Compare these sentences:
Affirmative I play tennis every day. Negative I don’t play tennis every day.
Affirmative I’m playing tennis now. Negative I’m not playing tennis now.
Interrogative Do I play tennis every day? Short answers: Yes, I do. No, I don’t
Interrogative Am I playing tennis now? Short answers: Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
EXERCISE ONE: EXERCISE TWO
Turn the sentences into present simple Turn the sentences into present
continuous
1-She’s watching television.
_________________________________ 1-Mary reads history books.
2-They are painting the room. ________________________________
_________________________________ 2-Tony doesn’t drink coffee.
3-Mary isn’t waiting for me. ________________________________
__________________________________ 3-What do you do?
4-Her brother is reading. ________________________________?
__________________________________ 4-My friends play the piano.
5-Mary and I are dancing. ________________________________
__________________________________ 5-She doesn’t draw pictures.
6-My cat isn’t sleeping on the sofa. ________________________________
__________________________________ 6-Do your dogs eat meat?
7-My aunt is working hard. _________________________________?
__________________________________ 7-Does Mary listen to pop music?
8-Are the dogs barking? _________________________________?
__________________________________ 8-My grandfather surfs the net
9-You and your friend are sitting outside _________________________________
__________________________________ 9-They often eat fruit and vegetables.
10-Lisa is doing her homework. _________________________________
______________________________ 10-I iron clothes. ___________________
EXERCISE THREE Fill the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct form
1 - My sister usually _______ shopping on Fridays but now she ______________ (go/shop)
2 - ‘Why _____________________’? ‘Because ________________ a sad film’. (cry/watch)
3 - I __________ the plants every day but this week ________________it (water/not do)
4 - She _____________English but she _________________now. (teach/not teach)
5 - Why ______________ to the park? Because __________________ today. (not go/work)
6 - Listen! Someone ___________________! What _________________? (shout/happen)
7 - I’m tired because I ________________ a lot this week. I have exams. (study)
8 - I ____________ at 8 but my sister _________________ until 9. (get up/not get up)
9 - I ______ my car on Sundays. Today is Monday so I _________________(wash/not wash)
10 - ________your mother ________? Yes,id=236017#thetop
she _________ reading books. (read/read)