PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

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A.Supply the present continuous tense form of the verbs in parenthesis :

1.They ......................... (wait) for us in front of the school now.
2.Be quiet! The teacher ............................. (watch) you.
3.Look! The children .................................(dance).
4.Mehmet ............................ (have) lunch in the cafeteria now.
5.Please be quiet! The patients ............................ (sleep).
6.At present the teachers ..................................... (have) a meeting .
7.Pınar ............................... (wear) her new dress today.
8.We ................................... (prepare) for the exam at the moment.
9.My son ............................ (make) good progress at English at present.
10.Look at that cat there! It ......................... (clean) its feet.

B.Correct the mistakes :

1.She going to the cinema at seven p.m
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2.They are come to visit their friends now.
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3.We are try to doing our homework.
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4.The cat drinking milk at the moment.
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5.What you doing there?
................................. ...................................................

C.Read the paragraph and answer the questions:

Brian is a doctor. He looks after sick people. He usually gets up at 6.00 o’clock. Today he is late, it is 6.30 and he is still in bed. He usually goes to work by train but today he is driving to work. He arrives at work at 6.30 every morning but it is 7.
30 now and he is still driving.
It’s 12.00 o’clock now. He always has his lunch at 12.00 but today he isn’t having lunch at 12.00, he is looking after his sick patients. It is half past seven now, Brian is watching TV. He usually watches TV at half past seven because his favorite programme starts at half past seven. Brian has his dinner at 8.30 everyday and he is having dinner now.
It is 24.00 now Brian is going to bed. He always goes to bed at 24.00.

1. What does Brian do? 6. When does he always have his lunch?

2. What time does he usually get up? 7. What is he doing at 12.00 today?

3. How does he usually go to work? 8. Why does he usually watch TV at 7.30?

4. Why is he driving to work today? 9. What time does he go to bed?

5. What time does he arrive at work everyday? 10. What time is he going to bed now?

D.Put the verb in the correct form, present continuous or present simple.

1. Let's go out. It _______ (not/rain) now.
2. Julia is very good at languages. She . (speak) four languages very well.
3. Hurry up! Everybody _______ (wait) for you.
4. ' ________________ (you/listen) to the radio?' 'No, you can turn it off.'
5. ' _____________ (you/listen) to the radio every day?' 'No, just occasionally.'
6. The River Nile ______________ (flow) into the Mediterranean.
7. Look at the river. It ______________ (flow) very fast today - much faster than usual.
8. We usually ________________ (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year
we _____________________________ (not/grow) any.
9. 'How is your English?' 'Not bad. It _______________ (improve) slowly.'
10. Ron is in London at the moment. He ______________ (stay) at the Park Hotel. He ____________________________ (always/stay) there when he's in London.
11. Can we stop walking soon? I _________________ (start) to feel tired.
12. 'Can you drive?' 'I ___________ (learn). My father ______________________ (teach) me.'
13. Normally I ______________ (finish) work at 5.00, but this week I ________________ (work) until 6.00 to earn a bit more money.
14. 'What ____ (your father/do)?' 'He's an architect but he ___________________________ (not/work) at the moment.'
15. Usually I _______________ (enjoy) parties but I ______________________ (not/enjoy) this one very much.
16. The train is never late. It _____ . (always/leave) on time.
E.Ask questions for the underlined words:
1. George often has a bath.
2. Mike eats corn-flakes for breakfast every morning.
3. The teacher is writing some examples on the board.
4. Tom is watching a film now.
5. My parents never smoke cigarettes.
6. Peter and Rob go to school by service bus.
7. Sam is doing his homework in his room.
8. I read two books every month.
9. I can’t understand Hans because I don’t know German.
10. No, Sally isn’t writing a letter now.

F.Read the paragraph and answer the questions:

Brian is a doctor. He looks after sick people. He usually gets up at 6.00 o’clock. Today he is late, it is 6.30 and he is still in bed. He usually goes to work by train but today he is driving to work. He arrives at work at 6.30 every morning but it is 7.30 now and he is still driving.
It’s 12.00 o’clock now. He always has his lunch at 12.00 but today he isn’t having lunch at 12.00, he is looking after his sick patients. It is half past seven now, Brian is watching TV. He usually watches TV at half past seven because his favorite programme starts at half past seven. Brian has his dinner at 8.30 everyday and he is having dinner now.
It is 24.00 now Brian is going to bed. He always goes to bed at 24.00.
1. What does Brian do?
2. What time does he usually get up?
3. How does he usually go to work?
4. Why is he driving to work today?
5. What time does he arrive at work everyday?
6. When does he always have his lunch?
7. What is he doing at 12.00 today?
8. Why does he usually watch TV at 7.30?
9. What time does he go to bed?
10. What time is he going to bed now?

G. Ask and answer the questions. Use the information given.
e.g: Sally/kitchen/cook dinner Where is Sally? She is in the kitchen. What is she doing? She is cooking dinner.

1. Jack/bathroom/have a shower.
2. The Smiths/office/have an interview.
3. The children/park/play football.
4. Jane/dining room/lay the table.
5. Harry/beach/lie in the sun.
H. Complete the sentences with SIMPLE PRESENT or PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

1. Susan usually ………………. (go) to school by bus, but now she …………………….. (go) to school by train.
2.Mary often ……………….. (read) in bed, but today she is very tired and she ………………………. (not / read).
3.The boys usually ………………… (ride) their bikes to school. They ……………. ………………… (like / ride) their bikes. They ……………… (be) very naughty boys. They always …………………… (go) to school late. Today their teacher …………………. (be) very angry, because they ………………… (be) late again.
4.Mary ……………………….. (like / eat) sweets. Every morning she ……………. (have) coffee with a lot of sweets and chocolate. For lunch she and her friends often ……………….. (eat) sweets or ice-cream. She ……………………… (not / like / eat) fruit or vegetables. She ……………………… (eat / never) eggs or cheese. Today she ………………….. (be) sick. She …………………… (sleep) in her room now.
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