EXERCISE: Present continuous

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Exercise 1: Positive sentences

Example: I (listen) to you.

1. The train to Glasgow (leave) from platform 8.
2. I (begin) to understand the Present Continuous now.
3. Sue (work) tonight.
4. Listen! The telephone (ring).
5. Ms. Johnson (see) a customer at 3 o'clock.

Answers

1. The train to Glasgow ---is leaving (leave) from platform 8.
2. I ---'m beginning (begin) to understand the Present Continuous now.
3. Sue ---is working (work) tonight.
4. Listen! The telephone---'s ringing (ring).
5. Ms. Johnson ---is seeing (see) a customer at 3 o'clock.

Exercise 2: Negative sentences
Example: We the television.

1. My Dad (not have) his lunch now.
2. The kids (not study) tomorrow.
3. It (not rain) today.
4. I (not study) German.
5. We (not go) to Egypt on summer holiday.

Answers

1. My Dad ---isn't having (not have) his lunch now.
2. The kids ---aren't studying (not study) tomorrow.
3. It ---isn't raining (not rain) today.
4. I---'m not studying (not study) German.
5. We ---aren't going (not go) to Egypt on summer holiday.

Exercise 3: Questions sentences

Example: (you listen) to me?

1. (it start) to rain?
2. (Sue study) to become a doctor?
3. (you take) your daughter with you?
4. (the dog play) with the kids?
5. (they come) tonight?

Answers

1. ---Is it starting (it start) to rain?
2. ---Is Sue studying (Sue study) to become a doctor?
3. ---Are you taking (you take) your daughter with you?
4. ---Is the dog playing (the dog play) with the kids?
5. ---Are they coming (they come) tonight?

Exercise 4: Information questions

1. What company (you work) for?
2. What class (they study) in?
3. Who (John shake) hands with?
4. What time (your friends come)?
5. What country (they visit) at the moment?

Answers

1. What company ---are you working (you work) for?
2. What class ---are they studying (they study) in?
3. Who ---is John shaking (John shake) hands with?
4. What time ---are your friends coming (your friends come)?
5. What country ---are they visiting (they visit) at the moment?