The document provides a practice exercise for forming sentences in the present continuous tense. It lists 20 sentences where one or more words are missing and the task is to fill in the blanks to complete the sentences in the present continuous form. The answers are then provided following the questions.

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Present Continuous All Forms (Exercise 1)
Make the present continuous:
1. (she / go home now)
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2. (I / read a great book)
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3. (she / not / wash her hair)
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4. (the cat / chase mice?)
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5. (she / cry?)
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6. (he / not / study Latin)
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7. (we / drive to London?)
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8. (they / watch TV? )
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9. (where / she / go now? )
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10. (I / not / leave now)
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11. (you / not / run)
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12. (why / he / leave? )
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13. (how / I / travel? )
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14. (it / not / rain)
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15. (when / we / arrive? )
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16. (where / they / stay? )
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17. (it / rain)
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18. (she / come at six)
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19. (he / watch a film at the moment)
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20. (we / not / sleep)
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Answers (you can use the short form ‘she’s’ or the longer form ‘she is’):
1. She’s going home now.
2. I'm reading a great book.
3. She isn't washing her hair.
4. Is the cat chasing mice?
5. Is she crying?
6. He isn't studying Latin.
7. Are we driving to London?
8. Are they watching TV?
9. Where is she going now?
10. I'm not leaving now.
11. You aren’t running.
12. Why is he leaving?
13. How am I travelling?
14. It isn't raining.
15. When are we arriving?
16. Where are they staying?
17. It's raining.
18. She’s coming at six.
19. He’s watching a film at the moment.
20. We aren’t sleeping.