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L2 Review

Present Progressive (Continuous)

Example: I am playing with my videogame now.

Affirmative

I	am	playing
you	are	playing
he	is	playing
it	is	playing
she	is	playing
we	are	playing
you	are	playing
they	are	playing

Negative/ Interrogative

Negative			Interrogative
I	am not/ ‘m not	playing	Am	I	playing?
you	are not/ ‘re not	playing	Are	you	playing?
he	is not/ ‘s not	playing	Is	he	playing?
it	is not/ ‘s not	playing	Is	she	playing?
she	is not/ ‘s not	playing	Is	it	playing?
we	are not/ ‘re not	playing	Are	we	playing?
you	are not/ ‘re not	playing	Are	you	playing?
they	are not/ ‘re not	playing	Are	they	playing?

A. Make sentences in the present continuous as in the example.

Silvia – touch her knees.

Silvia is touching her knees.

1. Sue – warm up

______________________________________________

2. Maria – run round the track

______________________________________________

3. Sue – talk to Silvia

______________________________________________

4. The competitors – do exercises

______________________________________________

5. Martin – wear an orange tracksuit

______________________________________________

6. Carla – play basketball

______________________________________________

7. Tom – hold a yellow volleyball

______________________________________________

8. Anna and Daniel – run

______________________________________________

B. Look at the pictures and answer the questions:

1. What is she doing?

She _____________________ a car.

2. Are they running?

_______________________.

3. What is this animal doing?

It __________________________.

4. Is the boy crying?

_______________________________.

5. What are the children doing?

They __________________________________.

C. Complete the sentences. Use these verbs in the present continuous.

drink eat open read sit stand talk warm watch wear

1 David ___________________________ to Anne on the telephone.

2 They ___________________________ in our seats!

3 Paul ___________________________ the race.

4 Jane ___________________________the door.

5 Tony ___________________________ a magazine.

6 George ___________________________ a white shirt.

7 The competitors ___________________________ up.

8 Rachel ___________________________ a sandwich.

9 Bob ___________________________a soda.

10 Sharon ___________________________ in the middle of the room.