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Present continuous: exercise 2 - negative

Worksheet 2 - negative forms

Exercise 1: Make negative answers. Exercise 2: Make these sentences negative.

Example: Example:
Are your friends cooking now? Miriam is crying.
No, they are not cooking now. Miriam is not crying.

Is your best friend eating a chocolate? Simon is looking at you.

............................................................................ ............................................................................

Are you drinking milk right now? I am doing homework just now.

............................................................................ ............................................................................

Is your brother playing the piano? We are jogging in the park.

............................................................................ ....................................................................

Am I writing this test with you? My friend is selling pizzas.

............................................................................ ............................................................................

Are your parents singing a song at the mo- Why are you smiling at us?
ment?
............................................................................
............................................................................
Is the cat eating the food?
Are you wearing your grandma's shoes today?
............................................................................
............................................................................
Why are you reading with us?
Are you and your neighbours riding bikes just
now? ............................................................................

............................................................................ Are you working on your computer?

Are all your uncles and aunts sitting near you? ............................................................................

............................................................................

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Present continuous: exercise 2 - negative

Key with answers - worksheet 2

Exercise 1:

No, my best friend isn't (is not) eating a chocolate.

No, I'm not (am not) drinking milk right now.
No, he isn't (is not) playing the piano.
No, you aren't (are not) writing this test with me.
No, they aren't (are not) singing a song at the moment.
No, I'm not (am not) wearing my grandma's shoes today.
No, we aren't (are not) riding bikes just now.
No, they aren't (are not) sitting near me.

Exercise 2:

Simon isn't (is not) looking at you.

I'm not (am not) doing homework just now.
We aren't (are not) jogging in the park.
My friend isn't (is not) selling pizzas.
Why aren't you smiling at us? Why are you not smiling at us?
Isn't the cat eating the food? Is the cat not eating the food?
Why aren't you reading with us? Why are you not reading with us?
Aren't you working on your computer? Are you not working on your computer?

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Present continuous: exercise 1 - affirmative

Worksheet 1 - positive statements

Exercise 1: Choose the correct form. Please, stop! You ............................. so loudly!
(sing)
I ...... an e-mail now.
a) am writing
It's 9 o'clock and I ................................. a book.
b) am writting
(read)
Susan ...... in the bed at the moment.
Where is Sam? - He .............................. his car.
a) lying
(mend)
b) is lying
Exercise 3: Make sentences in the present
I ..... in London this month.
continuous tense.
a) am staying
b) stay
Example:
(wait/here/I)
Peter ..... this week.
I am waiting here.
a) working
b) is working
(I/in Hastings/learn English/this summer)
My mum and dad ...... now.
............................................................................
a) is cooking
b) are cooking
(in the street/Sarah and Sue/play/at the mo-
ment)
Oh, no! Look!
a) What is he wearing?
............................................................................
b) What does he wearing?
(decorate/she/in York/these days/her flat)
Don't turn off the TV.
a) I am watching it. ...................................................................................
b) I'm not watching it.
(just/look/we)
I can hear Jane.
a) She is coming. ............................................................................
b) She isn't coming.
(a shower/Luke/take/now)
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences.
............................................................................
Example:
Bill .................. today. (work) (the sun/shine/and/sunbathe/we)
Bill is working today.
............................................................................
Look. She ..................................................... us.
(watch)

We ....................................... in Paris this week.

(stay)

My sister is not here. She ..................................

the shopping. (do)

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Present continuous: exercise 1 - affirmative

Key with answers - worksheet 1

Exercise 1:

a I am writing an e-mail now.

b Susan is lying in the bed at the moment.
a I am staying in London this month.
b Peter is working this week.
b My mum and dad are cooking now.
a Oh, no! Look! What is he wearing?
a Don't turn off the TV. I am watching it.
a I can hear Jane. She is coming.

Exercise 2:

Look. She is watching us.

We are staying in Paris this week.
My sister is not here. She is doing the shopping.
Please, stop! You singing so loudly!
It's 9 o'clock and I am reading a book.
Where is Sam? - He is mending his car.

Exercise 3:

I am learning English in Hastings this summer.

Sarah and Sue are playing in the street at the moment.
She is decorating her flat in York these days.
We are just looking.
Luke is taking a shower now.
The sun is shining and we are sunbathing.

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Present continuous: exercise 3 - questions

Worksheet 3 - questions

Exercise 1: Make questions. They are flying to Mumbai.

Example: Why ................................................................ ?

Where are you parking? (fly to Calcutta)
I am parking near here.
My mum and dad aren't doing anything.
What ........................................ at the moment?
I am writing a test. Why ................................................................ ?
(watch a film)
Which ............................................................. ?
I am doing exercise 1. I'm tired, so I'm drinking tea.

......................................................................... ? Why ................................................................ ?

No, nobody is helping me. (drink coffee)

Which ............................................................. ? He is washing his T-shirts by hand.

Well, I am making question 3.
Why .............. his wife ................................... ?
............ your friends ....................................... ? (wash them)
No, they are not making question 3.

And what ................................................. now?

I'm sorry, I don't know what they are doing.

Exercise 2: Make negative questions. Use the

words in brackets.

Example:
Our English teacher is speaking too fast.
(speak slowly)
Why isn't she speaking slowly?

My brother is sleeping.

Why ................................................................ ?
(get up)

I am working at a hotel now.

Why ................................................................ ?
(learn for exams)

Our daughter is waiting over there.

Why ................................................................ ?
(wait with you)

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Present continuous: exercise 3 - questions

Key with answers - worksheet 3

Exercise 1:

What are you writing/doing at the moment?

Which exercise are you doing?
Is anybody helping you?
Which question are you making?
Are your friends making question 3?
And what are they doing now?

Exercise 2:

Why isn't he getting up? Why is he not getting up?

Why aren't you learning for exams? Why are you not learning for exams?
Why isn't she waiting with you? Why is she not waiting with you?
Why aren't they flying to Culcutta? Why are they not flying to Calcutta?
Why aren't they watching a film? Why are they not watching a film?
Why aren't you drinking coffee? Why are you not drinking coffee?
Why isn't his wife washing them? Why is his wife not washing them?

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