PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Add –ing to the verbs and put them in the correct column

walk, lie, dance, swim, shop, study, drive, laugh, write, play, smoke, sit, sleep,
die, run, tie, put, type
+ ing -ie → y + ing -e → ing double consonant + ing
walking lying dancing swimming

_______________ _______________ _______________ ______________

_______________ _______________ _______________ ______________
_______________ _______________ _______________ ______________
_______________ _______________ _______________ ______________

Fill in with present continuous

1 He _________is sitting________ (sit) at the desk.
2 They ______________________ (play) football in the park.
3 She _______________________ (eat) dinner with her brother.
4 You _______________________ (read) an interesting book.
5 The dog ____________________ (sleep) behind the house.
6 Ann _______________________ (swim) in that lake.
7 I __________________________ (watch) TV in the living-room.
8 Tony ______________________ (write) a letter to his mum.
9 The birds ___________________ (sing) beautifully.
10 Mum ______________________ (make) a cake for Jane’s birthday.

Write questions and negations as in the examples

Ex.: He is riding a bicycle. Is he riding a bicycle?
He isn’t riding a bicycle.
1. They are listening to the radio. _____________________________________
_____________________________________
2. She is drinking milk. _____________________________________
_____________________________________
3. You are dancing. _____________________________________
_____________________________________
4. We are playing basketball. _____________________________________
_____________________________________
5. I am running. _____________________________________
_____________________________________
6. He is opening the window. _____________________________________
_____________________________________
Complete the sentences
1. We ………………………….……. (work) in the garden
2. I ………………………………….. (not do) my homework.
3. …………………………………….. (Dad/paint) the bedroom?
4. He ………………………………… (not run).
5. The girls ………………………….. (play) with their dolls.
6. John ………………………………. (study) at university.
7. Helen and I ……………………..… (make) dinner.
8. …………………..………………… (you listen) to music?
Complete the text
Four people ……………..…..…. (sit) at a table. They are in a restaurant. They
………………… (have) dinner. They ……………….…….. (wear) smart clothes. The
man ………..………… (wear) a suit. The parents ………………… (smile) at each
other and they ……………….. (talk). The children ………………….. (listen). The girl
………….…….. (drink) some Coke. The boy …………..………. (eat) some bread.
They ………..…….……. (enjoy) their meal.

Ask and answer the questions

1. the parents/wear/sport clothes __________________________________________
____________________
2. the four people/have/dinner __________________________________________
____________________
3. the children/talk __________________________________________
____________________
4. the girl/drink/some juice __________________________________________
____________________
5. the boy/eat/some ice-cream __________________________________________
____________________
Complete the sentences. Use am/is/are + one of these verbs
cleaning running building doing standing not watching
playing wearing swimming

1. Listen! Pat _____________________ the piano.

2. They __________________________ a new hotel in the centre.
3. Look! Somebody ________________ in the river.
4. „You __________________________ on my foot.” „Oh, I’m sorry.”
5. „Where are you, Sam?” „In the bathroom. I ____________________ my teeth.”
6. The children ____________________ their homework.
7. Look! Sue ______________________ a new hat.
8. You can turn the television off. I _________________ it.
9. They aren’t walking. They’re _____________________.
Match the questions and the answers

1. Why is she singing? A. A horror film. _______

2. Is Rosa working today? B. They’re playing football. _______
3. Who is he talking to? C. No, it’s raining. _______
4. Is it raining? D. No, she isn’t. _______
5. What’s your dad doing? E. No, she’s on holiday. _______
6. What are you watching? F. Yes, to my sister. _______
7. Is she talking on the phone? G. No, Linda’s having a shower. _______
8. Are they drinking orange juice? H. Yes, take an umbrella. _______
9. Can I turn off the radio? I. Because she’s happy. _______
10. What are you writing? J. No, white coffee. _______
11. Is the sun shining? K. Yes, I’m not listening to it. _______
12. Why are you wearing a coat? L. A postcard to my friend. _______
13. Is the bathroom empty? M. He’s washing the car. _______
14. What are the children doing? N. Mr. Brown. _______
15. Are you writing a letter? O. Because I’m very cold. _______
Make sentences
1. can’t, you, now, am, I, I, talk, working, to
___________________________________________________________________
2. long, a, with, green, the, wearing, hair, girl, hat, is
___________________________________________________________________
3. his, Kevin, is, presents, opening, birthday
___________________________________________________________________
4. games, are, friends, computer, Greg’s, playing
___________________________________________________________________
5. laughing, those, are, people, why ?
___________________________________________________________________
6. the, with, is, to, Alice, cinema, Paul, going
___________________________________________________________________
7. on, a, I, very, watching, TV, good, am, programme
___________________________________________________________________
8. our, is, shirts, ironing, Grandma
___________________________________________________________________