1. Make the sentences a) interrogative; b) negative.

1. Tom is waiting for you.

2. The children are playing in the garden.

3. They are arriving in Moscow tomorrow.

4. Mary is doing her lessons now.

5. His parents are leaving next week.

6. The family are having dinner now.

7. Mr Black is speaking on the telephone.

8. They are going to buy a new house.

2. Disagree to the following statements. Use the words in the brackets.

She is reading now. (to write a letter)

– She is not reading. She is writing a letter.

1. Helen is skating now. (to ski)

2. They are playing tennis. (football)

3. The students are going home. (to the library)

4. Mother is making dinner. (to wash dishes)

5. Father is working in the garden. (to take a rest)

6. Ann and John are swimming. (to lie in the sun)

7. I am answering your questions. (to ask you questions)

8. We are having a party. (to have an English class)

3. You are having an English class now. Answer the following questions.

1. Are you having an English class now?

2. Are you speaking Russian?

3. Are you sitting or standing?

4. Is the teacher asking you questions?

5. Are you answering the teacher's questions?

6. Is the teacher speaking English?

7. Are you listening to what the teacher is saying?

8. Are you looking at the blackboard?

9. Are you looking at the teacher?

10. What (whom) are you looking at?

11. Who is asking you questions?

12. Whose questions are you answering?

13. What class are you having now?

14. Where are you going after classes?

4. Rachel is in the computer room at college. Complete her conversation with Andrew. Put in a Present Continuous form of the verb.

Andrew: What … (you/do)?

Rachel: … (I/write) a letter to a friend. He’s a disc jockey. Vicky and I … (try) to organize a disco.

Andrew: That sounds a lot of work. How … (you/find) time for your studies?

Rachel: Well, as I said, Vicky … (help) me. … (we/get) on all right. … (we/not/spend) too much time on it. … (it/not/take) me away from my studies, don’t worry about that. Oh, sorry, … (you/wait) for this computer?

Andrew: Yes, but there’s no hurry.

Rachel: … (I/correct) the last bit of the letter. I’ve nearly finished.

5. Open the brackets using The Present Indefinite or The Present Continuous.

1. I (read) a very interesting book.

2. My friend usually (read) a lot.

3. He (swim) very fast.

4. Look! Somebody (swim) over there.

5. What you (do) tonight?

6. What they usually (do) at the week-end?

7. Where is Aleck? – He is in the garden. I think he (do) his morning exercises.

8. He always (do) his morning exercises with the window open.

9. Mrs Grey seldom (cook) meals at home.

10. – Is Mother in the kitchen? – Yes, she is. She (cook) something.

11. We never (play) football in the gym.

12. Manchester United (play) very well today.

13. Our teacher (speak) two foreign languages.

14. – Hello. This is Brown speaking. – Sorry, I (hear, not) you well. Who (speak)?

6. Put the verbs in brackets in Present Continuous or Present Simple.

1. Are you hungry? _________ you________ something to eat? (you/want)

2. Jill is interested in politics but she _________ to a political party. (not/belong)

3. Don't put the dictionary away. I _________ it. (use)

4. Don't put the dictionary away. I _________ it. (need)

5. Who is that man? What _________? (he/want)

6. Who is that man? Why _________ at us? (he/look)

7. George says he's 80 years old but nobody _________ him. (believe)

8. She told me her name but I _________ it now. (not/remember)

9. I _________ of selling my car. (think) Would you be interested in buying it?

10. I ________ you should sell your car. (think) You _________ it very often. (not/use)

11. I used to drink a lot of coffee but these days I _________ tea. (prefer)

12. Air _________ mainly of nitrogen and oxygen. (consist)