Present continuous tense

NAME: _____________________

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE 1.- Complete the sentences. Write the present continuous tense of each verb in parentheses in the blank.

The students in my class are bored today. Geraldo ______________ (not follow) the teacher´s directions. Marsha ___________ (look) out of the window. She ___________ (sing). Tony __________ (not sit down). Joann and Mariko ___________ (not listen) to the teacher. Dimitri and Fernando ___________ (make) faces at each other. Only I ___________ (pay) attention. I want to scream, “Please be quiet!”. You ____________ (drive) me crazy!”

(Adopted from Grammar: Strategies and Practice. Beginning)

2.- Complete David´s e-mail to his secretary with the correct form of the present continuous tense: Hi Lesley!

I hope everything _____________(go) well in the office. I __________(write) this email to let you know that we ____________(have) a great time in Florida but we´ve had to change our holiday plans. We ____________(not fly) on Sunday night as planned. We ´ve decided to fly back on Monday and I ____________(not return) to the office until Tuesday.

I _____________(travel) to Cambridge on Wednesday for a meeting but I´ll phone to confirm when I´m back in the country. Could you also please check that a taxi _____________(come) to pick us up from Gatwick Airport at 17.00 hours on Monday?

Thanks for everything.

Best regards, David (Adapted from English for International Tourism. Pre-intermediate. Workbook. Unit 2)

3.- Complete the text with verbs from the box in present continuous tense:

Come Kiss

Look Return

Wear Say

Not wear Stop

Snow Try

Walk Look

Mrs. Alexander ____________ down the steps of the plane now. It is very cold and it ___________ heavily, but she ___________ very happy. She ___________ a dark blue dress with a black coat and boots, but she ____________ a hat. She really is a very beautiful woman. Her husband _____________ down the steps with her.

Now Mrs. Alexander and her husband _____________ at the crowd and smiling. The photographers _____________ to get nearer, but the police ______________ them.

What a day! At last, after twenty years, this wonderful woman ____________ to her own country. Now the President ______________ her hand. What _________ he ___________ to her, do you think?

(Adapted from The Good Grammar Book)

4.- Read this conversation. Complete it with the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets: BEV: JOE: BEV: JOE: BEV: JOE: BEV: JOE: BEV:

Bye, Joe, I ……(1) (leave) now.

Where ……you……(2) (go)?

I……(3) (go) running. Ann …(4) (wait) downstairs.

Great! Why don´t you take the dog out with you?

Why don´t you take him? It´s your turn.

I can´t. I ……(5) (work) on my book.

But you ……(6) (not do) anything right now. You ……(7) (just/sit) there.

That´s not true. I ……(8) (sit) here but I ……(9) (also/think) about my work. Can´t the dog go with you?

No, because afterwards we want to go to the Plaza. The Airheads ……(10) (stay) here this week and Ann wants to get their photographs. You know she´s a big fan of theirs.

1.4.7.10.-

2.5.8.-

3.6.9.-

(Adapted from Grammar Express)

5.- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the present continuous tense: I (not work) ......................................... today.

What (do) .............................. the waiters ................................ ?

The sommelier (recommend) ................................................ the wine.

Mr. Perrault (finish) ........................ still ................................... his main course.

The chef (cook) ............................................. an omelette.

You (not listen) .............................................. to me !

Antonio (read) ........................................... a book.

What (do) ........................... the waiters ............................. ?

6.- Steph is interviewing Paul, the lead singer of the Airheads. Write questions using the words in brackets and the present continuous tense. Give short answers.

STEPH:

Paul, ___________________________________________________?

(1) (introduce / any new songs on this tour)

PAUL:

______________________________. (2) (Yes / we / be). We´re introducing some songs from our new album, In the Air.

STEPH:

Your fans are so excited to see you after such a long time. _______________________________________________________?

(3) (Why / tour / again)

PAUL:

We want to play for live audiences. We enjoy that.

STEPH:

_______________________________________________________?

(4) (What / work on / these days)

PAUL:

Some exciting new material. But we aren´t talking about it yet.

STEPH:

_______________________________________________________?

(5) (Who / sing / now)

PAUL:

Sylvia is singing some of the songs from the album.

STEPH:

_______________________________________________________?

(6) (She / replace / Tina)

PAUL:

____________________________. (7) (No / she / be). Tina has just had a new baby but she´ll be back in a few months.

(Adapted from Grammar Express)

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