A) Make the present continuous:
1. (she / go home now)
_she’s going home now___________________________________________
2. (I / read a great book)
_i’m reading a great book____________________________________________
3. (she / not / wash her hair)
_she is not washing her hair_______________________________________
4. (the cat / chase mice?)
_____is the cat chasing mice?__________________________________________
5. (she / cry?)
___is she crying?_________________________________
6. (he / not / study Latin)
____he’s not studying Latin________________________________________
7. (we / drive to London?)
__are we driving to London?___________________________________
8. (they / watch TV? )
__are thery watching tv?__________________________________
9. (where / she / go now? )
__where is she going now?____________________________________________
10. (I / not / leave now)
__i’m not leaving now______________________________________
B) Write the -ing form of the verbs below and complete the table.
+ -ing (e) + -ing Double consonant +
ing
Going Driving Getting
washing having sitting
drinking living cutting
wearing dancing putting
playing writing running
doing making swimming
Crying
raining
eating
C) Look at the picture and write sentences using the verbs below.
1 The kids are playing football
2 The girl is waiting for the bus
3 They are walking around
4 She is driving her car
5 The kid is riding a bike
6
7
8
D) Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps using present continuous.
1) Look! The boys ______are putting up________ a tent. (to put up)
2) I ‘m not seeing_______ Andrew tonight. (not/to see)
3) What _____are______ Tim and Joe ________having____ for lunch now? (to
have)
4) Jeff __________is celebrating______ a party next Friday) (to celebrate)
5) I ________’m teaching_______ Polish in a school in Krakow. (to teach)
6) He _________’s working_______ at the supermarket in the holidays. (to work)
7) Listen to Angela! What language _______is____ she __speaking______? (to
speak)
8) Mary _____is staying_______ at her aunt's home. (to stay)
9) Hey! What ____are you doing_______ there? (you/to do)
10) She ____isn’t calling__________ Mel now. (not/to
phone)
Listening activity.
Answer the following questions about the interview.
1) What is someone doing in conversation 1?
a) Using a computer
b) Writing a letter
2) What is someone doing in conversation 2?
a) Eating soup
b) Preparing food
3) What is someone doing in conversation 3?
a) Tuning up a car
b) Working quickly
4) What is someone doing in conversation 4?
a) Playing sports
b) Watching soccer
Complete each sentence or question with the main verb in the present continuous
tense.
1. How ___are____ you _feeling_____?
2. __is ___ he __going____ to the store?
3. My feet ___are killing_______ me.
4. Everyone ___is leaving_ ____________ now.
5. Where _are____ you ___living______?
6. This computer ____isn’t working_ ___________ anymore.
7. Mark ______is fixing_________ his car.
8. The customer _____is filling_ __________ her car with gas.
9. What ____is___ she ___making________ for breakfast?
10. Where ______are_ we __meeting____?
