Question

1. Complete the text with the Present Continuous.
Today _________ (be) a special day in Nina’s school. Today _________ (be) the school anniversary.
The children ________________ (prepare) a special act. Nina and Louise _________________ (play) the piano. Miranda and Ben __________________ (dance). Meredith and April ____________________ (read) a poem. Owen and Derek ______________________ (play) the drums and the guitar.
Scarlet __________________ (sing) a song. Theresa ____________________ (make) hot chocolate for the parents. Fred and George and Gina __________________ (bake) cakes. The teachers _________________ (decorate) the school. They _______________ (go) to make a cake sell to raise money to paint the school.
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Answer the questions
2. What are Nina and Louise doing? ____________________________________________________
3. What are Owen and Derek doing?
____________________________________________________
4. Are the teachers eating chocolate? ____________________________________________________
5. Check your grammar: true or false – present continuous Are these sentences True or False?
a) We use the present continuous for permanent states or situations.
b) We use the present continuous for temporary situations.
c) We often use the present continuous for things happening right now.
d) We can use the present continuous for future arrangements.
e) We can use the present continuous with all verbs.
f) Some verbs – for talking about emotions, thinking, the senses, etc. – cannot be used in the
continuous form. True False
g) Sometimes the spelling of the infinitive form changes when we add -ing. True False
6. Write the words to fill the gaps. Put the verb in the present continuous tense.
a) I’m really busy – I _______________________ (study) for the exam.
b) Right now we _______________________ (ride) camels!
c) They said they _______________________ (have) a great time.
True False True False True False True False True False

d) Daisy _______________________ (download) an album.
e) What _______________________ (you do) at the moment?
f) They _______________________ (wait) for me in the café.
g) _______________________ (Oliver work) hard?
h) The weather’s terrible, so we _______________________ (not go) walking much.

Answer 1

Resposta:

1

Is being

is being

are preparing

are playing

are dancing

are reading

are playing

is singing

is making

are baking

are decorating

are going

2. They are playing the piano.

3. They are playing the drums and the guitar.

4. No, they aren't.

5.

a) false

b) true

c) true

d) false

e) Não entendi o q ele avalia. Mas se é da forma verbal, está errado, mas se fala do uso de qualquer verbo, então está certo.

f) false

g) Não tenho certeza, mas acho que está certo.

6.

am studying

are riding

are having

is downloading

are you doing

are waiting

Is Oliver working

aren't going