Forming the Present Continuous Tense To form the verb in the Present Continuous Tense you need the correct form of ‘to be’ (am, is, are) and the –ing (Gerund) form of the verb Forming questions (Who) (What) (Where) (Why) Am I Are you we they Is he she it reading a book? watching TV? going to the cinema now? playing basketball? starting his plan? standing next to me? raining now? Short answer: Are they watching TV? Yes, they are / No, they aren't Task - Fill in the gaps with the interrogative form of the verbs in the brackets e.g.: … you … (dance) are / dancing 1) _ Sam _ my soup? (eat) 2) _ you _ the fish? (feed) 3) _ Mum _ us ice-cream? (bring) 4) _ they _ the table? (set) 5) _ it _ now? (rain) 6) _ the boy _ his car? (push) 7) _ Mrs Green English? (teach) 8) _ the Bakers _ by car? (travel) 9) _ we _ seashells on the beach? (collect) 10) _ you _ your grandpa? (help) 11) _ Joan _ flowers? (cut) 12) _ I _ the beds? (make) 13) _ Bob _ potatoes? (peel) 14) _ you a book? (read) 15) _ the family _ dinner at home? (have) Task - Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb (Present Continuous), then rewrite the sentences into interrogative ones Look at the example e.g.: Paul … a hamburger (eat) is eating, Is Paul eating a hamburger? 1) They _ a big house (build) 2) Mrs Taylor _ the beds (make) 3) We _ to the lake (travel) 4) Jill _ some money (change) 5) They _ in the garden (hide) 6) You _ in the park (walk) 7) Bill on the blackboard (write) 8) I my clothes (put on) 9) The Lees _ their holiday (plan) 10) You _ on a bus (sit) 11) Marty _ for the dinner (pay) 12) I _ now (cry) 13) Mr Brown _ the car (wash) 14) The wind (blow) 15) The children _ the rope (skip) Task - You can see eight different pictures Write interrogative sentences in Present Continuous using these pictures You can name the people in the pictures You can write more sentences to the pictures Write the sentences into your exercise-book Use the following verbs to cry to smile to think of to run to stand on books to skate to hold some cheese to sit on a tree to shine to wear a colourful scarf Task - Rewrite the sentences into interrogative then give short answer Look at the example e.g.: Mary is eating Y Is Mary eating? Yes, she is You are sleeping N Are you sleeping? No, you aren't 1) Phil is taking the dog for a walk N 2) The children are collecting leaves N 3) The teacher is showing us a nice picture Y 4) Dad is telling a bedtime story N 5) Mrs Hill is washing up the the plates Y 6) Maggie is getting up now Y 7) My uncle is frying some sausages N 8) I am making some posters Y 9) Pat is hanging from the tree N 10) Sarah is looking at the birds Y 11) The students are revising for the test Y 12) They are riding a horse N 13) You are asking the doctor Y 14) I am catching the bus to school N 15) The guests are coming to visit us Y WARNING! USEFUL INFORMATION If you ask about the subject of the sentence, you have to use 3rd personal singular form of the verb The word order is the same as in an affirmative sentence e.g.: Who is asking me? What is coming there? Task - Ask questions about the underlined parts of the sentences (elementary) Look at the example e.g Mary is eating a sandwich What is she eating? 1) Jim is eating hot dogs _ _ 2) Anne is reading a book because she has lots of free time _ _ 3) The children are sleeping now _ _ 4) They are cooking lunch _ _ 5) My teacher is asking questions _ _ 6) Petra is holding a book in her hand _ _ 7) You are drinking some milk _ _ 8) Dad is shaving in the bathroom _ _ 9) The leaves are falling from the tree _ _ 10) We are swimming in the sea _ _ Task - Ask questions about the underlined parts of the sentences (intermediate) 1) He is waiting for the train _ 2) Mum is wearing a red skirt _ _ 3) Today we are going to school by car _ _ 4) I am lying in the sand _ 5) Irene is running