ACTIVITY C. Negative form.

Fill in blanks with

“is/ are /not” and/or “ing” verb”

A. Fill in the blanks with “is” or “are”. 1. I am not cooking.

2. He is not eating.
1) Kate is cooking a turkey for dinner.
3. She is not laughing(laugh)
2) Mom is setting the table.
4. It is not raining (rain).
3) John is making coffee.
5. They are not painting Easter eggs.
4) The boys are watching TV.
6. We are not eating now.
5) It is snowing outside.
7. You are not walking(walk).
6) The baby is laughing.
8. Mary is not sleeping.
7) The girls are painting Easter eggs.
9. Kate and John are not watching TV.
8) We are eating turkey.
10. The dog not barking (bark).

9) The dog is barking.

10) They are celebrating Easter. D. Make a question.

Fill in the blank with “be” and “ing” verb

B. Write the correct verb in the blank. 1. am I cooking dinner? (cook)

11) 1. Kate is preparing dinner (prepare). 2. is Jack baking pie? (bake)

12) 2. They are hunting for Easter eggs (hunt). 3. is the girls eating? (eat)

13) 3. We are eating turkey (eat). 4. is it raining? (rain)

14) 4. The Easter Bunny is coming(come). 5. are they making Easter eggs? (make)

15) 5. I am making Easter eggs (make). 6. are you coming? (coming)

16) 6. The children are eating candy (eat). 7. is the dog barking? (bark)

17) 7. You are singing a nice song (sing). 8. is she talking? (talk)

18) 8. The dog is chasing the cat (chase). 9. is he laughing? (laugh)

19) 9. The cat is running (run).

20) 10. Jack and John are laughing (laugh).

Forming the Present Continuous Tense
To form the verb in the Present Continuous Tense you
Need the correct form of ´to be´(am, is, are) and the
-ing(Gerund) form of the verb.
Task 2 – Fill in the gaps with the interrogative form
of the verb in the brackets.
e.g.: you … . (Dance) are /dancing
1) is Sam eating my soup? (Eat)
2) are you feeding the fish (Feed)
3) is Mum bringing us ice-cream? (Bring)
4) are they setting the table? (Set)
5) is it raining now? (Rain)
6) is the boy pushing his car? (Push)
7) is Mrs. Green teaching English? (Teach)
8) are the Bakers traveling by car? (Travel)
9) are we collecting seashells on the beach? (Collect)
10) Are you helping your grandpa? (Help)
11) Is Joan cutting flowers? (Cut)
12) Am I making the beds? (Make)
13) Is Bob peeling potatoes? (Peel)
14) Are you reading a book? (Read)
15) Are the family having dinner at home? (Have)
Task 1- Fill in the gaps with correct form of the verb
(Present Continuous), then rewrite the sentences into
interrogative ones. Look at the example. e.g.: Paul … a
hamburger.(Eat) is eating . Is Paul eating a hamburger?
1) They are building a big house. (Build)
Are they building a big house?
2) Mrs. Taylor is making the beds. (Make)
Is Mrs. Taylor making the beds?
3) We are traveling to the lake.(travel)
Are we traveling to the lake?
4)Jill is Changing some money. (Change)
is Jill Changing some money?
5)They are hiding in the garden (Hide)
Are they hiding in the garden?
6)you are walking in the park. (Walk)
Are you walking in the park?
7)Bill is writing on the blackboard. (Write)
Is Bill writing on the blackboard?
8) I am putting on my clothes. (Put on)
Am I putting on my clothes ?
9) The Less are planning their holiday. (Plan)
Are the Less planning their holiday?
10)You are sitting on a bus. (Sit)
Are you sitting on a bus?
11)Marty is paying for the dinner.(Pay)
Is Marty paying for the dinner?
12) I am Crying now. (Cry)
Am I crying now?
13) Mr. Brown is washing the car. (Wash)
Is Mr. Brown washing the car?
14) The wind is blowing (Blow)
Is the wind blowing?
15)The children are Skipping the rope. (Skip)
Are the children skipping the rope?