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Present Continuous (1)

A. Look at the pictures. Read the sentences below and write them under the
correct picture.

1._____________ 2.____________ 3.___________ 4.____________ 5.__________

6._________________ 7. _________________ 8. _________________

B. Complete the following sentences with the Present Continuous (affirmative).

1. Richard _______________ (have) a shower now. He can’t come to the phone.

2. Anna _________________ (watch) a film.
3. Look, Michael _________________ (play) football over there. Let’s talk to him.
4. The baby _________________ (sleep) now. Don’t make so much noise.
5. Look at all those people over there. I don’t know what _________________
(happen).
6. They _________________ (run) around the park.
7. At the moment I ______________ (read) a book about vampires. It’s fantastic!
8. Oh no! It _________________ (rain)!
9. Where are Paul and Kate? They are over there. They _________________
(wait) for the bus.
10. I can’t go now. I ____________ (do) my homework.

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Present Continuous and Present Simple
A. Choose the best option: the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

1. I often _____________ tennis.

a) play b) plays c) am playing
2. Mary _____________ a computer game now.
a) play b) plays c) is playing
3. My brother never _____________ our mother with the dishes.
a) help b) helps c) is helping
4. Now I _____________ my homework.
a) do b) am doing c) is doing
5. I _____________ up early every day.
a) wake b) wakes c) am waking

B. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

1. Tom usually ________ (play) football, but today he ________ (play) basketball.
2. I usually ________ (watch) TV, but today I ________ (play) computer games.
3. They ________ (swim) in the lake now, but usually they ________ (swim) in
the swimming pool.
4. Sophie usually ________ (walk) to school.
5. My mother usually _______ (drink) coffee, but today she ________ (drink) tea.
6. Ted ________ (wash) the car now, but his father usually ________ (wash) it.

C. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Present Simple or the
Present Continuous.

1. I __________ (listen) to music every day.

2. Look, Silvia __________ (cry). Let’s see what’s wrong.
3. That Maths exercise that you __________ (do) looks very difficult.
4. He usually __________ (go) jogging on Sundays.
5. I __________ (read) this fantastic book now.
6. Peter always __________ (do) his homework before dinner.
7. They __________ (clean) their bedroom every weekend.
8. My father __________ (cook) really well.

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Present Continuous answer key

A. 1. Anna is crying.
2. Michael is playing with is plane.
3. Samuel is running.
4. Matt is playing football.
5. Tina is laughing.
6. Mario and Silvia are cooking.
7. Tony and Cathy are singing.
8. Ted is fishing.

B. 1. is having
2. is watching
3. is playing
4. is sleeping
5. is happening
6. are running
7. am reading
8. is raining
9. are waiting
10. am doing

Present Simple and Present Continuous answer key

A. 1. a
2. c
3. b
4. b
5. a

B. 1. plays/ is playing
2. watch/ am playing
3. are swimming/ swim
4. walks
5. drinks/ is drinking

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6. is washing/ washes

C. 1. listen
2. is crying
3. are doing
4. goes
5. am reading
6. does
7. clean
8. cooks

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