Present Continuous

Exercise 1

Add the ending -ing to these verbs.

work__________ relax__________ watch__________

visit___________ go____________ listen___________

make__________ write_________ cook___________

leave__________ stand_________ swim___________

sunbathe________ put___________ protect__________

play____________ read__________ study___________

sleep___________ manage________ sell____________

Exercise 2

Give the infinitive from the given verbs.

going__________ watching__________ having_____________

cooking_________ leaving___________ staying____________

working_________ talking____________ visiting____________

learning__________ travelling__________ living_____________

doing____________ walking___________ breathing___________

chatting__________ playing___________ sunbathing__________

putting___________ protect___________ mending___________

reading___________ writing___________ listening___________

cutting___________ singing___________ making_____________

looking___________ gathering_________ swimming___________

Exercise 3

Make short forms of the given sentences.

1. I am making a snowman now.

2. You are having a shower now.

3. We are swimming in the sea right now.

4. They are cooking dinner now.

5. He is playing the guitar at the moment.

6. She is sunbathing right now.

7. I am singing in the bar now.

8. You are going to the beach.

9. We are tobogganing now.

10. They are walking in the forest now.

11. He is sleeping now.

12. She is putting on suntan lotion at the moment.

13. It is working now. (the computer)

14. They are painting now.

15. He is getting dressed now.

Exercise 4

Make full forms of the given sentences.

1. I'm relaxing after work now.

2. You're watching TV right now.

3. We're cooking dinner at the moment.

4. They're having dinner now.

5. He's listening to music now.

6. She's sunbathing now.

7. It's working now. (the computer)

8. We're playing football now.

9. They're sleeping now.

10. He's walking in the forest now.

11. She's visiting her relatives right now.

12. It's playing now. (the tape recorder)

13. I'm making a snowman now.

14. They're visiting their relatives right now.

15. He's gathering berries now.

Exercise 5

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb “to be”.

Translate the sentences from English into Russian.

1. My sister_____ playing the guitar now.

2. Her brother_____ watching TV now.

3. Thomas and Wendy______ making a snowman now.

4. Our grandparents______ gathering berries at the moment.

5. Their friend_______ singing a beautiful song now.

6. She_______ visiting her relatives now.

7. He______ listening to music right now.

8. We_____ putting on suntan lotion at the moment.

9. I______ learning new words now.

10. Ann and her friend_______ having lunch at the moment.

Exercise 6

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences in Present Continuous.

1. we listening to are music now.

2. friends my TV are watching.

3. letter I writing letter a.

4. wife his is dressed getting.

5. her Ann is relatives visiting now right.

6. snowballs they playing are now.

7. Are and Charlie a John making snowman.

8. now are David John and tobogganing.

9. right I breakfast now having am.

10. is our gathering grandmother mushrooms now.

Exercise 7

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences in Present Continuous.

1. are walking they forest the in.

2. children going school are the to now.

3. shower Maggie is at moment having a the.

4. they sunbathing right are now.

5. are ice-cream eating we the at moment.

6. son is her music listening to now.

7. getting I dressed am now.

8. putting on they suntan are now lotion.

9. children are her in swimming lake the.

10. playing right the are boys snowballs now.