USEFUL INFORMATION

Form

To be + ing form
Use
William is reading
now. The present continuous is used to talk about events
that are taking place at the moment of speaking.
Affirmative:
Negative: HeHe is reading
isn't reading.
Interrogative: Is he reading? Ann is studying French at the moment.

Note: Verbs ending in –y retain the –y: Cry + ing

(crying)

1. Look at the picture and write what these people are doing.

Example: Will is eating

an ice-cream.

1. Adela
2. Suzane and
Adam
3. Will
4. Dmitri
5. Ann
6. John
7. Clare
8. Mr Cardoso
and Mrs Kean
9. Sarah
10. Paul
 2. Write the questions correctly and use the present continuous:

a) what/you/do ?
b) you/learn/ English at school?
c) Where/you/stay ?
d) It/snow?
e) Why sit /you/outside?
f) They/dance/together?
g) What/he/wait for?

3. Write he following sentences in negative:

a) He is learning how to write.

b) We are having a good time together.
c) Carol is leaving him.
d) The kids are washing the dishes.
e) I’m locking for my keys.
f) She is selling her boat.
g) They are drinking orange juice.

4. Fill in the blanks with the present continuous of the verbs in brackets:

Today is a lovely day. The sun (shine), the birds (sing) and I

(feel) very well.

I (do) all the tasks very well and my mother (shop)

while

my father (wait) for her in the car.

I think he (sleep) while he (listen) to the radio.

My brothers (not/study), they (play) computer game.