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I. Answer the questions according to the model.

Model: - Is Tom very busy right now? (write)

- Yes, he is. He is writing.

  1. Are the students very busy right now? (read)

  2. Is Susan very busy right now? (have breakfast)

  3. Are the Greens very busy right now? (shop)

  4. Is Miss Black very busy right now? (tape)

  5. Is Jane very busy right now? (wash up)

  6. Are the girls very busy right now? (skate)

II. Perform an action and describe it using the Present Con- tinuous Tense.

Model: stand next to your desk

Student A stands up.

Teacher: Who is standing next to her desk?

Student B: Maria is standing next to her desk.

  1. smile

  2. read your grammar book

  3. look at your watch

  4. rub your palms together

  5. hold your pen in your left hand

  6. shake your hands with someone

  7. count aloud the number of people in the room.

  8. shake your head “no”

  9. clean the board

III. Find out occupations (hobbies) of the people mentioned below, judging by their actions.

Model: Student A: I am doing history.

Student B: Do you mean that you are a student of the history Department.

Student A: Yes, I am.

  1. She is reading for her finals.

  2. He is working at his thesis.

  3. She is baby-sitting now.

  4. Helen is reading on the usage of computers.

  5. He is writing his first term-paper.

  6. My grandmother is taking her medicine now.

  7. His uncle is training on the ice now.

  8. My aunt is playing the piano now.

IV. Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Use the Present Indefinite or the Present Continuous.

  1. Right now I (to read) at the board. I (to see) some words on the board.

  2. Right now Ann (to read) an article in the newspaper, but she (to understand, not) it. Some of the vocabulary (to be) too difficult for her.

  3. Right now I (to think) about sea gulls and waves.

  4. I (to think) that sea gulls are beautiful.

  5. They always gossip, she never (to do) it.

  6. Sally (to take) a shower now.

  7. I hardly ever (to work) on Monday now.

  8. We (to go) to the seaside every summer.

V. Combine the two sentences into one sentence by using a time clause. Use the word in brackets to introduce the time clause.

  1. (before) First: I did my homework

Then: I went to bed.

  1. (after) First: Bob graduated from the university.

Then: He got a job.

  1. (while) First: I was studying.

Then: Amanda called me on the phone.

  1. (when) First: My alarm clock rang.

Then: I woke up.

  1. (before) First: I bought some flowers.

Then: I went to the hospital to visit my friend.

  1. (when) First: I ate dinner.

Then: Eric came to see me.

VI. Answer the questions using the word because.

Model: Why didn’t you come to the party?

Because I was feeling bad.

  1. Why didn’t you go out last night? (rain)

  2. Why did they tell him to be quiet? (watch TV).

  3. Why did Helen stay at home? (to do flat)

  4. Why didn’t he stop to talk to you? (hurry to the lecture)

  5. Why did she switch off the radio? (work)

  6. Why didn’t you go to the skating-rink last week (snow heavily).

VII. Extend the statements using the Future Continuous Tense.

Model: - Don’t call me at six. (have a bath)

- Don’t call me at six. I shall be having a bath.

  1. Don’t ring them up at seven in the morning. (sleep)

  2. Don’t send us any letters in July. (travel)

  3. Don’t leave the child alone. (cry)

  4. Don’t come to see her after lunch. (type)

  5. Don’t tell Granny about it. (grumble)

  6. Don’t expect him to come at five. (work)

VIII. Fill in the missing forms.

Present

Past

Future

She is working at her report.

Was she working at her report?

She won’t be working at her report.

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Nick was listening to the radio.

?

Nelly is writing a letter.

-

-

?

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Pete will be skating on the pond.

They are talking about the weather.

?

+

-

Mother was washing up.

?

+

+

Will he be preparing for his examination.

I am having dinner.

?

+

?

-

She won’t be waiting for you.

-

They were dancing.

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