English Grarmnar Practice The vert

Present Continuous tense

USE
|. to indicate actions that are happening at the morment of speaing
He is eating a sandwich
- lo indicale temporary actions that are happening around now but not at
the moment of speaking.
He is reading a novel about Victorian Engand.
FORM To form Presen Continuous, we use the verb TO BE and the rrain veNG
Afirmative: Iam ealing/ you are eating/ he/ she/ it is eating/ welyo
they are eating
Negative: Iam not eating/ you are not eating/ he/ she/ it is not eating we/
you/ they are not eating
Interrogative: Am leating?/ Are you eating?/ Is he/ she/ t eating?/ Are
we/ you/ they are eating?
TIME |now, at the moment, at present, these days, nowadays, still
EXPRESSIONS
SPELLING - verbs ending in -e drop the -e and take the -ING suffix:
take - taking have - having make - making
- verbs ending in one stressed vowel between two consonants. double
the last consonant and take the -ING suffix:
cut - cuting swim - swimming run - unning
verbs ending in -ie, drop the ending and take -y+ NG.
tie -tying lie - lying die - dying

1. Fillin the blanks with the right form of the verb TO BE (am, is, are):
a. He watching a documentary now.
b. What book .she reading at the moment?
C. They driving to their office now.
d. Robert and | playing volleyball in the gym.
e. Henry eating his lunch.
f. My cat ..
drinking milk.
9. My father repairing the toaster.
h. We not studying at the moment.
2. Fill in the blanks with the right form of the verb in the present tense continuous:
1. Sheilla .....s IIStening. (listen)to the radio now.
2. He (study) German.
3. I (lie) in my bed at the moment.
4. It (rain) these days.
5. Tina (work) in the laboratory.
6. Max (chat) with a friend on Messenger.
7. They (decorate) their house these days.
8. You (lie) about your grades at school.

3. Make questions with the words in brackets:

a. Our teacher is writing on the board.
(they) e. Ben and Iare cooking (Anna) (Mum)
to China.
b. We are working in the garden. (he) f. My uncle is travelling
(Tina)
C. Jack is sleeping. (they) g. My father is jogging. shopping. (Dad)
going
d. Mark is laughing. (you) h.Lara and Tom are
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negative:
4. Make the sentences It isnt rainy..
a. It is rainy.
b. Kate is blonde.
c. Mark is ten years old.
d. The lesson is easy.
e. It is two o'clock.
f. The teacher 0s in the classroom.
g. My friend is from Japan.
h. Helen is sick.
i. We are fine.
5. Put the following verbs in the right column:
put, drink, catch, waoh, Wish, cOk.
play, eal, sing, wateh, ery, go, do, live, want, try, match,
write, like, mix, finish, want, teach, say, listen, study, give, worry, miss, Work, see, think
Verb + -ES Verb + -IES
Verb + -S
wants washes cries

6. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple tense:

a. I speak (to speak) English.
b. The weather (to be) fine.
C. He (to walk) his dog every morning.
d. Anna (go) to school by bus every week.
e. Kate and | never (smoke).
f. Mark (study) in the afternoon.
9. My father (watch) TV in the evening.
h. Ricky ...sometimes (play) volleyball in the schoolyard.
Our teacher ..often (read) beautiful stories to us.
J. My little sister (do) her homework in the evenings.
k. We (make) a barbecue at weekends.

7. Choose the right auxiliary: DO or DOES.

a. Does/Oo they study German at school?
b. Do/ Does Henry know Italian?
c. Do/ Does Mary and you go to the gym?
d. Do/ Does Tim drive to work?
e. Do/ Does the children keep their room tidy?
f. Does/ Do you like going to classical music concerts?
g. Does/ Do Mark work on Saturdays?
h. Does/ Do you meet your friends regularly?
i. Do/ Does she live in a big city?
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3. Choose the correct tense:

a. Maria writes/(s writing) an e-mail to her brother now.
b. Pamela is speaking/ speaks French at the moment.
c. William knows/ is knowing Japanese culture.
d. Mum is cooking/ cooks delicious meals every week.
e. Iseel am seeing my desk mate tonight.
f. We are having/ have a large house.
g. Sam is working/ works in the garden every spring.
h. They are understanding/ understand the teacher's explanations.
i. The students are thinking/ think of running from the last class.
i My mum is smeling/ smells the milk to see if it is still good.
k. The soup is tasting/ tastes great.
I. Helena has/ is having a great time in the mountains.
m.The pair of shoes costs/ are costing $100.
4. Change the following sentences into the right tense using the time expression
between brackets:
E.g. I am jogging now. (every morning)
Ijog every morning.

