make the present continuous

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CENTRO DE ESTUDIO 1Centro Acadmico. Prof. Ariel Anbal Urrutia


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Make the present continuous - positive, negative or question 1) (we / go to the cinema later)

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2) (they / work now) .

3) (you / not / walk) .

4) (they / learn new things)? .

5) (when / he / start work)?

A. Fill in the blanks putting the verb inthe correct form.

Please don't make so much noise. I amstudying (study)

Let's go out now. It isn't raining any more(not/raining)

Listen to those people. What language arethey speaking? (they/speak)

1. Please be quiet. I ............................to concentrate (try)

2. Look! It ............................. (snow)

3. Why ............................. at me likethat? (you/look)

4. You ............................. a lot ofnoise. Can you be a bit quieter? (make)

5. Excuse me, I .............................. fora phone box. Is there one near here? (look)


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Make the present continuous - positive, negative or question

1) (she / go home now).

2) (I / read a great book).

3) (she / not / wash her hair).

4) (the cat / chase mice)?.

5) (she / cry)? .

6) (he / not / study Latin).

7) (we / drive to London)?

.8) (they / watch TV)? .

9) (where / she / go now)?.

10) (I / not / leave now).

11) (you / not / run) .12) (why / he / leave)?.

13) (how / I / travel)? .


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14) (it / not / rain) .

15) (when / we / arrive)?.

16) (where / they / stay)?.

17) (it / rain) .

18) (she / come at six).

19) (he / watch a film at themoment) .

20) (we / not / sleep)

COMPLETE IN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1- It / rain / today.2- The train / come.3- They / wait / for the train.4- I / study.5- We / plan / our work.6- We / walk / to school.7- She / wear / earrings.


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Present Progressive - am, are, is - ExerciseExplanation: Present Progressive - Form

Choose the correct forms of to be and form sentences in the Present Progressive.

1) John and Mandy cleaning the kitchen.2) I reading a book at the moment.3) It raining.4) We singing a new song.5) The children watching TV.6) My pets sleeping now.

7) Aunt Helen feeding the ducks.8) Our friends packing their rucksacks.9) He buying a magazine.10) They doing their homework.

Using the Present Continuous tense, fill in the blanks with the correct formsof the verbs shown in brackets.

For example:

He _________ hard. (to work)He is working hard.

We ____________ anxious. (to feel)We are feeling anxious.

1. I _______________ the questions. (to answer)2. You ________________ boots. (to wear)3. We ______________ for work. (to look)4. She ______________ her friend. (to call)5. He _______________ a house. (to build)6. They _______________ supper. (to cook)7. We ______________ a story. (to tell)8. You ______________ for the bus. (to wait)
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9. I _______________ a book. (to read)10. They _______________ berries. (to pick)

Using the Present Continuous tense, fill in the blanks with the correct forms ofthe verbs shown in brackets. For example:They _____________ the lemons. (to squeeze)They are squeezing the lemons.

It ________ on the sidewalk. (to lie)It is lying on the sidewalk.

I ___________ the groceries. (to carry)I am carrying the groceries.

1. She ________________ a letter. (to write)


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2. They _________________ about it. (to worry)

3. He _________________ jam. (to make)

4. It _________________. (to die)5. We _______________ to school. (to hurry)6. She _________________ us to do it. (to dare)7. You ________________ on the blanket. (to lie)8. He _________________ the problem. (to solve)9. I _________________ now. (to leave)10. They _________________ to help us. (to try)Answers

Using the Present Continuous tense, fill in the blanks with the correct forms ofthe verbs shown in brackets. For example:We ___________ to come. (to plan)We are planning to come.

They _________ the lawn. (to mow)They are mowing the lawn.

1. I _______________ the grass. (to cut)2. It _______________ downstream. (to float)3. They _________________ the game. (to win)4. We _________________ the present. (to wrap)5. She _________________ lettuce. (to grow)6. He _________________ for us. (to look)7. I _________________ a sweater. (to knit)8. They _________________ wood. (to saw)

9. She _________________ the windows. (to clean)10. We _________________ the floor. (to scrub)11. I ________________ the toaster. (to fix)12. He _________________ his coffee. (to sip)13. They __________________ the hedge. (to trim)14. You _________________ the ducks. (to feed)15. She _________________ her head. (to nod)


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Questions with can, can't - Exercise

Explanation: Word order in questions

Form questions from the given words or phrases.

Click on the underlined words/phrases.

Example: play / they / computer games / can ______________________

Answer: play / they / computer games / canCan they play computer games ?
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1) play she the trumpet can

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2) can they write e-mails ?

3) can watch TV I

?4) climb the tree the cat can

?5) brother pictures can your draw

?6) talk the parrot can

?7) can you come when

?8) can we do what

?9) lunch where our friends can have

?10) how sister can sing your

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Completa con can o can't.

1. Where I see a good rock concert?

2. Can Lisa speak French? No, she .

3. What you do?
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4. Can Lucy drive?Yes, she .

5. Where I buy a new camera?

6. you read in Portuguese?Yes, I can.

7. Can I invite my friends?Yes, they come.

8. you help me, please?

9. you play the piano?

10. I find my keys. Where are they?


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