PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Write the –ing form of the verbs.

1. climb __________ 6. eat_______
2. make __________ 7. study ______
3. win ____________ 8. read ______
4. make __________ 9. cook ______
5. swim __________ 10. live ______
2. Complete the sentences. Use the present
continuous from the verbs in the box.
live sit watch win cook look for swim
1. My family and I ____________ in the
living room.
2. My favourite team _____________.
3. Someone ______________ in the sea.
4. Two people ___________ dinner on the
beach.
5. A man _____________ food in the
forest.
6. Two teams __________ on an island.
3. Write sentences. Use Present Continuous.
1. We/ not watch / a soap opera.
_______________________________
2. I /not do/ my homework.
_______________________________
3. Mum/ read/ a magazine.
_______________________________
4. My brothers/ listen to the programme.
_______________________________
5. Dad / not cook/ dinner.
_______________________________
6. The teams/ have a good time.
_______________________________
7. It /not rain/ on the desert island.
_______________________________
5. Fill in the blanks with the
correct Present Continuous
form in parentheses.
1. William ______________ (study)
for the test now.
2. I _____________ (put) my clothes in
the suitcase.
3. Monica ___________ (not get) tickets
for the concert.
4. I ____________ (eat) a slice of pizza.
5. You _____________ (not listen) to
the teacher!
6. Kate and Sue _____________ (drive)
to Arizona.
6. Translate the following sentences
into your language.
1. He is not sunbathing in the beach.
_____________________________
2. They aren’t driving that car.
_____________________________
3. Am I eating a sandwich now?
_____________________________
4. Tomorrow, I’m visiting you.
_____________________________
5. He is earning money very fast.
_____________________________

4. Write sentences. Use Present Continuous

questions and short answers.
1. ________ they _________ (read)
magazines? Yes, ________.
2. ________ Maria ________ (surf) the
Internet? No, _________.
3. ________ you __________ (learn)
English? Yes, _______ are.
4. ________ it _________ (rain) today?
No, ___________.
Present Continuous
Fill in the sentences with the verbs in the present continuous and
match them to the pictures:

Take, Read, Play (2x), Go, Watch, Walk, Sing, Write, Do,
Travel, Speak, Sleep, Run, Ride, Drive, Fly

1- Mark _____________________ a bike today.

2- Her father ___________________ a car.

3- I __________________ the bus to school.

4- My friends ____________________ football.

5- Jane ___________________ the piano beautifully.

6- John _________________ his homework quietly.

7- He ________________ French. I don’t understand him.

8- Tom _________________ a letter to a friend.

9- At this moment, Tony __________________ by plane.

10- Lucy ______________________ a colourful kite.

11- Those girls ___________________ a happy song.

12- Thomas ________________ so many books.

13- The fat man __________________ around the town.

14- The athlete __________________ really fast.

15- The baby ___________________ so peacefully.

16- They ______________________ to the theatre.

17- They ____________________ a very good film.

 This is Mrs White. She …………… (be) a primary school teacher.

She …………………………… (teach) English, Maths and Geography.

At the moment, she …………………………… (teach) Maths.

She …………………………… (live) in London and ………………… (be)

married to Georges, who is French. They …………………………… (have) three children. They

all …………………………… (love) animals, but they …………………………… (not have) any pets

because they …………………………… (live) in an apartment. Mrs White ……………………… (speak)

French as well as English, but she …………………………… (not teach) it.

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Mrs White’s niece Sophie …………………………… (stay) with the Whites for a few days.

Sophie …………………………… (live) and …………………………… (study) in Liverpool, but

she ……………………………… (enjoy) her mid-term break in London at the moment.

She …………………………… (plan) to do some serious shopping and sightseeing.

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Mrs White’s son Arnold …………………………… (not like) shopping,

but he …………………………… (love) hanging out with friends.

They usually …………………… (go) to the local park where

they ……………………… (play) football or basketball.

Today, however, Arnold ……………………………….…. (not play) football or basketball;

he …………………………….. (skateboard).

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Mr White ………………… (work) for a multinational company. He ………………………… (not work)

today, however, because he ……………………………. (not feel) well. He phoned in sick.

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