present continuous(1).doc

Affirmative

I am working     you are working     he/she/it is working     we / they are working

We use the present continuous to talk about:

• things that are in progress now, at this moment.

• temporary actions or situations.

Interrogative

Am I working?     Are you working?        Is he/she/it working?          Are we / they working?

Negative

I am not working     you are not working     he/she/it is not working     we / they are not working

What are they doing? Look at the picture and write sentences. There are some verbs in the box that will help you.

Example: There is a boy eating an ice-cream.

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eat

drink

buy

swim

talk

play

read

build

E) Answer the following questions building logical sentences using the verbs in brackets in the present continuous.

• What are you doing at 1 p.m. ? (eat)
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• What are the students doing at 4 p.m.? (read)
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• What are you doing at the moment? ( answer questions)
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• What is your mother doing at the moment? (cook)
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D) Complete the sentences below writing the verbs in brackets in the present continuous.

• _______ you _______ (read) a book?
• _______ she _______ ( watch)? – Yes, she _______ a cartoon.
• ­_______ the sun _______ (shine)?
• _______ the birds _______(sing)?
• Why _______ he _______ (cry)?
• _______ the woman _______ (have) a shower?

B) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the present continuous, using the verbs in brackets.

• Mary _____________ (read) a book.
• Susan _____________ (talk) with Mark.
• Catherine and Mark _____________ (draw) a flower.
• he _____________ (ask) a question.
• The boys _____________ (play) football.
• Margaret and I _____________ (eat) an ice-cream.
• Mum _____________ (cook) dinner.

C) Put the following sentences into the negative form.

• Rita is writing a letter. _______________________________________________________
• Sally is reading a book. ______________________________________________________
• Lucy´s husband is cooking dinner. _____________________________________________
• Catherine is singing a song. ___________________________________________________
• Mark is mending his friend´s bike. _____________________________________________
• My aunt is decorating her house. ______________________________________________