Present continuous

Is it still working? Yes, it is.

Is it raining? No, it isn't.

I am (I'm) writing now. You are (You're) watching TV.

He is reading a book. She is (She's) bouncing/jumping. The computer is working. (El ordenador está funcionando).

We are eating our sandwiches. You are writing the sentences. They are bouncing on the chairs.

1. Make sentences with the following verbs in the PRESENT CONTINUOUS :

1. READ _______________________________________

2. WRITE ______________________________________

3. SIT ________________________________________

4. WATCH _____________________________________

5. PLAY _______________________________________

2. Write sentences with the words below in the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS

(Circle the key words).

1. Betty and Paul / not eat / lunch / at school / on Fridays / . _____________

2. you / walk / the dog / every day / ? _______________________________

3. the students / not do / a test / at the moment / . ____________________

4. Dave / write / an e-mail / now / . _____________________________

5. cakes / like / my grandmother’s / I / birthday ______________________

3. Complete the text with the verbs in brackets in the PRESENT CONTINUOUS or the PRESENT SIMPLE.

Mike (visit) _________________ his cousin Ahmed today. They (spend) ________________ the day in London. They (want) _____________ to go to Covent Garden because their favourite band (play) _________________ in a festival these days. The band is called Latinfunk and their music is a mixture of Latin and jazz. Both Ahmed and Mike (like) ______________ Latin and jazz music. Later they (meet) ______________ some friends in a restaurant.

Exercise to do and see the difference between the Present Simple and the Present Continuous

How often & frequency adverbs

Exercise on the FREQUENCY ADVERBS & questions with HOW OFTEN? Write questions for these answers using HOW OFTEN and then write the answers using the FREQUENCY ADVERB in brackets.

1. Mary walks to school. (often)

2. I am very happy on Friday evenings. (usually)

3. They phone their son after lunch. (always)

4. You meet your friends to play football. (often)

5. We visit Paris in the summer. (usually)

And now write the previous five sentences in the negative.