UNIVERSIDAD ADVENTISTA DE BOLIVIA

SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
English I

Name: _____________________________________________Date:___________________

Exercise No. 3 “I am doing” (present continuous)

I. Write the present continuous for the following sentences.

Example:

My father (coming) is coming for my birthday. He (not/come) isn’t coming for Christmas.

1. The teacher (not/close)______________________ the door.

2. Maria and Jack (wash) _______________________ their clothes.
3. They (check) _______________________ the printers.
4. Your grandmother (feed) _________________ the birds.
5. We (not/have) ___________________ breakfast this morning.
6. Louisa (cook) ____________________ lunch for her family.
7. I’m reading a book. I (not/listen)______________________ to classical music.
8. The architect (build) ____________________ a new hotel in our city.
9. Jack (sit)___________________ on the floor. He (not/sitting)_______________on the
table.
10. Today the sun (shine) __________________. It (not/rain)____________________.

II. Make sentences positive and negative sentences with the following verbs in the
present continuous:

Example:

EAT My sister is eating an apple. She’s not eating a pear.

WEAR The children are wearing pants. They aren’t wearing shorts.

1. COME _______________________________________________________________
2. HAVE ______________________________________________________________
3. LISTEN ______________________________________________________________
4. DO ______________________________________________________________
5. WATCH ______________________________________________________________
6. STAND ______________________________________________________________
7. SWIM ________________________________________________________________
8. GO ________________________________________________________________
9. WASH ________________________________________________________________
10. SIT ________________________________________________________________