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This document contains an exercise about using the present continuous tense in English. It includes filling in sentences with the present continuous form of verbs, ordering words to make sentences in the present continuous, choosing between the present simple and continuous tenses, and forming questions using "can" and answering them. The exercise provides practice with basic grammar structures involving the present continuous tense and verbs.

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Grammar2 PresentCont

This document contains an exercise about using the present continuous tense in English. It includes filling in sentences with the present continuous form of verbs, ordering words to make sentences in the present continuous, choosing between the present simple and continuous tenses, and forming questions using "can" and answering them. The exercise provides practice with basic grammar structures involving the present continuous tense and verbs.

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Present Continuous, can

A Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1 My sister ...................... (watch) TV right now.

5 Dad ...................... (not wash) his car today.

2 The boys ...................... (not play) tennis today

6 They ...................... (drive) to work right now.

3 I ...................... (write) in my notebook at the

7 Jason ...................... (study) music this year.

moment.

8 The children ...................... (not swim) at the

4 The women ...................... (sit) in the park now.

moment.

B Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

Is Dad making breakfast this morning?


1 making / breakfast / is / this morning / Dad / ? ................................................................................
2 arent / tonight / costumes / the actors / wearing / . ........................................................................
3 to New York / at the moment / flying / I / am / . ..............................................................................
4 listening to / you / music / are / ? ......................................................................................................
5 a picture / isnt / the artist / now / painting / . ..................................................................................
C Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verbs in
brackets. Be careful with stative verbs.

rides
is going
1 Tom usually .............................
(ride) his bike to school, but he .............................
(go) by car today.
2 Jane ............................. (not like) tea, but she ............................. (drink) it today because shes ill.
3 Mark and Jill ............................. (try) to improve their French. They ............................. (study)
together every afternoon.
4 My little sister ............................. (not understand) her homework, so my mum .............................
(help) her now.
5 My friend is on holiday now and I ............................. (want) to talk to her.
6 I ............................. (think) he is telling the truth now.
D Write questions with can and the words below. Then answer the questions.
1

children / read / books /


library
a
b

a ...................................

Can
children read
...................................
books
in the library?
...................................
Yes,
they can.
...................................

we / play / tennis / here

we / buy / shoes / here


...................................
b ...................................

baby / swim / alone

a ...................................

a ...................................

...................................

...................................

b ...................................

b ...................................

ESO 2 Photocopiable

B Burlington Books

Present Continuous, can Answers


A

1
2
3
4

is watching
arent playing
am writing
are sitting

1
2
3
4
5

Is Dad making breakfast this morning?


The actors arent wearing costumes tonight.
I am flying to New York at the moment.
Are you listening to music?
The artist isnt painting a picture now.

1
2
3
4
5
6

rides, is going
doesnt like, is drinking
are trying, study
doesnt understand, is helping
want
think

D 1
2
3
4

a
b
a
b
a
b
a
b

5
6
7
8

isnt washing
are driving
is studying
arent swimming

Can children read books in the library?


Yes, they can.
Can we play tennis here?
No, we cant.
Can we buy shoes here?
No, we cant.
Can the baby swim alone?
No, he/she cant.

ESO 2 Photocopiable

B Burlington Books

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