1. Put the verbs into the proper Present Continuous
form (affirmative, negative, interrogative) and
combine the sentences with the pictures. Be
attentive! Some verbs are not used in the Present
Continuous tense!
1. He __________ (do) the cleaning at the moment
and he ____________ (sing) a nice song.
2. Jack ___________ (not sleep) right now, because
the nurse __________ (give) him the medicine.
3. ___Linda ________(play) computer games at the
moment? – No, she __________(chat) with her
friends.
4. Mr. Snow _________ (be) at the psychiatrist’s.
He _________ (tell) him about his problems at work.
5. Why ____David ________ (paint) the wall? –
Because he doesn’t like the white color.
6. Who _____ your brother ________ (watch)? – I
don’t know. Maybe he _________ (spy) on his
girlfriend.
7. Why _____ the princess ________ (kiss) that
terrible frog? – Because she _______ (want) it to
turn into a prince!
8. Which bus _____ Bob _______ (wait) for? – He
_____________ (not wait) for the bus, he
___________(wait) for his friend Kate.
9. The baby _________(be) quiet, it _________(cry)
loudly. Jane ___________ (go) to the kitchen to
fetch it some milk.
10. Why _____ Steve ________ (keep) silent? – He
________ (want) to try being less talkative at least
for a couple of minutes.
11. ______ these men __________ (have) a row? –
Yes, Jack’s boss _____________(shout) at him
because he ________ (not be) satisfied with the
results of his work.
12. _______ your father ________ (wash) the car at
the moment? – No, he ________(stand) near it and
__________(talk) to our neighbor.
Are these sentences correct?
1. My friends is watching a film right now. ______
2. Our dog is liking to crunch bones a lot. ______
3. My dad and I am looking for our cat at the
moment. _________
4. What are this people talking about? ________
5. Is your sister knowing a lot of famous people?
______
6. Are you think about our exam ? ______
7. This girl isn’t dance well! ________
8. Their sister are living in Paris with her husband
now.
9. Where is her mom goes? Why is she wears that
dress?
10. I am still remembering that day!
Complete the text about Jimmy putting the verbs in brackets either in Present Simple or
Present Continuous forms.
This is Jimmy. He _______ (be) from Canada but at present he _____________(live)
in Barcelona. He _________(work) in a big company there. He usually ________(have)
lots of work to do and he _______(be) busy from morning till night but at the moment
he __________ (not work). He _________ (surf) the net and _____________ (chat)
with his friends in Canada. He _________(tell) them about his life in Spain and he also
__________(complain) about the weather. He __________(say) that it ________(be) too hot
there. Jimmy __________(like) writing letters and he often ___________(send) e-mails to his
family and friends. He always ________(tell) them the latest news and ______________(look)
forward to getting replies from them.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
