1. My sister is working on her project.
2. He is writing a script.
3. They are looking for the key.
4. Your girlfriend is crying.
5. You are chewing a gum.
6. The children are drinking Cola.
7. Robert is still sleeping.
8. Terrance and Fillip are still talking about their show.
9. Ted is listening to our conversation.
10. My uncle is having breakfast.
11. It is snowing heavily.
12. Her cousin is reading a book about vampires.
13. Sam is practising for his concert.
Exercise 7. Put the words in the right order.
- you / are / doing / what /?
- is / he / where / going /?
- who / a book / reading / is /?
- why / are / screaming / they /?
- a car / who / driving / is /?
- who / John / playing / is / with?
- why / is / my nephew / laughing /?
- what / my mother / is / cooking /?
- what / about / talking / is / he /?
- who / talking / is / to / he /?
- why / your / is / brother / dinner / cooking /?
- language / what / they / speaking / are /?
- wearing / is / what / she /?
- how / you / doing / are /?
- why / going / my father / to / the store / is?
Exercise 8. Write questions using the following question words:
what where who why how hard how well
- He is doing his homework.
- She is going to the supermarket.
- They are talking to their parents.
- Bob is playing the drums.
- He is shouting at his girlfriend.
- My niece is playing with her doll.
- Susan is singing.
- Andrew is taking a shower.
- Betty is cooking steak.
- Annie is crying.
- It is raining hard.
- Kurt is visiting his parents.
- She is eating an ice cream.
- Dylan is wearing a business suit.
, CONTINUOUS
BE EXIST
HAVE ( ) BELONG OWN POSSESS
WANT DESIRE NEED
LIKE LOVE ADORE PREFER
HATE DETEST RESENT
THINK GUESS ( ) BELIEVE SUPPOSE RECKON
KNOW REALISE UNDERSTAND
REMEMBER RECALL REMIND FORGET
SEEM TASTE SMELL HEAR SEE
Continuous Simple.
.: I m thinking about you. I think youre right.
I know what youre talking about.
Yum! It tastes delicious!
PRESENT CONTINUOUS vs PRESENT SIMPLE
| PRESENT CONTINUOUS | PRESENT SIMPLE |
| 1. Were havingan English class. | 1. , We haveEnglish classes every Tuesday. |
| 2. Theyre living in Moscow this winter. | 2. They livein Moscow. |
| 3. Shes always talkingabout her husband. | 3. Continuous I hate this weather! |
| : now, right now, today, at present, at the moment, still, Look!, Listen! always () | : usually, every (day), often, seldom, rarely, never, sometimes, as a rule, hardly ever, on Mondays, always ( ) |
Exercise 9. Present Simple or Present Continuous?
1. I usually (to watch) films with my friends or family.
2. We (to watch) a very interesting movie now.
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3. This film director never (to cast) actors.
4. What (to shoot) he now? He (to make) an action film.
5. He usually (to shoot) love stories, but now he (to make) a horror film.
6. My father (to be) a film director and my mother (to be) a scriptwriter.
7. We (to cast) actors for the leading role now.
8. Now he (to try) to persuade the producers to give him more money for his film.
9. I often (to go) to the cinema.
10. I (to go) to the cinema with my friends now.
11. We usually (to have) breakfast at 7 oclock in the morning.
12. Its 7 oclock in the morning. We (to have) breakfast.
13. He (to want) to be an art director.
14. My brother (not read) a book, he (to write) a letter.
Exercise 10. Put in am / is / are / do / dont / does / doesnt.
- How much your new camera?
- How much it cost to book a flight to Vienna?
- Jack a good cyclist, but he often cycle.
- I want to go out now. I not feeling well.
- What you do? I a production manager.
- What you looking at?
Exercise 11. Write questions and true short answers. Use Present Simple or
Present Continuous.
Example: you / work / at the moment? => Are you working at the moment? No, Im not.
- you / watch TV every day?
- you / do your English homework now?
- you / do your English homework every day?
- your friend / usually call you in the morning?
- your friend / call now?
- it / rain much in your country in summer?
