Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of PRESENT CONTINUOUS!

Then change each of

(+) am, is, are + v.ing
them into negative and question forms.
(-) am, is, are + not + v.ing
are playing
1. They (play) ____________________ football at the moment.
They are not playing football at the moment.
(-) __________________________________________________________________
Are they playing football at the moment?
(?) __________________________________________________________________
( ) Yes, ____________________.
they are (⨯) No, ____________________.
they aren’t

2. I (jog) ____________________
am jogging now.
(-) __________________________________________________________________
I’m not jogging now.
Am I jogging now?
(?) __________________________________________________________________
( I am
) Yes, ____________________. I’m not.
(⨯) No, ____________________.
3. is riding
Look! Martin (ride) ____________________ a bike.
Look! Martin is not riding a bike.
(-) __________________________________________________________________
Look! Is Martin riding a bike?
(?) __________________________________________________________________
( he is
) Yes, ____________________. he isn’t.
(⨯) No, ____________________.

4. are sleeping
Listen! The babies (sleep) ____________________.
Listen! The babies are not sleeping.
(-) __________________________________________________________________
Listen! Are the babies sleeping?
(?) __________________________________________________________________
( they are
) Yes, ____________________. they are not.
(⨯) No, ____________________.

5. We (make) ____________________
are making a snowman at present.
We are not making a snowman at present.
(-) __________________________________________________________________
Are we making a snowman at present?
(?) __________________________________________________________________
( we are
) Yes, ____________________. we aren’t.
(⨯) No, ____________________

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of PRESENT CONTINUOUS!

1. is talking
My son (talk) ____________________ on the phone right now.
2. Are you running
(you / run) ____________________ now?
3. is doing
Jason (do) ____________________ his homework at the moment.
4. is working
Tom (work) ____________________ on a project nowadays.
5. are sitting
My kids (sit) ____________________ in the garden now.
6. are waiting
Some people (wait) ____________________ to talk to you.
7. is not cooking
My wife (not / cook) ____________________ today.
8. Is Lucas studying
(Lucas / study) ____________________ for his exam right now?
9. is Ryan lying
Mom, (Ryan / lie) ____________________ down at present?
are painting
10. Lea and I (paint) ____________________ the fences today.
is helping
11. Andrea (help) ____________________ me at present.
are not listening
12. My children (not / listen) ____________________ to the radio now.
is not drinking
13. Selena (not / drink) ____________________ tea now.
am vacuuming
14. I (vacuum) ____________________ the carpet right now.
is watching
15. My father (watch) ____________________ TV now.
is she eating
16. What (she / eat) ____________________ right now?
Is your dog hiding
17. (your dog / hide) ____________________ from the cat?
are you cutting
18. What (you / cut) ____________________ now?
is driving
19. Thomas (drive) ____________________ me home now.
am washing
20. I (wash) ____________________ my face at the moment.
 CIRCLE the correct answers.
1. My daughter (were / was) in 29. Alex (were / was) in the of ce.
kindergarten two years ago. 30. Puspa and Ani (were / was) here.
2. Lucas (were / was) my friend last year. 31. Trisha (were / was) pretty today.
3. My school (were / was) not far. 32. The teachers (were / was) not here.
4. That girl (were / was) so scared. 33. My father (were / was) in a café.
5. My grandmother (were / was) a nurse. 34. They (were / was) good writers.
6. (were / was) you there yesterday? 35. My mother (were / was) a teacher.
7. My books (were / was) under my bed.
8. The weather (were / was) rainy. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of
9. Jordan (were / was) a basketball SIMPLE PAST!
player. arrived
1. You (arrive) ____________________ in
10. My uncle (were / was) a writer. England last week. (+) verb1 + d/ed/ied
11. There (were / was) a cat just now. 2. My mum( study) (-) did + not + verb1
12. (were / was) Adam and Jane absent? studied
____________________ Russian at
13. My mom and dad (were / was) on university.
vacation last week. phoned
3. I (phone) ____________________ you
14. Picasso and Van Gogh (were / yesterday, but you weren't at home.
was) great artists. 4. Last night, Marga and Alice (plan)
15. It (were / was) my mistake, I’m sorry. ____________________
planned their holiday.
16. Today I (were / was) late for school. 5. Tom (not / invite)
17. He (were / was) very busy today. did not invite
____________________ us to his
18. Children (were / was) hungry. birthday party.
19. The food (were / was) very tasty. 6. The children (carry)
20. The tea (were / was) hot. ____________________
carried the books to
21. They (were / was) in Delhi. the classroom.
22. Sam and Andy (were / was) friends. finished
7. We ( nish) ____________________ the
23. The sums (were / was) easy to solve. exam at half past three.
24. They (were / was) standing near you. 8. I (chat) ____________________
chatted to Jane
25. It (were / was) a good today. about lms and fashion.
26. We (were / was) all tired. continued
9. He (continue) ____________________
27. Tarun (were / was) very smart. to work heard until he (pass away)
28. The shops (were / was) closed today. passed away
____________________ last year.
fi
fi
fi
10. She (try) ____________________ to reach us.
11. They (not / ask) ____________________ me to go and see them.
12. (You / study) ____________________ last night?
13. She (look) ____________________ into my face and (smile) ____________________.
14. We (cry) ____________________ loudly last night.
15. He (return) ____________________ to his country and (die) ____________________
there.
16. Sue (enter) ____________________ the room and (close) ____________________ the
door behind her.
17. Her father (warn) ____________________ her, but she (not / listen)
____________________ to his warnings.
18. I (follow) ____________________ them carefully, but they (notice)
____________________ me and (turn) ____________________ right to the Main Street.
19. Mitsuki (not / answer) ____________________ the question correctly, so her teacher
(explain) ____________________ it to her again.
20. Why (you / call) ____________________ me this morning? I (not / stay)
____________________ home because I (visit) ____________________ my grandfather.

