English 5th grade Present continuous Worksheet 1

READING

It´s 1:30. You are listening to Radio 5. Here is a special newsflash. The police are chasing two bank robbers,
a man and a woman, in London. The man is young and tall. He´s got brown hair and green eyes. He´s
wearing a brown jacket, a red shirt, black trousers and a cap. The woman´s name is Mary Lane. She´s got
blonde hair and blue eyes. She´s wearing a green skirt and a white sweater. They are driving a blue sports
car and are trying to escape. More information in 30 minutes.

COMPREHENSION

1. What are the police doing? ………………………………………………………………………..

2. Where are the police? ……………………………………………………………………………..
3. What are the bank robbers like? ………………………………………………………………………
4. Is the woman wearing a blue dress? …………………………………………………………………….
5. What are they trying to do? …………………………………………………………………………

VOCABULARY

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English 5th grade Present continuous Worksheet 1
GRAMMAR
1. Complete the sentences with the present continuous of the verbs in brackets.
a) Peter …………………….(study) Maths.
b) They ……………………..(read) books.
c) Your mother ………………………..(not cook) dinner.
d) Chris and I …………………………( not watch) a movie.
e) It …………………….(rain).
1.1. Put the sentences a) and b) in the interrogative form.

2. Verb: there to be