PRESENT CONTINUOUS – ALL TYPES OF SENTENCES
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
I am ( I’m) singing. I am not ( I’m not) singing. Am I singing ?
You are (You’re) dancing. You are not(You aren’t) dancing. Are you dancing?
She is (She’s)playing. She is not(She isn’t)playing. Is she playing?
He is (He’s) coming. He is not (He isn’t) coming. Is he coming?
It is (It’s) running. It is not(It isn’t) running. Is it running?
We are (We’re) sleeping. We are not (We aren’t) Are we sleeping?
You are(You’re) sitting. sleeping. Are you sitting?
They are (They’re) lying. You are not (You aren’t) sitting. Are they lying?
They are not (They aren’t) lying
Ex. 1 . Add + ing to the given verbs
leave - ………………… stand - ………………… live - ………………… swim - …………………
cook - ……….………… fly - …….…………… study - ….…………… read - ……….…………
write - ………….………… try - ……….…………… put - ………….………… lie - ……..………………
Ex. 2. Give the infinitive from the given forms.
helping - ………………… dying - ………………… lying - ………………… arguing - …………………
snowing - ……….………… raining - …….…………… enjoying - ….…………… building - ……….…………
shining - ………….……. crying - ………..……… wearing - ………….… preparing - ……..…………
Ex. 3 . Make short forms from the given sentences.
John is going to school. …………………………………………………………..…………………………………
His dog is biting my leg! ………………………………………………………..…………………………………..
They are laughing loudly. ………………………………………………………..…………………………………
I am not sleeping ………………………………………………………..…………………………………………….
We are not watching TV. ………………………………………………………..………………………………….
Ex. 5. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verb “to be”
My sister ……… writing a letter. His brothers …… playing golf. The mice …… eating cheese.
Tim and Tom …… sleeping. Our friends …… singing. Those women ……..
dancing.
My hamster …….. running. Her dogs …….. barking. The woman ….. looking at
me.
Ex. 6. Make negatives from the given sentences.
Sara and Tom are playing squash together now. ………………………………………………..
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Jim is not going to school on Monday. ………………………………………………………..
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I am reading a book and listening to music. ………………………………………………..
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Ex. 7. Make questions from the given sentences.
My best friends are going to Spain next year. ………………………………………………..……………………
I am thinking about you. ………………………………………………..…………………………………………..
Tom’s sister is studying Japanese at the moment. ………………………………………………..………
Ex. 8. Give short answers to the given questions.
Are you listening to me ? Yes, …………… Is Sara doing homework? No, ……………………
Are your cousins singing? No, ………….. Is, Bob playing rugby? Yes, ……………………….
Are you watching a new film? No, ………. Are your parents cooking dinners? Yes,
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Ex. 9. Look at the pictures and write what the people are doing now.
Bob Matt They
she Kim Laura
Put the words in the correct order to make sentences in Present Continuous.
Sara / playing/ Tom/ ball / are/ ?/ the / ball/ with/
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not / my / living / nice / friends / are/ flat / a / nice/ in/
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having / party / Sunday / I / on / am / a /
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? / Sandy’s / studying / brothers / French / at / are / university /
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Ex. 11. Look at the pictures and give the correct answers.
Example: Is Sara sitting? Yes, she is. Or Is Tim sitting? No, he isn’t. He is running.
Is Oscar eating? Is the rabbit running? Are the bees sleeping?
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Is the monkey playing the
Is the woman cooking diners? Am I playing rugby?
piano?
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Is Nathan doing his Are they cooking? Is the baby smiling?
homework? ……………………………………………. …………………………………………….
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