there
1) Jill and I am not playing cards.
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2) You are not writting a letter.
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3) I am not wearing black shoes.
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4) Mary isn't studiing Maths.
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5) My teeth isn't aching.
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6) I amn't ironing your T-shirts.
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7) Jason isn't plantting trees in the garden.
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8) The rabbit isn't hopping.
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9) The family aren't having lunch.
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10) Ben isn't rideing a bike.
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Write true sentences using the negative form of the
family.
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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7) _________________________________________
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8) _________________________________________
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9) _________________________________________
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10) _________________________________________
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 Solution
Task 1
16) The Sullivans are going on holiday. The Sullivans aren't going on
holiday.
17) We are running round the school. We aren't running round the school.
18) The dog is hiding in the dog house. The dog isn't hiding in the dog 11)
house.
19) She is telling the truth. She isn't telling the truth.
20) You are smiling at me. You aren't smiling at me.
21) Henry is doing his homework. Henry isn't doing his homework.
22) It is snowing at the moment. It isn't snowing at the moment.
23) I am getting up now. I am not getting up now.
24) The girls are cutting stars from paper. The girls aren't cutting
stars from paper.
Task 5
9) Travis isn't holding a book. Travis is reading a book.
10) Clive and Steve aren't playing basketball. Clive and Steve are
eating an ice-cream.
Mum isn't washing up. Mum is ironing the clothes.
12) I am not listening to music. I am watching TV.
13) The boys aren't skating. The boys are building a snowman.
14) You aren't sitting on a chair. You are lying in the bed.
15) Barbie isn't dreaming about a new skirt. Barbie is buying a new
skirt.
16) Mum isn't picking up the laundry. Mum is washing the laundry.
Task 6

25) He is writing a test. He isn't writing a test. 1) Larry isn't cleaning his teeth now.
2) Tom and Davy aren't putting the books into their schoolbags.
26) We are travelling to the beach. We aren't travelling to the beach.
3) The dogs aren't lying under the tree.
27) Mavis is buying a new dress. Mavis isn't buying a new dress.
4) You aren't painting the walls of his house.
28) The teacher is giving us new exercises. The teacher isn't giving us
5) The two men aren't carrying a heavy box.
new exercises.
6) Mavis isn't riding a horse.
29) You are stepping on the stones. You aren't stepping on the stones. 7) The family isn't having the lunch.
30) My sister is dancing on a concert. My sister isn't dancing on a 8) I am not listening to Chopin.
concert. 9) Mr Green isn't cutting my hair.
10) We aren't writing a test in English.
Task 2
1) am not eating
Task 7
2) aren't feeding
1) The Lees aren't watching TV.
3) isn't bringing
4) aren't drawing 2) Charles isn't swimming in the lake.
5) isn't raining 3) Mummy isn't ironing the clothes.
6) isn't pushing 4) The men aren't mending the roof.
7) isn't teaching 5) The children aren't drinking milk.
8) aren't clapping 6) It isn't snowing.
9) aren't collecting 7) Mandy isn't travelling on the bus.
10) aren't talking
8) It's nine o'clock. I am not going to bed.
11) isn't watering
9) It's almost 6 o'clock. It isn't getting dark.
12) am not tidying
13) isn't taking 10) The postman isn't bringing the letters.
14) aren't reading
15) isn't having Task 8
11) Jill and I are not playing cards.
Task 3 12) You are not writing a letter.
1) He isn't carrying 9 books. 13) I am not wearing black shoes. 
2) The wind isn't blowing. 14) Mary isn't studying Maths.
3) She isn't swimming. 15) My teeth aren't aching.
4) It isn't raining. 16) I am not ironing your T-shirts.
5) She isn't smiling. 17) Jason isn't planting trees in the garden.
6) She isn't skipping the rope. 18) The rabbit isn't hopping. 
7) She isn't riding a bike. 19) The family isn't having lunch.
8) He isn't reading a comic. 20) Ben isn't riding a bike.
9) They aren't sitting on a bench.
10) He isn't holding a torch. Task 9
It depends on the ss.
Task 4
1) They aren't learning.
2) Bob isn't standing in the corner.
3) I am not asking too much.
4) The children aren't playing football.
5) I am not putting the books on the shelf.
6) Dad isn't taking us to the zoo.
7) The cat isn't drinking any milk.
8) You aren't driving home.