PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Add -ing to the verbs.

buy - buying fight - fighting sing - singing

clean - cleaning go - going sit - sitting

close - closing have - having sleep - sleeping

come - coming jump - jumping stop - stopping

cook - cooking kick - kicking study - studying

cry - crying make - making swim - swimming

cut - cutting pay - paying take - taking

dance - dancing play - playing talk - talking

do - doing read - reading try - trying

drink - drinking run - running walk - walking

dry - drying say - saying watch - watching

eat - eating see - seeing write - writing

2. Write sentences in the Present Continuous.

a. (The girl / kick the ball)

Long form: The girl is kicking the ball.

Short form: She’s kicking the ball.

b. (The boy / play tennis) e. (The dog / run)

The boy is playing tennis. The dog is running.

He’s playing tennis. It’s running.

c. (The children / dance) f. (The men / talk)

The children are dancing. The men are talking.

They’re dancing. They’re talking.

d. (The man / jump) g. (The woman / work)

The man is jumping. The woman is working.

He’s jumping. She’s working.

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3. Write negative sentences.

a. Andrew is reading a newspaper. (book) He isn’t reading a book.

b. The children are playing with the dog. (cat) They aren’t playing with the cat.

c. Massimo is going to school. (cinema) He isn’t going to the cinema.

d. George is talking to my dad. (mum) He isn’t talking to my mum.

e. The women are riding horses. (bikes) They aren’t riding bikes.

f. The boy is eating an apple. (orange) He isn’t eating an orange.

4. Write short answers.

a. Is Vera sleeping? Yes, she is.
b. Is Paul reading? No, he isn’t.
c. Are my friends playing? Yes, they
are.
e. Are the birds singing? Yes, they
are.
f. Is the monkey eating? No, it isn’t.
g. Is the man sitting? Yes, he is.

d. Is your sister swimming? No, she h. Is the baby smiling? Yes, it is.
isn’t.

5. Write questions for these answers.

a. Is Tom cleaning his room?

Yes, Tom is cleaning his room.

b. Are your friends sleeping?

No, my friends aren’t sleeping.

c. Is his mother drinking coffee?

Yes, his mother is drinking coffee.

d. Is her father reading a magazine?

Yes, her father is reading a magazine.

e. Are they doing their homework?

Yes, they’re doing their homework.

f. Is he watching TV?
Yes, he’s watching TV.

g. Are you washing the dishes?

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Yes, I’m washing the dishes.

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