Combine the following sentences with ‘and’ / ‘but’ / ‘or’.

1. My family has never been to China. We have visited Japan twice.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
2. They arrived early at the show. They had great seats.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
3. Ellen is short. She is a great basketball player.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
4. Do you want a story about monster? Do you want a story about princess?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
5. I folded my clothes. I placed them in my dresser.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
6. I really like chocolate cake. I am too full for dessert.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
7. We could start the movie now. We could wait for Julia to arrive.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
8. Mom made lunch. Dad cleaned the dishes.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
9. I am allergic to cats. I love to pet them.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
10. The students were sitting on the carpet. They were listening to the teacher.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
11. We can go to a pizza restaurant for dinner. We can try the new Mexican food court.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
12. Martha likes chocolate. She doesn’t like candies.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
13. Jamie washed the dishes. Claire dried them.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
14. Mr. Palmer gave Gina a sticker. He gave Patrick an eraser.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
15. The cake is dry. The caramel sauce is good.
_______________________________________________________________________________________

Complete with at, in, on.

1.________ night
2.________ the evening
3.________ 1996
4.________ Christmas Day
5.________ Tuesday
6.________ the 15th century
7.________ 17.30
8.________ 8th June
9. ________ the end of my
course
10.________ May
11.________ weekends
12.________ the morning
13.________ summer
14.________ Tuesday
afternoon
15.________ half past two
Look at the table and complete the sentences with “can” or “can’t”.
1.Peter __________ cook.
2.Tina __________ ride a
bike.
3.Ahmet __________ dive.
4.Peter and Tina
__________ dive.
5.Peter and Ahmet
__________ jump.
6.Tina __________ jump
but she __________ ride a
bike.
7. Ahmet __________ dive but he __________ cook.
8. Peter and Tina __________ ride a bike.
9. Tina __________ jump but Peter __________.
10. Tina __________ cook but Ahmet __________.