COLEGIO BRAVO PÁEZ

INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA DISTRITAL

NIT 860.532.422-8 Código DANE 11100112614 – Código ICFES: JM 063024 – JT 020685
Aprobado Resolución Nº 2589 de Agosto 28 de 2002 y Resolución Nº 180199 de Diciembre 10 de 2010
Proyecto Articulación de la Educación Media con la Educación Superior y el Mundo del Trabajo
Universidad Pedagógica Nacional

Formando Seres Humanos Progresistas y Constructores de su Propio Futuro

Teachers: Rocío Daza and Nancy Mojica

Bravo Páez High School – Level 9th

Student´s Name________________________________________________ Grade____________________________

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Present Continuous Present Continuous Negative Present Continuous

Affirmative Question
we use “be” +”not” + “ing” verbs We use “be” followed by
we use “be” + “ing” verbs “Pronoun or subject”
 I am not walking.
 I am walking.  She is not talking.  Am I walking?
 She is talking.  He is not laughing.  Is she talking?
 He is laughing.  It is not raining.  Is he laughing?
 It is raining.  They are not singing.  Is it raining?
 They are singing.  We are not cooking.  Are they singing?
 We are cooking.  You are not smiling.  Are we cooking?
 You are smiling.  Are you smiling?

Solve in your notebook

1. Fill in the blanks with “is” or “are”.

a. Kate _____ cooking a turkey for dinner. b. The baby ____ laughing.
c. Mom _____ setting the table. d. The girls _____ painting Easter eggs.
e. John ______ making coffee. f. We_______ eating turkey.
g. The boys _____ watching TV. h. The dog ____ barking.
i. It ____ snowing outside. j. They _____ celebrating Easter.

2. Write the correct “ing” verb in the blank.

a. Kate is ______________ dinner (prepare).
c. They are _________ for Easter eggs (hunt).
e. We are ______________ turkey (eat).
g. The Easter Bunny is ___________ (come).
i. I am ____________ Easter eggs (make).
b. The children are ____________ candy (eat).
d. You are ______________ a nice song (sing).
f. The dog is _____________ the cat (chase).
h. The cat is ________________ (run).
j. He is _______________ coffee (drink).

3. Negative form. Fill in blanks with “is/ are /not” and/or “ing”verb”

a. I am ______ cooking. b. We _____ not eating now.

 COLEGIO BRAVO PÁEZ
INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA DISTRITAL
NIT 860.532.422-8 Código DANE 11100112614 – Código ICFES: JM 063024 – JT 020685
Aprobado Resolución Nº 2589 de Agosto 28 de 2002 y Resolución Nº 180199 de Diciembre 10 de 2010
Proyecto Articulación de la Educación Media con la Educación Superior y el Mundo del Trabajo
Universidad Pedagógica Nacional

Formando Seres Humanos Progresistas y Constructores de su Propio Futuro

c. He _______ not eating. d. You ____ _____ _________(walk).

e. She is not _____________ (laugh) f. Mary is _____ sleeping.
g. It ___ ____ _________ (rain). h. Kate and John ____ not watching TV.
i. They are _____painting Easter eggs. j. The dog ___ _____ _______ (bark).

4. Make a question. Fill in the blank with “be” and “ing” verb

a. _______ I _____________ dinner? (cook) b. ______ you ____________ ? (coming)

c. _______ Jack ______________ pie? (bake) d. ____ the dog________________ ?(bark)
e. _______ the girls ______________? (eat) f. _____ she ________________?(talk)
g. ___ it_______________? (rain) h. ______he ____________________?(laugh)
i. ____they___________Easter eggs? (make) j. _____Kate and John ____________?(sleep)

5. Look at the pictures and write what the people are doing now.

Bob Matt They

she Kim Laura

6. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences in Present Continuous.

a. Sara / playing/ Tom/ ball / are/ ?/ the / ball/ with/

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b. not / my / living / nice / friends / are/ flat / a / nice/ in/
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c. having / party / Sunday / I / on / am / a /
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
d. ? / Sandy’s / studying / brothers / French / at / are / university /
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
 COLEGIO BRAVO PÁEZ
INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA DISTRITAL
NIT 860.532.422-8 Código DANE 11100112614 – Código ICFES: JM 063024 – JT 020685
Aprobado Resolución Nº 2589 de Agosto 28 de 2002 y Resolución Nº 180199 de Diciembre 10 de 2010
Proyecto Articulación de la Educación Media con la Educación Superior y el Mundo del Trabajo
Universidad Pedagógica Nacional

Formando Seres Humanos Progresistas y Constructores de su Propio Futuro

7. Look at the pictures and give the correct answers.

Example: Is Sara sitting? Yes, she is. Or

Is Tim sitting? No, he isn’t. He is running.

Is Oscar eating? Is the rabbit running? Are the bees sleeping?

……………………………………………. ……………………………………………. …………………………………………….

Is the monkey playing the Is the woman cooking Am I playing rugby?

piano? diners? …………………………………………….
……………………………………………. …………………………………………….

Is Nathan doing his Are they cooking? Is the baby smiling?

homework? ……………………………………………. …………………………………………….
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