Lesson 3 ☘ I am doing … (present continuous)

Nov 6, 2016

What are these people doing right now? Choose the correct tense to complete the sentences.
1. She . . .
  is eating
  an apple.
  - is eating
  - eat
2. He . . .
  is waiting
  for a bus.
  - is waiting
  - wait
3. They . . .
  are playing
  football.
  - are playing
  - play
4. He . . .
  is lying
  on the floor.
  - lie
  - is lying
5. They . . .
  are having
  breakfast.
  - are having
  - have
6. She . . .
  is sitting
  on the table.
  - is sitting
  - sit
What are these people doing right now? Choose the correct tense to complete the sentences.
1. Please be quiet. I . . .
  am working
  .
  - am working
  - work
  - working
2. “Where’s John?”
  “He’s in the kitchen. He . . .
  is cooking
  .”
  - cook
  - is cooking
  - cooking
3. “You . . .
  are standing
  on my foot.”
  “Oh, I’m sorry.”
  - standing
  - are standing
  - stand
4. Look! Somebody . . .
  is swimming
  in the river.
  - swim
  - swimming
  - is swimming
5. We’re here on holiday. We . . .
  are staying
  at the Central Hotel.
  - staying
  - are staying
  - is staying
6. “Where’s Ann?”
  “She . . .
  is having
  a shower.”
  - have
  - is having
  - are having
7. They . . .
  are building
  a new theatre in the city centre at the moment.
  - is build
  - are building
  - is building
8. “I . . .
  am going
  now. Goodbye.”
  - am going
  - going
  - is going
What is happening at the moment? Choose the sentences with the correct word order.
1. I / wash / my hair — . . .
  I’m washing my hair.
  - I wash my hair.
  - I’m washing my hair.
  - I washing my hair.
2. It / snow — . . .
  It’s snowing.
  - It’s snowing.
  - It snowing.
  - It snow.
3. I / sit / on a chair — . . .
  I’m sitting on a chair.
  - I sitting on a chair.
  - I’m sitting on a chair.
  - I sit on a chair.
4. I / eat — . . .
  I’m eating.
  - I’m eating.
  - I eat.
  - I eating.
5. It / rain — . . .
  It’s raining.
  - It’s raining.
  - It rain.
  - It raining.
6. I / learn / English — . . .
  I’m learning English.
  - I learn English.
  - I’m learning English.
  - I learning English.
7. I / listen / to music — . . .
  I’m listening to music.
  - I’m listening to music.
  - I’m listen to music.
  - I listening to music.
8. The sun / shine — . . .
  The sun is shining.
  - The sun is shining.
  - The sun is shine.
  - The sun shining.
9. I / wear / shoes — . . .
  I’m wearing shoes.
  - I wearing shoes.
  - I’m wear shoes.
  - I’m wearing shoes.
10. I / read / a newspaper — . . .
  I’m reading a newspaper.
  - I’m reading a newspaper.
  - I’m read a newspaper.
  - I read a newspaper.
What are these people doing right now? Choose the sentences with the correct word order.
1. He / not / have / dinner — . . .
  He isn’t having dinner.
  - He isn’t having dinner.
  - He has not dinner.
  - He not have dinner.
  - He not has dinner.
2. He / watch / television — . . .
  He’s watching television.
  - He watch television.
  - He’s watching television.
  - He’s watch television.
  - He watching television.
3. She / sit / on the floor — . . .
  She’s sitting on the floor.
  - She’s sit on the floor.
  - She sitting on the floor.
  - She’s sitting on the floor.
  - She sit on the floor.
4. She / not / read / a book — . . .
  She isn’t reading the book.
  - She isn’t reading the book.
  - She read the book.
  - She’s read the book.
5. She / play / the piano — . . .
  She’s playing the piano.
  - She play the piano.
  - She’s play the piano.
  - She playing the piano.
  - She’s playing the piano.
6. He / laugh — . . .
  He’s laughing.
  - He’s laughing.
  - He laugh.
  - He’s laugh.
  - He laughing.
7. She / wear / a hat — . . .
  She’s wearing a hat.
  - She wear a hat.
  - She wearing a hat.
  - She’s wear a hat.
  - She’s wearing a hat.
8. He / write / a letter — . . .
  He’s writing a letter.
  - He’s writing a letter.
  - He writing a letter.
  - He write a letter.
  - He’s write a letter.
What is going on? Choose the sentences with the correct word order.
1. I / not / wash / my hair — . . .
  I’m not washing my hair.
  - I not wash my hair.
  - I’m not washing my hair.
  - I not washing my hair.
2. It / not / snow — . . .
  It isn’t snowing.
  - It isn’t snowing.
  - It not snowing.
  - It now snow.
3. He / not / sit / on a chair — . . .
  He’s not sitting on a chair.
  - He not sitting on a chair.
  - He’s not sitting on a chair.
  - He not sit on a chair.
4. I / not / eat — . . .
  I’m not eating.
  - I’m not eating.
  - I not eat.
  - I not eating.
5. It / not / rain — . . .
  It isn’t raining.
  - It isn’t raining.
  - It not rain.
  - It not raining.
6. She / not / learn / English — . . .
  She isn’t learning English.
  - She not learn English.
  - She isn’t learning English.
  - She learning English.
7. I / not / listen / to music — . . .
  I’m not listening to music.
  - I’m not listening to music.
  - I’m not listen to music.
  - I not listening to music.
8. The sun / not / shine — . . .
  The sun isn’t shining.
  - The sun isn’t shining.
  - The sun is not shine.
  - The sun not shining.
9. He / not / wear / shoes — . . .
  He isn’t wearing shoes.
  - He not wearing shoes.
  - He’s not wear shoes.
  - He isn’t wearing shoes.
10. I / not / read / a newspaper — . . .
  I’m not reading a newspaper.
  - I’m not reading a newspaper.
  - I’m not read a newspaper.
  - I not read a newspaper.

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