1. Present Progressive
The world is much more beautiful
when you see it from a different
perspective...
1. Fill in the gaps with the Simple
Present or the Present Continuous
of the verbs in brackets.
e.g.: Sean tidies up (tidy up)
his room on Saturdays.
Mary is tidying it up
now.
1. Melissa usually ____________
(stay) a little bit longer in bed
at the weekend, but not
today. The weather __________
(be) fine and she ______________ (have) to
help her family. When she _____________ (get
up), she ______________ (realize) everybody
______ already ________ (work). Her dad
______________ (wash) the van and her
oldest brother, Ben, _______________ (help)
him. Her youngest sister, Sue, ____________
(water) the flowers and her mom
_______________ (clean) the garage. Her two
dogs, Dali and Cacau, ______________ (play)
with a big bone. Melissa _______________
(feel) pretty bad. She was asleep while
everybody else was working. So, she
_____________ (go) into the kitchen
and ___________ (have) a toast and
a glass of milk and off she ________
(go) into the garage to help her mom.
“Hi mom! Oh, you _______ almost _______
(finish). Great job! It ____________ (look) like
new!” “Hi honey. Thanks. I ________________
(be) so glad the sun _________________
(shine). Everything ________ (be) almost dry.
2. Rewrite these sentences
in the negative form.
e.g.: I like cherries.
I don’t like cherries.
I’m doing my homework
I’m not doing my homework.
1. Melissa is washing the dishes. She likes
doing the dishes. _______________________________
_______________________________________________
2. Her dad and Ben are painting the garage.
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
3. Melissa gets up early at the weekend.
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
4. Ben and Melissa go to the movies on school
days. _________________________________________
_______________________________________________
5. She walks the dogs twice a day. _____________
_______________________________________________
6. She’s playing with the dogs now. ___________
______________________________________________
7. Melissa’s parents go shopping at the
weekend. _____________________________________
_______________________________________________
8. The dogs are running around the house. _____
______________________________________________
9. Melissa’s mom likes going out till late.
_______________________________________________
________________________________________________
10. Ben and his dad want to have another dog.
________________________________________________
______________________________________________
I care about you.
I hope you care
about me too.
I am so lucky! My
mom helps me tidy
up my room.
2. 4. Write sentences in the
Simple Present or Present
Continuous from these prompts .
e.g.: She/ not like/ all types/ vegetables
She doesn’t like all types of
vegetables.
1. Ben/usually/ do homework/ after
school/ but/ today/ go out with friends. ________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
2. Melissa/ usually/ have a bowl of cereal for
breakfast/ but/ today/ have/ pancakes.__________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
3. Dali/ like play/ with Cacau/ but/ today/ play
with neighbour’s dog __________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
4. Ben/ not like/ cleaning the garage/ that’s why
he/ now/ help/ father with the van. ___________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
5. Ben and Melissa/ not go out often / but / they
go out/ tonight ________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
6. My parents/ not allow me/ arrive late _______
______________________________________________
7. Who/ be/ girl/ over there? I/ think/ be /
Emma _________________________________________
________________________________________________
8. What kind of/ uniform/ you/ wear? / It/ look/
so old-fashioned _____________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
9. She/ love/ going to parties/ but/ tonight/ she/
stay/ home/___________________________________
_________________________________________________
3. Now ask questions for these
answers.
e.g.: Yes, I do. I love him very much.
Do you love him?
Yes, I am. I’m enjoying it very much.
Are you enjoying it?
1. No, I don’t. I don’t drink soda.
_____________________________________________
2. No, I’m not drinking soda.
_____________________________________________
3. I’m drinking tea.
_____________________________________________
4. I usually have a toast and some tea for
breakfast.
_____________________________________________
5. She’s staying at her grandmother’s.
____________________________________________
6. No, we don’t. We go to the same school.
_____________________________________________
7. They’re talking to Mary.
_____________________________________________
8. He goes to school by tube.
_____________________________________________
9. We’re playing cards.
_____________________________________________
10. I usually do my homework after school.
_____________________________________________
11. She is not going home for lunch
because she has classes in the afternoon.
____________________________________________
12. She never goes home for lunch because
she has classes in the afternoon.
I love
holidays
!
Hope you’ve
enjoyed being
with me! See you
sn! ;)
