Exercise 1. Put the correct form of verbs 1. When we (put) ice in the sun, it (melt). 2.

An aeroplane (travel) faster than a ship. 3. Fred sometimes (go) home late. 4. It (not snow) in Hong Kong. 5. John Wong (be) two years older than I. 6. Helen often (help) her mother. 7. Jack and his brother (visit) their uncle and aunt weekly. 8. When Fred (come) tomorrow, please give him money. 9. Tom, please (wait) for me. Ill be ready in a minute. 10. Toby always (pee) in the street 11. Stephen (watch) a rugby match on TV right now 12. German people (like) beer 13. Fran (give) the Stuarts the key of their new house 14. The baby (cry) all day 15. Sammy (wait) for his mother to come 16. Susan (sell) lemonade on Sundays 17. Froggy (live) in the pond. Today she (jump) with her friends because they are very happy. 18. Sally (have) a bath at the moment. 19. The sisters always (do) the housework on Friday. 20. Phil (love) cooking!!! Today he (cook) pasta. 21. It (snow). Carl and Anna (play) outside. 22. The panda bears(dance). 23. Christmas (be) in December. 24. Sam lives in Bombal, a small town in Argentina. He usually (get up) at seven o'clock because he (go) to school in the morning. After school he (meet) his friends. Then they (play) football or (watch). But now they are on holidays. Sam (enjoy) the summer. He (go) to the swimming pool. Look at him!!! He (swim) 25. The bird is (fly) in the sky. 26. Tom always (write) a letter to his friends. 27. The doctor (examine) his patient now. 28. Teacher (talk) in the classroom at the moment. 29. He always (plant) trees in the backyard. 30. Jason (sleep) eight hours a day. 31. We (not go) to work by bus, we always (go) by tube. 32. She (speak) English? No, she doesn't. But she (speak) German very well. 33. Which day of the week (you/go) to English class? 34. What time (the post/come)? 35. Jane (watch) too much television!! 36. Peter (not like) horror films. He (prefer) romantic films. 37. The birds (fly) very high today. 38. Jane (not study) very much this term, she should study more. 39. Hello Mandy!! (you/wait) for the London bus? 40. What (Bob/do)? He (do) the washing-up. 41. I (not surf) the internet, I (study) for my English exam. 42. Oh!! It (rain)! We can't play outside, it always (rain) when we want to go out. 43. I (read) a very good book at the moment. 44. We (do) English exercise now.

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Listen, somebody (knock) at the door. I (visit) in Macau next week. Tom (stay) at the Hilton Hotel at present? Dont talk loudly, children. Your father (sleep). Mrs Lam still (talk) on the phone. Bring an umbrella with you. It (rain) hard outside. It is eight oclock now. Everybody (hurry) to work. Mr Lee and his wife (come) to the factory this afternoon. Mr Smith (receive) guests. He is busy now. Vegetarians (not eat) meat. Where you (go)? I (go) to the supermarket. Why (we/always do) boring exercises? James (wash) the dishes every evening. My sister (not work) at the moment but she usually (work) as a secretary. Why Tom and Fred (study) Chinese? Because they (go) to Perkin in summer. It (rain) right now, but I (not/want) to stay at home Jerry and Mathew (usually/play) in a band , but today they (relax) at home. What (Peter/do)? I (not/know), I think he is a policeman Little Michael (always/hug) his father when he (arrive) home Sue (never/take) her glasses off when she (dance) What (the children/do)? They (plant) a tree Johnny (not/know) the right way to come back to the camp George (eat) doughnuts once a week He usually (play) basketball at weekends. The boy (climb) to tree at the moment. This boy (ride) horse now. Marry always (read) a newspaper. We (have) dinner at the moment. You (see) that blue car over there? Its Bens. I am all right. I (think) about what I have to do tomorrow. Sophie (think) I watch too much television. You (prefer) walking to cycling? I am afraid I (not remember) where we met. I (hate) cold evenings. What this (mean) ? I (not listen) to the radio at the moment. He (know) you are wrong. I always (get up) at 6 a.m. I always (lose) my keys! We (learn) about the present continuous this week. The school bus (pick) me up at 7.00 every morning. She must be a happy person; she always (smile). Good jobs (get) much harder to find these days. I (think) you are very intelligent. This year he (study) logistics, last year he studied marketing. This fire alarm always (go off) at the wrong moment. I (see) John tonight. I have noticed that digital cameras (get) cheaper in the shops.

