Grammar Unit 7 • LEVEL 1

Reinforcement Questions and short answers

1. Are you (eat) eating an apple?

1 Write the continuous form of the verbs.
Yes, I am  . / No, I ’m not  .
1. buy buying
2. she (chat) online with
2. shop
a friend?
3. go
Yes, she  . /No, she  .
4. eat
3. they (shop) for new
5. phone
clothes?
6. chat
Yes, they  ./ No, they  .
7. have
4. Charlie (work) on his
8. study science project?
Yes, he  ./ No, he  .
2 Complete the sentences with be and the 5. you (study) English?
continuous form of the verb in parentheses.
Yes, I  ./ No, I  .
Affirmative
6. they (look) for a new
1. I (eat) ’m eating a sandwich. apartment?
2. She (chat) online with Yes, they  ./ No, they  .
a friend.
3. They (shop) for new clothes. 3 Circle the correct form of the verbs.
4. Charlie (work) on his science 1. I go / am going shopping every Saturday.
project.
2. We eat / are eating at my grandmother’s
5. You (study) English. house on Sundays.
6. They (look) for a new 3. I love / am loving all types of music.
apartment.
4. Right now, we look / are looking for CDs.
Negative
5. On school mornings, I eat / am eating a
1. I (eat) ’m not eating a sandwich. healthy breakfast.
2. She (chat) online with a 6. I never buy / am buying expensive clothes.
friend. 7. I take / am taking an umbrella with me
3. They (shop) for new clothes. today.
4. Charlie (work) on his science 8. Joanne chats / is chatting with her friend at
project. the moment.
5. You (study) English. 9. We learn / are learning French now because
6. They (look) for a new we want to visit France.
apartment. 10. I can’t talk now because I do / am doing
my homework.

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 Grammar Unit 7 • LEVEL 2

Consolidation
2 Circle the correct answer.
1 a) Write questions using the present
1. I always for my exams.
continuous.
a. study b. studying c. am study
1. Why / Emma / cry
2. I love to the mall.
Why is Emma crying?
a. go b. going c. goes
2. When / he / buy / car
3. We for the movie.

a. don’t stay c. aren’t staying
3. What / you / wear / to the party
b. not staying

4. Amy on the weekends.
4. Why / you / stay / after school / today
a. cooks b. does cook c. is cooking

5. Tamara TV before she goes
5. What / they / take / on the picnic to sleep.
a. is watching b. watches c. watch
6. Where / she / shop / this weekend 6. This afternoon, we to the
football game.
7. Why / you / laugh a. go b. are going c. going
7. Steven to be a doctor.
a. wants b. is wanting c. wanting
b) Write the answers to the questions in 8. She Spanish next semester.
Exercise 1a.
a. isn’t take b. isn’t taking c. not taking
1. Emma / not crying / She / laugh.
Emma isn’t crying. She’s laughing. 3 Complete the conversation with the correct
2. He / not / buy / car / He / sell / a car. form of the verbs in parentheses.

Chrissie and Annie (spend) 1 are spending

3. I / not go / to the party / I / stay / home. the day at the mall. Chrissie (want)
2
to buy a new backpack. Her
3
old one (not be) big enough
4. I / not stay / after school / today. / I / go /
for all of her books. Annie (look)
straight home. 4
for new clothes to wear
to the school party. She (not want)
5. They / not take / anything / Barbie / bring 5
to spend too much, so she
/everything. (shop) 6
carefully. Both girls
(need) 7 money to buy tickets
6. She / not stop / this weekend / She / study / for the school play, so they (not want)
8
a test. to spend too much at
the mall.

7. I / not laugh / I / cry.

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 Grammar Unit 7 • LEVEL 3

Extension
3 Unscramble the words to make sentences.
1 Complete the dialogue. Use the correct form
1. aren’t / They / in / library / the / reading
of the present continuous and short answers.
They aren’t reading in the library.
david: Hey Mike, what 1 are you doing (you / do)?
2
2. plays / for / She / school / her / soccer /
(you / not / practice)?
team
mike: No, I 3  . I 4 (take)

a rest.
3. Josh / shopping / for / going / sneakers /
david: But why 5 (you / not /
new / is
practice)? The competition is next week.

mike: I know, but I 6 (wait) for the
rest of the team. 4. watch / I / news / the / every / evening

david: What 7 (they / do)?

8 (they / come) soon? 5. isn’t / She / afternoon / this / playing
mike: Yes, they 9  . But, they
10
(buy) some new sneakers 6. aren’t / We / a / going / field trip / on /
for everyone. week / this
david: Oh, where’s your coach?
11
(she / not / help) you? 7. visits / his / every / He / grandmother /
mike: Yes, she 12  . But she Sunday
13
(talk) to my mother.
14
david: What (they / talk) about? 8. studying / a / for / biology / I’m / test
mike: ME!
david: Uh-oh! 9. not / She / going / is / be / a / to / doctor

2 Give true answers. 10. having / picnic / this / a / We’re / afternoon
1. Where are you going on vacation this
summer?
Nowhere. I’m staying at home.
4 Circle the correct answers.
2. What are you doing after school today?
1. My mother isn’t helping / doesn’t help us
cook the meal.
3. Why are you studying English? 2. Sometimes I am thinking / think about
joining a club.
3. Adam is needing / needs to borrow your
book.
4. Brando is liking / likes riding his bike to
school.
5. I am eating / eat fruit this week instead of
candy.

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