fast _ 6) Dad is buying that one _ 7) Kevin and Sam are carrying 15 books _ _ 8) She is flying to New York _ 9) You are drawing a picture for your mum _ _ 10) Mrs Craven is frying a lot of meat _ _ Why Paul sleep run boxes many you boyfriend now you he How break my sit Who carry wear my to next in you plates go now child the socks Where they What the garden Whose Task - You can see a lot of words above Your task is to write interrogative sentences in Present Continuous Just follow the arrows and look at the numbers which show you which words belong to which sentence 1) _ 2) _ 3) _ 4) _ 5) _ 6) _ 7) _ 8) _ Task - First write a question with the given information Then write a full answer with the words in the bracket Look at the example e.g.: Mary is cooking lunch WHEN? (now) When is Mary cooking lunch? Mary is cooking lunch now 1) I am travelling WHERE? (to London) _ 2) You are reading WHAT? (a magazine) _ 3) Christine is hoovering WHAT? (the carpet) 4) Bob is wearing socks WHERE? (at home) _ 5) We are eating pancakes HOW MANY? (16) _ 6) They are watching TV WHEN? (all day today) _ 7) The children are going to school HOW? (by car) _ 8) Somebody is knocking at the door WHO? (the postman) 9) The teacher is buying these books WHOSE? (my) 10) Something is missing from the soup WHAT? (the carrot) Task – On the basis of the following pieces of information answer the questions with full sentences Amelia Freeman play the guitar in the town hall dream of a holiday in the Bahamas Philip Young build a tree-house for his kids wear a T-shirt with a pair of black jeans Tyler Horst watch TV at home sit on a sofa in the living-room Darlene Wing swim in the sea look for seashells Kyle Warren set the table in the kitchen sing a popular pop song 1) What is Darlene looking for? 2) What is Amelia doing in the town hall? 3) Who is singing a song? 4) Who is in the living-room? 5) What is Kyle singing? 6) What is Mr Young doing in the garden? 7) What is Tyler doing at home? 8) Where is Darlene swimming? 9) What is Kyle doing in the kitchen? 10) What is Ms Freeman dreaming of? 11) What is Philip wearing? 12) What is Mr Horst doing in the living-room? Task 10 - Where is the mistake? Correct the mistakes if there is If the sentence is correct, put a tick on the lines 1) Is Mary and Tom reading a letter? _ 2) Where is my mum ironning? _ 3) How are the children dance? _ 4)Why is the burning fire? _ 5) Who are having lunch? _ 6) Am I lieing in your bed? _ 7) How many apples are you putting into the basket? _ 8) Whose is father telling us a story? _ 9) The ducks are swimming in the lake? _ 10) When does Joan getting up? _ Task 11 Write true sentences using the negative form of the present continuous about you and your classmates or family 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) SOLUTION Task 1) They are building a big house Are they building a big house? 2) Mrs Taylor is making the beds Is Mrs Taylor making the beds? 3) We are travelling to the lake Are we travelling to the lake? 4) Jill is changing some money Is Jill changing some money? 5) They are hiding in the garden Are they hiding in the garden? 6) You are walking in the park Are you walking in the park? 7) Bill is writing on the blackboard Is Bill writing on the blackboard? 8) I am putting on my clothes Am I putting on my clothes? 9) The Lees are planning their holiday Are the Lees planning their holiday? 10) You are sitting on a bus Are you sitting on a bus? 11) Marty is paying for the dinner Is Marty paying for the dinner? 12) I am crying now Am I crying now? 13) Mr Brown is washing the car Is Mr Brown washing the car? 14) The wind is blowing Is the wind blowing? 15) The children are skipping the rope Are the children skipping the rope? Task 1) Is Sam eating my soup? 2) Are you feeding the fish? 3) Is Mum bringing us ice-cream? 