93. We (want) to solve this argument right now. 94. The weather is beautiful and they (think) of going to the beach. 95. Everyone knows that the earth (go) round the sun. 96. He (chat) on the net every day. 97. Lakes (have) lots of fish in them. 98. Europeans (take) a siesta after their meal. 99. She (enter) beauty contests each year. 100. I (think) Mr. Jones is a teacher. 101. Sally (grow) flowers. 102. I (have) a meeting next Wednesday. 103. Sara (compete) in races. 104. We (drive) to work by car every day. 105. He (attend) a meeting right now. 106. I (study) English at McGill University. 107. She (work) tomorrow. 108. He (read) a book at the moment. 109. We (play) hockey at the moment. 110. The dog (run) in the park now. 111. John (play) golf right now. 112. My sister (swim) in the pool at the moment. 113. I (study) English this semester. 114. I (go) to Toronto this week. 115. She is (talk) to her teacher at the moment. 116. The teenagers (like) each other. 117. John (study) his homework at the moment. 118. I (write) a letter to my cousin at present. 119. I (go) home in a few minutes 120. I (work) at McDonalds at the moment. Exercise 2. Choose the verb from the list and use it in the correct form to complete the sentences in the Present Continuous tense. (There is one extra verb which you do not need!) drive become drink always/clean stay not/stop live take have 1. Granny . a nap, so be quiet! 2. They . in the hotel near the stadium, it is not far. 3. Ian . a shower, could you call back in five minutes? 4. Mike has already left, at this moment he . to work. 5. Today taxi drivers . at the opera house because of the roadworks. 6. Actually, I . a cup of tea now but I will be ready in a moment. 7. Holidays abroad . increasingly popular. 8. Dad . the car whenever I want to borrow it. see/ teach/ work/eat/ drive /do/ go,/ speak,/ write/ kiss/run camp/exercise

1. He.to work everyday. 2. Barry sometimes.Spanish. 3. I like to.letters to my penpals. 4. My father .my mother everyday. 5. I .my grandparents every weekend. 6. Mr. Morris.English. 7. John.to hockey in the winter. 8. Bill.at a bank every day but not on weekends. 9. I like to.Sushi. 10. Mary.her housework everyday. 11. Jane often.in the woods. 12. Sue likes to.at the gym as often as possible. 13. June.in the park with her dog. Exercise 3. Which option is the right one?? 1. a) David always walks the dog in the afternoons b) David is always walking the dog in the afternoons c) David walks always the dog in the afternoons 2. a) Paul never run when he goes to school. b) Paul runs never when he goes to school c) Paul never runs when he goes to school 3. a) Those little children dance in the stage right now b) Those little children are dancing in the stage right now c) Those little children dancing in the stage right now 4. a) Mr. Spencer rarely cook dinner on Mondays b) Mr. Spencer rarely cooks dinner on Mondays c) Mr. Spencer cooks rarely dinner on Mondays 5. a) Monica's father is reads a newspaper at the moment b) Monica's father reads a newspaper at the moment c) Monica's father is reading a newspaper at the moment 6. 7. Listen! Dad is reading / reads a story to Ricky. / grows roses in his garden.

Mr. Michael usually is growing

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They are building Maria is drinking

/ build / drinks / runs

a new house on the hill now. milk every morning. down the hill. / brings his little sister to class. to pop music.

10. Look! Nick is running 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Look! Thomas is bringing

My older sister is often listening We are writing / write

/ often listens

an exercise now. / makes a cake.

Mmmm! Mum is making Our teacher is giving

/ gives

us a test every month.

Exercise 4. Read the story and answer the questions Its December thirty-first, New Years Eve. Don and Tina Caldorone are celebrating the holiday with their children, Sam, Simon and Julie. The Caldorones are a very happy family this New Years Eve. Next year is going to be a very good year for the entire family. Next year, Don and Tina are going to take a long vacation. They are going to visit Dons brother in Italy. They are going to visit the ruins in Pompei and drive along the Amalfi coast. Sam is going to finish high school. He is going to move to Montreal and start college. He is going to study Business Administration. Simon is going to get his drivers license. He is going to save a lot of money and buy a used car. He is also going to get a part-time job to pay for his car. Julie is going to University
next year. She is going to study law because she wants to become a lawyer. Julie is going to share an apartment with her best friend in Montreal. As you can see, The Caldorones are really looking forward to next year. Its going to be a very happy year for all of them. 1. What are Don and Tina celebrating? 2. Where country are they going to next year? 3.Who are they going to visit? 4.What is Sam going to study? 5.What is Simon going to do? 6.What is Simon going to buy? 7. What is Julie going to study? My Name Is Robert My name is Robert. I live in a big city with my friend Joe. I work in a restaurant downtown. I go to work every day at 5:00 a.m., and return home at 3:00 p.m. I wash dishes at the restaurant. In the evenings, I drink coffee with my friends, or go to the movies. Sometimes we go to the disco and dance. I don`t live with my family. They live in a different city. I don`t work on the weekends. On Saturdays and Sundays, I usually visit my family. I have a parrot and two dogs. My parrot speaks French, and his name is Sam. My dogs like to chew on bones and go for long walks. I try to walk them everyday. 1. Does Robert work at a bank? 2. Does Robert drink coffee with his friends 3. Does Robert live in a big city? 4. How many dogs does Robert have?

5. When does Robert usually visit his family?

Exercise 5. What's the question?: Fill in the gaps with the correct questions for the answers.Pay attention on the underlined words. 1) I work every day. 2) I worked yesterday? 3)shethe piano? No, she doesn't. She plays the guitar. 4) theythere? They got there by plane. 5) We are waiting for the bus. 6) She lost her wallet. 7) Yesterday... uhm... I think I studied for 3 hours. 8) We ate a lot of grapes. 9) I play tennis twice a week. 10)she like chocolate? Yes, she does. She like it a lot. 11)he work last saturday? No, he didn't. He got a day off. 12) I'm playing the guitar.