a. Andra i_ reading at the moment. (often)

b. Michael cooks pasta in the evening. (now)
c. My children are watching a violent movie. (never)
d. My mother works in the garden. (at the moment).
e. We go swimming every summer. (n0w)
f. lam having Spanish lessons these days. (on Fridays)
9. Kate is visiting her relatives now. (at weekends)
h. Mike is sleeping now. (at night)
i. Hénry is coming back from schÍol. (at noon)
j. Lara is sunbathing at present. (every summer)
k. My father is smoking now. (rarely)
5. Correct the mistakes:
a. He isn't liking American fast food. He doesn't like American fast food
b. Elephants lives in Asia.
C. Water boil at 100° Celsius.
d. Iam needing a pen.
e. Anna cooks dinner now.
f. lam knowing London well.
g. This car is belonging to Mark.
h. Pamela is going to the dentist every month.
i. Do your brother know English?.
/. Does they live in Bucharest?
k. Andra and Paul are swimming every weekend.
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prompts:
6. Ask questions about your deskmate's future activities using the following
a. What/ dol next week? ....What.are. yOU.doing next week?.
b.
Where/ go/ next summer?
c. Who/ spend with/ next weekend? ....
d. How/ travel/ tomorrow?.
e. What time/ arrive/ at the seaside?
f. When/ come back/ from your holiday?
q. Whol play with/ during the summer holiday?
h. What present/ buy your cousin/ next week?
i. How many guests/ come/ for the conference next week?
7. Put the verbs in the box in the Present Continuous and then complete the sentences:

meet, eat, leave, stay, study, work, see, arrive, move, take
a. We have booked a table at the restaurant and we .....are.eating... out tonight.
b. lam so excited as I my former classmates tonight. I haven't
seen them intwenty years.
C. When Irina tomorrow?
d. Ican'tmeet youtomorrow because l for England. Callme later.
e. He ...the dentist tomorrowas he has aterrible toothache.
f. They are studying hard these days as they adifficult exam next week.
9. My relatives at our place tonight as they haven't found rooms at
the hotel.
h. I on Saturday so Iwill be at the office.
i. Anna..........to another block because she doesn't like this neighbourhood anymore.
j. l can't come to visit you next weekend asI for my final exams.

8. Continue the following sentences using the verb between brackets in the Present
Continuous:
a. Ihave bought a nice dress as I..am going.lO.a. Part. (go to a party) tonight.
b. Anna has cooked a lot of food as she (have a picnic) tomorrow.
C. Sandra has agreed to take care of my dog at the weekend so she it .....(take out)
d. We have booked a holiday in France so we (visit the Eiffel Tower)
next week.
e. There is a great film tonight on TV, so I (watch) it.
f. There will be a storm tonight,so we
(stay inside).
9. Summer is near and so I
(buy new sandals)
tomorrow.
h. Mister Smith is sick and can't come to school, so Miss Brown
(teach)
us next year.
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Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
continuouS
Some verbs which are called stative verbs are not used normally in the
aspect. These are know, like, love, hate, have, understand, need, remermber, see, thinl.
want, believe, seem, smell, feel, taste, look, cost.
We can use however, some of the verbs from above in the continuous aspect, but with
a difference in meaning:

- think (= believe) you are right. ..but.. Im thinking (= considering) of buying a bËke
-Thave a cat. ..but.. I'm having lunch/ a bath/ a dream/ fun
- see Henry at work every day. ...but... 'm seeing ( am meeting) Henry toniaht
The coffee smells nice. ...but.. My cat is smelling (= is sniffing) the milk.
The cake tastes delicious. ...but. The chef is tasting the food to see if it
needs salt.
He looks tired ...but.. He is looking at a painting by Goya.

1. Fill in the blanks with DO, DOES, IS, ARE or AM in each sentence:
a. I.... am writing an essay now.
b. Emily at school now.
c. George always his homework.
d. ... your mother smoke?
e. Ion the list?
f. they talking on the phone?
g. Nadia like Mark?
h. ...you having agood time at my party?
i. Why Sandra laughing?
j. Where . . . . . . .
he leaving?
k. What youusually have for breakfast?
I. Who singing in the living room?
m.Where the Sun set?
2. Fill in the blanks with DON'T/ DOESN'T, ISI ISN'T, AM NOTIAREN'T in each
sentence:
a. They aren't sleeping now.
b. Henry watch TV every evening.
c. Mark
watching a television documentary now.
d. Thomas
go jogging every day.
e. Fiona eat chocolate.
f. They eating their dinner right now.
g. The wind
h. It..
blowing very hard right at the moment.
i. Jack
snow very much during the winter.
always walk to work every week.
going to school now.
k. We
like our manager.
1. Sandra see well because she isn't wearing her glasses.
m. The Sun rise in the West.

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