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SECUNDARIA
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3°y4º año
2024
subject + am/is/are + V(-ing) She is cooking pizza now : ella esta cocinando pizza ahora.

Affirmative

I am walking I’m walking I am not walking I’m not walking

You are walking You’re walking You are not walking You aren’t walking
He is walking He’s walking He is not walking He isn’t walking
She is walking She’s walking She is not walking She isn’t walking
It is walking It’s walking It is not walking It isn’t walking
We are walking We’re walking We are not walking We aren’t walking
You are walking You’re walking You are not walking You aren’t walking
They are walking They’re walking They are not walking They aren’t walking

Interrogative

Am I walking?
Are you walking?
Is he walking?
Is she walking?
Is it walking?
Are we walking?
Are you walking?
Are they walking?

Como agregamos la –ing al verbo L K

• La mayoria agrega –ing al verbo:
Talk (hablar) – talking (hablando) go (ir) – going (yendo)

• Cuando el verbo termina en una consonante + e, borramos la –e y agregamos –ing.

take – taking come – coming

• Verbos de una silaba terminados en una vocal + una consonante, doblamos la consonante
final y agregamos -ing.
run – running stop – stopping
Pero: No doblamos la letra “x” : mix – mixing

• Con verbos terminados en vocal + l, doblamos la –l y agregamos –ing.

travel – travelling pero sail – sailing

• Verbos terminados en –ie, cambiamos la –ie por –ying.

lie – lying die - dying
 Usamos el Presente Continuo:

Mary is talking on the phone.

The bus is coming.

She’s studying very hard these days.

Expressiones que usamos con el Presente Continuo:

Look! Mira! At present En el presente

Listen! Escucha! These days Estos dias
Now Ahora This morning Esta mañana
At the moment En este momen Today Hoy

A. Write the present participle (-ing form) of the following verbs.

study watch

run dance

travel fly

write sit

begin listen

cook ride

jog ask

lie stop
B. Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous of the verbs in brackets.

1. It (rain), so Mary and Simon (not swim) in the pool taday.

2. you (wait) for the bus?

3. Be quiet! The baby (sleep).

4. They are outside. They (wash) the car.

5. Charles _ (study) Spanish at the University.

6. Stop shouting! I _ (try) to do my homework.

7. You (wear) a beautigul dress today.

8. Let’s go home! We _ (not have) a good time.

9. My mother (make) a cake for my sister’s birthday.

10. Why _ they _ (run)?

11. Mark (buy) some food at he supermarket.

12. You can switch on the TV, I (not work) now.

C. Look at the pictures and write questions and answers using the Present Continuous,
as in the example.

1. play / football

Are they playing football?

No, they aren’t. They’re playing tennis.

2. do / his homework

3. swim / in the sea

_
4. drink / water

5. cook / dinner

6. watch / TV

7. write / a letter

_
1. Look at the pictures and write sentences.

a) Baby Ben _(sleep)

b) Evan (watch) TV
c) Cindy (study)
d) Usel _ (sleep)
e) Dad (play) football
f) Sue and Dad _(have) tea
g) Baby Ben (play)
h) Usel (swim)
i) Cindy (dance)

2. Write questions and short answers

a) they _ magazines? (read) c) you English? (learn)

Yes, they Yes,
b) Tomas _ the internet? d) it today? (rain)
(surf) No,
No,

3. Make the sentences negatives

a) The students are reading a novel

b) My mother is cooking homemade pizza
c) I am talking to Emily
d) You are chatting a lot

4. Choose the correct option

a) The dogs am/is/are barking in the garden.

b) My sister am/is/are sleeping in the sofa.
c) You am/is/are studying French
d) The policeman am/is/are arresting people
e) The teacher am/is/are speaking in English
f) I am/is/are listening to Maluma

