8 Grammar help
Present progressive
Affirmative and negative Present progressive
Interrogative and short answers
1 Write the sentences in the correct
order. 5 Read the sentences. Then write short answers.
watching / are / TV / We “We’re in the
We are watching TV. “I’m at
park. We’re
1 am / I / English / studying home. I’m
playing soccer.”
doing my
2 in the yard / is / The dog / homework.” Tony and Rita:
sitting
Anna: “I’m at school. I’m studying math.”
“We’re in a John:
3 playing / The students / soccer / are restaurant. We’re
having lunch.”
4 are / your homework / doing / You
Carla and Mike:
5 jeans / is wearing / My brother
Is Anna playing soccer?
No, she isn’t. No, she’s not
2 Rewrite the sentences with short forms. 1 Are Carla and Mike having lunch?
He is working.
He’s working. 2 Is John studying math?
1 We are playing computer games.
3 Are Tony and Rita doing their homework?
2 I am wearing a T-shirt.
4 Is Rita playing soccer?
3 You are having lunch.
6 Read the sentences in exercise 5 again.
4 She is walking to school Write questions and answers.
Tony / play baseball?
5 They are swimming.
Is Tony playing basketball? No, he isn’t.
1 Anna / do her homework?
3 Write present progressive sentences.
Use short forms. 2 Tony and Rita / play soccer?
We / watch a DVD 3 John / study English?
We’re watching a DVD.
1 He / take a shower
Question words +
2 I / listen to music Present progressive
7 Complete the questions with where, what,
3 She / sit in her room or who.
Where are you going?
4 They / have dinner To the movies.
1 is she
wearing? A red T-shirt.
4 Look at exercise 3 again. Write the
2 is he talking
sentences in the negative form.
to? His teacher.
We aren’t (We’re not) watching a DVD. 3 are you
1 eating? Ice cream.
2 4 are they playing
3 tennis? In the park.
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