| Pronouns | Affirmative | Negative | Question |
| I | I am cleaning a car. | I am not cleaning a car. | Am I cleaning a car? |
| you/we/they | You are cleaning a car. | You are not cleaning a car. | Are you cleaning a car? |
| he/she/it | He is cleaning a car. | He is not cleaning a car. | Is he cleaning a car? |
Write down the missing sentences.
| Pronouns | Affirmative | Negative | Question |
| I | I am working. | ||
| you | You are not reading. | ||
| he | He is playing. | ||
| she | Is she sitting? | ||
| it | It is raining. | ||
| we | We are not singing. | ||
| you | You are dreaming. | ||
| they | They are not sleeping. | ||
| final ie becomes y | Is she lying? |
Affirmative Sentences
Arrange the words to make sentences in the present continuous.
e.g.: It / to rain today. It is raining today.
1. He / to play football.
2. You / to make a sandcastle.
3. She / to decorate the Christmas tree.
4. I / to go on a picnic.
5. They / to listen to music.
6. We / to ride the bicycles.
7. It / to snow now.
8. They / to pick flowers.
9. We / to go to the beach.
10. You / to translate an article.
Negative Sentences
Transform the sentences below into negative sentences.
e.g.: She is wearing a hat. She is not wearing a hat.
1. He is painting a picture.
2. She is washing the car.
3. We are reading a book.
4. They are dancing.
5. He is playing the guitar.
6. I am playing tennis.
7. We are looking for a flat.
8. They are studying now.
9. He is working in the garden now.
10. I am writing a letter now.
Questions
Write questions with the words below.
e.g.: She / sleep now. Is she sleeping now?
1. They / to watch TV?
2. He / to drive?
3. You / to listen to music?
4. They / play the violin?
5. We / to make a snowman now?
6. I / to dream?
7. It / to rain?
8. John / to watch the news?
9. She / to clean the windows?
10. We / to wash dishes?
Interrogatives with wh questions
Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.
e.g.:We are going to the cinema. Where are we going?
1. My father is reading a newspaper.
2. Tom is working in the garden.
3. She is wearing a green dress.
4. Sheila is doing her homework.
5. You are playing the violin.
6. Bill is listening to music.
7. The children are playing now.
8. Jim is having shower at the moment.
9. They are meeting at 3.00.
10. I am looking for my key.
Use of English
The Past Continuous.
Form of the verb in the Past Continuous.
| Pronouns | Affirmative | Negative | Question |
| I/he/she/it | I was cleaning. | I was not cleaning. | Was I cleaning? |
| you/we/they | You were cleaning. | You were not cleaning. | Were you cleaning? |
Write down the missing sentences.
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| Pronouns | Affirmative | Negative | Question |
| I | I was working. | ||
| you | You were not working. | ||
| he | He was working. | ||
| she | Was she working? | ||
| it | It was working. | ||
| we | We were not working. | ||
| you | You were working. | ||
| they | They were not working. |
Spelling exercises
Write down the -ing form of the following words. Mind the exceptions in spelling. (Annex 2)
e.g.: travelwas/were travelling
1. live
2. run
3. work
4. swim
5. give
6. lie
7. sit
8. open
9. close
10. miss