5. Write the verbs in the –ing form.

a) Swim d) Go g) Use j) Watch

b) Take e) Study h) Answer k) Sleep
c) Work f) Write i) Sit l) Live
A) Fill in the blanks with am - is or are. B) Choose the correct answer.
1) Sue ------------ playing volleyball with Tom. 1) We are having dinner / was having dinner.
2) My mother----------- washing the dishes. 2) She are brushing / is brushing his teeth.
3) My father ----------- reading a book. 3) My parents are going / is going to cinema.
4) We ---------- watching TV. 4) Timmy are sitting / is sitting on
5) My brother --------- sleeping. the dentist’s chair.
6) They ---------- listening to music. 5) Children are running / is running.
7) We ---------- doing our homework. 6) The policemen are waiting /
8) The pupils ---------- going fishing. is waiting behind the red car.
9) I ----------- reading comics. 7) The twins are playing /
10) She ---------- cleaning the house. is playing football.
11) My sister ------------ combing 8) The waiter are serving / is serving
her hair. the dinner.

C) Fill in the blanks with Present Continuous Tense.

1) I --------------- ( watch ) with my family. We --------------- ( also-eat ) nuts.
2) My father --------------- ( wash ) his car. My brother ----------------------------( help ) him.
3) We -------------- ( wait ) for the teacher. She ----------------------- ( talk ) to a man.
4) The kids --------------- ( play ) outside. I ------------------------- ( read ) newspaper.
5) My grandparents --------------- ( live ) in a little town.
6) We -------------------------- ( train ) to be more healthy.
7) My best friend --------------- ( visit ) me today.
8) My friends ------------------------ ( wait ) for me to go to the park.
9) We --------------- ( do ) the shopping for the guests.
10) The children --------------- ( make ) too much noise.
11) My daughter --------------- ( wash ) her hair.
12) We --------------- ( feed ) the cats behind our house.

D) Turn the sentences into negative. E) Turn the sentences into question.
1) My brother is picking up flowers. 1) The thieves are running away.
. ?
2) Julia is saving some money to buy a laptop. 2) The policemen are chasing the thieves.
. ?
3) My mother is drinking coffee. 3) They are building a new bridge.
. ?
4) We are dancing at the party. 4) My sister is decorating the cake.
. .
5) The guests are having fun at the party. 5) The people are laughing.
.
6) My little duck is swimming in the pool. 6) She is planting a tree.
. .
7) I am combing my hair before going to bed.
.
1) Match the pictures with the sentences.

He is hiding in the bin. They are not watching TV.

She is jumping. She is not laughing.

She is singing a song. I am not sunbathing.

They are fighting. He is not eating lunch.

I am watering the flower. They are not playing a game.

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2) Choose the correct answer. 3) Use the verbs in the box to write
sentences using P.C
a) The twins is / are playing football.
b) Timmy is / are sitting on the couch.
drive study look for eat put
c) The children is / are running in the park.
d) The balloons is / are flying in the sky.
a) Diana for the test.
e) The waiter is / are serving the dinner. b) My dad his car key.
f) My parents is / are going to the cinema. c) You _ a slice of pizza.
g) The mice is / are running away from a cat. d) I _ my shoes in the box.
h) The policemen is/are waiting behind the car. e) Joe and Jim to Salta today.
i) We is / are having breakfast.
 5) Write questions in present continuous
4) Write the present continuous sentences.
tense and complete short answers.

a) We/ not watch / a soap opera.

a) _ they magazines? (read)
Yes, _.
b) Tom the Internet? (surf)
No, _.
c) _ you English? (learn)
Yes, _.
d) _ it today? (rain)
e) It /not rain/ in Bangkok. No, _.
e) I for the show? (late)
No, _.

6) Complete with AM- IS- ARE + V(-ing) 7) Use the verbs in the box write
negative (-) present continuous sentences.
a) Look! He (leave) the house.
b) Quiet please! I (write) a listen wash take doing buy
test.
a) I taxi to work.
c) But look! Today she (go) b) Mr.Dan pirated CDs.
by bike c) You _ to the teacher!
d) We (play) Monopoly d) Mix __ his homework.
at the moment. e) My father and I _
our car today.
e) James (live) _in a
little village.

