Present Continuous

Ex.1. Write the – ing – form of the verbs.

1. walk – walking 2. sing – ______________ 3. read – ______________ 4. stop – ______________ 5. use – ______________ 6. take - ______________

7. come – ________________ 8. drink – ________________ 9. swim – ________________ 10. smoke – ________________ 11. drive – ________________ 12. buy - ________________

Ex.2. Make the sentences negative and interrogative.

1. I am taking the book off the table.	________________________________
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2. She is reading a book now.	________________________________
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3. They are dancing.	________________________________
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4. He is cooking.	________________________________
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5. We are watching TV.	________________________________
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6. You are learning English.	________________________________
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7. She is eating an apple.	________________________________
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8. They are smoking.	________________________________
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9. I am listening to the radio.	________________________________
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10. He is sleeping.	________________________________
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Ex.3. Make up questions and answers.

Example: What / they / do - smoke

What are they doing? – They are smoking.

1. What / she / do – drink _____________________________

2. What / he / do – sing _____________________________

3. What / the dog / do – sleep ______________________________

4. What / the boys / do – run ______________________________

5. What / they / do – dance ______________________________

6. What / you / do – swim ______________________________

Ex.4. Make up questions to the underlined words.

Example: He is asking Ann. – Who is he asking?

1. They are watching TV. ______________________________?

2. They are meeting Terry. ______________________________?

3. She is cooking dinner. ______________________________?

4. He is phoning Jane. ______________________________?

5. They are dancing in the hall. ______________________________?

Ex.5. Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs:

build stand

cook stay

go swim

have work

Example: Please be quiet. I’m working.

1. Where’s John? - He is in the kitchen. He ______________.

2. You ____________ on my foot. - Oh, I’m sorry.

3. Look! They ___________ in the river.

4. We are here on holiday. We _____________ at the Central Hotel.

5. Where is Ann? - She ____________ a shower.

6. They __________ a new theatre in the city centre at the moment.

7. I ___________ now. Goodbye.

Ex.6. Make up questions (Present Continuous for Now and Future).

Example: you / what / are / doing / now / - What are you doing now?

1. cooking / are / you / what / at the moment

_______________________________________?

2. tonight / out / you / going / are

_______________________________________?

3. playing / we / time / tennis / what / are

________________________________________?

4. crying / daughter / why / is / your

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5. dinner / are / Kate / and / Ellen / for / coming / when

________________________________________?

6. she / reading / a book / is / now

_________________________________________?

Ex.7. Translate into English.

1. “Смит, что ты сейчас делаешь?” – “Я читаю книгу”. “Какую книгу ты читаешь?” – “Я читаю очень интересную книгу”. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 2. “Анна, куда ты идешь?” – “Я иду в парк”. “Почему ты идешь в парк?” – “Я встречаюсь там с Томом”. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 3. “Где мама, Ник?” – “Она на кухне”. “Что она там делает?” – “Она готовит обед”. “Что она готовит на обед?” – “Курицу”. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ 4. Сейчас утро. Папа умывается, я и моя сестра завтракаем, мама одевается, а бабушка пьет чай. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ 5. Сейчас вечер. Папа читает газету, мама смотрит телевизор, сестра разговаривает по телефону с другом, а брат играет на полу. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________