PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. What are they doing?

Write 3 sentences describing what these characters are doing.
1.

Time expressions:

2.
At the moment, at
present, now

3.

2. WRITE THE SENTENCES IN THE CORRECT ORDER

A) IS/SHE/HIM/WAITING/FOR/?
B) SLEEPING/THE/IS/DOG/?
C) WE/WORKING/ARE/TOMORROW?
D) ARE/THEY/AT THE MOMENT/DOING/HOMEWORK/THEIR
E) TALKING/THE/IS/PARROT/?
3. UNDERLINE THE ERRORS OF EACH SENTENCES AND CORRECT THEM.
A) They is painting their house.
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B) We are buy new clothes.
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C) My family is visit us?
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D) She are cooking at the moment.

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E) Are you wait for them?
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GRAMMAR

F) Is John and Melissa buying apples?

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4. Complete the sentences using the verbs in parenthesis.
(Present continuous)
A) My mom__________________________at the
moment.(cook)

We use present
continuous to express
actions in progress at the
moment of speaking or
plans in the near future.

B) Daniel_____________________________for his
girlfriend.(wait)

The structures of the

sentences are the
following:

C)____the dog__________its food?(eat)

Positive statement:

D) I__________________________________an interesting
book.(read)

S+ Vb to be +verb (ing
form)+ complement.

E) We________________________________to do it. (try)

Negative statement:

F) The family___________________________the dishes. (wash)

S+ Vb to be + not +
verb{ing form)+
complement.

G) Carlos and Fernando____________________ now. (sing)

H) Frankie_______________________________ today at 5 pm
(work out)
I) Lily_________________________________her breakfast now
(not/have)
J) _________the football team______________ tonight?. (play)
K)_________Anel________________ the vegetables?. (eat)

Questions:
Vb to be + S+ verb (ing
form)+ complement+?

ANSWER KEY/
1. THEY ARE DANCING 2. THEY ARE CHATTING/TALKING 3. THEY ARE WAITING FOR THEIR
MEAL/FOOD.
2. A) IS SHE WAINTING FOR HIM? B) IS THE DOG SLEEPING? C) ARE WE WORKING
TOMORROW? D ) THEY ARE DOING THEIR HOMEWORK AT THE MOMENT. E) IS THE
PARROT TALKING?
3. A) They is painting their house./ THEY ARE PAINTING THEIR HOUSE. B) We are buy new
clothes./ WE ARE BUYING NEW CLOTHES. C) My family is visit us?/ MY FAMILY IS VISITING
US? E) She are cooking at the moment./SHE IS COOKING AT THE MOMENT. F) ) Are you
wait for them?/ ARE YOU WAITING FOR THEM? G) Is John and Melissa buying apples?/
ARE JOHN AND MELISSA BUYING APPLES?.
4. A) My mom IS COOKING at the moment.(cook)
B) Daniel IS WAITING for his girlfriend.(wait)
C) IS the dog EATING its food?(eat)
D) I AM READING an interesting book.(read)
E) We ARE TRYING to do it. (try)
F) The family IS WASHING the dishes. (wash)
G) Carlos and Fernando ARE SINGING now. (sing)
H) Frankie IS WORKING OUT today at 5 pm (work out)
I) Lily IS NOT/ ISNT HAVING her breakfast now (not/have)
J) IS the football team PLAYING tonight?. (play)
K)IS Anel EATING the vegetables?. (eat)