8) Write the verb –ing form.

swim
take
work
go
study
write
use
answer
sit
watch
 when we are talking about SHE/HE/IT. (Agregamos

For example:

Tom and Jim live in Canada, but…Mary liveS in Spain

So, with most verbs, you simply add -S. However, with some others, you need to add -ES
or change the ending a little. Here are the rules:

Example

Palermo passes the ball to

Riquelme.

The bee buzzes.

She wishes Sarah good luck.

Tom watches TV every night.

Sheila does Karate.

Peter usually goes weight
training.

My father fixes his car himself.

The eagle flies very high.

a) Read the text about Collin and complete it with one of the following verbs.
You can use a verb more than once.

GO WORK BUY

LIKE GIVE WATCH

My favourite band at the moment is The Jonas Brothers. I really 1)………….

them. I 2)………… all their concerts. My sister Susannah,3)………….in a ticket
agency, which is cool because she 4)…………….the tickets for me. She 5) ............. not
6)............ to pop concerts.
When my parents 7)………………me pocket money, I 8)……………..a CD single or
an album. Susannah an I are fans of Manchester United. We 9) ............ to all their
matches and we also 10) ........... on satellite TV.

b) Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb.

1. My best friend (write) to me every week.

2. We _ (fly) to Spain every summer.
3. I (work) in a bank.
4. It (rain) almost every day in Manchester.
5. My life is so boring -- I just _ (watch) TV every night.
6. The bank (close) at four o'clock.
7. Jo is so intelligent that she (pass) every exam.
8. John ___________ (try) very hard in class.
9. My mother sometimes ___________ (fry) eggs for breakfast every morning.
10. She _ (live) in Florida.
1) Give the correct form of the Simple Present for each verb.

a) Water ............... (boil) at 100º C.

b) Hot air ............... (rise).
c) My uncle .............. (work) in a factory.
d) John and Sue ............ (wear) glasses.
e) Children ........... (eat) a lot of sweets.
f) He only ................. (work) at weekends.
g) I always ......... (go) out on Saturdays.
h) She................. (drive) to London once a week.
i) She never .................. (get up) very early.
j) I occasionally .................. (eat) meat.

I
You DON’T live in London
We
They

She DOESN’T live in London

He

POSITIVE sentences, NOT in negatives or questions!

Messi playS football, but he doesn’t play tennis.

2) Making negatives: correct the sentences.

Example: The sun rises in the west.

The sun DOESN’T rise in the west. It riseS in the east.

a) The Pope lives in Alaska. (Rome)

b) Manchester United footballers wear yellow t- shirts. (Black)

c) Kangaroos come from Canada. (Australia)

d) The sun shines at night. (day)

e) A vet helps people. (animals)

f) A postman delivers pizza. (letters)

3) Choose DON’T or DOESN’T

a) I ........................ remember much about him.

b) You remember me ............ you?
c) We ................think you are suitable for the job. We’re very sorry.
d) She............... seem very happy.
e) The Jonas Brothers ................. play cumbia.
f) Julia .............. have enough money to buy a new car.
g) You ............. look like Shakira at all!
h) Champagne ............... come from Chine.
i) My best friend ............... study English
j) Mc Donalds .................. sell hot dogs.

I Yes, you do/ No, you don’t

DO You like chocolate? Yes, I do/ No, I don’t
We Yes, we do/ No we don’t
They Yes, they do/ No, they don’t

DOES She Yes, she does/No, she doesn’t

He like chocolate? Yes, he does/No, he doesn’t
It Yes, it does/No, it doesn’t
 Wh- + do/does + + verb

Example: Where does Shakira live?

She lives in Colombia.

