Name: ___________________________ Grade: 6º año A Date: _________

Workshop
Objective:
Students will identify the structure of present continuous
Students will apply grammatical rule using the present continuous.

1. Transform these verbs to “-ing form”. Remember the spelling rules.(4pts)

a. write ____________________ b. play _____________________

c. cry _____________________ d. read ____________________

e. swim ____________________ f. do ______________________

g. run _____________________ h. cook ____________________

2. Write correct sentences using Present Continuous. (8pts)

a. Mark / clean / the house. ________________________________________

b. I / cook / an omelette / for dinner. _________________________________
c. She / smile / at me. _____________________________________________
d. He / run / to catch / the bus. ______________________________________
e. We / dance / in a disco. __________________________________________
f. The cat / drink / milk. ____________________________________________
g. You / read / a book. _____________________________________________
h. They / watch / a comedy movie. ____________________________________

3. Complete the sentences with present continuous using the verb in bracket. (8pts)
1. John and I ____________________ in a beautiful hotel. (stay)
2. Annie and Joe ____________________ a cake for tea. (make)
3. Paul _________________________ at home today. (work)
4. I ___________________ for a letter from my parents. (wait)
5. You ____________________________ too fast. (walk)
6. We _______________________ our next holiday. (plan)
7. The girls ________________________their grandmother today. (visit)
8. She ______________________in her bedroom at the moment. (read)

4. Circle the correct alternative according to the picture. (2pts)

1. 2.
a. He is baking a cake. a. He is sleeping.
b. He is drinking a cup of tea. b. He is eating an apple.

4.
3.
a. She
Theyisisfishing.
eating some food.
b. She
Theyare
arefishing.
eating some food.

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5. Circle the correct alternative.(2pts)

1. Which verb finished in “-ING” is incorrect? 2. The incorrect sentences is?

a) crying a) she is playing volleyball with her friends.
b) playing b) they are watching TV.
c) stuying c) I is singing a song.
d) eating d) you are eating a chocolate.

3. The cat _________ sleeping. 4. I __________________ for my English test.

a) are a) am studying
b) am b) am studing
c) is c) is studying
d) be d) am studyng

6. Write affirmative sentences using present continuous.(4pts)

1. I / read / some magazines._____________________________________________________

2. She / work / in a hospital.______________________________________________________

3. Paul / listen to / music.________________________________________________________

4. You / buy / some tickets.______________________________________________________

7. Write negative sentences using present continuous.(4pts)

1. They / not dance.___________________________________________________________

2. He / not do / his homework.___________________________________________________

3. I / not wait for / a bus.________________________________________________________

4. It / not rain.________________________________________________________________

8. Write interrogative sentences using present continuous.(4pts)

1. What / she / do? ____________________________________________________________

2. You / learn / French at school? _________________________________________________
3. What book / you / read? _______________________________________________________
1. ____________________________________________
4. I / speak / clearly? ___________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________
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4. ____________________________________________