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page 26 3 1 is snowing 2 is looking 3 is wearing
4 is not wearing 5 is walking 6 are looking
1 1 Are you waiting for somebody? 2 Is your 7 are trying 8 are stopping 9 is returning
boyfriend enjoying the concert? 3 Are those 10 is kissing 11 is (he) saying
men taking our car? 4 Are you talking to me?
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7 Is your computer working? 8 Are you reading
that newspaper? 9 Is the bus coming? 1 si m p l e pr e s e n t : nearly always, on Fridays, very often,
10 Is somebody cooking lunch? when I'm tired
pr e s e n t pr o g r e s s iv e : just now, these days, this
2 1 what is he writing?' 2 'Why is it stopping?' afternoon, today
3 'What are they studying?' 4 'What game are
they playing?' 5 Where are you going?' 2 1 eat; is not eating grass.
6 'Who is she telephoning?' 7 'What is it/he/she 2 fly; plane is not flying.
eating?' 8 'Where is she working?' 9 'What are 3 rains; it is not raining.
you cooking?' 10 'Where are you living?' 4 works; he/John is not working hard
5 plays; she/Ann is not playing tennis
3 1 Where are you going now? 2 Why is Anne 6 speaks; he/John is not speaking English now.
crying? 3 What/Why is he writing? 4 Who/ 7 drives; he/Bill is not driving a bus now.
Why are you telephoning? 5 Where are they 8 sells; this shop / it is not selling books now.
living? 6 Where/Why is your brother studying 9 plays; is not playing the piano now.
English? 7 What/Why are you cooking? 10 writes; he/Simon is not writing poetry now.
8 Why are those people looking at me? 9 What is 11 chase; dog is not chasing cats now.
the dog eating? 10 What are the children doing?
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3 1 is she working 2 Does it rain 3 don't speak
1 1 Are you getting up? 4 is getting 5 Do you play 6 are you writing
2 It's raining again. 7 She's coming 8 I'm going 9 boils
3 You aren't/You're not listening. 10 Is that water boiling 11 Is the bus coming
4 Where are you going? 12 talks; never listens. 13 He writes
5 Am I talking too fast? 14 it's getting 15 do you see your parents
6 I'm not enjoying this film. 16 He's coming back 17 Does John drive
7 Why are those people laughing at me? 18 'm waiting for 19 are you looking
8 I'm not cooking this for you. 20 do you like.
9 What are you drinking?
10 The baby's eating the newspaper.
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2 1 Peter's trying to save money.
2 Why are those children crying? 1 1 What does this word mean? 2 Rob doesn't
3 Are your friends playing football this want to see the doctor. 3 She loves me.
afternoon? 4 Peter seems tired. 5 We don't need a new car.
4 She's not / She isn't looking very well today. 6 Do you know that man? 7 I hate this cold
5 I think she's making a big mistake. weather. 8 Do you like this music? 9 I don't
6 You're not/You aren't wearing your usual remember her address. 10 Do you understand
glasses. this letter?
7 I'm starting to learn Spanish.
8 Is the 10.15 train running today? 2 1 don't understand. 2 prefer 3 like
9 David's not / David isn't living with his parents 4 Do (we) need 5 doesn't matter.
any more. 6 hope 7 don't remember 8 Do (you) believe
10 What are you doing in my room? 9 don't know 10 Do (you) think 11 see.
12 do (you) mean 13 love 14 hates
In these answers, we usually give either contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) ANSWER KEY 313
or full forms (for example lam, do not). Normally both are correct.