1) Write questions from the prompts and the answer them. First, put them in the right
order.

a) What/you/usually/get/do/up/time?

b) you/coffee/for/have/Do/breakfast.

c) like/you/going/Do/shopping?

d) What/music/of/listen/you/do/sort/to?

e) How/you/your/do/surname/spell?

f) you/like/Do/football?

g) you/like/going/cinema/to/the?

h) Where/ come/do/you/from?
1. Write the verbs in Present Simple.
Tom’s father

1. Tom’s father (work) in Rome.

2. His office (be) in a big building.
3. Every morning he (get up) at six o’clock.
4. He (wash) in cold water.
5. He (eat) eggs and toast for breakfast.
6. He (drink) apple juice for breakfast.
7. He (put on) his jeans and jacket.
8. Then he (run) to the railway station.
9. He always (take) his umbrella.
10. He (buy) a newspaper and (read) it on the train.
11. In the evening he (come) back home at five o’clock.
12. After dinner he usually (watch) television.
13. He never (go) to the cinema.

2. Fill in the verbs in Present Simple.

fly,/ cry,/ finish/,eat,/ live, /drink,/ go,/ speak,/ play,/ like

1. He chips for dinner.

2. I coffee three times a day.

3. She to Paris once a year.

4. We Italian and English.

5. They in Canada.
6. I to school every day.

7. My dad work at seven o’clock.

8. We tennis every weekend.

9. My friend old films.

10. The baby all the day.
 3. Don’t or Doesn’t???
1. He live in Mexico.
2. She work in a bank.
3. I play golf once a week.
4. Ron listen to the radio.
5. We speak French.
6. You drink coffee in the morning.
7. My cat sleep at night.
8. His car work.
9. Shelly eat meat.
10. I understand you.

4. Do or Does???
1. your friend like spaghetti?
2. the children go to school on Fridays?
3. your sister watch TV in the morning?
4. he read comics?
5. the girls like football?
6. they go to sleep at 9 o’clock?
7. she play on computer?
8. the dog like to eat meat?
9. you speak English or German?
10. he like cats?

5. Complete the table with 6. Turn the sentences into

the verbs negative and question.
1) My mother makes cakes for us every weekend.
-------------------------------- (-)
Wash, have, brush, carry, laugh, swim, play, (?)
do, tidy, live, watch, like, say, cry, walk, go, 2) My best friend phones me every night.
draw, ride, teach, read, sleep, buy, speak, -------------------------------- (-)
drive, fly (?)
-s 3) My dog barks at nights.
(-)
(?)
4) We have an exam every month.
-es
(-)
(?)
5) Sara tidies his room every morning.
-ies (-)
(?)
7. Tom’s busy day.
 Read and answer
Tom is a student at the university in London.
He studies history there. He is the first year student .
But Tom is a bad student .
Every day he is very, very "busy”.
His alarm clock rings at 7:00 o'clock. But he usually turns over and goes to
sleep because he’s tired. Sometimes, he throws the alarm clock across the room. So he
wakes up late, at about 8:30 o’clock. And he runs to the bathroom to wash and brush
his teeth. He doesn’t have time to have a shower.
He doesn’t have time to eat and he has to drink his tea in a hurry!
He takes his bag and runs to the bus stop to catch his bus. He gets to university only
at 9:30. Every morning Tom is late to the first lesson.
Tom comes home at about 16:00 o’clock and he has dinner. After dinner, he
sometimes watches TV, plays the guitar but he usually goes out with friends.
Tom never does his homework.
He comes late at 2 or 3 o’clock at night…. and he goes to bed because
he is always very tired at this time.
And tomorrow he has another “busy” day!

1. Where does Tom study?

2. What time does his alarm clock ring?
3. Why can’t he get up?
4. Does he have time to have a shower?
5. What does he eat for breakfast?
6. What time does Tom get to university?
7. What time does he have dinner?
8. What does Tom usually do after the dinner?

8. Complete the questions with: Where,When,What,Who,How,Why.

1. … … … studies history? (Tom)

2. … … …does he go to the university? (by bus)
3. … … … does Tom study history? (in London)
4. … … …does Tom drink for breakfast? (a cup of tea)
5. … … …does he go to bed at night? ( at 2 or 3 o’clock)
6. … … …does Tom never do his homework? (because he goes out with friends)