4) Are they setting the table? 5) Is it raining now? 6) Is the boy pushing his car? 7) Is Mrs Green teaching English? 8) Are the Bakers travelling by car? 9) Are we collecting seashells on the beach? 10) Are you helping your grandpa? 11) Is Joan cutting flowers? 12) Am I making the beds? 13) Is Bob peeling potatoes? 14) Are you reading a book? 15) Is the family having dinner at home? Task Are dad and the baby crying? Are the children smiling? Is Phil thinking of Mary? Is she running? Is he standing on books? Is the panda skating? Is the mouse holding some cheese Are the children sitting on a tree? Is it shining? Is the panda wearing a colourful scarf? Task Task 1) Is Phil taking the dog for a walk? No, he isn't 2) Are the children collecting leaves? No, they aren't 3) Is the teacher showing us a nice picture? Yes, s/he is 4) Is dad telling a bedtime story? No, he isn't 5) Is Mrs Hill washing up the the plates? Yes, she is 6) Is Maggie getting up now? Yes, she is 7) Is my uncle frying some sausages? No, he isn't 8) Am I making some posters? Yes, you are 9) Is Pat hanging from the tree? No, s/he isn't 10) Is Sarah looking at the birds? Yes, she is 11) Are the students revising for the test? Yes, they are 12) Are they riding a horse? No, they aren't 13) Are you asking the doctor? Yes, I am 14) Am I catching the bus to school? No, you aren't 15) Are the guests coming to visit us Yes, they are Task 1) How many hot dogs is Jim eating? 2) Why is Anne reading a book? 3) When are the children sleeping? 4) Who is cooking lunch? 5) Whose teacher is asking questions? 6) What is Petra holding in her hand? 7) How much milk are you drinking? 8) What is Dad doing in the bathroom 9) What is falling from the tree? 10) Where are we swimming? Task 1) What is he waiting for? 2) What colour/What kind of skirt is mum wearing? 3) When are we going to school by car? 4) Where am I lying? 5) How is Irene running? 6) Which one is Dad buying? 7) How many books are Kevin and Sam carrying? 8) Where is she flying (to)? 9) Who(m) are you drawing a picture for? 10) How much meat is Mrs Craven frying? Task 1) Why are you breaking my plates? 2) Where are they going now? 3) What is the child doing in the garden? 4) Whose socks are you wearing? 5) How many boxes is he carrying? 6) Who is sitting next to my boyfriend? 7) Is Paul sleeping now? 8) Are you running? 1) WHERE are you / am I travelling? I am / You are travelling to London 2) WHAT are you reading? I am reading a magazine 3) WHAT is Christine hoovering? She / Christine is hoovering the carpet 4) WHERE is Bob wearing socks? He / Bob is wearing socks at home 5) HOW MANY pancakes are we / you eating? You / We are eating 16 pancakes 6) WHEN are they watching TV? They are watching TV all day today 7) HOW are the children going to school? The children are going to school by car 8) WHO is knocking at the door? The postman is knocking at the door 9) WHOSE teacher is buying these books? My teacher is buying these books 10) WHAT is missing from the soup? The carrot is missing from the soup Task 1) Darlene is looking for seashells 2) Amelia is playing the guitar in the town hall? 3) Kyle is singing a song 4) Tyler is in the living-room 5) Kyle is singing a popular pop song 6) Mr Young is building a tree-house for his kids? 7) Tyler is watching TV at home 8) Darlene is swimming in the sea 9) Kyle is setting the table in the kitchen? 10) Ms Freeman is dreaming of a holiday in the Bahamas? 11) Philip is wearing a T-shirt with a pair of black jeans 12) Mr Horst is sitting on a sofa in the living-room? Task 10 1) Are Mary and Tom reading a letter? 2) Where is my mum ironing? 3) How are the children dancing? 4) Why is the fire burning? 5) Who is having lunch? 6) Am I lying in your bed? 7) 8) Whose father is telling us a story? 9) 10) When is Joan getting up? Task 11 It depends on the ss