A. Present Continuous.
I. Add the “-ing”.
1. work: ______________
2. play: ______________
3. live: ______________
4. hope: ______________
5. make: ______________
6. eat: ______________
7. go: ______________
8. show: ______________
9. drive: _______________
10. shop: _____________
II. Complete the sentences.
1. It (get) ___________ dark. Shall I turn on the light?
2. You (make) _________ a lot of noise. Could you be quieter? I (try) __________ to concentrate.
3. Sue (stay) ____________ at home today.
4. John and Ed (cycle) ___________ now.
5. She (not watch) _____________ TV.
6. I (read) ______________ an interesting book.
7. The cat (play) __________ with the ball.
9. The students (not be) ____________ in class at present.
10. They haven’t got anywhere to live at the moment. They (live) __________ with friends until they find somewhere.
III. Write the questions.
1. Collin/ work/ this week.
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2. what/ you/ do?
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3. Jel/ drink/ tea/ now?
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4. Why/ you/ look/ at/ me/ like that?
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5. she/ study?
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6. what/ she/ do?
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7. I/ ride a bike/ to/ school/ twice a week.
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8. we/ make/ a mistake?
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IV. Read this conversation between Brian and Sarah. Put the verbs into the correct form.
Sarah: Brian! How nice to see you! What (1)___________(you/ do) these days?
Brian: I (2)______________(train) to be a supermarket manager.
Sarah: Really? What’s it like? (3) _____________(you/ enjoy) it?
Brian: It’s all right. What about you?
Sarah: Well, actually I (4) _______________(not/ work) at the moment. I (5) _________(try) to find a job but it’s not easy. But I’m very busy. I (6) _________(decorate) my flat.
Brian: (7) ___________(you/ do) it alone?
Sarah: No, some friends of mine (8) ___________(help) me.
V. Complete the sentences using the present continuous form of the verbs.
1. My mother __________________ (buy) some food at the grocery store.
2. Luke __________________ (not study) Japanese in the library. He’s at home with his friends.
3. __________________ (she, run) down the street?
4. My cat __________________ (eat) now.
5. What __________________ (you, wait) for?
6. Her students __________________ (not try) hard enough in the competition.
7. All of Andy’s friends __________________ (have) fun at the party right now.
8. My neighbours __________________ (travel) around Europe now.
9. The little girl __________________ (drink) milk.
10. Listen! Our teacher __________________ (speak).