The document provides exercises and examples for forming sentences in the present continuous tense in English. It covers how to form affirmative, negative, and question sentences using the verbs be, do and can as helping verbs along with the -ing form of other verbs. Examples are given for common present continuous tense sentences and there are exercises for students to practice forming sentences and answering questions in the present continuous tense.

1. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

2. EXERCISES 1.He……………..football very much.(play) 2.Susan …………to school very early.(go) 3.My father ……the news on tv every night.(watch) 4.I ……….to bed at 10 o`clock every night.(go) 5.I ………my homework in the evenings.(do ) 6.My deskmate ……….classical music(like) 7.I ………..lunch at 12 o`clock.(have) 8.My sister ……….breakfast 8:15.(have)

3. They are watching tv. She is reading a book . They are playing basketball.

4. He is making a cake. It is sleeping. We are learning English.

5. They are playing chess. He is driving a car. He is listening to music.

6. PRESENT CONTINUOS TENSE . SUBJECT +AM-IS-ARE +VERB(ING)+NOW What are you playing? What are you doing? What is Ayse doing? EXAMPLES: -I am listening to the radio now. -He is listening to the radio now. -They are listening to the radio now.

7. NEGATIVE SENTENCES(-) S+AM NOT +V(ING) +NOW IS NOT ARE NOT NOTE : am not=am not is not=isn`t are not=aren`t - I`m not speaking English now. -He is not driving a car. -They are not palying chess

8. Question (?) AM +I +VERB(ING)+now? IS +SHE +VERB(ING) +NOW? HE IT EXAMPLES: Am I writing now? (+)Yes , you are / (-)No , you aren`t Is he writing now? (+) Yes , he is /(-) No , he isn`t Are you writing now? (+) Yes , I am / (-) No , I am not

9. Exercises 1.It …….outside now.(rain) 2.I ……...my homework now.(do) 3.Our grandmother ……..my brothers a story now.(tell) 4.Ali ……….his penfriend a letter now.(write) 5.Tom ……….his father in the garden now.(help) 6.She ……….now.(swim) 7.The babies ……..now.(sleep) 8.We ………songs in the class now.(sing)

10. MAKE THE SENTENCES NEGATIVE . 1.He`s eating a sandwich now. 2.They are going to school now. 3.My deskmate is singing a song now. 4.I`m doing my homework now. 5.They are standing in front of the door now.

11. MAKE THE SENTENCES QUESTION 1.My deskmate is playing the guitar now. 2. He`s watching TV now. 3.My friends are playing football now. 4.Ahmet is listening to music now.

12. MAKE THE SENTENCES POSITIVE 1.He isn`t playing the piona 2.They aren`t playing basketball. 3.She isn`t singing a song. 4.He isn`t cleaning the board. 5.They aren`t crossing the street. www.yolyordam.com

13. MAKE SENTENCES 1.My brother`s friend /listen to/ music/now. 2.A young man/ cross/street/now/?/ 3.I/play/guitar/now/ 4.Jack/ride/a/bike/now/?/ 5.The girls/dance/now/?/

14. Fill in the blanks am /is / are/do/does or can 1.I ………..watching tv now. 2.What ……….she do in her free time? 3.What …….he doing now? 4………….. A bird fly? 5.What ……….you do on Sundays? 6.Where ……..you going? 7.What time ……..the first lesson start? 8.Whose father …….watering the flowers now? www.yolyordam.com

15. ASK QUESTIONS 1……………………………………………………? I`m playing the piona now. 2……………………………………………………? He`s tidying his room now. 3…………………………………………………..? My father is helping my brother now. 4…………………………………………………..? They are playing football in the school garden now.

16. SUBSTITUDE 1.Jim is watering the flowers now. a.(I)…………………………………………………. b.(they)………………………………………….. c.(-)………………………………………………. d.(?)…………………………………………….. 2.Are the children playing chess? a.(+)…………………………………………………. b.(she)……………………………………… c.(-)…………………………………………………………. d.(they)………………………………………………………

17. TRANSLATION 1.Biz sinemaya gidiyoruz. 2.Terry bahcede arabasini yikiyor. 3.Annen tv izliyor mu? 4.Hale ve Jale camasir yikamiyor. 5.Kapiyi aciyor musun?

18. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS 1.What is he doing now?(read a magazine) 2.What are you doing now?(listen to music) 3.Are you singing a song now?(+) 4.Are they playing football in the street?(+) 5.What are your sisters doing in the kitchen now?(make a cake)